A Plan for Burnt Oak Town Centre. October 2016 CONTENTS

Burnt oak Looking forward

A plan for Burnt Oak town centre. October 2016 CONTENTS

1.0 Executive Summary p3 4.0 Town Centre Plan Vision p11

Guiding principles Burnt Oak ‘Hot Spots’ 2.0 Introduction p5 Hot Spot 1: Community Cluster Hot Spot 2: Station Arrival About the project Hot Spot 3: Watling Avenue Parades About the design team Hot Spot 4: Burnt Oak Broadway About Burnt Oak Physical development opportunities About the methodology Place-based commissioning actions Business Action Plan Onwards town centre plan 3.0 Appraisal p6 Summary of appraisal findings 5.0 Next steps p26 Local demographic Business consultation Town centre survey Observational analysis Community engagement & feedback 6.0 Appendices p29

Consultation feedback GLA design review feedback Health impact assesment Development sites in detail Watling Avenue car park site Observational analysis Business consultation Town centre survey Landmark audit Burnt Oak in context Town centre boundary Conservation areas and listed buildings Community and leisure Land use Reported crime

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Burnt Oak Town Centre Now Currently the junction that connects these assets is Burnt Oak town centre is situated across three —— Providing business support such as food hygiene cluttered with guard railings and traffic-dominated. boroughs Barnet, Brent and Harrow. The town audits, visual merchandising and trade waste The public realm surrounding these landmarks is centre has retained its characterful buildings and audit. poor and currently offers little to the street. landmarks, however many are in a poor state. The —— Community support including the introduction The plan aims to enhance and celebrate community shop parades have architectural value but the shops of neighbourhood planning and Burnt Oak assets by improving their identity and accessibility. units are in need of improvement and tend to have Opportunity Support Team (BOOST) offering job This will be achieved by improving the forecourts disorderly displays on the street. support of key buildings such as Burnt Oak library, along —— Improved waste management including an with the addition of planting and street furniture, In recent times Burnt Oak has had a transient environmental audit in the Silkstream area and including a community noticeboard. population consisting of diverse migrant groups. The litter picking carried out by Community Pay Back businesses in the town centre have a tendency to participants. respond to new populations coming in by changing —— Supporting health and wellbeing by introducing their produce to suit. The town centre contains a Community Health Champions and consideration range of community assets that are fully operative of investment into local parks. including the Library and Love Burnt Oak.

Short- Term: High Street Fund Proposals Urban Appraisal The plan identifies four ‘hotspots’ within the Aims for the Burnt Oak Town Centre Plan The design team carried out a number of technical town centre which will be the focus of public The London Borough of Barnet appointed a design studies and on-site appraisals to identify the issues realm enhancements, supported by the GLA High team to deliver a plan for Burnt Oak town centre in and opportunities within Burnt Oak town centre. This Street Fund. The focus upon four key areas aims November 2015. The council have secured funding evidence base provided key information about local to maximise the transformative impact with the from the GLA’s High Street Fund to deliver a number demographics, community assets and local policy available budget. of short term proposals, which form a key part of the which affects current and future development of the overall, longer-term plan. area. In-depth observations revealed how people currently use the town centre including pedestrian, The main aims of the project are to: cycle and vehicular movement, along with other —— establish a distinct identity for Burnt Oak which social activity on the street. Hotspot 2: Station Arrival celebrates its unique character and assets both The public realm outside Burnt Oak Station is historically and in present time cluttered and dominated by the bus stops and an —— form a business action plan that will strengthen Research/Survey Findings untidy kiosk. The station building itself is charming existing economic assets whilst also diversifying A number of surveys provided the team with a useful and deserves to have a complementary and its economic base insight into local people’s opinion of Burnt Oak town rationalised forecourt. The railway bridge walls are —— develop a set of design proposals that will centre. A shopper’s survey revealed that people currently blank apart from a small tiled motif. This COMMUNITY NOTICES

INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL CHURCH

transform the streetscape of the town centre, generally have a negative opinion of the town centre, LOVE BURNT OAK offers an opportunity for distinctive gateway artwork. making it a pleasant place to visit and dwell for will visit often but only for a short amount of time both residents and businesses for convenience shopping. A consultation survey The plan will address the cluttered area outside —— develop an understanding on how potential with the local businesses revealed that over 30% of Burnt Oak station and celebrate the charming development sites could be intensified and businesses have been in the area for over 10 years station building. The consolidation of street furniture encourage growth for the area that is sensitive to and the majority are independent. alongwith a new kiosk will create a clear and tidy its historic context forecourt entrance to the station. An investigation —— establish the phasing and resources needed to Hotspot 1: Community Cluster into a direct crossing into the station and the deliver improvements to the area, which will be Place Based Commissioning The northern end of the town centre contains a cluster relocation of bus stops will begin to address ease of implemented over short, medium and long term There are a number of ‘place-based’ actions within of community assets including Burnt Oak Library, Love pedestrian movement. timescales. Burnt Oak town centre, that have been, or are to be Burnt Oak, the International Gospel Church, medical undertaken by various council departments: centre and the entrance to Watling Park.

