Social and community aspect and

public acceptance

CIVE 5701M
Site Analysis Group 6:
Yunbo Liu
Calum D‟Cruz
Nicholas Round
Francesca Merton
Luke Sewell
Background of Ilkley
 Tourism
 Important local industry
 Spa heritage
 Cow and Calf Rocks
 Population of approx 16,000
 37.4% Full employment =
 12.6% PT employment
 11.9% Self employmed
 1.8% Unemployed
 Metropolitan borough of
Bradford
 Include Ilkley Parish Council
 12 miles north from Bradford
 Three Conservative councillors
 Twin town with Coutances in
France since 1969
 Housing
 80% Owner occupied
 <7% Social housing
Social Community
Sports Societies
 Athletics
Athletics  Amnesty

 Badminton
Badminton International

 Hockey
Hockey  Baby ballet
Baby ballet

 Karate
Karate  French for fidgets

 Lawn Tennis  Ballroom Dancing

Ballroom Dancing
 Squash
Squash  Choral Society
Choral Society
 Football
Football
 Ilkley Flower Club
 Golf
 Life Art
Life Art
 Gymnastics
Gymnastics
 Olicana Historical
 Swimming
Swimming
Society
 Rugby
Rugby
 Ilkley Yoga
Ilkley YogaClub
Club
 Cricket
Cricket
Acceptance and Ignorance
Spatial Limitation and Growth
 Ilkley grammar school is
currently overloaded even after
the extension in 2003
 Clarke-Foley Centre for
current events and social
meeting is currently over-
subscribed and lack of parking
facility
 Rugby Club facilities is lacking
of female changing room due to
increase in female players
Poor Building Condition
 The coverd swimming pool is
currently in a disrepair
condition. It is planned to be
refurbished or replaced.
Traditional Town
 A modern architectural design
might interfere with the
traditional buildings and look
of the current town.
 The acceptance of new
technology and facility
equipment might get refused
Construction Disturbance
 Potential traffic interference
due to the construction.
 Construction noise complains
from existing house
occupancy
 The Lido business
interruption
Denton Road
 The Lido and Indoor
swimming pool
 2 Cricket pitches
 Rugby pitch
 Skate park
 Tennis courts
 Green area used for
various sports
Ilkley Attractions
 The Lido
 Rural surroundings
• Walkers
• Bikers
• Tourists
 Ilkley literature festival
 Lishman‟s butcher
 Manor House
 Cow and Calf
 Bettys
Key Issues to be Addressed: Social and
Community
 Survey with surrounding towns
Ward/parish/town
House councillors
Price
Recycling
300000

4% House Price, £272,180

11%
250000 9% 13%

200000
32% 10%
6% Bradford North
House Cost, £

Bradford South
150000 4% Bradford West
18%
Shipley
2%
100000 Bingley
10%
Ilkley

50000 9% Otley
Keighley

5% Skipton
0
7% 4%
Bradford 4%
Bradford
North Bradford
South Shipley
West Bingley
29% Ilkley
Otley
23% Keighley
Skipton
 Key Issues to be Addressed: Social
and Community
 We complied a survey with surrounding towns, to identify
any potential existing issues/problems there might be

Bradford Bradford Bradford

Shipley Bingley Ilkley Otley Keighley Skipton
North South West

House Price (£) 139000 125000 132000 167000 179000 273000 211000 156000 207000

Recycling sites 16 8 5 3 11 5 30 9 41
Ward/parish/town
18 18 18 9 6 50 31 15 7
councillors
Community
18 12 19 15 32 1 16 7 -
centres/groups
Libraries 6 6 7 3 6 4 - 2 9
Schools 47 35 46 21 23 13 35 35 47
Nursery 4 1 - 3 3 2 2 6 -
Primary 35 28 38 13 15 9 26 26 36

Secondary 8 6 8 5 5 2 7 3 11
Key Issues to be Addressed: Design
 Appearance
• Modern
• Traditional
• Uniqueness
• Use
 Price
• Materials used
• Green technologies

 Function
• Integrated
• Separate
 Impacts: Design & Construction
 Potential traffic congestion
• Around the site >>> in the town
• Heavy site traffic
• Excavating roads for utility lines
 Disturbance during construction
• Noise and sight
• Use of the Lido
 Height of the structures
• Visibility of the structure
• Disturbing rural surroundings
 Style of Ilkley‟s buildings
• Similar/traditional
• Original/modern
Impacts: Social and Community
 Risk to community spirit
• Too many tourists
• Examples: Tesco, new school

 Ignoring of the facilities

• Pricing of the facilities
 Membership
 Day use

• Locals discounts
• Allocated times

 Stakeholders
• Funding
Key Stakeholders
Sports Users/
Fans

Employees of Council
the facilities

School kids Visitors/

and parents Ilkley Project Tourists

Environment Existing
facilities

Residents

Spider diagram showing which key groups are affected by the project and vice versa.
Insurance of acceptance
Stakeholder:Visitors and the County

• Visitors = £6.3billion of regions total output, 5% target

increase
• Yorkshire Survey, Verbeia‟s Target Market:
• Day visitors: 65%
• Families: 48%
• Leisure activities: 23% go to specific towns for activities
• Age range: predominantly 35-44 and 55-64
• Yorkshire Survey‟s instructions which could be used in
Verbeia:
 “Upgrading and enhancing experience
 Encourage people to stay after 5pm,
 Offer unique and distinctive Yorkshire products”
Insurance of acceptance
Stakeholder:Visitors and Current Event Venues

Ilkley and Wharfedale Partnership:

 Partnership set up to increase tourism with improved facilities and
organisations that benefit a wider community
 Roughly 70 events per year
• Christmas craft fair (Nov – Dec)
• Coffee morning (Monthly)
• Ilkley Art Club (Mar – May)
 Insurance of acceptance
Stakeholder:Visitors and Current Event Venues

 Christchurch (town centre)

• Methodist church
• Used by a variety of community
groups
• Includes Riddings Hall
 Kings Hall Theatre (town centre)
 Seating for up to 240
 Large auditorium
 Events: weddings, theatres,
corporate and social functions etc.
 Manor house and Gallery (north
west)
 Traditional stone architecture
 Museum and art gallery
 Stands on Roman fort remains
 Insurance of acceptance
Stakeholder: Current Facilities

 Clark-Foley Centre:
• Only community centre
• For the over 50‟s,
• Various leisure activities
• Rooms for hire
• Popular Meeting place
 Ilkley Grammar School
• 300 of 1600 students are post 16
• Sports hall
• Swimming pool
• Specialist rooms
 „The town needs „Ilkley definitely needs a
‘Very safe area
traditional architecture‟ modern design’
extremely low crime
Elderly Local Leeds Met
rate’
Gentleman student
Local Police man

„Would be nice
to see ‘Ilkley is an
sympathetic area for ladies
architecture’ that lunch’
School girl Lady in 40’s
year 10

‘Like to see a „School gets far to ‘Needs to be an area for

spa/relaxation overcrowded especially at a good family day out’
area’ break times’ Middle age Couple
Young mother Sixth formers
You Can‟t Please Everybody!
Questions?
Social and community aspect and
public acceptance

Video footage of the survey

CIVE 5701M
Site Analysis Group 6:
Yunbo Liu
Calum D‟Cruz
Nicholas Round
Francesca Merton
Luke Sewell