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5.6 South East Place 5.6 SOUTH EAST PLACE LOCAL PLAN | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT 179 NORTH LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW NORTH WEST EAST CENTRAL SOUTH WEST LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN BURNT OAK 5.6.1 This place includesSOUTH the wards of Brondesbury Park, Kilburn, Mapesbury,SOUTH EAST LONDON BOROUGH Queen’s Park and parts of Kensal Green OF BARNET and Willesden Green. To the east it is bounded by the A5 road which follows COLINDALE the route of the old Roman Road into KINGSBURY Central London. The neighbourhoods of KEY Maida Vale and West Hampstead form KENTON OPDC Oldthe Oak boundary and Park to Royalthe south, Roundwood LONDON BOROUGH LONDON BOROUGH ROYAL BOROUGH Development Corporation OF CHELSEA & OF WESTMINSTER OF HARROW Place Boundary Park and Harlesden to the west, and the LONDON BOROUGH KENSINGTON OF EALING Dudding Hill Freight line to the north. Open space LONDON BOROUGH CHARACTER AND CULTURE OF HAMMERSMITH Waterways & FULHAM PRESTON ROAD 5.6.2 The South East Place comprises largely residential neighbourhoods focussed around town centres, and with eight WEMBLEY PARK conservation areas has a strong sense of character. To the south Brondesbury, NEASDEN CRICKLEWOOD Queen’s Park, Willesden and Kilburn are SUDBURY WEMBLEY characterised by Victorian terraces. Further north Cricklewood and Mapesbury are characterised by suburban houses with CHURCH END large gardens and turn of the century town in Europe; The Granville Centre and South EALING ROAD WILLESDEN GREEN LONDON BOROUGH houses. In contrast South Kilburn Estate is Kilburn Studios which provide community OF CAMDEN KILBURN an area in transition, and comprises a mix and workspace; Queen’s Park which was of 1960/70s residential concrete towers and opened by the Lord Mayor of London contemporary apartments. in 1887; and Willesden Green Library a HARLESDEN modern library which includes performance, LONDON BOROUGH 5.6.3 There are many notable cultural and heritage OPDC QUEEN’S PARK community and exhibition space and is OF EALING KENSAL RISE assets including the Kiln Theatre (formerly home to Brent Museum. known as Tricycle Theatre) in Kilburn, which has transferred multiple productions to the LONDON BOROUGH TOWN CENTRES OF WESTMINSTER West End; the Lexi independent cinema; the ROYAL BOROUGH OF Grade II listed Tin Tabernacle originally built 5.6.4 This place benefits from good access to LONDON BOROUGH KENSINGTON & in 1863 as a church, formerly home to the shops and services. Queen’s Park, Willesden OF HAMMERSMITH CHELSEA Green and Kensal Rise are characterised by & FULHAM Sea Cadets and now a community venue; FIGURE 25 Map of South East Place and the Gaumont State Cinema a Grade independent shops, cafes and restaurants. II* listed Art Deco building which when Cricklewood and Kilburn High Road have an first built was one of the largest cinemas offer which reflects their diverse communities, 180 LOCAL PLAN | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT LOCAL PLAN | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT 181 with restaurants serving food from all around the world. Kilburn High Road has a lively CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES night time offer including restaurants, the Kiln • Although generally a relatively an • Continue the regeneration of South Kilburn Estate to create Theatre and cinema, and performance and affluent place there are areas of an environment which provides for a better quality of life and entertainment venues in its pubs. deprivation particularly in South provides additional homes. Kilburn, parts of which in 2015 were • Kilburn Town Centre is well performing with a strong EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION in the top 10% of the most deprived convenience retail goods offer. It has scope to improve its areas in the country. Linked to this 5.6.5 Although there are no designated comparison retail offer. The night tube could be a catalyst to parts of Kilburn experience amongst further enhance Kilburn’s existing night time and cultural offer. employment sites here, there is a strong the lowest levels of reported good There is an opportunity for the Gaumont State Cinema to be entrepreneurial culture with the highest health in the borough. further utilsied by the community and cultural sectors. proportion of micro businesses (with less • Whilst the east of Willesden Green than 9 employees), home working and Town Centre is performing well • Cricklewood, Queen’s Park and Kensal Rise Town Centres self-employment in the borough. Creative the west towards Dollis Hill Station provide convenience retail and a restaurant offer which could businesses are clustered in Queen’s Park experiences high levels of vacancy be further enhanced. Creative Quarter on Lonsdale Avenue, Kilburn and a low quality environment. • The quality of environment to the west of Willesden Green High Road and increasingly at Willesden • The Brent Cross extension could Town Centre could be improved through redevelopment. Green. Employment is concentrated in ICT, impact on trade to Kilburn and • Support and enhance clusters of creative industries in Queen’s media, creative