Policy IDS13 – West Kentish Town 10.121 The West Kentish Town affordable homes at Bacton Low Estate (identified in Figure 10.13) is Rise phase 1, now called Cherry located in the Gospel Oak area and Court, and a further 20 new homes is bordered by Queen’s Crescent at Kiln Place and Barrington and neighbourhood centre to the north Lamble. Bacton Low Rise phase 2 is and Grafton Road to the east. The due to start on site in 2020 and will Overground railway line runs adjacent provide 265 new homes. In addition, to the site in the south east corner, significant investment has taken continuing north/south between place at Waxham and Bacton Tower Gospel Oak and Kentish Town West through Camden’s Better Homes Stations. Obstructed by the railway Programme. line, Kentish Town Underground and Thameslink Station is a short walk 10.124 Following constructive from the south of the site, but more conversations with the residents difficult to reach from the north of the of Wendling and West Kentish site and Queen’s Crescent. Town estates Camden’s Cabinet agreed funding to progress plans for 10.122 The Camden Local Plan redevelopment of those estates in 2017 identifies Gospel Oak as a July 2019. The final decision will be regeneration area due to high levels dependent on a ballot of residents but of relative deprivation and significant in anticipation of further population housing challenges. Through growth it is essential to ensure that engagement with local residents, appropriate infrastructure is provided businesses and community groups and that development is coordinated the following priorities have been to create a cohesive and attractive identified: place. • Invest in housing; 10.125 The Council will therefore • Community Safety; undertake further engagement with the wider community to agree a • Getting about; Community Vision for Gospel Oak • Jobs and enterprise; and Haverstock during 2020. The Community Vision will ensure that • Improve open space; these developments deliver the • Community provision; and improvements that residents have told us that they want to see in the wider • Improvements to Queen’s area, addressing the local priorities Crescent identified. 10.123 Significant progress has already been made with the Figure 10.13: West Kentish Town Map completion 72 high-quality new 133 Policy IDS13 Site address West Kentish Town Estate West Kentish Town Estate is allocated for a housing led mixed-use development. Development must: Site area (ha) 3.5ha a. Deliver significant regeneration benefits and be supported by a ballot of Proposed uses Self-contained homes, community and retail residents Indicative housing 484 additional homes b. Create a safe, welcoming and attractive environment that fosters an capacity increased sense of community pride c. Ensure that any non-housing uses are focused towards Queen’s Crescent outside the conservation areas. open spaces are poorly defined and to help reinforce and improve local facilities and services in this location Notable buildings include the Grade are not in keeping with the layout of II listed Fiddlers Elbow pub and Rhyl the surrounding area. Together, these d. Establish a clear network of well-defined streets and spaces including Primary School. create a confusing street structure spaces to relax, play and grow food with poor legibility and familiarity. e. Explore opportunities to reinstate the historic street pattern, with North/ 10.129 Local public open spaces are With the increase in density, usable South and East/West built form, creating direct, legible routes connecting linked by the Metropolitan Walk which public amenity space, good quality key destinations, reinforced by strong built form and building lines to frame runs through Talacre Park, crossing public realm, aspirational design and the streets the site and Queen’s Crescent, and placemaking principles will be key. continues north to Gospel Oak open f. Minimise the impacts of operational vehicles and servicing on existing spaces. Further to the north of the 10.132 The site forms of part of streets and incorporate appropriately located and designed shared access site is Parliament Hill and Hampstead Camden’s Community Investment points and off-street servicing arrangements Heath. Programme (CIP). Over the last 18 months the Council have been 10.126 Proposals for this site will be area of industrial and mixed uses to 10.130 Talacre Gardens are located working closely with residents, considered having regard to Policy the east of the railway line. to the south of the site and offer ward members and locally recruited IDS13, any other relevant policies in large green open spaces with play Community Liaison Advisors to look this Site Allocations Local Plan, all 10.128 The site as seen today was equipment and sports pitches. Within at potential development options for Individual Development Sites Development Individual relevant development plan policies built in 1964 following the demolition the site there are numerous pockets the area. As part of this work local and any other relevant material of the original Victorian Street of green open space, however they residents involved in the project considerations. properties. The original linear routes are largely undefined, unused and created a residents’ brief to influence of Carlton Street and Weedington poorly overlooked. the type and form of development 10.127 The site is surrounded by a Road were lost or rerouted. The that may happen in the future. This mixture of uses, with the adjacent original line of Weedington Road 10.131 The current layout of the site brief has been used to help inform Queen’s Crescent providing amenity which ran unbroken north/south lacks a clear orientation north-south the development principles set out in to the existing residents including through the area, was severed by or east-west. In addition, streets and Policy IDS13. retail, leisure and commercial uses. the centrally placed 15 storey tower Public parks with sports facilities block on Warden Road. Portions of are offered to the north and south, the surrounding area retain some of Question box while a number of leisure centres are the original historic character, much Q119. Do you support Policy IDS13? If not, what changes are needed and also located in the surrounding area. of which is preserved as part of the why? The site is within walking distance of West Kentish Town Conservation several primary schools and other Area. A number of listed buildings Q120. Is the boundary shown in Figure 10.13 appropriate in the context of educational facilities. In general the and buildings of local significance Policy IDS13? If not, what changes are needed and why? area is primarily housing, with a large are located nearby, both within and .