094 Burnt Oak Town Centre Strategy p 3 © VVE MADE THAT Burnt Oak Broadway is even more dominated by Business Action Plan traffic and parked cars, yet contains a vibrant set of The proposals for the Burnt Oak Town Centre Plan shops. People use the service road as a footway as are accompanied by a Business Action Plan to the existing pavement is too narrow in places owing support local enterprise. To launch the business Burnt to extensive shop displays. support programme all businesses were invited to attend a two-hour event, alongside the ‘Burnt Oak - The plan proposes an opportunity to trial the Looking Forward’ exhibition. oak relocation of Watling Market and new healthy food stalls on Burnt Oak Broadway. The design team are supporting the set-up of a business network which they will continue to support Looking during the High Street Fund project. During the Long Term: Onwards Town Centre Plan project, the aim is to create a structure to enable The Burnt Oak Town Centre Plan also includes long businesses to sustain a monthly meeting network in forward term proposals which have the potential to be the long term. implemented once funding has been secured. This Hotspot 3: Watling Avenue includes the following interventions: As part of a programme of business training, The buildings along the high street have retained independent businesses will be invited to engage their original character, however the shop units —— Improvements to the highways to help ease in workshops and conversations about marketing, Join us for a photography exhibition celebrating local can appear cluttered and untidy, The street itself pedestrian, cycling and vehicular movement. brand identity, food hygiene and visual display. There traders along the high street, with initial design is traffic-dominated and the footways are also Proposals include: the introduction of the will be small grants allocated towards delivering proposals for the Burnt Oak Town Centre Strategy and cluttered with disorderly posts and amenities. crossing at Burnt Oak station; the reconfiguration improvements to a number of independent businesses a programme of support for local businesses. of Stag Lane/Burnt Oak Broadway junction; a who are fully engaged with the project. The plan aims to support businesses along Watling raised junction by the community cluster; and This support will be delivered in synergy with the shop Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th February 2016 Avenue through visual branding and marketing upgrades to cycling links throughout. front improvement interventions along Watling Avenue. 10am - 4pm workshops, alongwith a select number of light-touch International Gospel Church Basement, shopfront improvements. This will be complemented —— Building upgrades to help restore locally listed A handyman team comprising local tradespeople 102a Watling Avenue, Burnt Oak, HA8 0LN with the decluttering of the streetscape as well as buildings such as Silkstream Parade and other will be assembled to improve the appearance the addition of street furniture and planting placed landmarks within the town centre, as well as of businesses in the hot spot areas by removing in key locations along the high street. reactivating vacant properties. external business clutter, including stray cables, signage and redundant fixtures and fittings. Hotspot 4: Burnt Oak Broadway —— Public realm enhancements to improve the quality of the street environment and create Businesses will be introduced to the benefits spaces for people to spend time. Interventions of the employment project BOOST. Businesses feedback on the emerging Town Centre Plan include: decluttering and rationalising the will be signposted to the BOOST project, and the proposals. Over 100 people attended the exhibition streetscape throughout the town centre, whilst apprenticeship scheme will be promoted at every over the course of the weekend. The Town Centre introducing softer informal planting and street opportunity. Plan proposals respond to, and incorporate this furniture; area wide wayfinding in co-ordination feedback. with new development in Colindale; and enhancements to Watling Park. Community Engagement A series of monthly Business Traders meetings were The Burnt Oak Town Centre Plan initially responded held between March and June 2016 in partnership —— Identification of forthcoming development sites to local feedback gathered from a survey led by with Retail Revival, engaging with local shopowners including: the former Watling Market car park the Burnt Oak Residents Association (BORA), a and giving them a platform to raise issues about the site; and the current Tesco site located on Burnt consultation led by Love Burnt Oak at the Burnt Oak area. In August 2016, a ‘Family Fruit Fun Day’ was Oak Broadway. Multicultural Parade and Festival 2015. held on Watling Avenue - which included a number of free fruit-themed craft activities, including face In February 2016, the ‘Burnt Oak Looking Forward’ painting, a smoothie-making bicycle and a high exhibition was held as a focus for community street treasure hunt trail with inflatable fruit.

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About the project About Burnt Oak About the methodology About the design team

Urban appraisal The team is led by architecture and urbanism Burnt Oak The methodology for developing proposals within practice, We Made That, supported by Retail Revival the Burnt Oak Town Centre Plan was to gather a and Maddison Graphic. comprehensive evidence base which combined meaningful and ongoing community engagement, We Made That with a thorough analysis of both the users, and Established in 2006, We Made That is a young, HARROW BARNET the current environment of the town centre. This energetic architecture studio delivering projects in included the following: the public realm. All our work is public and we aim —— An appraisal of the town centre, investigating its to make imaginative and considered contributions historical development, alongwith what is there to the built environment through socially engaged Stag Lane on the ground today, and local planning policies design processes. The relationship between local affecting its current and future development communities, development and creative practice is BRENT —— A study of the local demographic using Census a particular focus of our work and we believe that - data handled correctly - it can lead to enriched, exciting —— On site observational analysis of how people use and engaging environments. Burnt Oak town centre boundary View north up Watling Avenue the town centre ie. their movement and social interaction The London Borough of Barnet wish to deliver a town Burnt Oak town centre is situated across three —— Gathering opinions of both local residents and Retail Revival centre plan and improvements for Burnt Oak town boroughs which include: Barnet, Brent and Harrow. business owners through in depth surveys and Retail Revival Ltd was formed in 2009 to help towns centre. LB Barnet secured funding through the GLA’s The town centre evolved in the 1930’s following the consultation events and workshops deal with social and economic issues including High Street Fund to support delivery of short term extension of the Northern Line to Edgware, and the empty shops and low footfall. Their client base is proposals and development of a long term plan. subsequent development of the Watling Estate. extensive and their work remit is diverse, activities This residential development is now a conservation Place-based commissioning include: area and adds significant character to Burnt Oak. Barnet Council are approaching the regeneration of —— Business engagement, training, mentoring and Aims and objectives The development of the main shop parades followed their town centres by implementing a number of ‘place support The main aims of the project are to: demands from the households of the Watling Estate. based’ actions. This process involves a collaboration —— Consultation, need identification and private —— establish a distinct identity for Burnt Oak which between various council departments, local community sector engagement celebrates its unique character and assets both groups and organisations who aim to address a —— Economic development historically and in present time Burnt Oak today number of issues which are specific to each town —— Development of business networks —— form a business action plan that will strengthen Burnt Oak has a unique topography that defines centre. The proposals within the Burnt Oak Town Centre —— Marketing and promotions existing economic assets whilst also diversifying both the town centre and the surrounding residential Plan are complemented with, and work alongside the —— Town centre management projects and event its economic base areas and green spaces. The town centre has place-based actions, which cover a range of issues delivery —— develop a set of design proposals that will retained its characterful buildings and landmarks, such as: the health and well being; community and transform the streetscape of the town centre, however many are in a poor state. The shop parades business support; and waste management. making it a pleasant place to visit and dwell for have architectural value but the shops units are in Maddison Graphic both residents and businesses need of improvement and tend to have disorderly Maddison Graphic is a UK based studio formed in —— develop an understanding on how potential displays on the street. Development of proposals 2006 by brothers Alfie and Edward Maddison. The development sites could be intensified and In response to the evidence base, the team studio design for print, screen, and the environment. encourage growth for the area that is sensitive to In recent times Burnt Oak has had a transient identified four ‘hotspot’ areas to focus public realm Emphasising efficiency and clarity, their work its historic context population consisting of diverse migrant groups. The enhancements supported by the High Street Fund. employs a wide range of design disciplines and —— establish the phasing and resources needed to businesses in the town centre have a tendency to This focus aims to maximise the transformative processes to craft original and tailored projects. deliver improvements to the area, which will be respond to new populations coming in by changing impact of the funding available. These proposals implemented over short, medium and long term their produce to suit. support and prepare for the interventions set out in timescales. the onwards town centre plan. The town centre contains a range of community assets such as Burnt Oak Library and Love Burnt Oak A business action plan has been drawn up in that are fully operative. response to early business consultation and current standards within the town centre.

