All Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau London Area Framework Green Grid 11 DRAFT Contents 1 Foreword and Introduction 2 All London Green Grid Vision and Methodology 3 ALGG Framework Plan 4 ALGG Area Frameworks 5 ALGG Governance

6 Area Strategy 9 Area Description 10 Strategic Context 11 Vision 14 Objectives 16 Opportunities

20 Project Identification 22 Clusters 24 Projects Map 28 Rolling Projects List

34 Phase One Early Delivery 36 Project Details

48 Forward Strategy 50 Gap Analysis 51 Recommendations

52 Appendices 54 Baseline Description 56 ALGG SPG Chapter 5 GGA11 Links 58 Group Membership

Note: This area framework should be read in tandem with All London Green Grid SPG Chapter 5 for GGA11 which contains statements in respect of Area Description, Strategic Corridors, Links and Opportunities. The ALGG SPG document is guidance that is supplementary to London Plan policies. While it does not have the same formal development plan status as these policies, it has been formally adopted by the Mayor as supplementary guidance under his powers under the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended). Adoption followed a period of public consultation, and a summary of the comments received and the responses of the Mayor to those comments is available on the Greater London Authority website. It will therefore be a material consideration in drawing up development plan documents and in taking planning decisions. The All London Green Grid SPG was developed in parallel with the area frameworks it can be found at the following link: http://www.london.gov.uk/publication/all-london- green-grid-spg .

Cover Image: View across Silver Jubilee Park to the Brent Reservoir Foreword

1 Introduction – All London Green Grid Vision and Methodology Introduction Area Frameworks Partnership - Working The various and unique landscapes of London are Area Frameworks help to support the delivery of Strong and open working relationships with many recognised as an asset that can reinforce character, the All London Green Grid objectives. By identifying partners are key to delivering the All London Green identity and environmental resilience. Delivered how the All London Green Grid can be delivered at Grid. By setting out strategic objectives and alongside existing infrastructure such as transport, the landscape scale and across administrative opportunities at the sub-regional level, the Area utilities and schools an enhanced network of open boundaries. To achieve this they; Frameworks help to encourage and facilitate existing spaces and green infrastructure can serve to − establish a comprehensive baseline understanding and new partnerships that involve regional and local shape and support new and existing communities, of each area government; government agencies; regeneration and respond to the challenges of climate change, support − define a vision, area objectives and strategic environmental organisations; private green space economic development and deliver an improved opportunities for each area managers; and the green space jobs and skills sector. quality of life. − ensure that sub-regional and strategic projects interface with Borough level planning, regeneration, The Green Grid process includes the formation of The All London Green Grid has been developed to transport and open space strategies and Area groups, to implement the Green Grid vision, provide a strategic interlinked network of high quality processes objectives and projects, at the landscape scale. green infrastructure and open spaces that connect − identify the resources required and form bidding By utilising and expanding existing structures and with town centre’s, public transport nodes, the strategies to deliver the funding for strategic forming new groups where they do not exist already, countryside in the urban fringe, the Thames and major projects 11 ALGG area groups have been established across employment and residential areas. This approach has − consolidate resources, coordinate efforts and London. A London-wide Project Board and a Working been extremely successful in accelerating delivery of facilitate partnership working Group provides the strategic management structure green infrastructure in East London through the East − support the preparation of Delivery Strategies for the ALGG project. London Green Grid (ELGG). − address the recommendations of the Drain London research project and ensure that the possible flood Policy 2.18 of the London Plan (July 2011), promotes and surface water management opportunities are the provision of an integrated green infrastructure incorporated within the ALGG. network and supports the extension of the Green Grid to the whole of London. ALGG Area Frameworks expand on the implementation points and strategic opportunities identified in the All The ALGG objectives are to: London Green Grid Supplementary Planning Guidance − adapt to climate change and promote urban to the London Plan. Subject to boroughs agreement greening ALGG Area Frameworks can also form part of Local − increase access to open space Development Plans, Development Plan Documents − increase access to nature, and to conserve and and or Joint Area Action Plans. enhance biodiversity − improve sustainable travel connections − promote healthy living − conserve and enhance heritage features and landscape character − enhance distinctive destinations and boost the visitor economy − promote sustainable design, management and maintenance − enhance green space and green infrastructure sector skills − promote sustainable food production − improve air quality and soundscapes − improve the quality of and access to the Greenbelt and the urban fringe − conserve and enhance the Thames and its tributaries riverside spaces

2 Introduction – ALGG Framework Plan

The map above illustrates the strategic Framework Strategic Corridors District Parks Plan for the All London Green Grid SPG to the London Plan. The composite drawing illustrates Strategic Links Local Park and Open Spaces open space typologies, open space deficiency and Metropolitan Park Opportunities Small Open Spaces - Pocket Parks primary transport corridors. It identifies strategic Regional Park Opportunities Other / Private Open Spaces opportunities for the Green Grid area. Regional Parks Strategic Walking Routes

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216. Metropolitan Parks Strategic Cycling Routes 3 Introduction – ALGG Area Frameworks

London Plan Policy 2.18

All London Green Grid Companion Document Supplementary Planning Guidance Delivery Plan ALGG vision, Strategic objectives, Rationale, Recommendations

Development Frameworks London Plan OAPFs

Borough LDF / AAPs Infrastructure Plans

Open Space Strategies Frameworks Area ALGG Ridge and Finchley Lea Valley Epping Forest and Roding Valley Thames Beam Chase and Ingerbourne Now absorbed 2 and 3 in Areas and Southern River Cray Marshes South East London Green Plus Chain Downlands London’s Valley Wandle Arcadian Thames River and Colne Crane and Barnet Brent Valley Plateau London Central

investment frameworks Major capital programmes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Major funding bids update and extend new Area Frameworks

Area Frameworks have 4 Sections Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Area Strategy Project Identification Phase One Early Delivery Forward Strategy

This section examines the context A schedule of project suggestions for The results of the area’s project The area chair and design advisor and baseline conditions, to propose consideration by the area group, design review and assessment, identifying summarise a particular delivery and a vision, area objectives and a set of advisor and working group. Including the projects which best deliver the funding strategy to take forward the area strategic opportunities in line with interventions to be delivered through strategic objectives, as well as those first phase of delivery. the ALGG SPG. Together these form a development, and those requiring site which are feasible and deliverable. framework for future change, project acquisition. Each project is mapped Thereby constituting a first phase of development and evaluation. and described in a rolling project list. delivery.

4 Introduction – ALGG Governance

The ALGG SPG proposes that London be divided into eleven Green Grid Areas as illustrated above. The formation of ALGG Area steering groups will bring 1 Lea Valley and Finchley Ridge 7 London’s Downlands together the London boroughs, representatives of 2 Epping Forest and River Roding 8 Wandle Valley partner agencies and other stakeholders to develop 3 Thames Chase, Beam and Ingrebourne 9 Arcadian Thames and implement the Green Grid vision, objectives and projects, area by area. 4 Is now absorbed in Area 2 and 3 10 River Colne and Crane 5 River Cray and Southern Marshes 11 Brent Valley and Barnet Plateau

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216. 6 South East London Green Chain Plus 12 Central London 5 Brent Reservoir

(Picture courtesy of Kate Mitchell @ Natural England)

6 Area Strategy

This section examines the local and strategic context to establish a distinct vision and set of objectives for the Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau. These have been developed to establish a framework for future change, project development, evaluation and prioritisation.

7 Area Strategy – Area Description

Gentle Brent, I used to know you Wandering Wembley-wards at will, Now what change your waters show you In the meadowlands you fill! Recollect the elm-trees misty And the footpaths climbing twisty Under cedar-shaded palings, Low laburnum-leaned-on railings Out of Northolt on and upward to the heights of Harrow hill.

Middlesex, John Betjeman, 1954

Area Description tree lined and pleasant, though there are also many is named after Grim’s Ditch, an iron age earthwork that Falling towards the Thames from the hills of London’s streets of uniform housing with few trees, and front forms a northern boundary to Harrow. northern greenbelt, across Harrow, Barnet, Brent, gardens given over to parking. Where the plateau Ealing and Hounslow, the now urban River Brent and borders Central London, at its south-eastern edge, Across the area there are significant green its catchment define this framework area. Clearly development becomes fragmented, noise levels infrastructure assets. Among the suburban streets are visible from heights such as Harrow-on-the-Hill or increase, and air quality diminishes. many attractive public parks, sports fields, allotments, the northern edges of Stanmore glinting afar in the and recreation grounds. In the north, the greenbelt evening sun, the city of London, anchors the identity Through Wembley and Brent Cross, and south through provides unbroken rural views, and has huge potential of this rolling leafy north-western suburban landscape Willesden and Acton, housing areas and local centres as a productive, recreational and environmental set on the lip of the river basin. are bounded and divided by railway lines, or major resource. The Regents Canal towpath provides a link arterial roads. There are large industrial zones here, to the greenbelt from Paddington Basin. Way-marked Once a mix of villages, agricultural fields, heaths and beside the canal and rail junctions. With the current long distance walks - the London Loop & Capital Ring, commons forming the heart of Middlesex, only the proposals for HS2, Park Royal becomes an even more and local riverside routes -The Dollis Trail from Brent greenbelt now retains a farmland character, bordered significant development and transport hub. It was the Cross to the greenbelt, or the Brent River Walk between by areas of woodland. Broad leaf woodlands are water supply needs of the Regents Canal in the 1830’s the A40 and the Thames provide connections between visible on higher ground and suburban streets and that also created the Brent Reservoir, or Welsh Harp as large open spaces of real distinctiveness and bio- parks feature occasional boundary oaks, remnants it is known locally, a long time popular leisure resource. diversity. Hilltop country parks offer diverse habitats of historic field patterns. To the north the river Brent’s From the A40 to the Thames, more suburban patterns and extensive views; the Brent Reservoir by the tributaries rise from the Finchley & Hampstead ridges return. The Brent flows on a gravel bed through parks, Junction of the North Circular, A5 and M1 is a SSSI, has – an extensive area of poorly draining clay known as sports fields and golf courses, occasionally flanked by a naturalised shoreline, accessible paths, and facilities the Barnet Plateau - forming narrow incised valleys, pollarded willows. for bird watching and sailing. often hidden from view, and contained in channels. To the south across Ealing & Hounslow, the river The magnificent BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir However, large parts of the Barnet Plateau notably broadens as it crosses the Hayes Gravels. At the Temple in Neasden or the city-wide renown of at its urban edge are deficient in access to nature former village of Hanwell it merges with the Grand Southall’s sub continental cuisine, reveal this to be an and open space. Transport infrastructure affects Union Canal, to then join the Thames at Brentford Dock. ethnically diverse and confident area. There are large the continuity of walking routes, and reduces air populations of not just Hindus, but Sikhs and Moslems quality. Surrounding housing hides many public This part of the city is a product of transport led and also established and distinct Jewish, Polish and parks in suburban areas. Open spaces could offer suburban growth – from Victorian railway towns and Irish communities. The roaring North Circular ring more biodiversity, watercourses are hidden in the inter war ‘Metroland’ era, to more recent social road, the new Wembley Stadium, visible city-wide, the fenced off channels, and many areas remain, and are housing and mixed-use development. Occasionally, contrasting shopping draw of Brent Cross or IKEA, and increasingly, susceptible to flooding. historic townscape is preserved in old village centres the exclusive Harrow School on its hill, all form part and landmark buildings, such as Headstone Manor. of the public face of this area. But perhaps it is W.S. The green infrastructure of the Brent Valley & Barnet Brunel’s Great Eastern Railway, with its innovative Gilbert, the ironic librettist half of the Victorian comic Plateau is exceptional, but hidden and isolated within a Wharncliffe Viaduct, cuts a slice across the south of operetta duo Gilbert & Sullivan, a solidly establishment largely car bound urban fabric. Investment in creating the area whilst the A5, formerly the Roman artery of figure, with a hint of the radical, retired to his Richard a well connected and celebrated network of green Watling Street, the A40 and numerous local railway Norman Shaw designed Arts and Crafts mansion Grim’s spaces and river corridors can begin to challenge the and underground lines radiate from the city centre. In Dyke, that gives another hint of the character of the reliance on cars, and promote a more sustainable between many suburban streets are area. In a connection with ancient history, the house enjoyable and healthy life in the suburbs.

8 Area Strategy – Area Description

River zone prone to

Fragmented urban edge

Road corridor forming barrier

Rail / tube corridor forming barrier

Connected open space

Disconnected open space

Greenbelt London

Greenbelt Hertfordshire

Surfaced waymarked path

Waymarked path

open space / nature

9 Area Strategy – Strategic Context Strategic Context The Brent Valley and Barnet Plateau will change dramatically in coming decades with the building of a number of large mixed use developments, bringing taller buildings and high densities. Over 32,000 new homes are planned, alongside retail and business space, and will increase the number of residents and workers significantly.

Developments in this part of the London to Luton Growth Corridor offer significant opportunities to address environmental challenges from the local to the global through planning guidance. Most of the growth is planned where green infrastructure is fragmented, deficient or functioning poorly. Wembley, Brent Cross/ Cricklewood and Harrow’s Intensification Areas are at points where there is deficiency in access to green space, and discontinuity in strategic walking routes. Colindale, Mill Hill, and Edgware, along channelised tributaries to the Brent, can overcome deficiency in access to larger green spaces only by improving links to spaces beyond growth area boundaries. Growth could be key to unlocking easy car free access to large areas of high quality open space for both new and existing communities. Stipulating SUDS, green/ brown roofs , deculverting, and tree planting will help address wider environmental issues, moderating temperatures, improving air quality, increasing biodiversity and reducing flood risk. There are many homes, and stretches of the North Circular, by rivers and near culverts prone to flooding. EU directives on water quality and flood risk management now require action to raise the ecological value of the Brent and its tributaries, and address flood risk, by delivering the aspirations of the London Rivers Management Plan and Drain London initiative.

Joint working relationships established between Boroughs, as at Edgware Road , or the Brent Reservoir, can be developed further towards the creation of the Regional Park identified in the London Plan, and the realisation of a continuous green/ blue corridor along the Brent Valley from the Thames to the greenbelt. Green Open Spaces Town Centres Strategic Employment Land Strategic Housing Land Availability Strategic (Regional) Walking Routes London Cycle Network - Existing

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216. 10 Area Strategy – Vision

Between 1915 and 1932, an annual guide called There are many local parks, golf courses and ‘Metro-land’, and a series of iconic posters, was recreation grounds and superb large open spaces produced by the Metropolitan Railway to promote with good access and significant biodiversity. There this area of north west London to potential visitors, are national, regional and locally significant cultural residents/commuters and property developers. centres and heritage sites. Train and underground stations at regular intervals could make walking and The ‘Metro-land’ brand promoted a suburban ideal cycling a viable alternative to the car for the majority of living in harmonious balance between city and of residents. country. ‘Metro-land’ was a clean and nature filled city space, an accessible landscape of rivers, woods At this time of further planned growth in north west and golf courses. The wealth of accessible green London, the ‘Metro–land’ vision of rich, accessible infrastructure close at hand was what made it greenspace and good public transport supporting wonderful place to live, build new homes or visit for a great quality of life in the suburbs is worthy of days out, rambling, enjoying the scenery, visiting renewed consideration. The need to address flood cultural landmarks, or gathering berries in the autumn risk and climate change provides further impetus - all within a short journey time from Central London. to invest in the areas where green infrastructure is currently failing or disconnected, to create a strong, Today, despite being only half an hour from Euston functioning, connected network. by train and bike, the countryside of the greenbelt is under used. Open spaces across the Barnet Plateau are hidden and isolated from each other. Many have replaced front gardens with room for more parking, and many areas are deficient in access to parks and nature. Rivers across the study area are hidden, affected by pollution, and prone to flooding. The popular perception, and the reality, for large sections of the study area is of an urban landscape of heavily trafficked arterial roads and major rail junctions. However, though these problems exist, the suburban W h e r e a f e w s u r v i v i n g h e d g e s ideal espoused by Metro-land is tantalisingly close. Keep alive our lost Elysium – rural Middlesex again Few Londoners know they can find sailing boats and rich bird life just a short walk from Brent Cross. Middlesex, John Betjeman, 1954

