Consultation
The support of the local communities on both sides of the river will be an important factor in the future direction of this project. Wandsworth, Westminster and Lambeth Councils, as well as TfL and the GLA, have asked that a strong community consultation programme be woven into this competition; this spirit of engagement is expected to continue as the project progresses.
The competition format has included a Residents Review Panel, comprising individuals suggested by Westminster, Wandsworth and Lambeth councils. Members of this panel were given access to detailed information relating to the competing design teams and fed their local knowledge into the Jury Panel.
A schools bridge design contest ran in parallel with the main competition, inviting pupils from nearby schools to develop their own proposals and engage with the design challenges of a combined pedestrian-cycle bridge.
The first public consultation took place in February 2015 when outline proposals from all 74 competing design teams were published and public exhibitions were held on both sides of the river and as well as online. Written comments from over 680 people were received and this feedback was fed into the competition to inform the Jury Panel's shortlisting decisions.
The second consultation took place in July 2015 when the four shortlisted design teams published their latest proposals. Public exhibitions were held on both sides of the river and as well as online. Written comments from over 120 people were received and this feedback received was fed into the competition to inform the Jury Panel's final recommendation for the winning team.
So far, the competition website has received almost 100,000 unique visitors and over 2 million hits.
Moving forward, this competition has identified a professional team that includes consultation experts, who will be engaging with the public as the designs develop. The bridge design, once created, will need to go through the planning process in Wandsworth and Westminster, including pre-application consultation as well as statutory consultation.
The competition format has included a Residents Review Panel, comprising individuals suggested by Westminster, Wandsworth and Lambeth councils. Members of this panel were given access to detailed information relating to the competing design teams and fed their local knowledge into the Jury Panel.
A schools bridge design contest ran in parallel with the main competition, inviting pupils from nearby schools to develop their own proposals and engage with the design challenges of a combined pedestrian-cycle bridge.
The first public consultation took place in February 2015 when outline proposals from all 74 competing design teams were published and public exhibitions were held on both sides of the river and as well as online. Written comments from over 680 people were received and this feedback was fed into the competition to inform the Jury Panel's shortlisting decisions.
The second consultation took place in July 2015 when the four shortlisted design teams published their latest proposals. Public exhibitions were held on both sides of the river and as well as online. Written comments from over 120 people were received and this feedback received was fed into the competition to inform the Jury Panel's final recommendation for the winning team.
So far, the competition website has received almost 100,000 unique visitors and over 2 million hits.
Moving forward, this competition has identified a professional team that includes consultation experts, who will be engaging with the public as the designs develop. The bridge design, once created, will need to go through the planning process in Wandsworth and Westminster, including pre-application consultation as well as statutory consultation.