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An in-depth urban appraisal provided the team the town centre and just beyond its boundary. Watling Park with a comprehensive evidence base to develop However the current public perception is that there proposals from. The process investigated the historic is not enough provision in this area. development of Burnt Oak, the current offer and activity within the town centre, and local policy There are a large number of community groups and which affects current and future development. Below organisations operating locally, of which a number are the key research findings from this appraisal. have bases within the town centre. These include Burnt Oak Love Burnt Oak, the International Gospel Church, BARNET

Sangam Association of Asian Women & CommUNITY HARROW Town centre boundary Barnet and BOOST. Burnt Oak Broadway Burnt Oak town centre crosses over three borough Watling Avenue Silkstream boundaries with each borough providing their own Park town centre boundary. The plan area incorporates all Land use three borough’s town centre boundary areas. A map of the current land use in Burnt Oak revealed Historic view of Watling Avenue shopping parade a relative lack of diversity in the town centre offer. Montrose

There is a strong predominance of A1 retail units BRENT Playing Fields Conservation and listed buildings to the library are locally listed, as is the International over other A-type use classes such as cafés and N A significant part of Burnt Oak’s centre sits within Gospel Church. eating establishments. the Watling Estate Conservation Area. The only listed building within the boundary and surrounding area is Despite the Silkstream River being a site of borough a Grade II listed building, previously used for Mecca importance for nature conservation, its overall Vacancy & empty property Reported crime Bingo on Burnt Oak Broadway. It was originally built ecological status has been classified as moderate On-site mapping in November 2015 revealed 17 (6 month period up to September 2015) as a cinema in 1936 and currently sits vacant. The and needs to improve to “good” by 2027. The chemical vacant properties from a total 292 properties within Silkstream Parade, a small row of shops located next and biological quality of the Silk Stream also the study area boundary. This equates to just under 6% vacancy, below the current London average of declined to poor by 2006. 8.7%. However, there are a number of high-profile vacant sites which have a negative impact on the Watling Park Watling Park character of the town centre, including the Grade II Historic development Listed former-Mecca Bingo hall, the Bald Faced Stag Historically, Burnt Oak was farmland and home pub and The Lansdowne pub, which was destroyed by WATLING ESTATE to the Hendon Union Workhouse along with a few fire in December 2014. CONSERVATION AREA village amenities. The name first appears at ‘Burnt Oak Farm’ which is presented on maps from the As set of data from the LB Barnet’s Empty Properties Burnt Oak 1800’s. Another historic landmark highlighted on Burnt Oak team highlighted 16 unoccupied residential these maps, which still remains today, is The Bald BARNET properties in the town centre, 6 of which are empty

LB HARROW LB BARNET Faced Stag. The building itself has been redeveloped. HARROW and the remaining 10 being second homes. Burnt Oak Broadway Burnt Oak Broadway

Watling Avenue Silkstream The Watling Estate was completed in 1931 following Watling Avenue Silkstream Park the extension of the Northern Line to Burnt Oak in Park Reported crime 1924. The main shopping parade along Watling The team collected statistics about the occurrence Avenue was developed shortly after families had of local crime for both a period of 6 months from the Montrose moved into the estate, in response to a desperate Montrose metropolitan police online database. Once the data

Playing Fields need for local shopping facilities. BRENT Playing Fields was mapped it became clear that the geographical N LB BRENT N focus of crime was located in the back alleys behind the high street, and the area around Tesco. Community & leisure provision The appraisal unveiled a wealth of community and Conservation Area & Listed Buildings leisure facilities in Burnt Oak which are sited within Community & Leisure Provision

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England Scotland Republic of Ireland Nigeria Kenya Somalia Iran Hong Kong India Sri Lanka Other

COUNTRY OF BIRTH CENSUS 2011

England India Ireland Somalia Phillipines Nigeria Ghana Sri Lanka Kenya Iran Other

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CENSUS 2001 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CENSUS 2011

People aged 16-74: Economically active: Employees Part-time People aged 16-74: Economically active: Economically Active; Employees Full-time Employee; Part-Time Economically Active; People aged 16-74: Employee; Full-Time Economically active: Economically Active; Self-employed Self-Employed People aged 16-74: Economically Active; Economically active: Unemployed Unemployed Economically Active; People aged 16-74: Full-Time Student Economically active:

RELIGION CENSUS 2001 RELIGION CENSUS 2011

People stating religion as: Christian People stating religion as: Buddhist Christian People stating religion as: Buddhist Hindu Hindu People stating religion as: Jewish Jewish People stating religion as: Muslim Muslim Sikh People stating religion as: Sikh Other Religion People stating religion as: No Religion Other religions Religion Not Stated People stating religion as: COUNTRY OF BIRTH No religion COUNTRY OF BIRTH CENSUS 2001 People stating religion as: CENSUS 2001 Religion not stated

England England Scotland Scotland Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Nigeria Nigeria Kenya Kenya Somalia Somalia Iran Iran Hong Kong Hong Kong India India Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Other Other

LOCAL AGE STRUCTURE CENSUS 2011 COUNTRY OF BIRTH COUNTRY OF BIRTH DEMOGRAPHICCENSUS 2011 CENSUS 2011 COUNTRY OF BIRTH CENSUS 2001

Age 0 to 9 England Age 10 to 15 England India England Age 16 to 24 India Ireland Economic activity Country of birth ScotlandMain language Age 25 to 44 Ireland Somalia Republic of Ireland Age 45 to 64 Somalia Phillipines Nigeria Age 65 to 84 Phillipines Nigeria Kenya Age 85 and over Nigeria Ghana Somalia Ghana Sri Lanka Iran Sri Lanka Kenya Hong Kong The comparison between the Census data in 2001 The percentage of unemployed individualsKenya in Burnt The Census data reveals there is a diverse population The majority of the population state English as their Iran India and 2011 highlights the diverse and transient nature Oak has remained above averageIran compared with the within Burnt Oak. main language but there are also a diverse range of Other Sri Lanka Other of the population within Burnt Oak aswell as the rest of LB Barnet. Otherother languages spoken in the area, Romanian being decline of full time employment. Other statistics Between 2001 and 2011 there was an increase the second largest. MAIN LANGUAGE revealed that Burnt Oak has a predominantly young 9% of the economically active population are in populations originating from India and the CENSUS 2011 population, with 70% of residents under the age of unemployed (a rise of 1% since 2001). Self- Philippines. Both the Romanian and Polish 44 (in comparison with 58% nationally). employment has risen by 6% over this 10 year period. populations have also seen a significant increase. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY COUNTRY OF BIRTH CENSUS 2001 CENSUS 2001 CENSUS 2011 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY COUNTRY OF BIRTH English (English or Welsh if ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CENSUS 2011 CENSUS 2001 in Wales) CENSUS 2011 Other European Language (EU); Romanian Other European Language People aged 16-74: People aged 16-74: (EU); Polish Economically active: England England Economically active: South Asian Language; Employees Part-time Employees Part-time Scotland India Gujarati People aged 16-74: Ireland West/Central Asian People aged 16-74: Economically Active; Republic of Ireland Economically active: Economically Active; Language; Persian/Farsi Economically active: Somalia Employees Full-time Employee; Part-Time Nigeria Employees Full-time Employee; Part-Time South Asian Language; Economically Active; Phillipines People aged 16-74: Kenya Economically Active; Nepalese People aged 16-74: Employee; Full-Time Economically active: Somalia Employee; Full-Time Nigeria African Language; Somali Economically active: Economically Active; Self-employed 2001 2011 2001 2011Economically Active; 2011 Self-employed Self-Employed Iran Ghana Self-Employed Arabic People aged 16-74: Economically Active; People aged 16-74: Hong Kong Economically Active; Sri Lanka Economically active: Unemployed Economically active: Unemployed Unemployed India Kenya Portuguese Unemployed Economically Active; Economically Active; Iran People aged 16-74: Full-Time Student Sri Lanka People aged 16-74: Full-Time Student West/Central Asian Economically active: Other Economically active: Other Language; Pashto Other