11 Area Strategy – Vision Vision – New and existing connected strategic routes, and Improving connections between Harrow-on-the- The vision for this Area Framework is to reveal and cultural and GI assets , including a possible regional Hill and Harrow & Wealdstone through another restore the beauty of green infrastructure across the park in the north east of the study area, can be Intensification Area, and the completion of the Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau to an ideal sustainable promoted using ‘Metro- land’ inspired posters and Belmont Trail can provide a new strategic route to the balance of city and nature. To make, in north west booklets, as well as ‘apps’ or other modern marketing greenbelt through the west of the study area. Green- London, a clean, nature-filled city space, reclaiming techniques, to restore the centrality of GI to the image brown roofs, swales and tree planting can help wildlife the ‘Metro-land’ vision which inspired it’s growth; of north west London for visitors, residents and inhabit urban areas between larger greenspaces, and to provide through connected green spaces a developers. as well as addressing climate change. Rivers will be challenge to the dominance of car travel. The vision brought into parks, where children can once again can be achieved through key interventions Locally hunt for sticklebacks. A car free green space network, – Parks and open spaces can become more visible - and tree planting will bring nature to every street. The Area wide clearly signed, with wide, safe pedestrian and cycle vision can even aspire to a new regional park from the – Completing a continuous strategic greenway for routes to, through and between them, so children and greenbelt to the Brent Reservoir and Fryent Country walking and cycling, and for wildlife, along the Brent families can safely make their own way there, (or to Park, forming the northern section of a continuous River, and a further north south strategic walking & school, the shops, the station) without a car. green /blue corridor along the Brent Valley with links cycling route through Harrow-on-the-Hill, from the to Central London from the Grand Union Canal and Thames to the greenbelt, and on into Hertfordshire. – By revealing hidden rivers, improving water quality, Hampstead Heath. Both will have good connections to the Grand Union and increasing the variety of habitats within parks, Canal, the major open spaces and cultural centres the local experience of nature can be enriched. nearby, and importantly, to the east of Brent and Children can once again explore streams to look Ealing currently poorly supplied with public parks or for sticklebacks and frogspawn, climb trees, wade access to nature. through tall grasses, pick apples, and build dens, as in previous generations. – Rivers can be naturalised and de-culverted particularly in parks, and action taken to improve – Parks and larger open spaces can be central to water quality, remove invasive species, increase community life, playing host to a range of formal biodiversity and provide flood water storage in open and informal events suited to local residents needs, spaces through creating reed beds and wetland areas. from fruit or berry days to horticulture/ green skills – Streets, particularly where front gardens have been training, outdoor classrooms, places for Tai Chi , lost, can be prioritised for new tree /verge planting, exercise days for older people, traditional fetes, and opportunities taken to increase use of SUDS, with festivals, or family picnics. planting in grass verges throughout the area explored to reduce peak demand on the traditional drainage Overall, by investing in GI, by managing assets and system, and reduce the risk of flash flooding. planning new growth areas with the wider vision in mind, we can provide for a more sustainable, – Along major arterial roads, and rail corridors, and enjoyable and healthy life in the suburbs, just minutes through industrial areas, opportunities can be taken by train from Central London. to enrich biodiversity, improve air quality, and reduce run off, through planting in verges and on roof tops, Future Change and to address noise pollution particularly where it The planned growth can be the catalyst for change impacts on the enjoyment of walking and cycling - a link can be made to the Brent Reservoir via a new routes and open space. footbridge from Wembley providing access to walking, bird watching and sailing; two connections can be – Significant sites of biodiversity should be protected, strengthened from the Brent Reservoir to the Dollis enhanced and supported, by increasing the quantity Trail and on to the greenbelt, one on the Capital Ring and quality of similar habitats in the surrounding via West Hendon and Brent Cross, and another via the area, and where possible creating connected sites, as Silk Stream through Burnt Oak, Colindale and Mill Hill well as providing appropriate educational and visitor East. Existing links through Jubilee Park and Fryent facilities to provide access to nature, and foster Country Park to Harrow on the Hill, and South to the greater understanding, appreciation and stewardship Brent River walk can be enhanced. by local people.

12 Area Strategy – Vision

Headstone Manor, near Harrow & Wealdstone

Dollis Greenwalk from Totteridge & Whetstone

Brent reservoir near Hendon

Neasden Temple near Stonebridge Park

Grand Union Canal between Brentford and Hanwell

Osterley Park near Southhall

13 Area Strategy – Objectives

Increase access to open space, the Conserve landscape and the natural Adapting to climate change Making sustainable travel connections Green Belt and the urban fringe environment and increase access to nature

To improve the quality of open space, To improve visual and physical To utilise the open space network to To improve connections with strategic, address deficiency, and raise the access to nature for visitors and local help minimise flood risk and reduce cross borough and local routes into and profile of spaces by: residents through; the impact of the ‘heat island effect’ between open spaces, helping to make through; an integrated network of green space – Improving visibility of local parks – Diversifying amenity lawn and which is easy and enjoyable to access through promotion, more attractive planting management in public parks – Reshaping edges of streams and and to move around; gateways and better waymarking and along highway verges rivers to a natural form, and allowing rivers to flood in open spaces to – Creating a continuous waymarked – Creating a continuous waymarked – Revealing and naturalising increase floodwater retention, natural strategic green corridor for walking strategic green corridor for walking watercourses in public parks, and percolation/evaporation and support & cycling from greenbelt to Thames, & cycling from greenbelt to Thames, planting and managing riverside areas the delivery of the London Rivers by improving existing paths, making by improving existing paths, making for ecological diversity Management Plan/ Drain London new connections and increasing route new connections and increasing route initiative legibility legibility – Improving water quality by reedbed filtration of water in parks, and – An ambitious programme of street – Promote travel through open space – Linking existing parks and greenbelt supporting the delivery of the London tree planting across the area including to schools, shops and cultural centres into a connected cycling and walking Rivers Management Plan industrial parks & major roadways by foot or cycle, from home, work and network, with waymarked routes, transport hubs particularly from areas of deficiency – Planting native shrubs and trees – Require use of SUDS within new in parks and streets, and promoting developments, and promote creation of – Link existing parks, greenbelt and – Using planned developments to green-brown roofs, particularly in green roofs and green walls transport hubs into a connected improve connections, as well as urban areas to promote biodiversity cycling and walking network, and creating new parks through the – Seek to introduce SUDS in existing provide off road, traffic calmed and Planning process to address deficiency – Cooperating with EA in programme to streets where highway and verge waymarked routes eradicate invasive weed species from widths would allow, and as part of – Improving the quality of paths in river corridors green corridors – Make paths in open spaces open space, to allow for wider use by accessible to the mobility impaired, people who might benefit from an all – Identifying, enhancing and protecting – To encourage homeowners and parents with buggies, and cyclists weather surface existing natural resources, providing businesses to disconnect downpipes appropriate access and informing taking roof run off to the surface water – Review availability of transit links, –Promoting community use of open the public of their value through drainage system, to reduce pluvial especially bus routes, to large open space through outreach, and facilities/ interpretative and promotional flood risk during heavy rains spaces and improve these where events tailored to local demographics materials required

14 Area Strategy – Objectives

Enhancing distinctive visitor Promote healthy living Promote sustainable food production Promote green skills and sustainable destinations and boosting the visitor design, management and economy maintenance

To build upon the unique identity and To ensure that the green space To build upon the existing presence Address identified lack of skills in diverse cultural heritage of the area network within the area supports the and previous heritage of productive adult population through training development of healthy communities landscapes within the Barnet Plateau; programmes based in local open – Raise the profile of cultural assets around it through; spaces in horticulture, landscape and how to access them as part of – Expand number of allotments in management and/ or riparian land connected walking /cycling routes for – Along major roads, promote tree/ parks and open spaces management days out e.g. Wembley Stadium, Grand shrub planting, and earth mounding Union Canal, Neasden Temple, Osterley in verges, open spaces to improve – Promote local food growing – Make links to local voluntary sector Park, centres of ethnic cuisine air quality, reduce noise pollution schemes/locally produced foods, and and skills providers to encourage and improve health/quality of life of development of community gardens & development of green skills – Provide opportunities for cultural surrounding communities community orchards programmes within local parks activities/events within existing parks through new facilities or programmes – Increase diversity of facilities – Promote seasonal ‘foraging’ for – Include requirements for for outdoor recreation to reflect natural foods, flowers and seasonal apprenticeships or green skills – Improve visibility of attractions local demography, particularly high boughs in designated areas of the training in agreements with grounds by making new green links, clearing percentage of young people and greenbelt, public parks and open maintenance /parks maintenance sightlines, waymarking, entry diverse ethnicities spaces, and introduce planting to contractors features, and publicity support this activity, including bulbs, – Provide adequate paths in open berries, fruit and nut trees Regional Park spaces to allow for all year, all weather – A future strategic open space use created by linking existing quality greenspaces, managing and promoting – Provide a network of trails within them as a collective entity. Working and between open spaces sufficient to together to brand, apply for funding, & allow for longer walks and cycles undertake management – Properly maintain and manage play – Supporting growth of new housing / and sports facilities in parks, and make intensification areas by addressing provision for play on residential streets deficiency in access to open space through traffic calming, and small scale and changing perceptions of proximity playable landscapes to key spaces like the greenbelt, Hampstead Heath and Brent Reservoir

15 Area Strategy – Opportunities

1 Brent River Greenway

To create the Brent River Greenway, a continuous walking & cycling route, connecting the Thames to the greenbelt and visitor destinations like Neasden temple, Wembley Stadium, Osterley Park, by connecting and improving existing routes, and making key links as part of planned development at Wembley and Brent X/ Cricklewood

16 Area Strategy – Opportunities

2 3 4 Regional Park Watercourses Greenbelt

To develop a framework for the creation of a To improve the ecological and environmental value To enhance the accessibility and use of the greenbelt, new Regional Park - as a vehicle to improve the of watercourses in the River Brent catchment, to and to explore options for surface water storage management, funding and identity of open space mitigate flood risk and undertake invasive species upstream of urban areas prone to flooding within the Brent Valley Barnet Plateau control, restoration projects, including deculverting hidden rivers, water quality improvement, habitat enhancement and species re-introduction

17 Area Strategy – Opportunities

65 7 Capital Ring Grand Union Canal Harrow Links

To develop the Capital Ring as an accessible green To enhance links from the Grand Union Canal To increase access for walking and cycling to cultural corridor for walking & cycling, connecting key GI to nearby open spaces, for walking and destinations, to the greenbelt, Capital Ring, Brent and Assets across Area 11 with improved links to areas of cycling,associated with growth at Alperton, and to Colne Valleys from Harrow on the Hill & Wealdstone deficiency in access to nature & open space support and enhance the role of the Grand Union centre through a series of linked improvements and Canal as a biodiverse green/blue corridor particularly additions to GI, associated with growth of central through industrial areas at Park Royal, and Hounslow Harrow

18 Area Strategy – Opportunities

8 9 10 Silk Stream Links Greening the Urban Edge Tree Planting

To increase access to Silk Stream and Edgware To address issues of fragmentation, and deficiency To increase native tree cover, using street trees to open spaces & nature, promote walking & cycling, of green infrastructure in eastern Ealing / south east improve air quality, absorb surface water run off, and reduce flood risk, improve water quality and enhance Brent by increasing quality of existing GI, making provide urban cooling along Edgware Road, in central habitat through a series of linked improvements and links, and maximising GI gains in growth areas at Park Brent, and at Brentford through the Mayor’s priority additions to GI associated with growth at Mill Hill East, Royal, Church End, Alperton, North Kilburn & Brent street tree planting programme, and across Harrow Colindale, West Hendon and Edgware Road X by promoting SUDS, green/brown roofs, & creating through borough funds new parks

19 Bentley Priory Open Space/Nature Reserve

20 Project Identification

This section details all project suggestions: public authority projects, interventions delivered through development, and site acquisitions. Each project is mapped, described within a rolling project list and assessed against this area’s strategic opportunities. 21 Project Identification – Clusters Clusters The figure on the right shows an overview of the entire project mapping for the Brent River and Barnet Plateau Area and identifies fourteen project clusters – defined to better understand the different contexts within which the projects identified over the following pages are operating. The clusters recognise that thematic contexts of scale and landscape often cut across lines of project ownerships or borough boundaries. The clusters are informed by landscape character, by urban form, by topography or thematic similarity. Projects within clusters can be implemented independently, but have an over arching strategy or relationship that should deliver an interconnected vision. The identified clusters - which structure the project mapping that follows - are listed below and described on the opposite page:

11.1 Belmont Trail 11.2 Western Streams 11.3 Stanmore / Edgware 11.4 Greenbelt 11.5 Colindale 11.6 Finchley Ridge 11.7 Dollis Stream 11.8 Brent Reservoir 11.9 Fryent Country Park 11.10 Urban Edge 11.11 Heritage Parks 11.12 River Brent Open Space Corridor 11.13 Hampstead Ridge

In addition, there are a number of projects or initiatives which encompass the whole of the study area, or span across multiple project clusters. These area wide projects are identified in the rolling projects list with the prefix 11.0.

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216. 22 Project Identification – Clusters 11.1 Belmont Trail 11.2 Western Streams 11.3 Stanmore/Edgware 11.4 Greenbelt This disused railway corridor is a green Tributaries of the Colne and Crane rise Tributaries of the Silk Stream rise in this This extensive east-west band of thread connecting central Harrow & in this swathe of rolling ground on the swathe of rolling ground on the lower woodland, farms and recreational Wealdstone and the Greenbelt. An lower slopes of the Barnet Plateau. slopes of the Barnet Plateau. Though uses on the high ground of the Barnet all-weather path, convenient road Open spaces along these streams, next to the Greenbelt, open spaces here Plateau are linked by the London Loop. crossings, and links through adjacent anchored by the 93 hectares of Pinner are not linked to it and are themselves Cooperative working amongst Boroughs open space are needed to encourage Farm, are valuable breathing spaces discontinuous, separated by an overlain and private landowners may benefit the residents to use the Greenbelt. in otherwise continuous suburban pattern of suburban streets. Projects open space management and increase There are opportunities for improved development. Pinner Farm, Headstone in this area would improve access to public awareness of its value. ecological diversity including river Manor and its sports grounds, and the local parks and to the Belmont Trail, and restoration in Kenton Recreation Harrow Arts Centre form a cultural hub increase biodiversity in parks and along Ground and at Temple Pond. with as-yet untapped visitor potential. stream-side verges.

11.5 Colindale 11.6 Finchley Ridge 11.7 Dollis Valley 11.8 Brent Reservoir Located between the M1/A41 corridor On high ground between the Silk Stream A ten mile riparian corridor extending A hidden gem of open space, a large lake and the Silk Stream, this area’s local and Dollis, new development in this area from the Greenbelt to Brent Cross, formed on the River Brent to supply the public parks and open spaces need will increase demand on existing parks, where it disappears in a maze of roads Grand Union Canal. Though a SSSI and to meet exponentially increased require building of new parks, and and retail centres. At the north end birding centre, it has great potential for demand from new large mixed use strengthened links to nearby recreation is an opportunity for a new regional increased recreational use. Cycling and developments. Existing flood risk grounds, the Dollis Trail and Greenbelt. park that may integrate management walking links across the A1 and North hazard, and low levels of biodiversity of Greenbelt’s woodland, farms and Circular, and into adjacent residential also need to be addressed. open spaces. In the south, Brent X / areas are needed in order to meet Cricklewood redevelopment will include this potential. The reservoir is jointly river restoration; at present, links from managed by Brent and Barnet councils Brent Reservoir to Dollis Trail are poor. and owned by British Waterways.

11.9 Fryent Country Park 11.10 Urban Edge 11.11 Heritage Parks 11.12 R. Brent Open Space Corridor Over 100 hectares, this is a well Industry in Park Royal, Wembley and In contrast to Tube line based inter- and In the south of the study area the River preserved fragment of the area’s Alperton is recognised as being of post-war building on much of the study Brent meanders through expanses of agricultural past with woodlands, hay regional importance. Road and rail area, the inner suburbs of Ealing, Brent green space - golf courses, woodlands, meadows, and hedgerows. It offers infrastructure are extensive and cut off and Camden grew in tandem with earlier fields and parkland. Brent River Park, sweeping views over the surrounding otherwise largely continuous GI along rail line construction. Widely separated, and several fine examples of Victorian suburbs from several high points, the River Brent. Air quality can be poor parks in this project area are similar in engineering are along the way. The but with no all weather paths or and noise levels high; open spaces are catering to local residential areas, being corridor, six miles from Brentford to ‘attractions’, visitor numbers are low. fragmented; knitting these together, on high ground with views, and a mix Perivale, would benefit from strategic, Wealdstone Brook runs next to it; there improving residents’ access to them, of strolling tree-lined paths, gardens, cross-borough management of shared is potential for improved floodwater and addressing flood risk are major and leisure activities. Sports facilities, issues such as flooding, water quality, retention and wildlife habitat creation. challenges. added later, are also typically present. tourism, and habitat diversification.

11.13 Hampstead Ridge This ridge extends from Muswell Hill southeast to Queens Park, with the Corporation of London’s Hampstead Heath – one of London’s most precious open spaces - atop it. Public open space is varied: heath, wood and meadow, but also traditionally- managed parks, sports fields, and housing estates. Hampstead Heath is covered in the ‘Central London’ Green Grid Framework.

23 Project Identification – Projects Map Identified projects The Brent Valley Barnet Plateau Framework is composed of a number of projects of various types including: open space improvements, open space creation, new access points to open spaces, habitat or riverine improvements , feasibility studies , and promotion projects. The following map illustrates the disposition of the projects in the framework area. This is followed by the rolling projects list, which provides a description of each project alongside delivery arrangements.

Open Space Projects

Cultural Designation

Sightlines / Avenues Linking Project

Phase One Project

Completed Project Phase One Link

9.1.01 Project Code

Related Open Space

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216. 24 Project Identification – Projects Map

25 Project Identification – Projects Map Identified projects The Brent Valley Barnet Plateau Framework is composed of a number of projects of various types including: open space improvements, open space creation, new access points to open spaces, habitat or riverine improvements , feasibility studies , and promotion projects. The following map illustrates the disposition of the projects in the framework area. This is followed by the rolling projects list, which provides a description of each project alongside delivery arrangements.

