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SOUTH EAST
5.6.1 This place includes the wards of, Brondesbury Park, Kilburn, Mapesbury, BURNT OAK Queen’s Park and parts of Kensal Green and Willesden Green. To the east it is bounded by the A5 road which follows the route of the old BARNET Roman Road into Central London. The neighbourhoods of Maida Vale and West Hampstead form the boundary to the south, COLINDALE Roundwood Park and Harlesden to the west,
and the Dudding Hill Freight line to the north. KINGSBURY
KENTON
HARROW
PRESTON ROAD
WEMBLEY PARK
NEASDEN CRICKLEWOOD
SUDBURY WEMBLEY
CHURCH END
EALING ROAD WILLESDEN GREEN CAMDEN FIGURE 26 MAP OF SOUTH EAST PLACE KILBURN
HARLESDEN EALING QUEEN’S PARK KENSAL RISE
WESTMINSTER
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CHARACTER AND CULTURE TOWN CENTRES 5.6.2 The South East of the borough comprises largely residential neighbourhoods 5.6.4 This place benefits from good access to shops and services. Queen’s Park, focussed around town centres, and with eight conservation areas has a strong Willesden Green and Kensal Rise are characterised by independent shops, sense of character. To the south Brondesbury, Queen’s Park, Willesden and cafes and restaurants. Cricklewood and Kilburn High Road have an offer Kilburn are characterised by Victorian Terraces. Further north Cricklewood and which reflects their diverse communities, with restaurants serving food from Mapesbury are characterised by suburban houses with large gardens and all around the world. Kilburn High Road has a lively night time offer including turn of the century town houses. In contrast South Kilburn Estate is an area bars, restaurants and the Kiln Theatre and cinema. in transition, and comprises a mix of older residential concrete towers and 5.6.5 Employment and Education contemporary apartments. 5.6.6 Although there are no designated employment sites here, there is a strong 5.6.3 There are many notable cultural and heritage assets including the Kiln Theatre entrepreneurial culture with the highest proportion of micro businesses (with in Kilburn, which has transferred multiple productions to the West End; The less than 9 employees), home working and self-employment in the borough. Lexi independent cinema; the Grade II listed Tin Tabernacle originally built in Creative businesses are clustered in Queen’s Park Creative Quarter, Kilburn 1863 as a church, formerly home to the Sea Cadets and now a community High Road and increasingly at Willesden Green. Employment is concentrated venue; and the Gaumont State Cinema a Grade II* listed Art Deco building in ICT, media, creative services, professional and financial services. which when first built was one of the largest cinemas in Europe; The Granville Centre and South Kilburn Studios which provide community and workspace; OPEN SPACE AND BIODIVERSITY and Willesden Green Library a modern library which includes performance, 5.6.7 Significant open spaces include Queen’s Park, Paddington Cemetery, part of community and exhibition space and is home to Brent Museum. Gladstone Park and the recently completed Woodhouse Park. Smaller open spaces and pocket parks, such as Mapesbury Dell and Rainbow Park are also
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distributed across this place. Cricket, football and rugby sports pitches are concentrated at Gladstone Park and King Edward Recreation Ground. King Edward Recreation Ground has recently been improved.
TRANSPORT 5.6.8 This area has long been a convenient commuter location for Central London. Railway stations first opened in Kilburn and Brondesbury in the mid-1800s, followed by the Metropolitan Railway in the late 1800s. Today it is served by the Metropolitan Line, Overground and the Jubilee Line, which is now part of the night tube. 5.6.9 Orbital travel is reliant on the bus network, which due to road congestion is less reliable. In particular the A5 is a congested route into Central London. 5.6.10 The majority of cycle and walking routes in this place are on road. Exceptions include sections of the recently completed cycling quietway 3, which connects Gladstone Park to Regents Park via Willesden and Kilburn. Brent’s first segregated cycle route has also been introduced in the South Kilburn Growth Area. The Brent Long Term Transport Strategy identifies the potential to improve cycle connections within this place with additional routes from Kilburn and Kensal Rise to Church End via Willesden Green.
CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES • Continue the regeneration of South Kilburn Estate to create an environment which • Although generally an affluent place there are areas of provides for a better quality of life. deprivation particularly in South Kilburn, parts of which in 2015 were in the top 10% of most deprived areas in • Kilburn Town Centre is a well performing centre with a strong convenience the country. Linked to this parts of Kilburn experience retail goods offer. It has scope to further improve its comparison retail offer. The amongst the lowest levels of reported good health in the introduction of the night tube could be a catalyst to further enhance Kilburn’s existing borough. night time and cultural offer. Cricklewood, Queen’s Park and Kensal Rise Town Centres provide convenience retail • Whilst the east of Willesden Green Town Centre is • performing well the west towards Dollis Hill Station and a restaurant offer which could be further enhanced. experiences high levels of vacancy and a low quality • The quality of environment to the west of Willesden Green Town Centre could be environment. improved through redevelopment. • The Brent Cross extension could impact on trade to • Support and enhance clusters of creative industries in Queen’s Park, Willesden Green Kilburn and Cricklewood Town Centres. and Kilburn to establish Creative Quarters and help meet demand for incubators, accelerators and co-working space. Consider the potential for these clusters to • Although generally well served by high quality open spaces there are areas of open space deficiency to the be future Creative Enterprise Zones, a designation by the Mayor of London which north of this place. recognises an area’s contribution to supporting creative activity, including artists and creative businesses. • Orbital transport links are reliant on buses and therefore less reliable. • Open spaces could be enhanced using Community Infrastructure Levy and other sources of funding to help address deficiency. • High volumes of traffic on the A5 impact on the quality of the environment, including air quality and noise. • Creation of a West London Orbital passenger route on the Dudding Hill freight line is a key opportunity to improve orbital links and connect the area to the proposed Brent • Hassop Road to the rear of Cricklewood Town Centre Cross Thameslink station (Midland Main Line). contains a concentration of vehicle repair centres, which impact on the amenity of neighbouring residential units. • Ensure development supports public realm improvements along the A5 to reduce traffic dominance and enhances this important gateway into the borough and Central London. • Some of the playing pitches at Gladstone Park are in need of improvement. • The proposed Kensal Canalside development of 3,500 new homes and other uses in the adjacent Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea lies to the south of this Place
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CRIC LEWOOD FIGURE 27 HIGH LEVEL PLAN OF THE PLACE Conservation Area Intensification Corridor
Open Space