COUNTRY OF BIRTH ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CENSUS 2011 KEY KEY CENSUSKEY 2001 KEY Census 2001 Census 2001 Census 2011 Census 2011 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY People aged 16-74 who are economically active CENSUS 2011 Cleanliness and England England English hygiene Shopping Employees Part Time Scotland IndiaEngland People agedRomanian 16-74: India Economically active: Employees Full-Time Ireland Ireland Empl oyeesPolish Part-time Safety and security Self-Employed Nigeria SomaliaIreland Gujarati People aged 16-74: Entertainment Somalia Economically active: Economically Active; Unemployed Kenya Philippines Persian/Farsi Employee; Part-Time Phillipines Employees Full-time Full-Time Student Somalia Nigeria Nepalese Car parking Economically Active; Nigeria People aged 16-74: Employee; Full-Time Economically active: Iran GhanaGhana Somali Access Economically Active; RELIGION Self-employed RELIGION Hong Kong SriSri Lanka Lank a Arabic Self-Employed CENSUS 2001 RELIGION People aged 16-74: Political Economically Active; CENSUS 2001 RELIGION CENSUS 2011 India KenyaKenya Economically Portuguese active: Unemployed CENSUS 2011 Sri Lanka IranIran Unempl oyedPashto Economically Active; Other People aged 16-74: Full-Time Student People stating religion as: People stating religion as: Other Other Economically Other active: Christian Christian People stating religion as: People stating religion as: Buddhist Christian Buddhist Christian People stating religion as: Buddhist People stating religion as: Buddhist Hindu Hindu Hindu People stating religion as: Hindu People stating religion as: Jewish Jewish Jewish Jewish People stating religion as: MuslimECONOMIC ACTIVITY People stating religion as: Muslim Muslim CENSUS 2001 Muslim Sikh People stating religion as: Sikh People stating religion as: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Sikh Other Religion Sikh Other Religion CENSUS 2011 People stating religion as: No Religion People stating religion as: No Religion Other religions Religion Not Stated Other religions Religion Not Stated 094 Burnt Oak Town Centre Strategy People stating religion as: p 7 People stating religion as: No religion People aged 16-74: © VVE MADE THAT No religion People stating religion as: Economically active: People stating religion as: Religion not stated Employees Part-time Religion not stated People aged 16-74: Economically active: Economically Active; Employees Full-time Employee; Part-Time Economically Active; People aged 16-74: Employee; Full-Time Economically active: Economically Active; Self-employed Self-Employed RELIGION People aged 16-74: Economically Active; CENSUS 2001Economically active: RELIGION Unemployed Unemployed CENSUS 2011 Economically Active; People aged 16-74: Full-Time Student Economically active: People stating religion as: Christian People stating religion as: Buddhist Christian People stating religion as: Buddhist Hindu Hindu People stating religion as: Jewish Jewish People stating religion as: Muslim Muslim Sikh AGE STRUCTURE People stating religion as: AGE STRUCTURE Sikh Other Religion CENSUS 2011 CENSUS 2011 People stating religion as: No Religion Other religions Religion Not Stated People stating religion as: No religion People stating religion as: Religion not stated

Age 0 to 9 Age 0 to 9 Age 10 to 15 Age 10 to 15 Age 16 to 24 Age 16 to 24 Age 25 to 44 Age 25 to 44 RELIGION Age 45 to 64 Age 45 to 64 CENSUS 2001 RELIGION Age 65 to 84 Age 65 to 84 CENSUS 2011 Age 85 and over Age 85 and over People stating religion as: Christian People stating religion as: Buddhist Christian People stating religion as: Buddhist Hindu Hindu People stating religion as: Jewish Jewish MAIN LANGUAGE People stating religion as: Muslim MAIN LANGUAGE CENSUS 2011 Muslim Sikh CENSUS 2011 People stating religion as: Other Religion AGE STRUCTURESikh CENSUS 2011 People stating religion as: No Religion Other religions Religion Not Stated People stating religion as: No religion English (English or Welsh if English (English or Welsh if in Wales) People stating religion as: in Wales) Religion not stated Other European Language Other European Language (EU); Romanian (EU); Romanian Other European Language Other European Language Age 0 to 9 (EU); Polish (EU); Polish Age 10 to 15 South Asian Language; South Asian Language; Gujarati Age 16 to 24 Gujarati West/Central Asian Age 25 to 44 West/Central Asian Language; Persian/Farsi Language; Persian/Farsi Age 45 to 64 South Asian Language; South Asian Language; Nepalese Age 65 to 84 Nepalese African Language; Somali Age 85 and over African Language; Somali

Arabic Arabic

Portuguese Portuguese

West/Central Asian West/Central Asian Language; Pashto Language; Pashto Other Other MAIN LANGUAGE CENSUS 2011 AGE STRUCTURE CENSUS 2011

English (English or Welsh if in Wales) Cleanliness and Other European Language Cleanliness and hygiene (EU); Romanian hygiene Age 0 to 9 Shopping Other European Language Shopping Age 10 to 15 (EU); Polish Safety and security Age 16 to 24 South Asian Language; Safety and security Age 25 to 44 Gujarati Entertainment West/Central Asian Entertainment Age 45 to 64 Language; Persian/Farsi Car parking Age 65 to 84 South Asian Language; Car parking Age 85 and over Nepalese Access African Language; Somali Access