Open Space Projects

Cultural Designation

Sightlines / Avenues Linking Project

Phase One Project

Completed Project Phase One Link

9.1.01 Project Code

Related Open Space

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216. 26 Project Identification – Projects Map

27 Project Identification – Rolling Projects List Complete Phase one

Project Project name Borough Project Description Next steps Size (ha, km) Project Owner estimated Funding in Funding Stage* number Total cost place Required

11 River Brent Catchments 11.0.01 Control & Eradication Area The principal target plants will be Giant Hogweed (GH), Japanese Knotweed (JKW) and Himalayan contractors to submit bids; action 80 km Brent Catchment Partnership £50-100k £50k+ of problem Non-Native Wide Balsam (HB). These plants can have negative impacts on H&S, bank erosion, structural integrity and implemented in co-ordinated fashion from Invasive Plant Species native biodiversity. This action fits within the Thames River Basin Management Plan. The Brent is top of catchment down, specialist designated as a heavily modified water body and mitigation measures enhance the ecological value of application of herbicide. Will in part be marginal aquatic habitat, banks and the riparian zone. All key stakeholders agreed in principal to done by hand with volunteer groups contributing to the funding of a programmed to eradicate JKW. Proposal for Thames 21 volunteers/staff to co-ordinate Himalayan Balsam pulling and JKW treatment at the Welsh Harp within the Brent Reservoir SSSI. 11.0.02 Stanmore to the River Area Sustrans are promoting this route as a linear Greenway - all boroughs concerned are engaged and have Develop route where is doesn't cureently 5 miles Sustrans Thames Cycling Wide included the project within their LIP. Within this area the disused Belmont Railway line takes the route exist, sign, improve surfacing and crossing Greenway through Harrow while in Brent it closely follows the railway between Kenton and Wembley Central before facilities following the canal into Ealing. 11.0.03 Brent Catchment Area Development of nascent group's potential to work among landowners and relevant Agencies throughout Partnership Wide the basin on shared issues of access and public awareness, water quality and habitat improvements, river restoration. Immediate opportunities are broader visibility through regular interborough an agency workshops, website development. Consider registration under NTRUST landfill tax distribution programmed. 11.0.04 Capital Ring Barnet, Section 10 covers South Kenton to Hendon Park. Section 11 incorporates a green route between Numerous improvements LB Barnet (Jenny Warren), LB 0 Brent, hendon Park and Priory Gardens, Hendon. The section within Barnet links Hendon Park in the east, Brent (Leslie Williams), Walk Ealing, along the River Brent through Brent Park, various spaces along the route of the A1 and through London (Jenny Humphreys) Harrow Hampstead Garden Suburb to Cherry Tree Wood in East Finchley. The route also links into the Dollis Valley Green Walk which offers an opportunity for better co-ordination with regard to signage along the route.. Other points of interest outlined within the route include Mutton Brook, Highgate Wood and Queen's Wood. The London Walking Forum has identified 84 issues along the Capital Ring, which require funding. 11.0.05 Street Tree Planting Harrow Green grid of street tree planting, selected routes 11.0.07 Community Orchards Harrow Identify sites for orchards, consultation, fundraising, community grants, investigate sponsorship opportunities, management of orchards, possible BTCV to co ordinate orchard planting and works. 11.0.08 Blue Green Corridors Harrow Open up river bed streamside footpaths to link with the Green Grid.

11.0.09 Non Designated Harrow Identify, map and investigate non designated public footpaths as potential links in Green Grid Footpaths 11.0.10 BAP Habitat Hounslo Habitat protection, maintenance, improvement and creation across the Green Grid Area. Promoting the Adoption and implementation of London Borough of Hounslow £2 M £1.3 M £700,000 Enhancement w ecological value of parks and open spaces in the Green Grid Area. Hounslow's Biodiveristy Action Plan 11.0.11 Allotments Hounslo We need to replace the current water supplies to the allotment sites in this grid area. A costing proposal is being developed to Approx. 60.72 London Borough of Hounslow £1 million £50k £950k w bring the water supplies to modern ha standards 11.0.12 Parks and open Hounslo Improvements to paths, access, signage and interpretation. To implement a ten year improvement plan Approx 740 London Borough of Hounslow £10 million £200k £9.8 million spaces infrastructure w to upgrade infrastructure to all parks and ha open spaces 11.0.13 Play and spaces for Hounslo Improvements to play areas as across the Green Grid Area, and replacement of play equipment where To implement a ten year improvement plan N/A London Borough of Hounslow £5.4 million £0 £5.4 million young people w required. Improvements and expansion of provision targeted at young people across the Green Grid to upgrdae the Play areas within the Area. borough to the standards of the ROSPA 5 Star award 11.0.14 Sports and active Hounslo Refurbishment and improvement of tennis courts, football and rugby pitches across the Green Grid To re-furbish sport facilities to enable the N/A London Borough of Hounslow, with £40,000 per £0 £2.0 million recreation w Area. Development of new cricket squares at Gunnersbury Park, Boston Manor Park, Redlees Park and promotion of sports development within potential links with Hounslow tennis court. Thornbury Playing Fields. these areas Community Sports & Physical £420,000 Activity Network (CSPAN) cricket squares

11.1 Belmont Trail 11.1.01 Belmont Trail: Path Harrow Green Corridor pedestrian & cycling connection from Christchurch Avenue (Harrow) to Bentley Priory Track in Wolverton Road area tree 3383m LB Harrow (Dave Corby/ Paul n/a £33k Construction Open Space, and wildlife corridor, on disused railway line. Path construction, vegetation/rubbish covered (north end of golf course); Newman) clearance, control of Japanese Knotweed and new planting. ownership search, negotiation of acquisition nr. EDF substation 11.1.02 Belmont Trail: North Harrow Reduce gradient at north entrance, bridge improvement works, signage and way marking to link 4 ha LB Harrow (Patrick Prendergast) n/a £0 End Links pedestrians and cyclists through to Belmont Trail, Montrose Walk, Stanmore Park, Bentley Priory Open Space and London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP) link. Old Lodge Way infill to existing street tree planting to ac as Green Grid connection to Bentley Priory Open Space. Investigate possible signage and tree planting in Stanmore Town Centre,as gateway to the Green Gird linking Stanmore Country Park to Bernays Gardens. Amner Lodge development opportunity to form green link Stanmore Broadway to Stanmore Recreation Ground and Stanmore Country Park. 11.1.03 Belmont Trail: South Harrow Improve access at Christchurch Avenue. Tree lined streets in Christchurch Avenue (part). Kenmore 595 m LB Harrow (Patrick Prendergast/ n/a £0 End Links Avenue to act as gateways to the Green Grid connecting Byron Recreation Ground / Belmont Trail to Barry Phillips/ Robert Agutter) Kenton Recreation Ground. Crossing point on Christchurch Avenue for safer routes to school, link to Priest mead and Elmgrove First and Middle Schools, connections with Belmont Trail to Kenton Recreation Ground and Byron Recreation Ground and Harrow Leisure Centre. Crossing points on Locket Road for safer routes to school, to Belmont First and Middle School and St Josephs RC School and connect to Green Grid. 11.1.04 Kenton Recreation Harrow Create and develop a green communications hub, linking up pedestrians and cyclists with the Harrow Soil testing to confirm extent of 21ha LB Harrow £5m deculvert, £0 Ground Town Centre, commercial areas, Kenton and Wealdstone, and Belmont. Landscaping and access contamination (Dave Corby/ Mick Bradshaw) £2m landscape improvements to encourage more people to use the park, including shared use path around park, bridge, safety and visibility improvements. Focus on community links, education and horticulture; establish a youth horticulture programme using existing Larches Trust (existing bowls club to be refurbished for their use) and links to existing allotments. Refurbish tennis courts into a multisports area, reintroduce tennis, add cricket, volleyball, French boule (petanque), green gym; develop wildlife area, sensory garden.Deculvert Wealdstone Brook within park (600m),construct attenuation ponds to slow water flow and reduce flooding issues on Wealdstone Brook downstream. Streambed nr. 3m below surface, and fill material is likely to be contaminated and require carting to approved tip. 11.1.05 Stanmore Park Harrow Improve biodiversity; replace dead trees 11.1.06 Temple Pond Harrow Improve biodiversity 11.1.07 Bernays Gardens Harrow Consider potential future uses of Cowman's Cottage and Cowsheds, including repair and redevelopment opportunities. Listed wall enclosure, brickwork repairs, replacement gate design, formation of second access point through wall. Consider requirements for major restoration and improvements to public gardens. 11.1.08 Stanmore Golf Harrow Investigate provision of dry wet ponds within Stanmore Golf Course to provide upstream storage for the Course:Floodwater Wealdstone Brook, in line with the Drain London Surface Water Management Plan. Soft landscape Retention engineered attenuation area combining blue corridor walk with Green Grid, - links through to the Belmont Trail. 11.2 Western Streams 11.2.01 Kodak Site Public Harrow Strategic route to provide connecting through private land, subject to negotiation; aim would be to Links establish sustainable transport connections with cycle and pedestrian routes through site, and create links to Headstone Manor (enhancing it as distinctive destination for Harrow) and providing access to the open green space beyond. Land Securities has entered into a development agreement with Kodak and welcomes inclusion of this project and will seek to identify the most appropriate route as part of future masterplanning. It is anticipated that proposals for the Kodak factory &sports ground/ car park site will seek to build on and integrate with the green infrastructure improvements proposed within Wealdstone.

11.2.02 Harrow and West Harrow Feasibility study: Design, Consultation and Implementation of Cycling on Greenways to introduce links 21.45 ha LB Harrow (Barry Phillips/ Rob Harrow Recreation through and to the Recreation grounds. Safe crossing point on Shaftesbury Avenue to link West Harrow Agutter, Patrick Prendergast/ Grounds Recreation Ground to Grange First and Middle School. Tree lined streets in Welbeck Road - Tintern Sajjad Farid / Paul Newman) Way - Welbeck Road - Eliot Drive - Maryatt Avenue to act as gateway to Green Grid to connect pedestrians and cyclists West Harrow Recreation Ground - Newton Farm Ecology Park. 11.2.03 Harrow Recreation Harrow Play facilities (at Gayton Rd Car Park and Neptune Point) for ages 12 and over at Harrow Recreation 0.2ha Fairview Enfield & London Ground: Play Area Ground Underground & Parkridge 11.2.04 Roxborough Bridge Harrow Improvements for access and safety of pedestrians and cyclists under and around Roxborough Bridge, 0.16ha LB Harrow (Dave Masters) upgrade hard and soft landscape and appearance. Signage to connect Harrow Recreation Ground to The Grove Open Space and historic heritage resource and footpath network of Harrow on the Hill.

11.3 Stanmore /Edgware 11.3.01 Edgware Brook: River Harrow Includes invasive species removal, improving water quality and streamside habitats, removing concrete/ Strategic coordination through Brent 1.1km Environment Agency (Neale Hider) Restoration timber channels (input from EA). In Chandos Recreation ground investigate possibly of constructing a Catchment Partnership meander in river, w/ timber decking platform for pond dipping. 11.3.02 Edgware Brook: Path Harrow Improve footpath between Chandos Recreation ground and Edgware Road: open up route, vegetation 1.1km LB Harrow (Mike Bradshaw/ Dave from removal, clear and relay footpath, construct footpath to rear of 9-17 High Street, Edgware, to connect to Corby) Belmont Trail to Edgware Brook path. Construct footbridge to connect to with Belmont Trail adjacent to Edgware Brook. Edgware Rd Install safer crossing point on Camrose Avenue; signage and street tree planting in Old Church Lane - Abercorn Road and Old Church Lane - Wolverton Road

28 Project Identification – Rolling Projects List

Project Project name Borough Project Description Next steps Size (ha, km) Project Owner estimated Funding in Funding Stage* number Total cost place Required

11.3.03 Stanmore Marsh Harrow Implementation of environmental improvements in Stanmore Marsh Management Plan; prepare an 4.35ha LB Harrow (Dave Corby) environmental management plan for the southern section of Stanmore Marsh. Remove timber channel on River Stanburn (Edgware Brook), create marshy areas and plant with marginals. Improvement to pond and some vegetation clearance in woodland (examined by EA). Improvements to Stanmore Marsh (SBINC, Grade II) to provide green link between Honeypot Lane development and Canons Park entrance: tidy verge, open up woods, scrub clearance, and widen footpath link; tree planting along Marsh Lane, Wildcroft Gardens to Canons Park. Gate refurb and extension, vegetation clearance work and footpath link to Canons Park. Possible signage/ tree planting, streets north of Canons Park.

11.3.04 Canons Park & Lakes Harrow Management Plans and investigate funding for works required. Historic Park Restoration Project. 23.6ha LB Harrow (Mike Bradshaw/ Dave Monitor to ensure compliance with HLF grant conditions, liaison with 'Friends of Canons Park', review Corby) further opportunities for future improvements. Activity days with Friends Group for training and to develop skills. Management works to The Spinney woods. Historic ha ha, work in partnership with Friends of Canons Park to investigate possibility of structural restoration. Management Plans and investigate funding for works to Seven Acre Lake required. 11.3.05 Dalkeith Open Space Harrow Dalkeith Open Space adjacent to Dalkeith Grove, dense woodland to north and open space to south. LB Harrow (Mike Bradshaw/ Dave Thin existing vegetation around tributary of Edgware Brook. Incorporate brook into open space. Corby) 11.3.06 Stanmore Place, Play Harrow Off site play area (former government buildings, Honeypot Lane, Stanmore Place) of a new children's Area play area or youth area within 1 kilometer of the site. 11.3.07 Stanmore Place, Harrow Provision of Public Art on the Site of Stanmore Place Public Art 11.3.08 Chandos Recr Ground Harrow Off site play area (former government buildings, Honeypot Lane, Stanmore Place) of a new children's Play Area play area or youth area within 1 kilometer of the site. 11.4 Greenbelt 11.4.01 Pynding Mersc Harrow Pynding Mersc, Stanmore Common creation of dam, wetland area, boardwalk and dipping platform. LB Harrow (Mick Bradshaw) £78K BAE /Ceasar's Pond habitat Caesars Pond ( Little Common SMINC): removal of silt to form bund along northern edge of site, build Spending up of marsh area with silt and replanting of marginal species in pond. Tree removal to reduce shading Plan - and leaf fall and enhance wildlife in and around pond. Post silt removal from Caesars pond, involvement S.106 of volunteers , Harrow Nature Conservation Forum (HNCF) and British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) in vegetation management. 11.4.02 Stanmore Country Harrow Stanmore Country Park. Improvements to existing water attenuation site. Improve native planting and LB Harrow Dave Corby, Mick Park: biodiversity. Fencing in preparation for grazing and introduction of cattle on Forty Acre Field at Stanmore Bradshaw) habitat management Country Park to improve biodiversity. 11.4.03 Brockley Hill Harrow New park developed. Potential important link to the edge of Stanmore County Park. Possible installation of a kissing gate. 11.4.04 Old Redding Complex: Harrow Includes Harrow Weald Common, The City and Grimsdyke Open Space. Site of Metropolitan LB Harrow (Dave Corby) £9.5 (LAA) Open Space Importance - Implementation of environmental improvements identified in the current (2010-2015) Management management plan, further improvements to footpaths, and installation of benches. LAA money available for use on Council owned land. Management and interpretation of ancient monument to include signage - some funding might be available from English Heritage. 11.4.05 Land at Bentley Priory Harrow £100K to assist in the provision of an ecology centre within the London Borough of Harrow - draft (The Common, Planning Obligation. Implementation of management plan for Bentley Priory Open Space and SSSI, Stanmore) including scrub clearance, increased grazing. 11.4.06 Oxhey Lane Flood Harrow Oxhey Lane flood storage area and control structure, attenuates water. Possible planting works on open space Grim's Dyke Golf Course. 11.4.07 Pinner Hill Golf Harrow Pinner Hill Golf Course, environmental improvements to existing flood defence attenuation ponds and Course: surroundings, connecting to circular walk, part of London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP), through Habitat Management Pinnerwood Farm and linking to Grim's Dyke Golf Course. 11.4.08 Grim's Dyke Open Harrow Working in partnership with tenants of Grimsdyke Hotel to develop an improvement plan for the historic Space open space and gardens. 11.4.09 Watling Farm Harrow Improve rights of way footpath network links, interpretation and signage. Improve access to encourage Woodland more people to use the Watling Chase Community Forest. Watling Farm Woodland sustainable woodland management, for example, green energy, charcoal for BBQ and improve public access, connections and signage. 11.4.10 Aldenham Country Harrow Investigate possible linking and signage to Aldenham Country Park, across Harrow boundary, in Park Link consultation with Hertfordshire 11.4.11 Edgwarebury Park & Barnet Investment and Management Plans: Recognition of the need for a holistic consideration of the Scoping / Briefing Report 56.7 ha LB Barnet - Strategy and £50,000 £0 £50,000 1 Scratchwood: investment and management requirements of the contiguous areas of open space. Such plan to and Feasibility Report Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Investment / investigate funding for works in relation to improved linkages between open spaces around Infrastructure Planning and Growth Management Plan Scratchwood, as well as the pattern and suitability of existing open space typologies and opportunities Areas Officer for maximization of the overall added value from considering and funding the open spaces in a joined-up manner. The area includes the Watling Chase Community Forest; areas of Green Belt and following designated nature conservation sites: Edgware Rough, Edgwarebury Brook, Edgwarebury Park (Park Management and Friends Group); Sulloniacis Pastures, Clay Lane, Mill Hill Golf Course, Scratchwood, Deans Brook and Moat Mount Open Space and Mote End Farm). 11.4.12 Rowley Green and Barnet Investment and Management Plans: Recognition of the need for a holistic consideration of the Scoping / Briefing Report LB Barnet - Strategy and £50,000 £0 £50,000 1 Arkley South Fields: investment and management requirements of these contiguous areas of open space. Plan to and Feasibility Report Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Investment / investigate funding for works in relation to improved linkages between open spaces around Arkley Fields Infrastructure Planning and Growth Management Plan and Rowley Green, pattern and suitability of existing open space typologies and opportunities for Areas Officer maximising overall added value from considering and funding the open spaces in a joined-up manner. The area includes the Watling Chase Community Forest; areas of Green Belt and following nature conservation and playing fields sites: Arkley South Fields, Glebe Lane Pastures, HDSA Sports Ground and Old Elizabethans Sports Club. In liaison with local community groups the opportunities for improvements will be identified aimed at delivering strong linkages to the investment/management plans within Scratchwood, Monken Hadley and Dollis Valley particularly with regards to the accessibility by public rights of way and cycling along Barnet Road in order to improve accessibility to this cluster of sites with poor accessibility as recommended in PPG17 study. 11.4.13 Cycling Greenway: Barnet Almost links with NCN 12 at Hadley Wood and provides a link through woodland and parks. Follows the Get agreement to allow cycling along 3 miles Sustrans 0 Cockfosters to London Loop route, upgrade surfacing & crossings Underhill via Monken where necessary Hadley and High Barnet 11.4.14 Cycling Greenway: Barnet Link from outside London to bring people in along a pleasant green link Get agreement to allow cycling along 3.5 miles Sustrans 0 Borehamwood to route, upgrade surfacing & crossings Totteridge and where necessary Whetstone via Rowley Green, Barnet Gate and the Dollis Brook

