Policy IDS13 – West

10.121 The West Kentish Town affordable homes at Bacton Low Estate (identified in Figure 10.13) is Rise phase 1, now called Cherry located in the area and Court, and a further 20 new homes is bordered by Queen’s Crescent at Kiln Place and Barrington and neighbourhood centre to the north Lamble. Bacton Low Rise phase 2 is and Grafton Road to the east. The due to start on site in 2020 and will Overground railway line runs adjacent provide 265 new homes. In addition, to the site in the south east corner, significant investment has taken continuing north/south between place at Waxham and Bacton Tower Gospel Oak and Kentish Town West through Camden’s Better Homes Stations. Obstructed by the railway Programme. line, Kentish Town Underground and Station is a short walk 10.124 Following constructive from the south of the site, but more conversations with the residents difficult to reach from the north of the of Wendling and West Kentish site and Queen’s Crescent. Town estates Camden’s Cabinet agreed funding to progress plans for 10.122 The Camden Local Plan redevelopment of those estates in 2017 identifies Gospel Oak as a July 2019. The final decision will be regeneration area due to high levels dependent on a ballot of residents but of relative deprivation and significant in anticipation of further population housing challenges. Through growth it is essential to ensure that engagement with local residents, appropriate infrastructure is provided businesses and community groups and that development is coordinated the following priorities have been to create a cohesive and attractive identified: place.

• Invest in housing; 10.125 The Council will therefore • Community Safety; undertake further engagement with the wider community to agree a • Getting about; Community Vision for Gospel Oak • Jobs and enterprise; and during 2020. The Community Vision will ensure that • Improve open space; these developments deliver the • Community provision; and improvements that residents have told us that they want to see in the wider • Improvements to Queen’s area, addressing the local priorities Crescent identified. 10.123 Significant progress has already been made with the Figure 10.13: West Kentish Town Map completion 72 high-quality new 133 Individual Development Sites 10.127 10.126 area is primarily housing, with a large a large with housing, primarily is area the general In facilities. educational other and schools several primary of distance walking within site is The area. surrounding the in located also are centres of leisure anumber while south, and north the to offered are facilities sports with parks Public uses. commercial and leisure retail, including existing residents to the Queen’s amenity providing Crescent adjacent the with of uses, mixture considerations. anyand relevant other material relevant development policies plan Plan, all Local Allocations Site this IDS13, in any relevant other policies to Policy having regard considered d. c. b. a. must:development. Development West Kentish Town mixed-use led ahousing for allocated is Estate f. e.

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The site is surrounded by a surrounded site is The be site will this for Proposals 10.128 are located nearby, located and are within both significance of local buildings and of buildings listed Anumber Area. West Kentish Town Conservation of the aspart preserved is of which character, historic much original the of some retain area surrounding the of Warden on Road. Portions block 15 placed storey centrally towerthe was area, severed the bythrough unbroken north/south ran which of line Weedington Road original The rerouted. or Road were lost Weedington and Street of Carlton routes linear original The properties. Street Victorian original of the demolition the following 1964 in built railway of east line. the the to mixed uses and of industrial area

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