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5.4 NORTH WEST LOCAL PLAN | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT 131 NORTH LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW NORTH WEST EAST CENTRAL SOUTH WEST LONDON BOROUGH BURNT OAK SOUTH OF CAMDEN 5.3.1 This place comprises Northwick Park andSOUTH EAST back behind a pathway, access road and c) Mount Stewart – a typical 1920’s and 30s LONDON BOROUGH parts of Barnhill, Kenton, Preston and grass verge. residential development that contains OF BARNET Sudbury wards. The place is bordered by housing that are Mock-Tudor style with 5.3.4 There are three conservation areas located London Borough of Harrow to the north variable elevations. Housing is set in within the place: COLINDALE and west (Harrow-on-the-Hill). To the east is wide generous roads, which are tree Fryent Country Park and Wembley Park and a) Northwick Circle – a typical 1920’s and lined with grass verge buffers between KINGSBURY 30s residential development whose KEY to the south is Sudbury. the roads and pavement. KENTON high quality architectural character is Old Oak and Park Royal 5.3.5 Located on the boundary of this place is OPDC CHARACTER AND CULTURE ROYAL BOROUGHunderpinned LONDON by relativelyBOROUGH wide and LONDON BOROUGH Development Corporation OF WESTMINSTER Place Boundary OF CHELSEA & Sudbury Cottages Conservation area, which OF HARROW LONDON BOROUGH KENSINGTONgenerous roads, tree lined with grass OF EALING 5.3.2 The North West place is largely suburban contains the remains of this part of the Open space verges between road and pavements in character, with housing focused aroundLONDON BOROUGH historic core of Sudbury. town centres, tube stations and significantOF HAMMERSMITH b) Sudbury Court – housing development Waterways & FULHAM pieces of social infrastructure (Northwick planned either side of a central spine 5.3.6 There are two sites of archaeological PRESTON ROAD Park Hospital and the Harrow Campus of of The Fairway. Houses are spaciously importance within this place – Sudbury University of Westminster). positioned amongst garden buffers Court and Lyon’s Farm. Sudbury Court and tree lined roads, aided by gentle is also designated as an Archaeological WEMBLEY PARK 5.3.3 There are four main character areas located curves which help to define the garden Priority Area. within this place. The variations in character suburb character. are not significant as the residential element NEASDEN CRICKLEWOOD predominantly within this place is based on SUDBURY WEMBLEY suburban metroland ‘Mock Tudor’ vernacular. Northwick Park character area contains Northwick Park Hospital. This provides a CHURCH END stark contrast due to its scale and angular EALING ROAD WILLESDEN GREEN concrete and glass architecture. Its visibility is LONDON BOROUGH increased due to the open aspect of the soft KILBURN OF CAMDEN landscaping of Northwick Park Metropolitan Open Land (MOL). This encloses it on two sides (east and south). Kenton character LONDON BOROUGH HARLESDEN OF EALING area is suburban residential focused around QUEEN’S PARK KENSAL RISE the high street and tube station. Similarly, OPDC Preston Road character area is focussed on LONDON BOROUGH a high street which gradually slopes from OF WESTMINSTER north to south and contains Preston Road ROYAL BOROUGH OF Station in its centre. Another key character KENSINGTON & area within this place can be around Sudbury LONDON BOROUGH CHELSEA Court Drive, consisting of large houses which Figure 19 Map of North West Place OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM vary in style, with large front gardens, set 132 LOCAL PLAN | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT LOCAL PLAN | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT 133 5.3.7 The most significant open space within this passing through Northwick Park. It is a focuses on design, creative and digital CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES place is the designated Metropolitan Open strategic walking route that connects the 33 industries. Land (MOL) of Northwick Park. The adjoining London boroughs and their greenspaces. • This place is generally poorly served by public • The Northwick Park development provides a number of TOWN CENTRES site referred to as Ducker Pool, is designated transport. This has an impact on the accessibility opportunities for this place, which includes: VISION EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION of key destinations within this place, including as a Grade I SINC of borough importance. 