BRENT LOCAL PLAN 2018 5.4 NORTH WEST 108 BRENT LOCAL PLAN 2018 NORTH WEST 5.4.1 This place comprises Northwick Park and parts BURNT OAK of Barnhill, Kenton, Preston and Sudbury and wards. The place is bordered by Harrow to the BARNET north and west (Harrow-on-the-Hill). To the east is Fryent Country Park and Wembley Park and to COLINDALE the south is Sudbury. KINGSBURY KENTON HARROW PRESTON ROAD WEMBLEY PARK NEASDEN CRICKLEWOOD SUDBURY WEMBLEY CHURCH END EALING ROAD WILLESDEN GREEN CAMDEN FIGURE 19 MAP OF NORTH WEST PLACE KILBURN HARLESDEN EALING QUEEN’S PARK KENSAL RISE WESTMINSTER © Crown copyright and database rights KENSINGTON 2018 Ordnance Survey 100025260 & HAMMERSMITH CHELSEA & FULHAM 109 BRENT LOCAL PLAN 2018 CHARACTER AND CULTURE 5.4.7 The most significant open space within this place is the designated Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) of Northwick Park. Northwick Park, and 5.4.2 The North West place is largely suburban in character, with housing focused the adjoining site referred to as Ducker Pool, is also designated as a Grade around town centres, tube stations and significant pieces of social infrastructure I SINC of borough importance. Smaller open spaces, and other SINC sites (Northwick Park Hospital and the Harrow Campus of University of Westminster). are scattered throughout this place including John Billam Playing Fields, 5.4.3 There are four main character areas located within this place. The variations Woodcock Park, Woodcock Park North SINC, Wealdstone Brook from Kenton in character are not significant as the residential element predominantly to the Jubilee Line SINC and Kenton Grange. Northwick Park and Kenton within this place is based on suburban metro land ‘Mock Tudor’ vernacular. Railside, which is designated as a Grade I SINC of borough importance, also Northwick Park character area contains Northwick Park Hospital. This provides acts as a wildlife corridor within this place. a stark contrast due to its scale and angular concrete and glass architecture. Its visibility is increased due to the open aspect of the soft landscaping of TRANSPORT Northwick Park Metropolitan Open Land (MOL). This encloses it on two 5.4.8 The predominant Public Transport Activity Level (PTAL) within this place sides (east and south). Kenton character area is suburban residential focused is 2. Higher PTAL ratings are located around Northwick Park and Kenton around the high street and tube station. Similarly Preston Road character area stations. Those areas with particularly poor transport accessibility are is focussed on a high street which gradually slope from north to south and located within the south western corner, and scattered through the central contains Preston Tube Station in its centre. Another key character area within region of this place. this place can be around Sudbury Court Drive, which predominantly consists of semi-detached housing that vary in style. Houses along both sides of this 5.4.9 There are four underground stations located within this place; Kenton, road have large front gardens, and are set back from the main road by a Northwick Park, South Kenton and Preston Road. On the place’s southern pathway, access road and grass verge. boundary is North Wembley Tube Station. 5.4.4 There are three conservation areas located within the place: 5.4.10 The roads which forms the northern boundary (A4506) and western (A404) a) Northwick Circle - a typical 1920’s and 30s residential development whose boundary of this place are London Distributor Roads. high quality architectural character is underpinned by relatively wide and 5.4.11 The Capital Ring goes from east to west across the central section of this generous roads, tree lined with grass verges between road and pavements place, passing through Northwick Park. It is a strategic walking route that b) Sudbury Court - housing development planned either side of a central connects the 33 London boroughs and their greenspaces. spine of The Fairway. Houses are spaciously positioned amongst garden buffers and tree lined roads, aided by gentle curves which help to define EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION the garden suburb character. 5.4.12 Located within this place is the East Lane Business Park, which is designated c) Mount Stewart - a typical 1920’s and 30s residential development that as a Strategic Industrial Land (SIL). It is a mixture of older and newer industrial contains housing that are Mock-Tudor style with variable elevational premises, supplemented by a small office element. It has a number of key elements. Housing is set in wide generous roads, which in the main are tree lined with grass verges being a buffer between the roads and pavement. strategic characteristics. These include good access to the strategic road network and a ‘good and fit for purpose industrial land supply’ which makes it Located on the boundary of this place is Sudbury Cottages Conservation 5.4.5 supportive of employment activities. area, which contains the remains of this part of the historic core of Sudbury. 