11.4.15 London Outer Orbital Harrow, Improvements to London Outer Orbital Path - (LOOP), Signage for linking route, stiles, gates, fencing Outline Designs LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny TBC 3 Path (Loop) Barnet works, footpaths and planting. Warren, Greenspaces Manager 11.4.16 Alternative Greenbelt Harrow, There is substantial opportunity to link up footpaths to provide an alternative / secondary route for Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility LB Barnet - Strategy and To be identified £0 NA 0 Route to London Outer Barnet traversing the greenbelt Report Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, thru scoping Orbital Path (Loop) Infrastructure Planning and Growth projects Areas Officer 11.4.17 Royal National Harrow The RNOH site is a key piece of Harrow's Green Grid. Located at the north east corner of the borough, Project requires Champion at LB Harrow at tbc LB Harrow tbc None * £30k ASAP Orthopaedic Hospital the site has the potential to organise routes into Harrow from neighbouring Brent green grid, from the high level who can progress discussions (May 2012) for green belt to the north and to bring much needed continuity to this patch of Harrow that is so rich in and negotiate with RNOH et al. and officer green grid verdant meadow and wooded spaces. time to progress proposals and manage masterplan for The undulating RNOH site itself is, even in its current state, a great collection of green hills, bowls, day-to-day, circa 1-2 days/week dedicated RNOH & ponds and water features, woods and fields. There is huge potential for a rich and varied series of time, plus appointment/extention of neighbouring landscapes that would intermesh with both the proposed residential developments but, more importantly consultant team(s). area perhaps, might begin to define a new typology for the clinical campus - one where clinical buildings are *£100k+ Jun-Oct embedded in a natural and characterful landscape, the design of which is tied to progressive ecological for development principles and where patient activity, exercise and respite is of central concern. to detailed design RIBA D. *£1M for links outside of RNOH redline

11.5 Colindale 11.5.01 Colindale Open Barnet Investment and Management Plans: Recognition of the need for a holistic consideration of the Investment Plan LB Barnet - Strategy and £15,000 £15,000 £0 3 Spaces Cluster: investment and management requirements to ensure that open spaces funding from the various S106 Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Investment Plan agreements is coordinated to deliver the maximum benefit for this community in support of open spaces Infrastructure Planning and Growth needs from this Growth Area. Areas Officer 11.5.02 Silkstream: Open Barnet Improvements and additions to the green corridor; way marking to routes along the Silkstream to Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility LB Barnet - Environment & 0 Space Network improve accessibility and connections between town centres of Edgware, Burnt Oak, Colindale and The Report Operations Strategy Team - Jane Hyde to Brent Reservoir as part of the London Plan Blue Ribbon Network. Explore improved linkages Shipman, Principal Officer for between the Silkstream and open spaces beyond the Borough boundary such as via the Oriental City Highways & Transport Strategy redevelopment. A first stage priority is to deliver a new high quality connection along the Silk Stream between the improved open spaces it passes through in Colindale Growth Area and the Brent Reservoir as key open spaces destination.

* Project stage: 0 = notional, 1 = scoping /briefing, 2 = feasibility study, 3 = outline designs, 4 = detailed designs, 5 = tender, 6 = implementation, 7 = management plans 29 Project Identification – Rolling Projects List Complete Phase one

Project Project name Borough Project Description Next steps Size (ha, km) Project Owner estimated Funding in Funding Stage* number Total cost place Required

11.5.03 Silk Stream Upgrade Barnet Enhancement of Silkstream Corridor to improve access and habitats to enhance biodiversity in Colindale Scoping report on biodiversity. Ongoing LB Barnet - Strategy and Unknown £1,000,000 2 as set out in the adopted Area Action Plan to complement the £1m of works completed by the management of flood prevention Regeneration - Peter Alsop, Environment Agency to the Silkstream to prevent fluvial flooding. Includes removal of toeboards for measures. Principal Planning Officer. bank naturalization (Environment Agency concept stage only) 11.5.04 A5 (Edgware Road) Barnet The Mayor's Street Planting Scheme has provided 77 trees and the maintenance of them for three years Additional funding required in relation to LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Andy £156,000 £66,000 £90,000 5 Street Tree (2010-2013) including rare Dawn Redwood trees. These trees have been planted along the Edgware watering of trees. Tipping, Principal Aboricultural Programme. Road, funding is now required for the watering of these trees. An objective of the Brent Cross Officer Cricklewood redevelopment includes the promotion of the open space network as an integrated entity; pedestrian accessibility and cycle routes will be considered as part of the A5 Corridor study. Bearing in mind also the concept of a regional park in North West London has been highlighted in the London Plan and North West London to Luton Corridor Prospectus for Sustainable Growth. Further funding required dependent on whether further tree planting is proposed. 11.5.05 Colindale to Copthall Barnet Explore potential of improved pedestrian linkages and signage from parks within Colindale to Feasibility study and outline design LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny £15,000 £0 £15,000 2 Sports Fields (new surrounding sites of interest. Opportunity to connect new or improved open spaces created in Colindale Warren, Greenspaces Manager green linkage) AAP with Copthall Sports Centre and Playing Fields. Improved access across the severance of the M1 / Midland Mainline / A41to encourage more use the sports & rec facilities, and offer a more sustainable route for people to access without cars. 11.5.06 Silk Stream-Oriental Brent, Improved cross boundary linkages between the Silk Stream at Montrose Playing Fields and Local Parks Detailed Design will be required once LB Barnet - Strategy and Unknown £0 Unknown City green link Barnet in LB Brent, via the redevelopment of Oriental City and Capitol Way sites along the A5 identified within feasibility and outline design work Regeneration - Peter Alsop, the adopted Colindale Area Action Plan. completed as part of the area-wide Principal Planning Officer. investment plan 11.5.07 Montrose Playing Barnet Enhancement of existing open spaces to address need for intensified usage as a result of housing Outline Designs 11. ha LB Barnet - Strategy and Unknown £166,022 Unknown 3 Fields Improvements growth: S106 funding secured from Colindale Hospital development to deliver improvements to the open Regeneration - Peter Alsop, space. Former tram shed is currently underutilized and has potential for use as a café/community facility. Principal Planning Officer. The PPG17 study recommended the potential for children's play provision. 11.5.08 Colindale Hospital Site Barnet New bridge to connect Montrose Park w/ Colindale Hospital development is agreed and fully-funded by a Implementation (This is required to be LB Barnet - Major Developments £80,000 £80,000 £0 3 to Montrose Playing S106 contribution in relation to planning application H/00342/09. Project willl open up playing fields to delivered prior to the occupation of 520 Team - Peter Alsop, Principal Fields (new green wider community and provide green link for an end-to-end Silkstream walking route to by-pass the residential units) Planning Officer. linkage) section of the river passing through the Health Protection Agency (closed to public). Planning approval includes provision of green and brown roofs to reduce runoff. 11.5.09 Colindale Park Barnet Improvements to existing open spaces: Colindale Park is identified within the adopted Colindale AAP as Detailed Design will be required once 1.1 ha LB Barnet - Strategy and Unknown £0 Unknown 4 Improvements an opportunity for improvements subject to investigation of the feasibility. feasibility and outline design work Regeneration - Peter Alsop, completed as part of the area-wide Principal Planning Officer. investment plan for cluster implementation. 11.5.10 Rushgrove Park Barnet Enhancement of existing open spaces: Rushgrove Park is identified in adopted Colindale AAPlan as Detailed Design will be required once 3.65 ha LB Barnet - Strategy and Unknown £0 Unknown 4 Improvements providing opportunity for improvements subject to investigation of the feasibility. PPG17 study feasibility and outline design work Regeneration - Peter Alsop, recommended improved access by walking and cycling; landscaping to improve range and quality of completed as part of the area-wide Principal Planning Officer. features, and linkages between this park and Malcolm Park, Watling Park and Grahame Park Open investment plan for cluster implementation. Space (renamed Heyborne Park). 11.5.11 Aerodrome Park Barnet New Park to be formed w/in current Peel Centre East Site; identified in the Colindale AAP and subject to Planning application 5ha LB Barnet - Strategy and Unknown £0 Unknown 1 the Peel Centre coming forward for development. Regeneration - Peter Alsop, Principal Planning Officer. 11.5.12 Heyborne Park Barnet Enhancement of existing open space: Complete re-landscaping to high quality and accessible usage as Completion spring 2011 -maintenance by LB Barnet - Strategy and Commercially Fully £0 7 part of Grahame Park Estate redevelopment programme. Improvements include major redesign and developer under license for period of 3 Regeneration -Abid Arai, Senior Confidential Funded landscaping to improve quality, usability and safety of the existing park, as well as to create a new years; after which adoption will be Project Manager 'central circus' as an extension to mitigate for a reduction in area of the main parkland. considered by LB Barnet 11.5.13 Grahame park Estate: Barnet Grahame Park Estate - Planning application includes the delivery of a small park in the northern part of Delivery in 3-4 years. LB Barnet - Strategy and Commercially Fully £0 3 Nord Park the site. Delivery is proposed in Phase 4. Regeneration -Abid Arai, Senior Confidential Funded Project Manager 11.5.14 Grahame park Estate: Barnet Grahame Park Estate - Planning application includes the delivery of a park in the southern part of the Planning application submitted LB Barnet - Strategy and Commercially Fully £0 3 south Park site (1/2 of the park will be delivered in Phase 1B) Regeneration -Abid Arai, Senior Confidential Funded Project Manager 11.5.15 Cycling Greenway: Harrow, Links more densely populated areas with open space Get agreement to allow cycling along the 6 miles Sustrans Edgware to Totteridge Barnet route and upgrade surfacing and crossing and Whetstone facilities where necessary

11.6 Finchley Ridge 11.6.01 Barnet Plateau: Barnet Investment and Management Plans: Recognition of the need for a holistic consideration of the Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility LB Barnet - Strategy and £50,000 £0 £50,000 1 Investment / investment and management requirements of the patchwork of areas of open space across Totteridge Report Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Management Plan and Mill Hill. Plan to investigate funding for works in relation to improved linkages between open spaces Infrastructure Planning and Growth around as well as the pattern and suitability of existing open space typologies, looking to maximise Areas Officer overall added value from considering and funding the open spaces in a joined-up manner and in liaison with local community groups. Improvements to all forms and uses of open spaces as the Regional Park conception is able to develop beyond initial Phase 1 and 2 priority projects, developed on a local basis in tandum with Upper Dollis Valley Investment and Management Plan so they can eventually be combined as a joined-up Totteridge and Mill Hill wider Investment & Management Plan.

11.6.02 Mill Hill East AAP: Barnet New local public park: New public parkland delivered as part of the planning application requirements. Planning application intended for Feb 2011 1.4 ha LB Barnet - Strategy and £325,000 Subject to £0 3 Panoramic Park The open space strategy itself includes the full landscaping of the park, as well as providing protection committee meeting Regeneration - Jo Dowling, planning for retention of the woodland to the north of the site along the Green Belt boundary, enhancement of the Principal Planning Officer existing Scout Woodland and provision of community/school all weather pitch. 11.5.03 Mill Hill East AAP: Barnet Three other new local public parks will be delivered through the Mill Hill East planning application. Planning application intended for Feb 2011 0.46 ha LB Barnet - Strategy and £200,000 Subject to £0 3 Central Community Furthermore, in terms of Green Infrastructure a number of swales are proposed in relation to the parks committee meeting Regeneration - Jo Dowling, planning Parks as well as ordinary streets; this will form significant number of green links throughout the site, all of Principal Planning Officer which will be between 5m and 8m wide. 11.6.04 Bittacy Park upgrades Barnet Enhancement of existing open space: Improvements will be made to the recreational capacity of the Planning application intended for Feb 2011 0.3 ha LB Barnet - Strategy and £290,000 Subject to £0 3 existing open space as well as providing access improvements to enhance the linkage between the committee meeting Regeneration - Jo Dowling, planning existing site and the planning application. Principal Planning Officer 11.6.05 Copthall Leisure Barnet Sporting facilities upgrade: Developments at Copthall stadium to include professional rugby facilities, Feasibility Studies and Outline Designs 50.6 ha LB Barnet - Property Services - Unknown Unknown Unknown 2 Centre, Playing Fields indoor winter training facility for athletics teams. Other proposals: improving existing Copthall Leisure would be required to assess if viable in Denise Barraclough, Principal and Sports Pitches Centre to allow consolidation of elite sporting facilities from across borough (to maximize cross- both commercial and planning terms Valuation Officer and Strategy fertilization of specialist sports support and training facilities), possible inclusion of tennis academy. and Regeneration - Kevin Waters, relocated national-standard gymnastics facility (from Hendon Youth Sports Centre). Copthall surrounded Principal Planning Officer. by MOL, but potential to intensify usage/ enhance sporting facilities to serve whole borough would be positive provided at the same time and alongside MOL character was protected 11.6.06 Sunny Hill Park & Barnet Enhancement of existing open space: Improvements to footpaths and cycleways, as well as Potentially dependent on other available 21.5 ha LB Barnet - Environment & £80,000 £80,000 £0 6 Hendon Grove landscaping improvements to support intensification of usage in the various sites at Middlesex funding supporting delivery. Improvements Operations Strategy Team - Jane upgrades University, The Burroughs. Such improvements to be funded at least in part by S106 contributions to Hendon Grove already being Shipman, Principal Officer for implemented by University Highways & Transport Strategy and Greenspaces Team - Jenny Warren, Greenspaces Manager. 11.6.07 Arrandene Open Barnet Enhancement of existing open space: Landscaping to improve the range and quality of features. Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny Unknown £0 Unknown 1 Space (PPG17 recommendation) Report Warren, Greenspaces Manager 11.6.08 Barnet Plateau Rights Barnet Improvements to existing rights of way: Improvements to access and quality of existing walking routes Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility LB Barnet - Strategy and Unknown £0 Unknown 1 of Way (new and across the area to provide meaningful day tirps and maximise the potential for accessing the proposed Report Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, improved Regional Park area. Such routes to also focus on delivering new or improved linkages between the Infrastructure Planning and Growth connections) existing open spaces and the walking routes arriving into the vicinity, as well as clear waymarking and Areas Officer footpath improvements where suitable. 11.7 Dollis Valley 11.7.01 Barnet Plateau and Barnet, A Regional Park for Barnet Plateau and Brent River Valley is dependent on enhancing and maintaining Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility LB Barnet - Strategy and £50,000 £0 £50,000 0 Brent River Valley Brent, the connection already provided by the Dollis Brook joining the higher lands of Totteridge and Barnet Report Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Proposed 'Regional Harrow with the Brent Reservoir; Greenwalk therefore provides the spine of any future Regional Park that could Infrastructure Planning and Growth Park' be launched. In recognition of the higher profile of the Greenwalk and its likely intensified use, an Areas Officer associated higher level of ongoing management would need to be delivered.It is impractical to simply launch the potential extent of the Regional Park, but instead to develop it in an iterative way by gradually linking up and joining-up Investment & Management Plans from sub areas (Edgwarebury/ Scratchwood; Rowley Green/ Arkley S, Totteridge/ Mill Hill; Monken Hadley; and Brent Reservoir). Barnet's proposed Green Infrastructure SPD will provide Barnet's overall strategic approach for the creation, protection and management of these networks of green infrastructure at the practical scale 11.7.02 Dollis Trail: Path / Barnet, Dollis Valley Green Walk (Barnet) improvements were focused on improving access; biodiversity and Ongoing management of improvements as LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny Unknown £680,000 Unknown 6 Wayfinding Brent, natural habitats – including signage, footpath work and entrances and facilities and infrastructure. As well as seeking of further funding to Warren, Greenspaces Manager Harrow well as £400,000 secured through the Mayor of London's 'Help a London Park' scheme, an additional address other sections of the Dollis Valley £250,000 was secured from TfL for cycle and footpath improvements and £30,000 from Walk London to Greenwalk. improve signage. Works in FY 2010-11 focused on the lower section of the greenwalk along the more urbanised and intensively-used sections of the trail to prioritise the needs of the greatest number of residents. This critical section of the Dollis Valley Greenwalk provides the future core linkage between the Barnet Plateau section and Brent Reservoir section of a future joined-up Regional Park; it will be important that linkages to the adjacent Lea Valley and Finchley Ridge Green Grid Area and its objectives are captured 30 Project Identification – Rolling Projects List

