Diwali Festival on Road, the biggest Alperton today A canal runs through it Diwali Festival outside of India There are some great things happening in Alperton today. Ealing Road is Our ambition is to establish three distinctive new neighbourhoods L Stonebridge one of ’s best Asian shopping areas and the stunning new Shri linked by a high quality and lively stretch of canal. Key to map N Sanatan Hindu Temple is nearing completion, once open it will be an important visitor destination. Built area boundary Hidden behind the housing and industrial estates is Alperton’s great surprise – one of the most under-appreciated stretches of the . Public space Running along the canal is a network of small industrial estates, supporting a wide variety of businesses. Alperton Public footpaths and walks As you approach the canal from Alperton Station you will New public space encounter a series of green spaces, each with a different character, around Alperton some active centres for play and gathering and others tranquil spots for quiet relaxation. Station and Alperton Community School Improved public Conveniently located bridges will allow you to easily cross the canal, transport connecting communities either side with local facilities, such as a doctor’s But these great attractions do not add up to an identifiable community. surgery, library, learning centre, café, local jobs, and transport hubs. Existing Ealing Road looses its unique character as it nears Alperton Station; the footbridge streets are visibly run down and disadvantaged by conflicts between the New water features will be introduced within developments – such industry and residential neighbourhoods; the canal itself is under-used. as marinas, pools and moorings – and provide more opportunities Alperton for people to access the water along both sides of the canal. Our vision for Alperton is to transform this disjointed and rundown part Station Retained Commercial of London into a coherent and attractive place to live and work. The canal will form part of a wider pedestrian and cycle network, and school industrial through a new green corridor along the and heritage sites uses for the canal • open up the canal for local people – as a place to travel to and from Brent River Park, providing a pleasant and safe route through the area. home, work and school, as an open space for them to enjoy and as a place for recreation, respite and peace

• find ways of drawing the attractions of Ealing Road closer to the tube station in order to better link the new communities with local facilities Ace Café • provide new homes for families, couples and individuals, together with new facilities and open spaces

• plan to exploit Alperton’s proximity to You will observe Industrial Estate to generate more local jobs Park Royal residents relaxing, socialising and House playing alongside, and on, the canal.

Stopping for a coffee in a canal side cafe, you will A choice of routes lead join workers and residents Shri Sanatan Hindu Temple you into , Ealing enjoying their lunch break. or . Foreword I am delighted to introduce Our vision describes a this document which aims journey through Alperton to describe our ideas for in ten years time. A how Alperton could be journey designed to evoke transformed over the next the senses, and which will 10 years. be travelled by many local Alperton’s core: Waterside residential Industrial transition zone: A The Council has identified residents going about their a cultural centre neighbourhood a new working suburbia Moving forward the land adjoining the daily lives. canal in Alperton as a We want to work closely The canal will act as a spine Alperton’s local centre will be a Moving east along the canal a A series of pubic and Development on the Northfield New home-work units will The next step is to take this vision and the research growth area suitable for with residents, businesses, connecting a network of open lively, cosmopolitan destination different neighbourhood emerges, private open spaces Estate will provide new employment provide a buffer zone between already carried out and develop a masterplan for vision the construction of new land owners and all our spaces that extend from the catering for its culturally diverse quieter and more residential, emerge with the new developments. space where local industry can be the light-industrial and residential Alperton. This masterplan will be adopted as a homes to meet the UK partners to ensure that the cultural core of Alperton at population. The Shri Sanathan a new type of community which Open spaces along the canal will be relocated and consolidated. area. Open spaces and cafes will Supplementary Planning Document and so will be Ealing Road through a waterside Hindu Temple will re-enforce the provides family homes in a the location for new provide places where residents and used by the Council to ensure that new development wide demands of transformation of Alperton residential neighbourhood and cultural significance of the centre. compact modern environment. community facilities. businesses can feel connected. The supports the ambitions set out in this document. population growth and is a success. into an industrial transition zone Existing open Ace Café will continue to be Alperton is a popular shopping New housing will activate the next to the North Circular Road. spaces will be a significant landmark and social Our overarching ambitions are to: the shortage of housing. This is a starting point. destination specialising in Asian canal, taking advantage of the for improved to provide hub for the area. food, fashion and music. The views and atmosphere. The • create a new template for 21st century As well as providing new Delivering our vision will new recreation and entrepreneurial spirit industrial heritage of the canal A new access road to the North suburban living in Alperton sports facilities. homes, we believe that take many years. We are which exists will be is celebrated by retaining Circular will reduce existing conflicts there is an opportunity keen to share our initial nurtured and encouraged; important buildings. The new residential between residential and employment • develop new homes, whilst improving local to substantially renew ideas with you, and I existing businesses will neighbourhood will land and improve established business premises. have room be made accessible New development in this area will business links to Park Royal. Alperton and improve existing would invite you to get in • improve accessibility across the site to expand in by improvements to provide a mix of modern light A new type of There is a long-term ambition for business and employment touch with my team with appropriate public transport. industrial units, studios, managed Stonebridge Park Station to become • refurbish and improve existing open spaces opportunities. Brent your own ideas and Emerging out of Alperton Station accommodation. community which Initiatives could workspaces and new homes. a transport interchange. Council wants to see comments. a new public space will be the start New and improved provides family include a more • create a range of local jobs and support local Alperton transformed of a busy and energetic high street, business premises will frequent local people to gain the necessary skills to access We want Cllr George Crane – linking in a selection of shops, help to further raise homes in a compact bus route joining these jobs into a place where people Lead Member for Regeneration to establish restaurants and public transport the aspirations of modern environment. Alperton and The Ace Café will continue to be a significant choose to live, work and Economic Development facilities. Alperton School, the existing business Stonebridge Tube • support local residents, businesses and Alperton as landmark and social hub for the area. landowners through this period of change and invest. transformed as part of the Building community and attract Stations and a a place that Schools for the Future programme new investment. ‘fast bus’ link to The scale of the new development For more information please contact: Cllr Ann John OBE – will be a local hub, providing Wembley. Car clubs makes the The new development at this will relate to the adjacent existing Andrew Donald Leader of the Council extended services to the wider could be introduced to provide centre will be high density and neighbourhoods to the north and Assistant Director – Policy and Regeneration Unit most of its community. residents with an alternative to mixed use. Well designed tall south, with taller buildings as you private car use. fantastic assets This new flexible space will be buildings at the crossing of Ealing move east into the Northfield T 020 8937 1049 capable of being closed to traffic Road and the canal will mark the Estate. The homes will set high E [email protected] for festivals such as Diwali; it will entrance to this destination. standards of environmentally also provide a navigable and safe sensitive design. connection between the Grand Union Canal and One Tree Hill. 6089BDU02.10 Dancer image this page courtesy of brentbrain.gov.uk