Political Arabic Political Portuguese

West/Central Asian Language; Pashto Other MAIN LANGUAGE CENSUS 2011

English (English or Welsh if in Wales) Other European Language (EU); Romanian Cleanliness and Other European Language hygiene (EU); Polish Shopping South Asian Language; Gujarati Safety and security West/Central Asian Language; Persian/Farsi Entertainment South Asian Language; Nepalese Car parking African Language; Somali Access Arabic Political Portuguese

West/Central Asian Language; Pashto Other

Cleanliness and hygiene Shopping

Safety and security

Entertainment

Car parking

Access

Political RESEARCH FINDINGS

Business consultation Town centre survey

70% Of the possible 260 businesses in the area, 200 45% businesses in Burnt Oak were invited to participate 40% A shopper’s survey was designed by Retail Revival in a business survey in August/September 2015. and Barnet Council to understand the views and 60% 35% shopping habits of visitors to Burnt Oak High Street. The following conclusions were made from the Below summarises the views of the first 100 people 50% 30% survey: that agreed to participate in the survey. —— The majority of participating businesses are 25% expecting turnover to increase or remain stable —— The majority of people interviewed for this survey 40% in the next 12 months. 20% were using Burnt Oak for convenience shopping, work or for another reason that included taking 30% 15% —— A large portion of businesses are independent children to school or catching public transport and are micro in size, employing 5 or fewer full 10% out of the town. They were frequent visitors, 20% time employees spending less than two hours and £20 in the 5% town per visit. 10% —— Most have been trading in Burnt Oak for over 10 0% years, 11 have been trading in town for 1-5 years 50% and just 2 have been trading less than 1 year. 0% 45% Multiples Regional Good Poor Independent 40% 35% Fig. 1 Classification of businesses interviewed Very good Very poor 35% 30% Fig. 9 How do you rate the cleanliness of the town centre? —— Businesses need marketing support to 30% help them diversify and expand their product —— The majority of respondents lived in Burnt Oak, 25% 25% ranges to close the gaps in provision and they had used public transport or walked to town. 20% prevent shopper migration to other towns. 20% They enjoyed the ease of walking around the town and the transport links. 15% 15% —— The appearance of neglected businesses and the public realm is providing a negative perception of 10% —— 79% of respondents felt that the cleanliness of 10% Burnt Oak and effecting business growth. Burnt Oak was poor or very poor. In particular 5% people disliked the cages on the shop fronts, —— Local authority powers do not appear to be goods spilling onto the pavements from shops, 5% implemented to control business hygiene,health 0% litter, urine in the streets and in the gateway to and safety, pavement-display methods, the market place, and spit on the pavements. 0% Other advertising, parking enforcement and fly tipping. All day Less than 1-2 hours 2-4 hours 4-6 hours NA Respondents felt there was a lack of business an hour —— Many people were disparaging about the

Less than More than regulation which enabled new businesses to ‘do market and the leisure and cultural activities, a year1to5 years6to10 years 10 years what they want, when they want’. Fig. 7 How long did you spend in the town centre today? particularly those for children and younger Fig. 3 Length of time businesses have been trading in Burnt Oak adults. —— The majority of businesses fill vacant staff —— The majority of respondents were not spending —— Businesses in Burnt Oak seem capable of positions informally using word of mouth or long in the town centre, most were visiting Burnt —— There was a desire for the area to become diversifying their services to meet the ever- posters in shop windows. Some businesses find Oak for less than an hour (43%). cleaner, safer, more family orientated with a changing needs of the local demographic. it difficult to find the right staff, mainly owing to greater variety of shopping, entertainment and However a number of businesses do run the risk applicants lacking the skills required. cultural facilities. of alienating some cultures.

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The adjacent set of images provide an insight into how people currently use Burnt Oak town centre, alongwith potential issues caused by their environment and other users.

The study revealed that a number of issues including extensive displays on shop forecourts, high amount of traffic, parking and street clutter create a poor environment for pedestrians using the high street. A number of times pedestrians are seen trying to informally cross the traffic dominated road, or walking in the road owing to narrow footways.

At times people will stop briefly to chat, but the lack of street furniture means people do not spend a large amount of time on the high street. Large groups of people gather outside Burnt Oak station to catch the bus Another key observation was the number of cyclists choosing to ride on the pavement rather than the Pedestrians tend to struggle whilst walking through road, particularly around Burnt Oak station. Market Lane owing to a lack of pavement, and a number of cars travelling through a narrow space

Products displayed along the forecourts can make the footway narrow at times in this area

A number of cyclists are seen mounting the pavement around by the Silkstream Parade

People often stand in the carriageway waiting to Along Burnt Oak Broadway pedestrians choose to A number of pedestrians informally cross the road to cross the road at the junction between Watling walk along both the central median and the quieter reach the station and the bus stop Avenue and Barnfield Road road in between where there is more space

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The Burnt Oak Town Centre Plan has been developed using local feedback gathered from a Smoothie survey led by the Burnt Oak Residents Association cycling (BORA) and consultation led by Love Burnt Oak at the Burnt Oak Multicultural Parade and Festival 2015. A summary of some of the comments received is BURNT included on the drawing opposite. A C T I VC IR T A I E F S T OAK F a c e The ‘Burnt Oak Looking Forward’ exhibition was P a i n t i n g held as a focus for community feedback on the High Street Summer Fun emerging Town Centre Plan proposals. The exhibition FRUIT also acted as a showcase for a series of portraits FACE PAINTING of business owners and operators (‘Portraits of the High Street’), commissioned by LB Barnet from Family photographer, Shelley McPhee.

Over 100 people attended the exhibition over the fruit course of the weekend. A record of all feedback is included as an appendix to this document. The fuN Day final Town Centre Plan proposals respond to and Friday 19th August incorporate this feedback. 10.00am – 3.00pm The Yellow Tent, Watling Avenue. Burnt Oak

A series of monthly Business Traders meetings were Burnt Oak Traders invite you to participate in a held between March and June 2016 in partnership range of free fun activities this summer! with Retail Revival, engaging with local shopowners H i g h S t r e e t T r e a s u r e T r a i l w i t h F R E E p r i z e and giving them a platform to raise issues about the GLITTER area. TATTOOS g o o d y b a g s

In August 2016, a ‘Family Fruit Fun Day’ was held on Brent Watling Avenue - which included a number of free fruit-themed craft activities, including face painting, a smoothie-making bicycle and a high street treasure hunt trail with inflatable fruit. The event was attended by over 100 visitors on the day.