Project Project name Borough Project Description Next steps Size (ha, km) Project Owner estimated Funding in Funding Stage* number Total cost place Required

11.7.03 Upper Dollis Brook Barnet The next stage as a precursor to delivery of a future joined-up Regional Park. Opportunities and issues Continued engagement with Dollis Valley LB Barnet - Strategy and Unknown Unknown - Unknown 1 Study Area - Trial identified to date are: (i) to improve access to green spaces along the length of the greenwalk in order Estate Developer Partners through the Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, (Subject to Investment and to provide a connection for more people directly to the Green Belt, (ii) to restore and enhance amenity, competitive dialogue process. The Infrastructure Planning and Growth outcom of Management Plan biodiversity and floodplain, (iii) to join together existing fragmented playing fields to provide high quality planning application will require delivery of Areas Officer dialogue re Area (precursor to well-drained playing pitches that can be used more regularly with released pitches being joined-up to Feasibility Study into this wider area of LB Barnet - Strategy and Dollis wider Totteridge and form (iv) a new nature reserve and (v) an expanded and improved district park with a clearer identity and opportunity or at least a S106 contribution Regeneration Team - Susan Valley Estate Mill Hill Investment role as a boroughwide 'destination', (vi) to improve footpaths and cyclepaths both along the greenwalk towards LB Barnet undertaking such study. Botcherby, Senior Project Manager itself, but also in order to increase linkages to surrounding areas including through to Totteridge (Dollis Valley) Regenerati and Management Plan) Common and up to Monken Hadley. on) 11.7.04 Upper Dollis Brook: Barnet Removal of unnecessary toe-boarding from the riverbanks Brook Farm Open space D/S to West Concept only - still to be assessed tbc LB of Barnet / EA (Neale Hider) Bank Naturalisation Finchley. TQ 25600 94824 to TQ 24607 91134 11.7.05 King George V Playing Barnet Sport pitch upgrade and drainage. There is potential for improvements to connections to surrounding Continued engagement with Dollis Valley 26.9ha Sport England - Adrian Ledbury, Unknown Unknown - Unknown 1 Fields A & B open spaces to maximise access for existing and future residents. Playing pitch assessment/strategy is Estate Developer Partners through the LB Barnet - Strategy and (Subject to currently being undertaken and there is potential for development to the existing pavilion. The PPG17 competitive dialogue process Regeneration Team - Susan outcome of study identified the playing fields as a priority for improvements. Botcherby/ Denise Barraclough, dialogue Principal Valuation Officer. 11.7.06 Brook Farm and Barnet Changes of use in Brook Farm and Whetstone Strays for some of the existing playing pitches to Awaiting outcome of playing pitch strategy. 11.02ha LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 Whetstone Strays conservation areas; upgrades to remaining playing pitches. Playing pitch assessment/strategy is Matthew Gunyon, Leisure Facilities currently being undertaken. Manager 11.7.07 Brent Cross Barnet The approved Planning Application for Brent Cross Cricklewood provides a comprehensive strategy for Production of the Estate Management LB Barnet - Strategy and Commercially Fully £0 3 Cricklewood investment in civic squares and open spaces within the red line boundary of the site. Improvements to Strategy and then commencement of Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Confidential Funded Regeneration Area - and relandscaping of every open space within that area, as well as creation of a small amount of Phase 1 in circa 2015 Principal Project Manager Open Spaces Strategy additional open spaces is therefore being entirely delivered by the developer. The ongoing maintenance and Investment Plans of the open spaces will be required and tied in to the Estate Management Strategy and therefore will remain fully-funded in the long term. 11.7.08 River Brent Barnet Removal of concrete channel and creation of riverside parks and natural corridors Brent Cross Cricklewood outline planning LB Barnet - Strategy and Commercially Fully £0 3 Restoration application Phases 1-3 of development Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Confidential Funded Principal Project Manager 11.7.09 Clitterhouse Stream Barnet Creation of new park as part of open space strategy related to comprehensive redevelopment. (Brent Brent Cross Cricklewood outline planning LB Barnet - Strategy and Commercially Fully £0 3 restoration Cross Cricklewood Application ref. C/17559/08 dated Oct 2010). Potential to explore improved linkages application approved awaiting details Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Confidential Funded between new spaces as part of growth area proposals and open spaces outside of Borough boundary. Principal Project Manager 11.7.10 Claremont Park Barnet Many new or improved open spaces improvements at Claremont Park. Potential to explore improved Part of Phase 2 development 2021-2025 19.9ha LB Barnet - Strategy and Commercially Fully £0 3 linkages between new spaces as part of growth area proposals and open spaces outside of Borough Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Confidential Funded boundary. Principal Project Manager 11.7.11 Clitterhouse Playing Barnet Enhancement of existing open spaces: Renovation of the existing playing fields for more intensified Part of Phase 2 development 2021-2025 19.9ha LB Barnet - Strategy and Commercially Fully £0 3 Fields renovation usage Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Confidential Funded Principal Project Manager 11.7.12 Hendon Leisure Barnet Replacement Hendon Leisure centre. Brent Cross Cricklewood outline planning LB Barnet - Strategy and Commercially Fully £0 0 Centre application approved awaiting details Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Confidential Funded application Principal Project Manager 11.7.13 Brent Cross Barnet An objective of the Brent Cross Cricklewood redevelopment includes the promotion of the open space Brent Cross Cricklewood outline planning LB Barnet - Strategy and Unknown Fully £0 0 Cricklewood / Hendon network as an integrated entity. Pedestrian accessibility and cycle routes will be considered as part of application approved awaitng Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Funded Park / Dollis Trail: the A5 Corridor study. details.Scoping meeting undertaken in Principal Project Manager 11.7.14 Cycling Greenway: Barnet Primarily follows the Pymmes Brook along the London Loop before cutting across via Oakleigh Park Get agreement to allow cycling along the 2.5 miles Sustrans Arnos Park to Station to join the Dollis Brook route and upgrade surfacing and crossing Totteridge and facilities where necessary 11.7.15 Cycling Greenway: Barnet Approximately half the route follows the Capital Ring and Dollis Valley Greenwalk Get agreement to allow cycling along the 4.5 miles Sustrans Hamstead Heath to route and upgrade surfacing and crossing Copthall SC via Sunny facilities where necessary 11.7.16 Cycling Greenway: Barnet Part of the Capital Ring Get agreement to allow cycling along the 1.5 miles Sustrans Brent Reservior to route and upgrade surfacing and crossing Hendon Park facilities where necessary 11.8 Brent Reservoir 11.8.01 Brent Park Barnet The PPG17 study recommended improvements to make the park more welcoming and secure. New play Completed LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny Unknown £40,000 6 equipment has been provided to date. Warren, Greenspaces Manager 11.8.02 Brent Reservoir: Open Brent, Brent Reservoir / Welsh Harp Management Plan (plus potential Investment Plan) including the reservoir, Welsh Harp / Brent Reservoir Action Plan 100; British Waterways, Barnet Council, . 7 Space SSSI Barnet river and open space land in London Boroughs of Brent and Barnet. The linked and potentially linked as part of Welsh Harp / Brent Reservoir conceptually Brent Council. Brent contact for Management Plan open spaces include the Reservoir, southern marshlands and Dollis Brook corridor to Brent Cross, Management Plan more initial enquiries: Leslie Williams. Neasden Recreation Ground, Canal Feeder and River Brent corridor to Neasden Lane and then adjacent Barnet Council: Jenny Warren. to Quainton Street Open Space and Chalkhill Open Space (as far as the culvert under the three railway British Waterways: Lella O'Dea, lines); Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre, Birchen Grove allotments; New St. Andrew's Jon Guest. Church and grounds, Old St. Andrew's Church and churchyard, Dors Close allotments; Welsh Harp Open Space, Barnet Open Spaces between the Reservoir and Cool Oak Lane and including sports fields, the eastern marsh, northern marsh, open space around West Hendon housing estate, allotments off Cool Oak Lane, West Hendon Playing Fields, Silver Jubilee Park, Church Lane Recreation Ground and allotments, and river corrdior alongside Dollis Brook north into Barnet. With improved linkages to the Silkstream. 11.8.03 Welsh Harp Sailing Barnet Replacement sailing base on Welsh Harp. There is currently vacant a sales suite and offices are Planning application approved W13937/04. 11.38ha Developer, LBB Judith Ellis, LBB £1 million 0 Club planned which will remain for next 3/4 years. Within infrastructure Delivery Plan. Proposed implementation 2011-2015 Abid Arai, Siobahn O'Donoghue

11.8.04 Neasden Recreation Brent Crossing the North Circular Road Ground Link 11.8.05 Brent Reservoir/ River Brent Crossing Blackhill Lane linking R Brent open space, Birchen Lane and reservoir; tree tlanting (gap Brent Link project, LB Brent?) 11.8.06 Brent Reservoir SSSI Barnet Reedbed restoration and enhancement - TQ 22036 87521 to TQ 14686 81293. In progress: two projects over the winter 1.2ha Welsh Harp Conservation tbc £6,000 tbc Reedbeds 2009/10 and 2010/11 completed. Volunteers implementing the Welsh harp Management Plan agreed by the Welsh Harp Joint Consultative Committee 11.9 Fryent Country Park 11.9.01 Fryent Country Park Brent Fryent Country Park including the management and restoration of the landscape for recreation, Fryent Country Park Management Plan; 108 ha Brent Council: Parks Service. £210,000 £60,000 £150,000 7 biodiversity and economically as a farm. The Park is managed organically. Surviving Brent Valley and Contact: Leslie Williams Barnet Plateau landscape in more or less original condition. Rolling landscape of hay meadows, hedgerows, small woodlands, ponds, streams, largely on London Clay. Links with Brampton Grove Open Space, Masons Field (extension to Fryent Country Park), walking links to Roe Green Park and Kingsbury High Road, and Capital Ring. The land is used for crop production: hay, wood, and some non- commercial quantities of fruit 11.9.02 Roe Green Park Brent Potential for various environmental and educational projects, and signage in relation to connectivity to Biodiversty Fryent Country Park. 11.9.03 Northwick Park Brent The site is designated Metropolitan Open Space and Public Open Space in the Borough’s UDP. Projects Biodiversity to be identified which will further objectives as set out in Brent Biodiversity Action Plan and improve access for recreational facilities. 11.9.04 Wealdstone Brook Brent Long term opportunities for flood control, landscape, recreation, biodiversity. From Kenton Road, Links with Wembley Stadium, River Brent Brent Council Parks Service through Woodcock Park, Kenton Grange, alongside various small open spaces (some accessible), projects. towards Wembley Stadium area and River Brent Park. North of Brent: through residential housing into Harrow. 11.9.05 Roe Green Link Crossing at Kingsbury Road, route to Kingsbury High School 11.9.06 Queensbury Harrow Remove chainlink fence separating Kenton Brook from Queensbury RG and secure adjacent property LB Harrow (Dave Corby, Mick Recreation Ground boundaries. Improve water quality of Kenton Brook: redefine channel, open up section of river, Bradshaw) incorporate reed bed filters and include the river in the park. Work with local schools to encourage greater curriculum use of the park. Renovate tennis courts, replant areas to enhance security, safety and appearance. Relay path network, improve infrastructure. 11.9.07 Cycling Greenway: Brent Continue improvements to the alignment that links Roe Green park with Fryent Country Park, the Council 3 miles Sustrans Kingsbury to Wembley officers with a new bridge over the railway to Wembley Stadium

11.9.08 Kingsbury Park: Brent Improvements to existing park to improve biodiversity tbc EA (Neale Hider) Biodiversity 11.10 Urban Edge 11.10.01 Wembley Area Green Brent To be included in Wembley Area Action Plan DPD covering Wembley Growth Area, Wembley Industrial Wembley Area Action Plan will be 70ha Brent Council: Regeneration and approx £10 £0 approx £10 0 Grid Estates and Brent Park. Anticipated infrastructure will include: produced for consultation in summer 2011 Major Projects, Planning. (Contact: million (not million • Creating 2.4 hectares of new public open space comprising of a new park (1.2 ha min) and 3 pocket Joyce Ip). including land parks with significant re planting and grassed areas costs) • Improving access (entry treatments, signage, lighting etc) to existing open spaces and improving quality: Copland playing field, Brent River Park and King Edward VII Park • A number of larger scale open spaces would be interlinked by pedestrian only and shared surface treatment • Increasing public access to Wealdstone Brook and by semi naturalisation is proposed to enhance biodiversity and reduce the risk of flooding. • Improving existing natural landscapes at the Wealdstone Brook and River Brent • Improving connection to Olympic Way via green links • Planting 1,000 new trees • Creating more semi-private green areas • Reconfigure the street network to allow improved accessibility to open spaces. • High quality enhancements to public realm, including tree planting, street lighting and public art.

* Project stage: 0 = notional, 1 = scoping /briefing, 2 = feasibility study, 3 = outline designs, 4 = detailed designs, 5 = tender, 6 = implementation, 7 = management plans 31 Project Identification – Rolling Projects List Complete Phase one

Project Project name Borough Project Description Next steps Size (ha, km) Project Owner estimated Funding in Funding Stage* number Total cost place Required

11.10.02 Wembley / R Brent Brent A pedestrian & cycle bridge link between the Brent River Park and the river north of the three railway Feasibility study nr 70m wide Brent Council (Joyce Ip) £3.5 million £0 £3.5million 0 Rail Bridge lines would link to the river and open spaces northwards; and effectively towards the Brent Reservoir and beyond. 11.10.03 Chalkhill Open Space Creation of new public park in Chalkhill as final stage of Chalkhill Estate regeneration programme. The Completion of new park. Links to wider 1.5ha Regeneration and major Projects anything up to £55,000 £200,000 4 new park includes play area, orchard, and wildlife area. A new footpath link to existing St David's Open Wembley Green Grid (Landscape - Garth McWilliam) £250,000 Space has been created 11.10.04 River Brent Park Brent Phase 2 of the River Brent Park restoration. One of the core elements of the openspace strategy in the A cycle path funded by Sustrans linking St 1km Brent Council (Joyce Ip) £1.318,710 £75,000 £1,243,000 2 (Tokyngton Phase2) adopted Wembley Masterplan Supplementary Planning Document (for the Stadium area) is to captialise Raphael’s Estate and Tokyngton to be on the existing natural landscape assets within Wembley. The Brent River Park Project, a partnership delivered by Spring 2011; an exemplar project between the London Borough of Brent and the Environment Agency, aims to improve the sustainable pavilion by summer 2011 openspaces and restore up to 2km of the River Brent, running through Tokyngton Park, St Raphael’s (requires Planning permissions). A project Estate and the Wembley Industrial Estate. Full river restoration - taking the river Brent out of its concrete Board involving partners, supportive constraints and returning it to natural bed, banks and meanders from TQ 20275 85529 to TQ 20107 organisations and funders will be set up to 84727. The feasibilty study, hydomorpholgical survey, design and consents in principal are already in steer the project, with different themes place. Urban regeneration, improvements to access and biodiversity, accomodating climate change and led/supported by individuals/organisations. flood risk.

