Oldway Mansion, Paignton Mayors Forum - October 2012.

Oldway Mansion, Paignton

Mayors Forum - October 2012

Akkeron Regeneration

Formed in early 2009 to focus on opportunities for regeneration across the South of the country.

Civic Centre, Plymouth

Oldway Mansion (GDV £13m)

Home Park, Plymouth (GDV £43m)

Pavilions, Plymouth (GDV £82m)

Akkeron – An Introduction

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Regeneration (noun) –

to form again;

to recover from decline;

A new beginning?

Oldway – A Rich History

• 1923 – The Mansion became Torbay Country Club, with new bowling greens and tennis courts

• 1872 – Isaac Singer and family moved in to Little Oldway whilst Oldway Mansion was built

• 1897 – Following Isaac’s death, son Paris began substantial alterations to the Mansion. Achille and Henri Duchenne were employed to realise his vision of a French-inspired scheme, modelled in part on the Palace of Versailles• 1914 – Mansion became a War Hospital during the

First World War

• 1946 – Oldway was purchased by Paignton Urban District Council. Refurbishment of the grounds

began, and the Mansion was occupied by Council offices

Oldway – A Rich History

• 2009 – Akkeron set up regeneration arm led by former Urban Splash personnel. Akkeron/Urban Splash formed a partnership to progress plans for Oldway, named Oldway Mansion Ltd.

• 2006 – Surveys commissioned by Torbay Council confirmed that the buildings were falling into disrepair.

• 2008 – Urban Splash were named preferred developer

• 2010 – Oldway Mansion Ltd signed a development agreement with Torbay Council, for the purposes

of saving Oldway• 2011 – Oldway Mansion Ltd and Torbay Council submit joint planning and listed building applications

• 2012 – Oldway Mansion Ltd and Torbay Council gain planning and listed building approval for their application

• 2007 - A planning brief is issued and developers sought

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Proposals

• 57 Bedroom 4* plus Hotel across the Mansion,

Rotunda and Stables

• Spa, beauty and fitness facilities within Rotunda

• Destination Wedding venue

• Retain Council-run Ceremony facility in new

Orangery

• Refurbishment of gardens and landscaping

• Indoor/Outdoor Bowls & Tennis Courts stay on

site

• Ample parking (over 75 public spaces)

Oldway – The Regeneration

The Grounds - Renovation

• Council-run ceremonies in new building echoing

original Orangery

• Refurbishment of gardens and landscaping

• Restoration of currently structurally unsafe grotto

• Reinstatement of ponds and water features

• Indoor Bowls, Outdoor Bowls and Tennis Courts all

stay on site

• Oldway Tearooms within new Orangery

building

• Public parking retained on site (over 75 spaces)

Requirement

• 55 Retirement apartments in the Fernham area

• 46 Family Homes – set on the sites of the existing

Indoor Bowls Club and the Parks Keepers out

buildings

• An independent review confirms this is the very

minimum required to meet the shortfall between cost

and value

The Balance of Regeneration

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Public Access

• Included in the benefits of the proposals is continued public access across the entire site• The conversion and restoration actually increases the areas open to the public.

As well as the grand staircase, the public will be able to access

The Mayors Parlour

The rear staircase to second floor (thought to be original)

The Rotunda

The banqueting hall within the Stables• The Mansion will remain available for hire for Local groups and events

Oldway Mansion, PaigntonMayors Forum - October 2012

Key Regeneration benefits

• Creates 70 new full time jobs for the Hotel and Grounds; during construction it will take 150 construction jobs to create• We are committed to using sustainable, local labour and resources as far as possible• Promotes high quality tourism for the Bay; according to a recent IHG study by Oxford economics it calculates that every £1 spent equates to £7 in the wider economy• Provides a sustainable long term future for Oldway and its Gardens• No public money is required to run or maintain the project once complete• The Council receive greater rates income• The retention of sporting leisure focus o past decades; Outdoor and Indoor Bowling clubs as well as six hard surface tennis courts• The gardens restored to their former glories and designs of Duchene and Meyer• By working collaboratively, the final scheme of 101 homes, has altered substantially from the 236 envisaged in 2008, and are contained in the areas proposed by the councils original conservation plan

Oldway Mansion, Paignton – A New Beginning?