LDD3 BRENTFORD AREA ACTION PLAN Adopted 27 January 2009 Contents Plans ..............................................................................................................................2 Acronyms .......................................................................................................................3 Introduction ....................................................................................................................4 Relationship to other Local Development Documents..................................................5 Structure and development of the document ................................................................6 Spatial Portrait and Key Issues .....................................................................................8 Policy context...............................................................................................................13 A Vision for Brentford...................................................................................................24 Plan Objectives ............................................................................................................28 BAAP Policies ..............................................................................................................32 Policy BAAP1 Sustainable Development ..................................................................... 34 Policy BAAP2 Urban Design ........................................................................................ 41 Policy BAAP3 Regeneration of Brentford Town Centre............................................... 47 Policy BAAP4 The Great West Road ........................................................................... 54 Policy BAAP5 Regeneration and protection of Brentford’s river and canal support facilities, infrastructure and activities............................................................................ 60 Policy BAAP6 Large scale arts, cultural, entertainment and leisure facilities ............. 65 Policy BAAP7 Delivering Sustainable Access.............................................................. 69 Development Site Policies...........................................................................................73 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 74 BE1 – Gillette, Gillette Corner, Great West Road, Isleworth ....................................... 76 BE4 - BSKYB, Centaurs Business Park, Syon Lane, Isleworth .................................. 79 M1 – Former Alfa Laval Site and Baltic Centre, Great West Road.............................. 83 M2 - Wallis House, Great West Road .......................................................................... 85 M3- Kew Bridge Site, Kew Bridge Road....................................................................... 89 M4 – Thames Water Site, Kew Bridge Road ............................................................... 92 M5 – Albany Riverside (Waterman’s plus adjoining commercial sites ........................ 96 M7 – Somerfield supermarket and car park, High Street, Brentford............................ 97 M8 - ‘Brentford Waterside’, Land South of the High Street, Brentford ........................ 99 RR1 – Ferry Wharf, Point Wharf, Goat Wharf and Soap House Creek..................... 105 Implementation of Development Site Policies............................................................ 109 Glossary .....................................................................................................................111 Appendix 1: UDP Policies being replaced by the Brentford Area Action Plan .........115 Appendix 2: Character Areas ....................................................................................116 Proposals Map ...........................................................................................................125 1 Plans Plan 1 – Development Sites BE1 and BE4 ...................................................................... 82 Plan 2 – Development Sites M1 and M2.......................................................................... 88 Plan 3 – Development Sites M3 and M4.......................................................................... 95 Plan 4 – Development Sites M7 and M8........................................................................ 104 Plan 5 – Development Site RR1..................................................................................... 108 Plan 6 – Character Areas ............................................................................................... 124 2 Acronyms BAAP Brentford Area Action Plan CHP Combined Heat and Power CO2 Carbon Dioxide CPO Compulsory Purchase Order DPD Development Plan Document GLA Greater London Authority LAA Local Area Agreement LDF Local Development Framework LDD Local Development Documents LDS Local Development Scheme LSP Local Strategic Partnership PCT Primary Care Trust PPG Planning Policy Guidance PPS Planning Policy Statement SA Sustainability Appraisal SFRA Strategic Flood Risk Assessment SIL Strategic Industrial Location SPD Supplementary Planning Document SRDF Sub Regional Development Framework SUDS Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems TfL Transport for London TLS Thames Landscape Strategy UDP Unitary Development Plan 3 Introduction 1.1 Brentford is located within West London in the London Borough of Hounslow. The M4 motorway begins in Brentford and the River Thames and the Grand Union Canal wind their way through the area to meet at the town centre. 1.2 Brentford is an area of great diversity that has been subject to continual development pressure over recent years. Recognised as a regeneration area by the Government in 1995, the public and private sector have invested millions of pounds in the area over the past decade. Many previously derelict sites now provide new jobs, new homes and new opportunities for local people. The fact remains that there is still much to do to complete regeneration. The Brentford Area Action Plan (BAAP) plans for the future in a way that improves people’s quality of life, makes the best use of urban land to deliver urban regeneration and growth that is sustainable both locally and globally. 1.3 The Plan addresses the key issues facing the Brentford area through the delivery of sustainable new development on brownfield sites. In particular the plan focuses on regenerating Brentford town centre in a way that respects its unique waterside location and seeks to enhance the strategic economic role of the Great West Road and its history as an iconic gateway to London. 1.4 The BAAP will guide development over the next 10 years to 2018 and will be reviewed as necessary to reflect any changes in the aspirations of the community and the regeneration needs of the area. The evidence base will be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure the information used to inform decisions is up-to-date. 4 Relationship to other Local Development Documents 2.1 The Brentford Area Action Plan is a Development Plan Document (DPDs) which together with an Employment Development Plan Document, Core Strategy and other DPDs form the development plan for the Borough as part of Hounslow’s Local Development Framework. All of the Borough’s DPDs should be read in conjunction with each other upon their adoption. Proposals will be considered in the context of all extant documents comprising the Development Plan at the time, and will be assessed in relation to all the policies in those documents. 2.2 The BAAP has been prepared in advance of the Core Strategy, which is primarily as a result of the continuing pressure for development within the area. The production of the BAAP in parallel with an Employment Development Plan Document has enabled consistency between the documents and conformity of the BAAP with the new employment policies rather than the saved UDP employment policies. 2.3 Until Hounslow’s Core Strategy is adopted, the Brentford Area Action Plan must be considered within the context of the Council’s saved policies contained within the existing Unitary Development Plan as amended (September 2007) and the Employment Development Plan Document. 2.4 All policies in the saved UDP continue to be applicable to the Brentford area unless they have been specifically replaced by an adopted DPD. 2.5 The policies, proposals and designations being modified or replaced by the Brentford Area Action Plan are listed in Appendix 1. 2.6 The Plan is considered to be in general conformity with the London Plan and national planning policy guidance (see Policy Context) and will not repeat policies contained within them. 5 Structure and development of the document 3.1 The purpose of the Area Action Plan is to set out a spatial strategy for the continued regeneration of the Brentford area. It sets out a vision for the future of the area. The vision for the Area Action Plan reflects the vision and objectives of the current Community Plan and is implemented through the objectives, development policies and site specific policies that follow. 3.2 The objectives are derived from the vision and illustrate how the development plan will seek to achieve the vision. From the objectives stem policies BAAP1 to BAAP7. As a spatial plan, the policies relate to the development and use of land as well as influencing the places people work and live. 3.3 As a spatial plan, the objectives and policies can also be delivered through means other than the granting or refusal of planning permission as outlined in the