11.10.05 Wealdstone Brook Brent Long term opportunities for flood control, landscape, recreation, biodiversity. From Kenton Road, Links with Wembley Stadium, River Brent tbc Brent Council Parks/ EA (Neale 0 through Woodcock Park, Kenton Grange, alongside various small open spaces (some accessible), projects. Hider) towards Wembley Stadium area and River Brent Park. North of Brent: through residential housing into Harrow. Includes 900m in Wembley Industrial Estate. 11.10.06 North Circular Road Brent The North Circular Road Regeneration Area is identified in Core Strategy policy CP13. Regeneration Regeneration, transportation, access, Brent Regeneration and Major £4,600,000 £0 £4,600,000 0 Corridor proposals include the removal of houses most affected by noise and air pollution of the NCR, junction housing, noise reduction, air pollution Projects (Abigail Stratford), improvements and the creation of cycle paths and open space/planting on land where dwellings have reduction, and reducing risks from Environmental Health (Jennifer been removed. Risks from contaminated soil will also be reduced. contaminated soils. Creating green barrier Barrett). and tree planting. 11.10.07 A40 Corridor Planting / Ealing Regeneration, transportation, access, housing, noise reduction, air pollution reduction, and reducing Ealing Council Cycle Path risks from contaminated soils. ???

11.10.08 Park Royal: Park Royal is the principal industrial area in West London. A draft Opportunity Area Framework has been Park Royal Opportunity Framework 700ha (total Park Royal Partnership, 10,000 £4,3000,00 £15,000 per year 1 Management for prepared by the GLA which seeks to increase employment opportunities, improve access, improve the finalised and joint Area Action Plan PR area, 40% Trees project - Lawrence for tree planting Biodiversity public realm including the planting of 10,000 trees across Park Royal as part of the Trees for Cities adopted. is in Brent) Usherwood (LB Brent) & Kate project Project. A Park Royal Public Realm Strategy was produced in 2008. Sheldon (Trees for Cities) 11.10.09 Park Royal East Gate Links Park Royal Station with Canal - extends existing Sustrans route?

11.10.10 Neighbourhood Walk Ealing Highways programme to address rat running, encourage walking, cycling and mass transit use Ealing Council Highways & Cycle Measures

11.10.11 Park Royal South Gate Links?? Investigate links E-W to Wormwood Scrubs (LB Hammersmith & Fulham) ???

11.10.12 Neighbourhood Walk Highways programme to address rat running, encourage wallking, cycling and mass transit use - corridor Ealing Council Highways & Cycle Measures and neighborhood related, but no specifics available

11.10.13 King Edward VII Park, Brent Compact district park, though with limited potential for linkage with other green spaces, significant public Biodiversity improvements, waymaking 10ha Brent Council Parks Service £280,000 £0 £280,000 0 Wembley open space in Wembley area as is only park over 2ha within area of major regeneration and growth. and sports pitch improvements (Shaun Faulkner). Park will be focus for improved play and sports provision including installing football & cricket pitches and refurbishing pavilion. 11.10.14 Barham Park Brent New woodland and biodiversity improvements New woodland and biodiversity. 10ha Brent Council Parks £30,000 £0 £30,000 0 Biodiversity 11.10.15 Horsenden Hill Golf Brent Public visitor facities / management for biodiversity- ?? More information required from Brent Course 11.10.16 Alperton/ Grand Union Brent The Grand Union Canal runs the Alperton Growth Area. Alperton has been designated a Growth Area in Consultation on Alperton Masterplan SPD 12 (Alperton Brent Council - Regeneration & £1,960,000 £0 £1,960,000 1 Canal Links Brent LDF Core Strategy. A masterplan is being produced for Alperton Growth Area, to guide the mixed in Jan 2011 and adoption in May 2011. Growth Area Major Projects (Beth Kay) use regeneration of 12.25 ha of land along the canal for 1,600 new homes by 2026. Core Strategy only) policy CP8 identifies anticipated infrastructure required to support growth, including a new 1ha public park and 3 x 0.2ha public squares. The open space strategy aims to improve connections to existing open spaces including One Tree Hill and Heather Park, by creating green links and tree planting. New pocket parks will be created along the canal side, and a more attractive pedestrian environment along the canalside will be promoted with new bridge crossings and links to public transport interchanges at Alperton and Stonebridge stations. The canal continues into Park Royal, where an Opportunity Area Framework has been developed (see Park Royal project).

11.10.17 Church End Brent New park, cemetery, tree planting and links to Wembley. Redevelopment 11.10.19 Harlesden Town Brent Improvements to Station Road 8ha (approx Harlesden town centre area) Transportation - Adrian Pigott £300,000 anything to Centre: millions Public Realm/Open 11.10.20 Stonebridge Estate: Brent Improvements for Biodiversity and urban regeneration. Concept only - still to be assessed tbc LB of Brent / EA (Neale Hider) Canal Feeder 11.10.21 Wembley Way Finding Brent Wembley wayfinding project is aimed at promoting and facilitating walking in Wembley as part of the Extend Wayfinding route to Ealing Road 2km min Transportation - Adrian Pigott, £150,000 £150,000 To extend 2 wider Legible London initiative. Legible London includes, amongst other things, street signage and and Alperton (links to canal). Also Planning - Zayd Al-Jawad upwards Wayfinding route maps and is intended to form a single London-wide wayfinding system. The Wembley Wayfinding route potential to extend beyond town hall and min. £150,000 includes 15 signposts at 8 locations within the wembley corridor stretching from Wembley Central station link to Welsh Harp and Fryent Country will be needed to Wembley Park station. Park 11.10.22 Tokyngton Park River Brent Removal of approximately 800 m of concrete lining of river channel to re-create natural plan form, Landscape architects appointed to carry 800 m Joyce Ip (LB Brent) tbc tbc tbc Restoration Phase 2 upstream of phase 1 completed in 2003. The completion of phase 2 of this project will link two previously out initial design/amend previous design naturalised sections of the River Brent. Success of the project in terms of moving the river towards good drawn up by Halcrow. ecological status remains constrained by poor water quality and invasive plants. These issues need to be addressed in association with Thames Water and Brent parks division respectively. Opportunties exist for community/volunteer involvement in ongoing management and maintenance of Tokyngton Park.

11.11 Heritage Parks 11.11.01 Gladstone Park Brent Restoration of Gladstone Park including 'pleasure grounds, landscaped parkland, and sports areas. Develop designs for landscaped garden 45ha Mark Smith (Design £60,000 - £60,000 £40,000 0 Compact but very little potential for greenspace links beyond except for inclusion and restoration of within remains of Dollish Hill House &Regeneration), Parks Service £100,000 HLF William Gladstone fields, and nearby allotments. (Shaun Faulkner, Andy Atkins). 11.11.02 Roundwood Park Brent Compact, limited potential for linkage with other green spaces though two adjacent cemeteries and Suitability of Roundwood Annex for new 13ha Brent Council Sports Service at least £0 £250,000 1 public events field to south. Roundwood Park will be site for new Roundwood Youth Centre - a Beacon pitch & changing facilities to be explored (Gerry Kiefer) £250,000 centre for young people in Brent. Possibility of installing pitches and changing facilities at Roundwood Annex to be explored. 11.11.03 Acton Park / Sports Ealing Open leisure centre to public use, combine management to form District Park - more information Ealing Council Grounds required from LB Ealing? 11.11.04 Ealing Common Road Ealing Replace roadways with lawn - more information required from LB Ealing? Ealing Council Closure 11.11.05 Walpole Park / Ealing Walpole Park HLF restoration in progress. Combine management of Walpole and Lammas Parks. Ealing Council Lammas Park Adjust entrances and provide crossings to improve access between the two parks. Management 11.11.06 Gunnersbury Park Ealing, This is a major project between Ealing and Hounslow to restore and refurbish the landscape and An options appraisal undertaken; develop 83.5 ha LB Hounslow, LB Ealing £25 million £5.25 £19.75 million Mngmt & Facilities Hounslo buildings at Gunnersbury Park Stage One HLF bid million Upgrade w 11.11.07 Gunnersbury Cycle Cross borough cycle hub focused in Gunnersbury Park. Improvements to paths and new cycle circuit Part of Hounslow's Biking Borough Plans, 83.5 ha LB Hounslow, TfL £250,000 £100,000 Hub around park. Enhance cross borough links and improvements to access by foot and bicycle between running to 2014. Scoping work /discussion Gunnersbury Park and open spaces in Kew and Richmond. Overlaps between Chiswick Roundabout with LB Ealing and Kew Bridge with route of the Cycle Super Highway. 11.11.08 Neighbourhood Walk Ealing Highways programme to address rat running, encourage walking, cycling and mass transit use Ealing Council Highways & Cycle Measures

11.11.09 St Johns Park Hounslo Master plan development which includes re-planting , re-placement of paths and railings, and Replacement of the playground. Source 2.23ha London Borough of Hounslow £650,000 £138,000 £512,000 w replacement of the existing play facilities. funding for the paths, railings and plainting. 11.11.10 Osterley Park: Middle Hounslo Extension of the footpath network at Osterley Park, so that visitors can walk around Middle Lake. The next steps include full costings and 8ha National Trust, Osterley Park £500,000 £50,000 £450,000 1 Lake Biodiversity/ w Clearances to some scrub and secondary tree growth, footpath construction. This will extend public wildlife surveys. Paths access to Osterley's wildlife and also provide an opportunity to manage our lake margins more effectively from a bio-diversity point of view.

11.12 Brent River OS Corridor 11.12.01 R Brent: Brent River Ealing Successful bid through Mayor of London's 'Help a London Park' programme. Includes river restoration LB Ealing (Richard Barber) / £21,000 £21,000 Park and habitat creation, fencing: Removal of obsolete structures obstructing flow, pond restoration, ditch EA (Neale Hider) clearance, channel restoration, fencing. Part of extensive Brent River Park restorations to value of £400,000. 11.12.02 River Brent: Costons Ealing Creation of wetland habitat /reedbed. Diverting the Costons Brook through reedbed. Access & Concept only - still to be assessed. 500m LB of Ealing (Richard Barber) / Brook regeneration, improvements for biodiversity ; to accommodate flood risk and climate change. Concerns Feasability study required. Env Agency (Neale Hider) over the presence and depth of sewers running through the site. TQ 14886 82665 to TQ 14869 82251

32 Project Identification – Rolling Projects List

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11.12.03 R Brent: Ruislip Road Ealing New wetland n/a LB Ealing (Richard Barber)/ £10,000 n/a E Wetland Env Agency (Neale Hider) 11.12.04 R Brent: Brentham Ealing Creation of new ponds to support existing weland environment EA permisssons 1ha LB Hounslow (Richard Barber) £10,000 £10,000 Meadows Wetland 11.12.05 R Brent: Greenford Ealing Reinstatement of double meander in Mayfield, ditch clearance and channel clearance at Greenford ditch clearance underway 150m Environment Agency (Neale Hider) n/a £5,000 Meander Island; kingfisher habitat to bank 11.12.06 Brent River Park: Ealing Restoration and extension n/a LB Ealing (Richard Barber) / n/a £15,000 Trumpers Way Pond EA (Neale Hider) 11.12.07 R Brent: Boston Manor Hounslo Creation / restoration of floodplain condition in R Brent back flow area adjacent Grand Union Canal Environment Agency (Neale Hider) 0 Park Wetland w 11.12.08 Boston Manor Park: Hounslo This is a major project to restore the Grade 1 listed Jacobean house and gardens. An options appraisal and conservation 13.9ha London Borough of Hounslow £3.6 million nil £3.6 million House w master plan has been developed; consulting on the options appraisal this summer. 11.12.09 Uxbridge Road Ealilng information needed from LB Ealing? Crossing 11.12.10 Boston Gardens Ealing Highways programme to address rat running, encourage wallking, cycling and mass transit use Nghbd Walk & Cycle Measures 11.12.11 Elthorne Heights Walk Ealing Highways programme to address rat running, encourage wallking, cycling and mass transit use & Cycle Measures

11.12.12 Osterley Park: GU Hounslo Develop cross borough links between Osterley Park, Wyke Green, Trumpers Wood and Elthorne Park Scoping work and discussion with officers 400ha LB Hounslow, LB Ealing Canal / w (latter in LB Ealing) at LB Ealing Elthorne ParkLinks 11.12.13 Cookoo Park OS Ealing information needed from LB Ealing?

11.12.14 Waterman's Park Hounslo Park improvement and new marina, located on the Cycle Super Highway Consultation and design work, alongside LB Hounslow w that being undertaken on the Cycle Super Highway (2013) 11.12.15 The River Brent Ealing Invasive species control program covering river Brent, its banks and tributaries between A40 (Brentham BCP Richard Barber approx £15k n/a n/a Project/ Help A Meadows) and M4 motorway bridge (Grand Union Canal). Approximately 5ha across several hundred PA London Park locations. 11.12.16 The River Brent Ealing Ditch and wetland improvements. ongoing BCP Richard Barber £2,000 n/a n/a Project/ Help A London Park 11.12.17 The River Brent Ealing Ongoing litter removal program working along the length of the Brent in Ealing. ongoing BCP Richard Barber approx £80k n/a n/a Project/ Help A PA London Park 11.12.18 The River Brent Ealing Installation of two litter booms to assist in litter clearance. Due to be installed May 2012. BCP Richard Barber £3k. n/a n/a Project/ Help A London Park 11.12.19 The River Brent Ealing Channel Restoration and habitat improvement in greenford island and Walker Close. Concept BCP Richard Barber £22k. n/a n/a Project 11.12.20 Lower Brent Eel Pass Ealing Installation of eel passes on weirs at Osterley, Boston Manor and Brentford Lock, with possible Some funds need to be set aside for post Chris Cockel (TRRT) £80K Funds in place Project extension to Thames Lock weir. Contractor appointed, project in design stage. Formal permission still installation monitoring and ongoing from the Rivers Trust (Defra) required from council, EA and BW. Ready to engage with community to encourage post installation maintenance/adjustment of passes. monitoring. 11.13 Hampstead Ridge 11.13.01 Little Wood Nature Barnet Improvements to landscaping and increase in nature conservation provision as recommended by PPG17 Improved landscaping 1.2 LB Jenny Warren 0 Reserve and Fletchers study. (capital Ring Area) Gardens (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

11.13.02 Golders Hill Park, Barnet Repair and replacement of play ground equipment. In progress City of London Corporation £7,500 Hampstead Heath: Play Equipment 11.13.03 Golders Hill Park, Barnet Repair of historical wall garden walls, to include rebuilding of parapets, replacement of damaged Work to start April 2011 City of London Corporation £50,000 Hampstead Heath: brickworks and repointing. Fencing Repair 11.13.04 Golders Hill Park, Barnet Repainting and repair of fences in Golders Hill Park. Work to start April 2011 City of London Corporation £16,000 Hampstead Heath: Sports Pitch Drainage

11.13.05 Hampstead Heath Barnet Field drainage survey of winter sports areas on Hampstead Heath Extension . Work to be completed May 2011 City of London Corporation £8,000 Extension: Sports Pitch Drainage 11.13.06 Hampstead Heath Barnet Replacement of 4 outfall pipes on winter sports areas on Hampstead Heath Extension Completed February 2011 City of London Corporation £12,000 Extension: Sports Pitch Changing Rooms 11.13.07 Hampstead Heath Barnet Repainting of changing rooms for soccer and rugby Completed January 2011 City of London Corporation £4,500 Extension: Bridge Repair

* Project stage: 0 = notional, 1 = scoping /briefing, 2 = feasibility study, 3 = outline designs, 4 = detailed designs, 5 = tender, 6 = implementation, 7 = management plans 33 Pollarded Willows along the Brent Corridor, Elthorne Heights, Ealing

34 Phase One Early Delivery

This section identifies a first phase of projects to deliver area objectives and opportunities. 35 Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Boston Manor Park Wetland, Brent River Park, Brent X Cricklewood, Dollis Trail Path/ Wayfinding Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: Brent Catchment Partnership All River Brent boroughs Thames 21 Governance: Brent Catchment Partnership Land Ownership: Various, public and private Planning Issues / Designations: Location: Brent Catchment Size: 80km Project Type: Open Space Management Delivery / Budget / Process Status: Half of anticipated £100,000 cost has been raised. Long Term Management Scenarios: Repeat applications over course of three years may be required to completely eradicate wee species Next Steps: Tender to Contractors

11.0.01 Control of Invasive Weed Species Herbicide application would be by specialist The principal target plants will be Giant Hogweed contractors, but there is also a proposal for Thames (GH), Japanese Knotweed (JKW) and Himalyan 21 volunteers to manually remove HB, and apply JKW Balsam (HB). These plants can have negative treatment in the Welsh Harp SSSI at Brent Reservoir impacts on public health and safety, bank erosion and structural integrity, and biodiversity. This action fits within the Thames River Basin Management Plan; though the Brent is designated a ‘heavily modified’ water body, mitigation measures such as weed species eradication enhance the ecological value of marginal aquatic habitat, banks and the riparian zone. All key stakeholders agree in principal to contributing funding to a programme to eradicate JKW. The works must proceed in a co-ordinated manner, from the top of the catchment area down.

36 Phase One – Project Details

Associated Projects: Kenton Recreation Ground Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB Harrow, Sustrans Governance: LB Harrow Parks: Dave Corby, Paul Newman Land Ownership: LB Harrow, lease arrangements in place with Stanmore Golf Club. EDF occupies 20m section Planning Issues / Designations: Negotiation with EDF Energy and Stanmore Golf Club may be necessary Location: TQ 16166 89358, TQ16755 91753 Size: 5 km Project Type: Green Corridor Delivery Status / Next Steps: Outline Design and costings; Easement negotiations Budget Status: £30k secured, significant further funding required. Project Feasibility: Delivery viable for 70% of corridor , but may require negotiation for sections subject to lease/private ownership.