5.4.13 Employment within this place is concentrated within the public There are two sites of archaeological importance within this place – Sudbury 5.4.6 administration, education and health sectors. In general, the northern region Court and Lyon’s Farm. Sudbury Court is also designated as an Archaeological of the borough accounts for a quarter of all micro businesses, and has the Priority Area. 110 BRENT LOCAL PLAN 2018 joint highest level of self-employment in Brent (14% of economically active people being self-employed). The northern area of Northwick Park, where the hospital is located, has one of the highest concentrations of employees in Brent, providing approximately 8,000+ jobs. East Lane Business Park is the second highest, providing approximately 4,000-8,000 jobs. 5.4.14 There are 8 primary schools, 1 all through and 3 secondary schools located within this place. The place also includes the University of Westminster Harrow campus, which focuses on design, creative and digital industries. TOWN CENTRES 5.4.15 There are two town centres located within this place: Kenton Road and Preston Road. 5.4.16 Kenton is a district town centre. Its location on the borough boundary means that part of the town centres lies within Harrow, although the majority is within Brent. In comparison to other centres, Kenton has a relatively high proportion of services. Anchors include Sainsbury’s and Kenton Bridge Medical Centre. It also contains Kenton underground and overground station. Vacancy rates within Kenton are equivalent to the London average. 5.4.17 Preston Road is a district centre. It extends along the Preston Road from Carlton Avenue East to The Avenue and includes Tesco Express as an anchor. It also contains Preston Road underground station. Similar to Kenton, Preston Road has a relatively high proportion of services but also has a range of comparison and convenience outlets. This town centre has relatively low vacancy rates in comparison to borough-wide levels. 111 BRENT LOCAL PLAN 2018 CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES • This place is generally poorly served by public transport. This has • The Northwick Park development provides a number of opportunities for this an impact on the accessibility of key destinations within this place, place, which includes including Northwick Park Hospital and East Lane Business Park. • Improvements to the Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre There is some variation in the levels of deprivation within this place, • • New and improved sports pavilion with areas of higher deprivation concentrated around the southern boundary and north eastern region of this place • Provision of affordable and specialist homes Improvements to Northwick Park and Ducker Pool SINC (Grade I) • While there is no open space deficiency within this Place, there is • significant variation in the levels of accessibility to the different • Enhancements to the Capital Ring section within Northwick Park public park typologies. • Improving sustainable transport access to, and within, this place through the • Kenton Town Centre straddles Brent and Harrow administrative areas implementation of a variety of transport schemes, such as: • After housing cost, child poverty within the Northwick Ward is 13%, • Improvements to increase capacity and creating step-free access at Northwick Park Preston is 14% and Kenton is 10% and Sudbury is 18% Tube Station • Child obesity varies significantly across the place – areas within the • Implementation of Quietways and other schemes within this place, in line with the southern region of the place have relatively low childhood obesity Transport Strategy, to improve active travel (2.3-6.3), compared to the northern region where childhood obesity • Improving the Capital Ring, which currently connects a number of parks within this is high (11.3-23.4). place • Some areas of the place have a higher proportion of Over 50s than • Applying the ‘Healthy Streets Approach’ to improve pedestrian and cycling others. connections between Northwick Park Station and Kenton Town Centre • More than 1 in 6 residents were aged 65 and over in the Kenton • Increasing the quality of the open spaces and sports facilities within this place, Ward which can be achieved through: • There is great variation in the levels of proficiency in English across • Pursuing pitch improvement opportunities at Northwick Park this place – areas of Northwick Park ward and Kenton have lower • Investment into purpose-built, non-turf cricket practice facilities at Northwick Park level of proficiency than Preston and Sudbury. • Improved signage, pathways and infrastructure in the parks and open spaces • English is not the main household language for 19.8% of households within this place within Northwick Park, with 0.9% of households not speaking English. The proportion of households in Kenton where no one was • Public realm improvements within Kingsbury Town Centre able to speak English was 19.6% • Intensification of employment uses at East Lane.