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Guiding principles

The following ‘Guiding Principles’ have been developed on the basis of the Burnt Oak area appraisal and comments from previous consultation, These principles have been used to guide the development of the town centre plan proposals on the following page.

Celebrate forgotten Vibrant, not messy Don’t forget the back of Enhance leafy links heritage house

Burnt Oak has a number of heritage assets, although Recognise how Burnt Oak’s vibrant international offer The high street suffers from poor quality The close proximity of Silkstream Park and many are in disrepair. The Town Centre Plan will significantly contributes to the town centre’s identity, environment on side streets and rear alleys. Where Watling Park are a major asset to Burnt Oak, support Burnt Oak’s distinctive built character whilst also addressing issues such as visual clutter possible this should be addressed through new although links to them are in poor condition. through building upgrades and refreshed public and lack of clarity of business offer. The plan will seek development and ongoing management. Enhanced junctions and signage will act as way realm at the entrances to these assets. to support difference, whilst promoting ‘visual good finding and improve the pedestrian experience. manners’.

Influencing development Improve walking & Co-ordinate across Promote community dwelling boroughs provision

There are a number of development sites in and The cluttered streetscape creates a poor environment Burnt Oak town centre sits across three boroughs In the context of growth in the wider area, Burnt around Burnt Oak. The plan will seek to influence for pedestrians and fails to provide places to stop and which adds complexity to interventions and Oak’s wealth of existing community assets stand them to maximise benefit to the wider town sit. Proposals will seek opportunities to increase ‘dwell management. The team will co-ordinate with all to become increasingly important. Increasing centre. time’ in Burnt Oak with seating, whilst also improving three boroughs and local stakeholders to ensure a the profile of the area’s existing assets, whilst the pedestrian experience. cohesive town centre plan. strengthening local networks will address poor perception of the current offer.w

094 Burnt Oak Town Centre Strategy p 11 © VVE MADE THAT BURNT OAK Orange Hill Road Watling Park ‘HOT SPOTS’

Burnt Oak Fields North Road Community Cluster

1.1 Open up and enhance forecourts of Watling Avenue community assets 1.6 1.2 Graphic installation and new community 1.4 1.5 noticeboard to blank wall of Burnt Oak Library 1.2 1.7 1.3 Upgrade frontage of Love Burnt Oak building Burnt Oak 1.1 in co-ordination with new fencing to church East Road 1.3 perimeter Vancouver Road 2.3 Thirleby Road 1.4 Open up library green and introduce new A5 2.1 2.2 2.4 planting 2.5 1.5 Declutter the junction to enhance 2.6 2.4 pedestrian experience Gervase Road 1.6 Improve gateway into Watling Park by 3.1 introducing new signage The Chase 3.4 1.7 Improve access to church basement where 3.2 Barnfield Road community activities are held 3.3 3.5 Barnfield Road

Axholme Avenue 3.2 3.1 Station Arrival 3.2 3.6 Watling Avenue Silkstream Road 3.5 Burnt Oak Broadway 3.4 2.1 Introduce replacement kiosk structure HARROW 3.6 3.7 3.2 2.2 Reclaim public space and rationalise furniture 2.3 Graphic installation ‘Burnt Oak’ along the railway bridge walls Oakleigh Avenue 2.4 Green space to be closed and cleared 4.1 2.5 Investigate relocated crossing near station Silkstream Park 4.2 Gaskarth Road and amended bus stop configuration 2.6 Upgrades to station retail unit facades BARNET

Watling Avenue Playfield Road The Highlands 3.1 Commence implementation of 20mph zone in town centre Millfield Road 3.2 Light touch shopfront improvements including new awnings and fascias 3.3 Shop design guide led and owned by Stag Lane local business group 3.4 Graphic installation on flank wall of shops 3.5 Public realm enhancements including new civic furniture and planting 3.6 Decluttering along the whole of Watling Avenue 3.7 Introduce handyman team comprising of Redhill Drive local tradespeople Limesdale Gardens Montrose Avenue Burnt Oak Broadway

4.1 Trial of partial closure of service road to enable wider footway and space for activity BRENT 4.2 Opportunity to test the relocation of Watling Southbourne Avenue Market

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Silkstream Parade Existing condition buildings are in poor condition and are in need of Poor public renovation realm and street furniture within the library forecourt The northern end of the town centre contains a cluster of community assets including Burnt Oak Library, Love Burnt Oak, the International Gospel Church and a doctors surgery, along with the entrance to Watling Park. Currently the junction Green adjacent to that connects these assets is cluttered with guard library is currently railings and dominated by traffic. The public realm fenced off. This surrounding these landmarks is poor and currently could be opened offers little to the street. Local people up creating a green unaware of link to Watling Park large number of community groups & activities owing to poor network

Green links and gateway into Watling Park are in need of improvement

Church and Love Burnt Oak building suffer from flytipping and anti- social behaviour

Poor access to church basement where community activities are held Junction connecting community assets is dominated by traffic

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Proposed interventions

1.1 Open up and enhance forecourts of community assets 1.2 Graphic installation and new community noticeboard to blank wall of Burnt Oak Library 1.3 Upgrade frontage of Love Burnt Oak building in coordination with new fencing to church perimeter 1.4 Open up library green and introduce new planting 1.5 Declutter the junction to enhance pedestrian experience 1.6 Improve gateway into Watling Park by introducing new signage 1.7 Improve access to church basement where 1.1 community activities are held 1.2

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094 Burnt Oak Town Centre Strategy p 14 © VVE MADE THAT HOT SPOT 2: Watling Market is STATION ARRIVAL currently failing, presenting an Current high street opportunity to link to Watling relocate and market is unsightly introduce a variety of new traders Existing condition

Street furniture within station Location of bus The public realm outside Burnt Oak Station is cluttered forecourt needs to stops currently and dominated by the bus stops and an untidy kiosk. be consolidated obstruct the The station building itself is charming and deserves to and upgraded station forecourt have a complementary and rationalised forecourt. The railway bridge walls are currently blank apart from a small community motif. This offers an opportunity for distinctive gateway artwork. Kiosk on station forecourt looks tired and untidy

Cyclists regularly ride along the footway and into the station forecourt causing collisions with pedestrians

Opportunity for impactful gateway artwork along railway bridge walls

Art opportunity on flank wall of TfL building Traffic calming measures are needed to allow informal crossing around station area

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Proposed interventions

2.1 Introduce replacement kiosk structure 2.2 Reclaim public space and rationalise furniture 2.3 Graphic installation ‘Burnt Oak’ along railway bridge walls 2.4 Green space to be closed and cleared 2.5 Investigate relocated crossing near station and amended bus stop configuration 2.6 Upgrades to station retail unit facades

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094 Burnt Oak Town Centre Strategy p 16 © VVE MADE THAT HOT SPOT 3: Back Lane is a WATLING AVENUE crime hotspot Many shops have A number of the owing to its PARADES built illegitimate on-street displays isolation from the structures to are untidy and rest of the high extend their units disorderly street which can impose Existing condition on the footway

The buildings along the high street have retained their original character, however the shop units can appear cluttered and untidy, The street itself is dominated by traffic and the footways are also cluttered with disorderly posts and amenities.