11.1.01-03 Belmont Trail –less than five miles from much of central Harrow. Redevelopment in Harrow and Wealdstone, and at At the south end of the route, convenient and safe the 23 hectare former Kodak site, will put pressure links will be made to retail and business centres on local parks in an area already deficient in open and the Trail will offer local shoppers a pleasant space. This trail along a disused rail line will be a alternative to a car journey. Along the route there green corridor linking Wealdstone and the Greenbelt, are recreation sites – a golf course and leisure offering pedestrians and cyclists a car-free route to centre - and attractive places to visit such as Bernays the Greenbelt’s extensive woodlands and fields. It Gardens, Temple Pond and the ruins of the old St would also facilitate a strategic link connecting the Johns Church. Thames and the Greenbelt. Connections to neighbourhoods adjacent the route, Clearances, removal of invasive species, and new particularly to the planned intensification area of planting would encourage habitat creation. central Harrow & Wealdstone, will be improved with Some path construction and road crossings are in directional signage, cycle lanes, and street tree place but all-weather surfacing is absent in most planting. parts. Additional controlled crossings are needed if more residents are to be encourage to the Greenbelt

37 Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Boston Manor Park Wetland, Brent River Park, Brent X Cricklewood, Dollis Trail Path/ Wayfinding Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB Harrow, Environment Agency Governance: LB Harrow Dave Corby, Mick Bradshaw Land Ownership: LB Harrow Location: TQ169078888, TQ1643189222 Size: 21ha Project Type: River restoration, floodwater storage, access to greenspace, productive landscapes, greenskills training, biodiversity enhancements. Planning Issues / Designations: TBC Delivery Status / Next Steps: Secure funding Budget Status: TBC Project Feasibility: Fair. A key open space for Harrow’s Intensification Area. Process Status: Outline

11.1.04 Kenton Recreation Ground The park is a potential connection to the Belmont Trail The project proposed for Kenton Park would transform from Harrow’s IntensificationArea.. it, in a new paradigm for ‘green’ local parks where floodwater attenuation and retention functions are integral, the river celebrated, ecological diversity maximised, food production for local consumption encouraged, and resident involvement in park management maximised through education, voluntary and paid employment opportunities. Kenton Park is currently an expanse of amenity lawn with local recreational value and allotments The most ambitious task here would be restoration of the brook, which has been buried underground for decades. Management for ecological diversity is envisaged, and expansion of the allotments.

38 Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Links parks along Silk Stream, links to Upper Dollis Brook and Brent Reservoir Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB Barnet Governance: LB Barnet Adam Driscoll Land Ownership: LB Barnet Location: TQ 21329 89942 Size: around 200ha (Colindale AAP Area) Project Type: Planning Document Greenspace Investment Strategy/ Management Plans Planning Issues / Designations: “Adopted Colindale Area Action Plan, Grahame Park planning application awaiting decision; Silk Stream – Nature Conservation -Site of Borough Importance,: links with Welsh Harp - SMINC, SSSI, Green Chains and Metropolitan Walks. Proposed A5 Corridor study. North West London - Luton Corridor Delivery Status: Outline Phase Next Steps: Plan delivery. Budget Status: £15k, fully secured Project Feasibility: Deliverable

11.5.01 Colindale Open Spaces Investment Plan Investment and Management Plans: Recognition of the need for a holistic consideration of the investment and management requirements to ensure that open spaces funding from the various S106 agreements is coordinated to deliver the maximum benefit for this community in support of open spaces needs from this Growth Area.

39 Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects Brent Cross Cricklewood, Upper Dollis Brook, Regional Park Study Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB Barnet, Mayor of London Governance: LB Barnet, Jenny Warren Land Ownership: LB Barnet Location: TQ 23677 88086, TQ 26081 93944 Size: 4km Project Type: Green Corridor Planning Issues / Designations: Green Belt, MOL, Areas of Special Archaeological Significance, Conservation Areas (incl. Art.4), Nature Conservation Sites (SMINC, Sites of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation), Green Chains and Metropolitan Walks. Adopted Mill Hill East Area Action Plan. Linkages with Capital Ring & London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP) Delivery Status / Next Steps: Delivery 2011-2012 Budget Status: £740,000, in place Project Feasibility: In delivery

Salmon’s Brook flows under the A10 at Bury Street

11.7.02 Dollis Greenwalk the Barnet Plateau section and Brent Reservoir Dollis Valley Green Walk (Barnet) improvements section of a future joined-up Regional Park. Lastly it were focused on improving access; biodiversity and will also be important that linkages to the adjacent natural habitats including signage, footpath work and Lea Valley and Finchley Ridge Green Grid Area and its entrances and facilities and infrastructure. As well objectives are captured. as £400,000 secured through the Mayor of London’s ‘Help a London Park’ scheme, an additional £250,000 was secured from TfL for cycle and footpath improvements and £30,000 from Walk London to improve signage. Works have been undertaken in financial year 2010-11 and focused upon the lower section of the greenwalk along the more urbanised and intensively-used sections of the trail to prioritise the needs of the greatest number of residents. But moreover this critical section of the Dollis Valley Greenwalk provides the future core linkage between

40 Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Dollis Valley Greenwalk, Regional Park Study Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB Barnet Governance: LB Barnet Adam Driscoll Land Ownership: LB Barnet, Totteridge Manor Association Location: TQ 26081 93944, TQ 23462 95037 Size: 4km corridor, associated open spaces. Project Type: Access improvement, green corridor creation Planning Issues / Designations: Adopted Mill Hill Area Action Plan, Green Belt, MOL, Areas of Special Archaeological Significance, Conservation Areas (incl. Art.4), Nature Conservation Sites (Sites of Metropolitan Importance, SBINC, Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation), Green Chains, designated Metropolitan Walks. Dollis Valley Green Walk proposals. London Outer Orbital Path Delivery Status Next Steps: Continued engagement with Dollis Valley Estate Developer Partners through the competitive dialogue process. The planning application will require delivery of Feasibility Study into this wider area of opportunity or at least a S106 contribution towards LB Barnet undertaking such study. Budget Status: Confidential Project Feasibility: In negotiation with developer

11.7.03 Upper Dollis Brook Study be used more regularly with released pitches being A precursor towards delivery of a future joined-up joined-up to form (iv) a new nature reserve and (v) an Regional Park is to create the northern gateway as a expanded and improved district park with a clearer recreational and ecological open space resource along identity and role as a borough wide ‘destination’, (vi) the Brent River Corridor. In this upper section of the to improve footpaths and cycle paths both along the Dollis Brook, areas of open space are more substantial greenwalk itself, but also in order to increase linkages either side of the Brook and therefore offer a greater to surrounding areas including through to Totteridge level of opportunity for careful coordination and Common and up to Monken Hadley. A playing pitch maximisation of public benefit. Opportunities and assessment/strategy is currently being undertaken issues identified to date are: (i) to improve access to assess the priority locations for this usage and to green spaces along the length of the greenwalk investment needs in relation to improved drainage. in order to provide a connection for more people directly to the Green Belt, (ii) to restore and enhance amenity, biodiversity and floodplain, (iii) to join together existing fragmented playing fields to provide high quality well-drained playing pitches that can

41 Phase One – Project Details Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: Brent Cross Development Partners

Governance: Private Development Land Ownership: Brent Cross Development Partners Location: TQ 23211 87783 Size: 19.9ha Project Type: Infrastructure Delivery Plan adopted 2010. Brent Cross Cricklewood Regeneration Area - Open Spaces Strategy and Investment Plans 2011-2015. Phase 1 -2015-2017. New River Brent Nature Park and Clitterhouse Stream Nature Park; Phase 2- 2021-2025. Claremont Park, Clitterhouse Playing Fields; River Brent Restoration: Phase 1-3. Phase 4 :Railway Lands Nature Park and Northern Lands Nature Park,Phase 6. Planning Issues / Designations: London Plan: Area of Opportunity. Outline planning permission Brent X Cricklewood, West Hendon Regen Area Development Framework adopted 2005. NW London - Luton Corridor, Hendon Park (MOL, SBINC,) Welsh Harp (MOL, SSSI), Green Chains& Metropolitan Walks. West Hendon - Local Centre Delivery Status / Next Steps: by developer Budget Status: Developer contribution Project Feasibility: Dependent on development Process Status: Outline permission secured Budget Status: Funding dependent on development.

11.7.07 Brent Cross Cricklewood (New Parks) Brent Reservoir a half mile to the west and from the New parks associated with a mixed use development: Dollis Valley Trail a similar distance to the east will the River Brent is to be de-channelised, increasing need to be addressed in future projects. its floodwater retention capacity and making it more accessible. Adjacent Cricklewood athletic fields south of the North Circular Road there are plans to deculvert the stream and make a new waterside park; and along the western edge of the development a linear wild meadow is projected. Background documents provided in the planning submission indicate the developer is aware that there is not a lot of open space within the proposal, and they suggest the quality of the spaces provided is as important as quantity. Road and rail crossings are shown east and west of Cricklewood, but these do not lead to any nearby open spaces. Severance of the area from the

42 Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Brent Cross Cricklewood, Fryent Country Park Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: British Waterways, Welsh Harp Joint Consultative Committee, LB Brent, LB Barnet, Environment Agency, Groundwork London Governance: British Waterways, Tav Kazmi Land Ownership: British Waterways, LB Brent, LB Barnet Location: TQ 21810 87566 Size: over 100 ha (incl adjacent open space) Project Type: Feasibility Study, leading to major capital investment Planning Issues / Designations: Welsh Harp - Metropolitan Open Land, SMINC, SSSI, Green Chains & Metropolitan Walks.

Delivery Status / Next Steps: Secure funding Budget Status: £30k required Project Feasibility: Good

11.8.02 Brent Reservoir Management Plan Management of the reservoir is the joint responsibility For many decades after its construction in the 1830’s of two Boroughs and British Waterways; and there is to provide water to the Grand Union Canal, Brent an active Friends group. Reservoir was a destination well known to Londoners hoping to enjoy a day out boating and strolling, as The Development Plan will explore well as betting on greyhound racing and drinking at – priorities / facilities needed – existing and new the popular tavern at Welsh Harp. While there are still – growth & development pressures two boat clubs on the lake, it is now known best as – key physical links a SSSI and a secluded, quiet retreat. The reservoir’s – cost plan – new infrastructure location within two miles of three large mixed use – cost plan – existing & future management projects with an expected population of several – delivery plan – programme, milestones, partners tens of thousands, in areas identified as deficient – review of governance in access to open space & nature suggests the reservoir needs to be prepared with a Development Plan that can accommodate and benefit from larger visitor numbers as well as protecting habitats.

43 Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects Brent Reservoir Development Plan Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB Brent Governance: LB Brent, Leslie Williams Land Ownership: LB Brent Location: TQ 19637 87649 Size: 103 Ha Project Type: Feasibility/ Access study, Management Plans Planning Issues / Designations: TBC Delivery Status / Next Steps Further required funding to be secured

Budget Status: £60, 000 secured, £150,000 required Project Feasibility: Good

11.9.01 Fryent Country Park to increase significantly in the next fifteen years) This open space of 103 hectares, though bisected include cycle and walking routes with crossing of by a busy distributor road, is a well-loved, preserved Fryent Lane and at Kingsland Road (at nearby Roe fragment of the area’s agricultural past with Green Park), all-weather paths, better signposting woodlands, hay meadows and hedgerows. It offers from local transit stops and local schools, and sweeping views from several high points. Current publicity to raise the park’s profile. management practise emphasises biodiversity and Introduction of allotments could also be considered. organic hay production. The Management Plan needs to reflect on how to Though surrounded by extensive suburban reduce the effect Fryent Lane has on the park –the development it is not conveniently serviced by any speed limit in some sections is 50mph. Wealdstone mass transit stations (two are present, both three Brook runs along one of the country park’s boundaries quarters of a kilometre away); combined with the and a project on this watercourse could be developed lack of apparent ‘attractions’ and the absence of all- to address floodwater retention and wildlife habitat weather paths, this means visitor numbers are low. creation. There is a current project listing for Roe Opportunities to address this, which would ease Green Park which targets improved biodiversity. demands on other open space in the area, (expected

44 Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Invasive species eradication Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB Brent, Environment Agency Governance: LB Brent, Joyce Ip Land Ownership: LB Brent Location: TQ 19935 84719 Size: 1km river corridor Project Type: River restoration, flood risk reduction, landscape improvement, biodiversity enhancement Planning Issues / Designations: TBC Delivery Status / Next Steps: Outline design/costing in place. Funding bids to be developed. Budget Status: £1.3m required; £ for Sustrans bike route in place. Money for the first phase was obtained from a variety of sources, including ERDF, the LDA, Neighbourhood Renewal, LB Brent Capital and Section 106 funds, Groundwork, and London’s Waterway Partnership. Project Feasibility: Fair.(Subject to funding)

11.10.04 River Brent (Tokyngton) Park Phase 2 route to school will accommodate shared bicycle and The first phase of river restoration in Tokyngton Park, pedestrian travel, and there will be new furnishings was completed in 2009; it was well received and including a gazebo. cited as a successful model in the London Rivers The park’s surroundings are intensively developed Management Plan. Phase 2 works would continue in industry and transport, and Tokyngton Park is the restoration, removing 850m of concrete river an essential ‘green lung’ for residents in adjacent channel and replacing it with natural meanders. neighbourhoods. Community involvement This improves floodwater retention capacity; this is associated with the project planning aims to important, as areas downstream of Tokyngton are reduce crime in the park and create a safe, restored flooded on a regular basis. environment. Community engagement extended Dechannelisation will have ecological benefits to local schools, promoting nature conservation such as in increase in the number and diversity of and making links with the local intermediate labour freshwater and river margin plants and animals, and market. an improvement in water quality. Landscaping of . the open space areas to either side of the river will provide recreational benefits: widened paths on a

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135.1m Located at the north east corner of the borough, the principles and where patient activity, exercise and site has the potential to organise routes into Harrow respite is of central concern. from neighbouring Brent green grid, from the green belt to the north and to bring much needed continuity to this patch of Harrow that is so rich in verdant meadow and wooded spaces. The undulating RNOH site itself is, even in its current state, a great collection of green hills, bowls, ponds and water features, woods and fields. There is huge potential for a rich and varied series of landscapes that would intermesh with both the proposed residential developments but, more importantly perhaps, might begin to define a new typology for the clinical campus - one where clinical buildings are

46 Phase One – Project Details Associated Projects: Grand Union Canal Partners / Supportive Organisations / Funders: LB Ealing, Environment Agency Governance: LB Ealing Land Ownership: LB Ealing Planning Issues / Designations: TBC Location: TQ 14931 80605 Size: 1km river corridor Project Type: Landscape improvements, access improvements, river restoration, biodiversity enhancement. Delivery / Budget £400,000 secured Project Feasibility: Deliverable Process Status: TBC

11.12.01 Brent River Park As the River Brent meanders toward the Grand Union Canal and the River Thames, its banks become more shallow and broad. Through the boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow its wide flood plain is often in expanses of green– golf courses, sports grounds, and public parks – and its banks flanked by naturalised woodlands and fields. Along the route to Brentford there are fine examples of Victorian rail and canal engineering. At the centre of this southern section of the Brent, near Hanwell, lies the Brent River Park, which secured funding through the Mayor of London’s ‘Help a London Park’ programme. Planned works include river restoration, habitat creation, removal of obsolete structures obstructing water flow, pond restoration, ditch clearance, and channel restoration.