5.3.15 There are two town centres located within • Improvements to the Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Northwick Park Hospital and East Lane Business Park. 5.3.18 A place which Smaller open spaces, and other SINC sites 5.3.12 Located within this place is the East Lane this place: Kenton Road and Preston Road. Research Centre; are scattered throughout this place including Business Park, which is designated as a • There is some variation in the levels of deprivation predominantly seeks 5.3.16 Kenton is a district town centre. Part of it • New and improved sports pavilion; John Billam Playing Fields, Woodcock Park, Strategic Industrial Location (SIL). It is a within this place, with areas of higher deprivation to retain and enhance lies within the London Borough of Harrow, Woodcock Park North SINC, Wealdstone mixture of mainly older industrial premises, concentrated around the southern boundary and • Provision of affordable and specialist homes; the characteristics of although the majority is within Brent. In north eastern part of this place. Brook from Kenton to the Jubilee Line with a very large modern retail distribution • Improvements to Northwick Park and Ducker Pool SINC (Grade I); its metro-land past. comparison to other centres, Kenton has • While there is no open space deficiency within this The place will be and Kenton Grange. Northwick Park and unit supplemented by a small office • Enhancements to the Capital Ring section within Northwick Park. a relatively high proportion of services. Place, there is significant variation in the levels of Kenton Railside, a Grade I SINC of borough element. It has a number of key strategic comprised of a series Anchors include Sainsbury’s and Kenton accessibility to the different public park typologies. • Improving sustainable transport access to, and within, this place importance, also acts as a wildlife corridor characteristics. These include good access to of attractive suburban Bridge Medical Centre. It also contains through the implementation of a variety of transport schemes, within this place. the strategic road network and a ‘good and • Kenton Town Centre straddles the London Borough neighbourhoods, Kenton underground and overground of Brent and Harrow’s administrative areas. such as: fit for purpose industrial land supply’ which whose character and TRANSPORT station. Vacancy rates within Kenton are makes it supportive of employment activities. • After housing cost, child poverty within the • Improvements to increase capacity and creating step-free access local distinctiveness equivalent to the London average. Northwick Ward is 13%, Preston is 14%, Kenton is at Northwick Park Tube Station; 5.3.8 The predominant Public Transport Activity are enhanced through 5.3.13 Employment within this place is concentrated 10% and Sudbury is 18% Level (PTAL) within this place is 2. Higher PTAL 5.3.17 Preston Road is a district town centre. It • Implementation of Cycleways and other schemes within this the Northwick Park within the public administration, education ratings are located around Northwick Park extends along the Preston Road from Carlton • Child obesity varies significantly across the place – place, in line with the Transport Strategy, to improve active travel; Growth Area. and health sectors. In general, the northern areas within the southern part have relatively low and Kenton stations. Areas with particularly Avenue East to The Avenue and includes • Improving the Capital Ring and other pedestrian routes part of the borough accounts for a quarter childhood obesity (2.3-6.3%), whilst in the north poor transport accessibility are located within Tesco Express as an anchor. It also contains Northwick Park; of all micro businesses, and has the joint childhood obesity is high (11.3-23.4%). the south western corner, and scattered Preston Road underground station. Similar highest level of self-employment in Brent • Some areas of the place have a higher proportion • Applying the ‘Healthy Streets Approach’ to improve pedestrian through the central part of this place. to Kenton, Preston Road has a relatively high (14% of economically active people being of Over 50’s than others. and cycling connections between Northwick Park Station and proportion of services but also has a range 5.3.9 There are four underground stations located self-employed). The northern part of Kenton Town Centre. of comparison and convenience outlets. • More than 1 in 6 residents were aged 65 and over within this place; Kenton, Northwick Park, Northwick Park, where the hospital is located, in the Kenton Ward. • Increasing the quality of the open spaces and sports facilities This town centre has relatively low vacancy South Kenton and Preston Road. On the has one of the highest concentrations of within this place, which can be achieved through: rates in comparison to borough-wide levels. • Variations in proficiency in English are great – place’s southern boundary is North Wembley employees in Brent, providing approximately areas of Northwick Park and Kenton are lower • Pursuing pitch improvement opportunities at Northwick Park; than Preston and Sudbury. Station. 8,000+ jobs. East Lane Business Park is the • Investment into purpose-built, non-turf cricket practice facilities second highest, providing approximately 5.3.10 The roads which form the northern boundary • English is not the main household language for at Northwick Park; 4,000-8,000 jobs. 19.8% of households within Northwick Park, with (A4506) and western boundary (A404) of this 0.9% of households not speaking English. The • Improved signage, pathways and infrastructure in the parks and place are London Distributor Roads. 5.3.14 There are 8 primary schools, 3 secondary proportion of households in Kenton where no one open spaces within this place; schools and 1 all through located within this 5.3.11 The Capital Ring goes from east to west was able to speak English was 19.6%.