2014-03-19 ,20,22,26 Herne Hill Velodrome Planning Consultation

Friends

                We have been asked to pass on this important invitation from the Herne Hill Velodrome Trust.

                **INVITATION :  Public Consultation on proposed  plans for replacement of Herne Hill Velodrome's derelict Grandstand with  a new Pavilion**

                Herne Hill Velodrome Trust should like to invite all  who may be interested in the Velodrome (HHV), and future cycling there,  to see and comment on our proposals for this third Pavilion Phase of  its renovation, before preliminary submission for planning consent.  

                The plans will be on display at St Barnabas Church  Hall, Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT, in the Back Room, on Wednesday 19,  Thursday 20 and Wednesday 26 March, 7pm-9pm, and in the Main Hall,  (wheelchair accessible session), on Saturday 22 March, 10am-2pm.  And we  shall be there to answer questions and hear your views. 

                The HHV track was resurfaced in 2011 - Phase 1.   A  junior track, multiuse games area and track lighting were added in 2013,  thanks to Southwark's Olympic Legacy Project - Phase 2, providing  cycling facilities for all ages and abilities.  

                This, Phase 3, is for a new Pavilion, much the same  size and height, and in almost the same place, as the existing,  condemned, Victorian Grandstand.  We are very privileged to have it  designed by Mike Taylor, of Hopkins, architects of the Olympic  Velodrome. On the lower floor, are changing rooms, showers, toilets,  physio and office rooms.  A lift and stairs give access to the upper  floor's club and facilities rooms, kitchen and a veranda cafe, framed by  the Grandstand's iconic, 1891 cast iron pillars (reused), trackside. 

                Cycle storage remains in the containers on their  present site, with a tented canopy over the central area to provide  protected space in bad weather.  

                The added facilities allow the Velodrome site to be  used for more of each day, for more of the year, and the Pavilion will  improve the HHV experience greatly, without significantly increasing  intensity of use or the need for an additional vehicle access.

                Please come and tell us what you think.  There will be visitor survey forms at St Barnabas Church Hall.  

                The Pavilion plans will also be[ on the website](http://www.hhvt.org/regeneration/pavilion/)  with links to FAQ's and an electronic form for you to submit any comments.  <planning@hhvt.org> or write to Hillary Peachey at 118 Burbage Road, London, SE24 9HD.

                Yours sincerely  

                Hillary Peachey
                Chair of Herne Hill Velodrome Trust

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^^ nice artwork. Who is it by?

This is so wonderful, quite sad that I'll be missing out on it as I'll hopefully be on the other side of the world once it's built...

Always in our hearts, you'll never walk alone.

Looks like a great project.

I'll pop along, looks great