47 Headstone Manor Allotments, Harrow

48 Forward Strategy

This section concludes the Area Framework with a series of recommendations for further action, including funding and governance arrangements.arrangements 49 Forward Strategy – Gap Analysis Gap Analysis The projects included in this Area Framework contribute toward the delivery of the Vision, Area Objectives and Strategic Opportunities for green infrastructure in the Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau. However, in some instances, aspirational projects or extensions of identified projects can further ensure that the Green Grid is strengthened and made more accessible to neighbouring communities. These recommendations are detailed in the Gap Analysis opposite and following: – key linking projects to create a well used, recreational and strategic green corridor along the Brent River Valley between Barnet and the Thames from Brent Reservoir at Staples Corner, to Dollis Trail / Hendon Park at Brent Cross, and between Park Royal and Ealing Golf Course. – new projects to mitigate noise and air pollution along existing paths and open spaces by major roads – new projects improving the quality of connections for walkers / cyclists from Brent Valley to visitor destinations like Neasden Temple/Wembley Stadium . – local linking projects along the Grand Union Canal feeder channel, to develop its potential as an accessible local link/ green/blue corridor – new linking projects along the Capital Ring between the River Brent Valley in Ealing, the Grand Union Canal, Horsenden Hill and Harrow on the Hill, and from the Dollis Valley Greenway to Hampstead Heath to increase safety and accessibility of existing routes . – new projects along the Grand Union Canal feeder channel to develop its potential as an accessible green/blue corridor connecting a range of open spaces and visitor destinations like Neasden Temple and Brent Reservoir in Central Brent/Neasden – new projects along the Grand Union Canal to increase its value as a wildlife corridor – new projects in streets in addition to tree planting, re balancing road space for a range of reasons: SUDS, improving quality/safety for walking & cycling, for biodiversity, and for children’s play – new parks and urban greening to address deficiency areas particularly in the East & South East of the study area, and more linking projects to existing greenspaces. Identified projects Strategic gaps in links Project recommendations Intensification areas Strategic Industrial/Employment Sites Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216. 50 Forward Strategy – Recommendations Forward Strategy Overview of the Programme Priorities budgets for many stakeholders, however the ALGG The contemporary landscape of north west London In the short term we propose a number of projects and the Area Framework will has been shaped primarily by strategic thinking – which can begin to bring GI to the fore in people’s a) put project owners in a strong position to bid for the Grand Union Canal, it’s levels maintained by the experience of the study area, and which support the funds that do become available waters of the Brent, provided a site for industry, as ambitions of the framework described above. Priority b) help project owners negotiate with holders of other it does today, its distribution functions replaced by projects are: funding streams (or staff resources; in-kind support) arterial roads; railways, and the underground allowed – Invasive species removal from the Brent river to deliver projects in synergy with other projects or London’s population to grow, and suburbs spread corridor programmes. across a mainly flat agricultural landscape; through – Belmont Trail Beyond developer contributions, a number of other strategic planning the Greenbelt was established to – Kenton Park funding sources are available, including Heritage and contain London’s suburban growth. Strategic thinking – Upper Dollis Valley Study other Lottery Funds and Landfill Tax, ( the Brent Valley is now required to face the challenges of the twenty – Dollis Greenwalk and Barnet Plateau are within eligible funding areas). first century - continued population growth, climate – Colindale Parks Study There may also be potential contributions for specific change, sustainable transport, loss of biodiversity, – Brent Cross Cricklewood elements such as SUDS or tree planting from bodies pollution and public health. Green Infrastructure is – Fryent Country Park Access Study and like Thames Water or from public sources like the central to facing these challenges. The All London Management Plans Mayor of London. Green Grid initiative provides a new strategic focus for – Brent Reservoir Development Plan managing the GI assets of the Brent Valley & Barnet – South Kilburn Parks Programme Management & Measuring Success Plateau at a sub regional level, that can bring together – Tokyngton Park In the immediate future, project owners and Local Government and strategic agencies around a – Brent River Park stakeholders will actively pursue capital funding coherent vision for the future. The main focus for the opportunities, including continuing to focus efforts Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau is : In the Medium/Long Term our proposals will have on the Development Planning process. Design for * To re-establish clean, connected green/blue a close strategic fit with our vision and objectives. London will continue to support a Green Grid Steering infrastructure as central to quality of life, to local Priority projects are: Group for Area 11, and work with strategic partners communities, and to the identity of north west – Brent River Corridor connections at Wembley, and stakeholders to prepare ongoing delivery and London, worthy of investment and promotion by Brent Cross & Staples Corner funding strategies. combating pollution, making connections, raising the – North West London Regional Park Study The process of identifying and defining the projects quality of existing spaces, and restoring/establishing – Water quality enhancement and flood risk and preparing a Project Implementation Framework new GI assets, allied with growth. reduction measures area wide has concentrated on the short to medium term * To promote a network of safe family friendly – Greening measures throughout the ‘Urban edge’, to issues of identification, appraisal and delivery of walking and cycling routes across the area through create biodiversity corridors, address climate change, the projects, and has tended to focus on capital and between green spaces and along water courses, reduce noise pollution and increase air quality. investment. There is also need in the coming year to to schools, shops and stations, to challenge reliance identify responsibility for long term management of on cars, and overcome local severance caused by Project Delivery the assets and the ongoing strategic level resourcing major transport infrastructure. Phase 1 of our programme has been identified by of GI programme management. Unlike other areas * To address contemporary challenges like climate weighing each project’s importance in delivering a within the ALGG, there is no well established group change, pollution and flood risk through GI, for range of Green Grid objectives, and its deliverability already working at the sub regional level. The recently example by increasing vegetation cover through - a funding strategy is in place, and there is a project established Brent Catchment Partnership may be street trees, planted verges or green/brown roofs, sponsor willing and able to see the project through to prepared take on this role. Whatever group emerges, and promoting SUDS in new developments/ existing completion. There remains a gap between projected there is a need to establish appropriate member streets; opening up channelised rivers, providing costs for Phase 1, and secured funds of circa £4.5 reporting/decision making mechanisms; and to note natural water filtration in reedbeds, particularly Million. Planned growth will provide the majority that central group working may well require additional in parks, and adapting parks and open spaces to of funding for Phase 1 projects, through developer resources. accommodate flood water storage; addressing air contributions. Longer term, this funding route will We recognise the value of setting standards by which quality and noise in parks and green/blue corridors be particularly relevant to achieving wider strategic the success of the programme can be measured through planting/ground modelling goals like establishing the River Brent green/blue and evaluated. This will require the definition of a * To provide more opportunities for increased corridor, and assessing the feasibility of a Regional set of outputs and intended impacts, such as area biodiversity by changing management of open spaces Park. of land upgraded, length of paths laid, water quality and water areas, protecting and enhancing valuable Very many of the projects listed are aspirational, and measures etc, which, when set against cost and time, sites for nature, and providing appropriate access, moving forward to delivery presents real challenges, will provide an indication of the efficacy of programme visitor and interpretative information at key sites to not least in finding resources to continue to champion delivery. foster greater understanding and stewardship. and steer projects at a time of significantly reduced 51 Forward Strategy – Recommendations Impacts are, by their nature, more subtle, as they attempt to capture the benefits to the area in social, environmental and economic terms. Borough wide reporting, in terms of perceived improvement of quality of life for Borough residents can be measured locally. Discussions are ongoing with Design for London arising from the earlier work in East London as to whether it would be preferable to define performance measures at sub-regional level, to allow benchmarking and comparison.

Stakeholder & Community engagement Organisational stakeholders have been actively engaged in the preparation of the Framework through direct involvement in the Steering Group, and independent meetings/contacts This will continue in future, establishing a programme of meetings to be held at least on a quarterly basis. Efforts will be made to increase active membership and meeting attendance from all Boroughs and existing invitees, and to widen the stakeholder group, and forge links with surrounding sub regions and groups beyond the London boundary. Direct involvement of local communities will increase in importance as the programme moves towards implementation. It will be evident from our emphasis on tailoring programmes to the needs of local groups that there is huge scope for direct involvement of communities in shaping the green grid and working with us on implementation. In this way a real sense of ownership will be engendered which will be key to achieving our vision of putting Green Infrastructure back at the heart of community life in north west London.

52 Grand Union Canal, near Osterley Lock

53 Appendices – Baseline Description Accessible Open Space Managing Climate Change Regional, Metropolitan, District and local composite open space deficiency plan This map shows distribution of public and other open The potential impact of changing climate on the fluvial This map broadly reflects the distribution described space in the area, to typologies defined in the London flood risk may be considerable, as rivers here flow under Open Space Typology. However, there may be Plan. The Greenbelt is prominent along the north in restricted channels with only narrow buffer zones many more localised deficiencies in access to open boundary, extending south well into Barnet. Large through residential areas, for much of their length, space, due to the barriers formed by major transport open spaces often on hill tops, and a range of other, with many residences and even sections of the corridors. Access to a network of linked open spaces small parks are fairly evenly distributed, except in the North Circular in the functional floodplain. Projects is also not equally available to all residents. more urbanised and industrial inner suburb of eastern and initiatives should seek to address the issues of Brent and Ealing where there are few larger open water and flood management by increasing storage spaces. The visual impact of green space in the area capacity along the area’s watercourses particularly is less than might be expected as many parks are on lands in public ownership, and seeking to reduce hidden from view behind houses or infrastructure, and run off from streets, through the introduction of SUDS, mostly isolated from each other. Linked corridors of and by increasing tree and shrub planting. open space exist along the southern Brent and Grand Union Canals, and in the north east along the Dollis River.

Regional Parks Metropolitan Parks District Parks Strategic Housing Land Availability Local Parks And Open Spaces Brownfield Land Database Small Open Spaces Indicative Fluvial Flooding + Overlaid Deficiency in Access to Public Open Space Pocket Parks Indicative Tidal Flooding Other / Private Open Spaces Open space –

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216. 54 Appendices – Baseline Description Access to Nature Ecological and Landscape zones Making Connections

Residents of heavily built up areas lack access The study area sits primarily on heavy clays of Underground and local railways radiating from Central to nature in all the study area Boroughs, with the the Barnet Plateau. The Brent rises in the higher London define and sustain the area. The northern exception of Hounslow (adjacent the Thames). The ground on the Greenbelt, and, bounded by the harder roads of the A40, A5 and M1 all connected to the North deficiencies can be addressed through increasing formations of the Finchley and Hampstead Ridges, Circular Road are the key road arteries but the area the ecological value of existing open spaces, and flows southwestward over gently falling topography is well served by secondary roads. The M4 and Great increasing native street tree planting. Several projects to the Thames. Hills in the plateau form landmarks Eastern railways cut across the southern edge of the of this kind have been prioritised in the London Plan, and provide extensive views. Along its southern area. The Capital Ring, and further to the north, the and are included in the rolling Project List. reaches through the Hayes Gravels, the river corridor London Loop, are important strategic walking routes is much broader and flatter. The area’s historically whilst the Brent River and Regents Canal provide agricultural land has largely been built over, with the complementary waterside greenways. exception of pasture and woodland parcels along the Greenbelt, and remnants of historic vegetation like boundary oaks found throughout the Boroughs.

Transport Nodes SSSI SE England Rail Network SINC Metropolitan Chalk Solid Underground Network SINC Borough 1 Gravel and Sandy hiltops National Cycle Route SINC Borough 2 Clays Sustrans greenways SINC Local Loams Strategic Walking Routes Deficiency in Access to Nature Low level Gravel Other Walking Routes Sites to Reduce Areas of Deficiency Flood PLain soils Thematic Local Walks

55 Appendices – All London Green Grid SPG Chapter 5 GGA11 Links This Appendix is an unabridged copy of the relevant links for GGA11, the ALGG SPG was published on 16 March 2012.

Strategic Corridors Strategic Links Metropolitan Park Opportunities Regional Park Opportunities Regional Parks Metropolitan Parks District Parks Local Parks and Open Spaces Small Open Spaces - Pocket Parks Other / Private Open Spaces Strategic Walking Routes Strategic Cycling Routes

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216. 56 Appendices – All London Green Grid SPG Chapter 5 GGA11 Links The Brockley Hill Link Grand Union Canal Link follows the route of the London LOOP and runs east extends to the west to form a route to the Yeading west between the two arms of the Brent Valley corridor and onto the Colne Valley from Osterley corridor. Park. Further north, the Paddington branch also heads south westwards from the green spaces at The Silk Stream and Edgware Brook Link Horsenden Hill, passing through a number of urban runs from the green spaces around the Brent areas and green spaces. Heading eastwards, it goes Reservoir through suburban development to the large through urban areas, including Park Royal industrial open spaces on the urban fringe at Stanmore. The park, before continuing into central London as the watercourses are only visible and accessible along Regent’s Canal Link. sections of the corridor. The Gunnersbury Link The Pinner Wood-Grimsdyke Link and the Brockley Hill runs southwards from the Brent Valley through Link Hanger Hill where it branches into two at Ealing. follow the London LOOP strategic walk through the The western branch continues through a network Green Belt from the Colne Valley in the west to the of parks and sports fields to rejoin the Brent River Dollis corridor in Barnet. It links together a number of at Boston Manor Park. The eastern branch passes large accessible green spaces, including Oxhey Wood, through Ealing Common and urban development to Harrow Weald Common, Stanmore Common and the Gunnersbury Park and the Thames, although the M4 open spaces at Elstree, Scratchwood and Moat Mount. and railway lines create a substantial barrier between the river and the park. The Dollis Link connects large open spaces of real distinctiveness The Hanger Hill Link and biodiversity, linking Moat Mount Open Space connects with the Brent Valley corridor at Boston in the Green Belt to the Brent Valley via the Folly Manor Park and playing fields to the Gunnersbury Brook and Riverside Walk Gardens and onwards to Link at Ealing. In between it links with sports grounds, Hampstead Heath. The northern part runs through Lammas Park, Walpole Park and Haven Green at farmland and playing fields, with the lower reaches Ealing Broadway. providing a green corridor through the built up area, where some sections are culverted. The Dollis Valley Greenwalk connects these open spaces and links in to the London LOOP and Capital Ring strategic walks.

The Pinner Park Link makes a connection to the Celandine Route an official 19km walking route. It links the large open spaces in the Green Belt around Harrow Weald Common through Pinner Park to the tip of the Yeading Brook corridor. From here the Link continues through residential areas connecting disconnected parks to Sudbury Hill.

The Harrow on the Hill Link runs east through Northwick Park, Preston Park and Fryent Country Park to the Welsh Harp Open Space and Brent Reservoir. There are a number of north to south transport routes that create barriers along the link.

57 Appendices – Group Membership Sub-area chair Glossary of terms ALGG All London Green Grid EA Environment Agency ELGG East London Green Grid Design for London design advisor EU European Union Shape www.shape.eu.com GAF Growth Area Funding GI Green Infrastructure Shape is an urban design, landscape architecture and regeneration company. Shape GLA Greater London Authority combines high standards of design with meaningful participation to involve people in HLF Heritage Lottery Fund the process of change, helping them to shape their environment and economy for a LDA London Development Agency sustainable future. LDF Local development framework Working with communities, councils and the private sector, Shape brings together LWT London Wildlife Trust stakeholders to find common ground and build consensus. NE Natural England Shape works at a variety of scales from the smallest neighbourhood initiative, to central NT National Trust urban squares and from retail centres to the rural fringe. We work efficiently, maximising SAUL sustainable and accessible urban landscapes the value of budgets and completing on time. S106 Section 106 Agreement for planning gain We can help bring your vision for change from feasibility stage to completion, find TfL Transport for London funding, and ensure local involvement.

Design for London Design Advisor Graeme Sutherland [email protected] Graeme Sutherland is a founding director of Adams & Sutherland, an established design- led RIBA chartered practice offering a full range of architectural, landscape and urban design services. We undertake a diverse range of work, predominately in London, for clients ranging from the GLA, LDA, BW and ODA to boroughs and community groups, to which we bring a clear, imaginative and sensitive design approach. The practice is founded on a commitment to working predominately in the public sector and on projects with genuine social relevance. We are interested in how people use places and spaces. We recognise that although the result may be simple the demands may be complex, varied and conflicting and our emphasis is always on the project itself rather than a preconceived stylistic approach.

Members Richard Rutter British Waterways Leslie Williams LB Brent Jan Henson LB Hounslow Tav Kazmi British Waterways Shaun Faulkner LB Brent Laura Tierney LB Hounslow Sarah Green English Heritage Alex Hutson LB Camden Mark Frost LB Hounslow Ellie Seaborne Environment Agency Matthew George LB Camden Victoria Whaley LB Hounslow Neale Hider Environment Agency Shaun Kiddell LB Camden Adam Driscoll LB of Barnet Richard Copas Environment Agency Declan Gallagher LB City of London Gulnar Hasnain LDA Jamie Dean Design for London Richard Gentry LB City of London Mathew Frith London Wildlife Trust Honoré Van Rijswijk Design for London Sue Ireland LB City of London Sharon Coleman London Wildlife Trust Matthew Carrington Design for London Colin McKenzie LB Ealing Ian Wilson National Trust Maurizio Biadene Design for London Ian Weake LB Ealing Brian McDonald Natural England Jane Carlsen GLA Mark Brayford LB Ealing Sarah Jane Scott Natural England Peter Massini GLA Nick O’Donnell LB Ealing Mike Woods North West Green Arct Jean Rolfe Green Corridor Nicola Masters LB Ealing Tony Leach Parks & Spaces Lindy Kelly Groundwork Richard Johns LB Ealing Katharina Kroeger Street Management Matthew Carrington Groundwork Shahid Iqbal LB Ealing Ben Reynolds Sustain Simon O’Dell Hertfordshire County Council Stephen Marshall LB Ealing Carl Pittam Sustrans Jonathan Ducker Land Trust David Eaglesham LB Harrow Matt Winfield Sustrans Cathy Munonyedi LB Barnet Denis Vickers LB Harrow Michelle Quin Sustrans Jenny Warren LB Barnet Denise Cheong LB Harrow Neville Cavendish The London Employer Accord Martin Cowie LB Barnet Sajjad Farid LB Harrow ColinMann Transport for London Nick Lynch LB Barnet Sally Reeves LB Harrow Rob Rees Watling Chase Hertford Nicola Bird LB Barnet Stephen Kelly LB Harrow Paul Bragg LB Barnet Ajit Bansal LB Hounslow Amy Tyler LB Brent Andrew Smith LB Hounslow Dave Carroll LB Brent Chris Calvi-Freeman LB Hounslow Joanne Francis LB Brent Gillian Bernadt LB Hounslow Joyce Ip LB Brent Hamish Pringle LB Hounslow

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Notes: This production of this area framework has been supported by C-Change, a project funded by the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) INTERREG IVB Programme for North West Europe.