services, professional and Cricklewood Town Centres. Park, Willesden Green and Kilburn to establish Creative financial services. • Although generally well served by Quarters and help meet demand for incubators, accelerators high quality open spaces there are and co-working space. Consider the potential for these clusters OPEN SPACE AND BIODIVERSITY areas of open space deficiency to the to be future Creative Enterprise Zones, a designation by the 5.6.6 Significant open spaces include Queen’s Park, north of this place. Mayor of London which recognises an area’s contribution Paddington Cemetery, part of Gladstone • Orbital transport links in the north to supporting creative activity, including artists and creative Park Metropolitan Open Land, Kilburn Park of this place are reliant on buses and businesses. therefore less reliable. and the recently completed Woodhouse • Open spaces could be enhanced using Community Park. Smaller open spaces and pocket parks, • High volumes of traffic on the Infrastructure Levy and other sources of funding to help such as Mapesbury Dell, Tiverton Green and A5 impact on the quality of the address deficiency. environment, including air quality and Rainbow Park are also distributed across • Creation of a West London Orbital passenger route on the noise and public realm. this place. Cricket, football and rugby sports Dudding Hill freight line is a key opportunity to improve • Hassop Road to the rear of pitches are concentrated at Gladstone Park orbital links and connect the area to the proposed Brent Cross Cricklewood Town Centre contains Thameslink station (Midland Main Line). and Willesden Sport Centre adjoining King a concentration of vehicle repair Edward Recreation Ground. centres, which impact on the amenity • Ensure development supports public realm improvements of neighbouring residential units. along the A5 to reduce traffic dominance and enhances this TRANSPORT important gateway into the borough and Central London. • Some of the playing pitches at 5.6.7 This area has long been a convenient Gladstone Park are in need of • The proposed Kensal Canalside development of 3,500 new commuter location for central London. improvement. homes and other uses in the adjacent Royal Borough of Railway stations first opened in Kilburn Kensington and Chelsea lies to the south of this Place FIGURE 26 High Level Plan of the Place and Brondesbury in the mid-1800s, 182 LOCAL PLAN | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT LOCAL PLAN | LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT 183 followed by the Metropolitan Railway 5.6.9 The majority of cycle and walking routes HOMES is to provide a new market, retail accordance with policy BE3. in the late 1800s. Today it is served by in this place are on road. The recently floorspace and public square to act as q) The conversion of vehicle repair POLICY BP6 d) South Kilburn Growth Area will the Metropolitan Line, Bakerloo Line, completed cycle route 3 connects a focal point for the centre. premises on Hassop Road to deliver approximately 3,400 new high London Overground and the Jubilee Gladstone Park to Regents Park via j) Cricklewood, Willesden Green, employment uses which improve quality homes, with a target of 50% Line, which is now part of the night tube. Willesden and Kilburn. Brent’s first SOUTH EAST Queen’s Park and Kensal Rise will amenity for neighbouring residential segregated cycle route has also been affordable including social rented 5.6.8 The London Overground travels through Proposals should plan positively to provide convenience retail for local units will be supported. introduced in the South Kilburn Growth for existing secure tenants of South this place linking Richmond/Clapham deliver the place vision by contributing communities in addition to a restaurant Area. The Brent Long Term Transport Kilburn. Junction and Stratford, stopping at to and where appropriate delivering the and café offer. New convenience retail OPEN SPACE AND BIODIVERSITY Strategy identifies the potential to e) Kilburn Square as part of a mixed-use Willesden Junction, Kensal Rise, following: floorspace of over 500sqm will be in Contribute to high quality, well-used open improve cycle connections within this development including re-provision of Brondesbury Park and Brondesbury. the first instance directed to Willesden spaces and wildlife corridors to include: place with additional routes from Kilburn the market and a new public square. Orbital travel further north in this place CHARACTER, HERITAGE AND DESIGN Green and Cricklewood. and Kensal Rise to Church End via f) The comprehensive redevelopment r) Enhancements to South Kilburn, is reliant on the bus network, which due Strengthen local identity and character by: Willesden Green. of Cricklewood Broadway Retail Park Chapter Road, Aylestone Avenue and to road congestion is less reliable. In COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL FACILITIES a) Conserving and enhancing heritage for mixed-use development including Rainbow Park open spaces. particular, the A5 is a congested route k) Promoting increased cultural and assets. residential will be supported. s) The creation of new pocket parks in into central London.
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