Gaskarth Road has large bollards along the middle Opportunity for of the pedestrian artwork on flank footway wall of shops

Cyclists regularly ride along the footway causing collisions with pedestrians

There are an excess of bollards along the footway of Barnfield Road obstructing pedestrians

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Proposed interventions

3.2 3.3 3.5 3.1 Commence implementation of 20mph zone in town centre 3.2 Light touch shopfront improvements including new awnings and fascias 3.2 3.3 Shop design guide led and owned by 3.3 local business group 3.4 Graphic installation on flank wall of shops 3.5 Public realm enhancements including new civic furniture and planting 3.6 Decluttering along the whole of Watling Avenue 3.7 Introduce handyman team comprising of local tradespeople 3.1 3.6

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BURNT OAK BROADWAY Pedestrian Potential area to crossings are test the relocation disjointed and of Watling Market indirect, and have restrictive guard Existing condition railing

Shop displays overspill creating a narrow footway Burnt Oak Broadway is even more dominated by traffic and parked cars, yet contains a vibrant set of shops. People use the service road as a footway as the existing pavement is too narrow in places. The mural and Pedestrians walk public realm along the median surrounding and service Peacocks is road revealing tired and needs opportunity for upgrading shared surface

Heavy traffic along the A5 causes a severance between Watling Avenue and Burnt Oak Broadway Historic landmark The Bald Faced Stag is to be redeveloped as mixed use - important to retain its identity

Proposed interventions

4.1 Trial of partial closure of service road to enable wider footway and space for activity 4.2 Opportunity to test the relocation of Watling Market

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094 Burnt Oak Town Centre Strategy p 20 © VVE MADE THAT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT SITE EXISTING PHOTO PRECEDENTS OPPORTUNITIES 6.1 Watling Market Car John Jones Arts Building, Islington Park site David Gallagher

Mixed use development which includes dedicated facilities for bespoke framing company John Jones alongside student accommodation and affordable housing units. Facilities include design studios and workshops.

6.2 Back Lane site Church Walk, Hackney This section of the Burnt Oak Town Centre Plan Mikhail Architects provides additional advice in relation to identified Small residential development on the back development sites in the town centre, with a specific street behind shopping parade. focus on the Watling Market Car Park site.

In the table opposite is a list of the identified sites accompanied by a set of precedents which provide ideas about the suitable types of projects for these locations. 6.3 Register office site Brandon Street, Southwark Metaphorm

Residential development located on a small mixed residential and commercial street. Public realm fronting the development has been considered including precast concrete benches which line the front facade.

6.1 6.4 Redevelopment of Swan & Sugarloaf Hotel, Croydon 6.3 The Bald Faced Stag Conversion of historic pub into supermarket on ground floor and 6.2 residential above. Historic identity and signage retained, and commercial signage is sensitive to the building.

6.4 6.5 6.5 Tesco development Church End, Brent site Mae Architects

Apartment block with commercial use on ground floor. Located on an existing car-park and adjacent to a popular market.

6.6 N 6.6 Opportunity to Open Youth Centre, Norwich develop ex-bingo hall Hudson Architects

KEY Redevelopment transforming a listed banking hall into a 24 hour support centre for young people. Includes areas for sports, Development sites socialising, studying and quiet areas.

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Opportunities & Development layout options constraints

Burnt Oak Fields The Watling Market Car Park site presents a number The illustrative plans opposite indicate some Orange Hill Road of challenges for development. Key constraints suggested layout options and principles for the include its location within the Watling Estate development. The set of principles include: Conservation Area, the site being within Flood Zone 3 and issues with accessibility due to there currently —— The introduction of an additional site access being only a single access point from Barnfield Road. from Burnt Oak Fields to the north of the site; —— A medium density development in accordance East Road with the existing building heights adjacent to the Burnt Oak site —— Investment into the Silk Stream to transform it into a pleasant local amenity. —— It is assumed that due to the site being within Flood Zone 3, that residential accommodation Watling Avenue will not be acceptable at ground floor level. Barnfield Road Based on this early-stage, the development capacity of the site is estimated at 250-320 units. Burnt Oak Fields Orange Hill Road

East Road KEY Burnt Oak Market entrance from steps leading to high street Proposed building heights

1-2 storeys

Watling Avenue 3-4 storeys Barnfield Road 5-6 storeys Burnt Oak Fields

Orange Hill Road Public link between northern residential area, new development and high street

Restricted access to high street through proposed car park East Road Burnt Oak

Investment into Silk Stream and surrounding public realm

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Car parking within site Barnfield Road

—— Love Burnt Oak has trained and supported 10 6. Adoption of the locality and voluntary support by of Controlled Parking Zones. local residents to become Community Health local residents and business in the area’s litter —— A programme of checks on Houses of Multiple Champions to work with local GPs and community picking and waste compliance programme by Occupation licensing will be undertaken. organisations to promote healthy living and representatives of the local community to help appropriate signposting. sustain the cleanliness of the area. The ambition Community support is to ensure that this is coordinated by the ‘Love —— Four ‘Days of Action’ were held in partnership —— In October 2014, Barnet Community Safety Team Burnt Oak’ team using Community Payback as well with Community Safety, neighbourhood policing established a multi-agency problem solving as Barnet Council and partnership resources. teams, the Home Office and other partners. The panel which meets every six weeks for the most focus has remained upon crime and ASB control, persistent and complex ASB cases. —— Community Pay Back participants have been sustainable commercial waste compliance and engaged to provide regular additional litter general cleanliness of the area. —— UK Immigration and Compliance teams are also picking. Our intention is that the Community working with us to deal with non UK based rough Payback clean up days will be at the weekends —— An additional ‘day of action’ as been requested sleepers and unlawful employment in local and over the next 3 months and be slowly as part of Keep Britain Tidy for the Queen’s 90th businesses. reduced to ‘drop in’ mobile litter picking sessions birthday celebrations. programmed over the following 9 months. —— In collaboration with Renaisi, local residents Below is a summary of ‘place-based’ actions within Waste management —— A proposed trial of street scene enforcement in have been trained and supported in Burnt Oak Town Centre, that have been, or are to be —— In August 2015 the Silkstream area was collaboration with a third party contractor to neighbourhood planning which is part of a undertaken by various departments within Barnet subjected to a refreshed environmental audit address issues such as littering etc. project commissioned by the Department for Council. A number of the actions are in collaboration by the Community Safety Street Scene and Communities and Local Government (DCLG). with We Made That and Retail Revival as part of the Neighbourhood Policing Team officers. —— A proposed small scale trial of alternative waste Burnt Oak Town Centre Plan. collection approaches —— Love Burnt Oak has supported over 100 residents —— Following the audit a six point action plan was in the past year through their Work Club, IT/ Community support introduced as follows: Wellbeing/ and Energy courses, Bridging the Gap —— Four ‘Days of Action’ were held in partnership Health and well being motivation programme and events. with Community Safety, neighbourhood policing Phase 1: September – November 2015 (0-3 months) —— Community Health Champions and people teams, the Home Office and other partners. The 1. Identification and robust case management of working in local organisations in Burnt Oak have —— Love Burnt Oak has trained and supported 10 focus has remained upon crime and ASB control, those responsible to act as a proactive deterrent been trained in Tuberculosis awareness. local residents to become Community Health sustainable commercial waste compliance and for the area to those who may behave in such a Champions to work with local GPs and community general cleanliness of the area. manner (within 3 months) —— Community Activators at Better Burnt Oak Leisure 2. A return to a normal appearance of the Centre have arranged sessions for the local —— An additional ‘day of action’ as been requested environment free from waste and debris. This community including basketball and walking as part of Keep Britain Tidy for the Queen’s 90th appearance is to be sustained by Barnet Waste birthday celebrations. and Street Scene teams and Community Payback. —— Better Burnt Oak Leisure Centre have provided 25 complementary gym passes for BOOST clients —— In collaboration with Renaisi, local residents Phase 2: December – September 2016 (3-12months) who successfully stay in employment for 6 have been trained and supported in 3. Sustainment of street cleansing and months or more neighbourhood planning which is part of a maintenance for the agreed area by Barnet Waste project commissioned by the Department for and Street Scene. —— The Parks and Greenspaces Plan considers how Communities and Local Government (DCLG). 4. Sustained intervention and support offered to those best to coordinate the investment in Montrose who continue to use the area for rough sleeping. Park and Silkstream Park —— Love Burnt Oak has supported over 100 residents 5. Sustained and robust case management of any in the past year through their Work Club, IT/ party identified abusing the area for human, Wellbeing/ and Energy courses, Bridging the Gap commercial or personal littering/waste. Other issues motivation programme and events. —— A parking review of Colindale and Burnt Oak area Phase 3: - September 2016 onwards (12 months+) will provide evidence towards the consideration

Business action plan —— Business support has been offered to businesses in collaboration with Retail Revival as part of the High Street Fund (HSF) project. This includes advice and workshops focusing on visual merchandising, marketing, brand identity and recruitment.

—— A food hygiene audit has been offered and taken up by 9 businesses. In total, 40 restaurants and cafes selling cooked food and drinks were offered support.

—— Small pockets of funding from the HSF will be allocated towards delivering improvements to a number of independent businesses who are fully engaged with the project. This support is to be delivered in synergy with the shop front improvements intervention along Watling Avenue.

—— The setup of a business network is also supported by the HSF and will be initially led by Retail Revival.

—— Burnt Oak Opportunity Support Team (BOOST), a multi-agency jobs organisation, has brought together JCP, Barnet Homes, Benefits and Youth Services in one place. The team has engaged 411 local residents and supported 121 into work since mid-May 2015.

—— Businesses will be introduced to the objectives and benefits of BOOST including the apprenticeship scheme.

Burnt Oak Fields North Road 7. 3 Highway improvements 5.6 5.1 Introduction of raised junction Watling Avenue connecting community assets 5.6 5.2 Introduction of new crossing within the station arrival area 5.1 5.3 Upgrades to pedestrian footway connecting 6.1 Burnt Oak 8.1 high street to shops on Market Lane 7. 2 East Road 6.8 5.4 Reconfiguration of junction including Vancouver Road 8.1 Thirleby Road providing direct and safe crossings A5 6.7 5.5 Wider footway created by incorporating the 5.2 median and service road 6.3 5.6 Upgrades to cycling links and facilities 8.4 7.1 7. 5 Gervase Road 5.7 Town-centre wider review of highways The Chase 7.1 condition following LB Barnet parking review 5.7 to include possible raised carriageway at Barnfield Road 6.2 crossing points Barnfield Road

Axholme Avenue Development sites Watling Avenue Silkstream Road 5.5 7. 4 Burnt Oak Broadway 6.1 Mixed use development on market site HARROW 6.2 Back Lane development site 6.3 Register office development site 5.6 6.4 Mixed use redevelopment of The Bald Faced Stag 5.3 Oakleigh Avenue 6.5 Tesco development site

6.6 Opportunity to develop ex-bingo hall Gaskarth Road Silkstream Park 5.4 6.7 Reconstruction of church hall building 6.4 6.8 Silkstream Parade redevelopment 6.5 BARNET

8.3 Public realm enhancements Playfield Road The Highlands 7.1 Decluttering and rationalising of the 8.2 streetscape Millfield Road 7.2 Public realm upgrades along wide footways including softer informal planting and street furniture Stag Lane 7.3 Watling Park enhancement 7.4 Area-wide wayfinding in co-ordination with 7. 2 Colindale development 7.5 Reclaim green space by developing potential links with Barnfield Primary School Redhill Drive

Building upgrades Limesdale Gardens Montrose Avenue 8.1 Shopfront improvments to enhance 6.6 Silkstream Parade development 8.2 Artwork or introduction of active frontage along blank facade of church BRENT 8.3 Upgrade artwork along wall of Peacocks building 7. 2 Southbourne Avenue 8.4 Reactivate vacant church on Barnfield Road 5.6 Burnt Oak Plan study area

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Within the next 12 months the proposals supported by the High Street Fund will be developed and implemented. This will include the delivery of public realm and shop front improvements as set out in the hotspot areas, alongwith continued engagement with local businesses assisting with raising the standards of visual displays, branding and hygiene ratings. A number of place-based actions will also be implemented within this period.

Over the next 3 years the council will seek to implement further highways improvements and other developments that are set out in the Onwards Town Centre Plan. The establishment of a business association and town team for Burnt Oak is also a key priority over this time period.

Alongside these developments, the recently established Burnt Oak Neighbourhood Forum will be developing a Neighbouhood Plan for the area.

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