All London Green Grid: Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau - Area Framework 11

All London Green Grid

Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau Area Framework

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DRAFT

Contents 1 2 3 4 5

Foreword and Introduction All London Green Grid Vision and Methodology ALGG Framework Plan ALGG Area Frameworks ALGG Governance

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Area Strategy Area Description Strategic Context Vision Objectives Opportunities

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Project Identification Clusters Projects Map Rolling Projects List

34 Phase One Early Delivery 36 Project Details 48 Forward Strategy 50 Gap Analysis 51 Recommendations 52 54 56 58

Appendices Baseline Description ALGG SPG Chapter 5 GGA11 Links 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-londongreen-grid-spg .

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

Foreword

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Introduction – All London Green Grid Vision and Methodology Introduction

The various and unique landscapes of London are recognised as an asset that can reinforce character, identity and environmental resilience. Delivered alongside existing infrastructure such as transport, utilities and schools an enhanced network of open spaces and green infrastructure can serve to shape and support new and existing communities, respond to the challenges of climate change, support economic development and deliver an improved quality of life.

Area Frameworks

Area Frameworks help to support the delivery of the All London Green Grid objectives. By identifying how the All London Green Grid can be delivered at the landscape scale and across administrative boundaries. To achieve this they; − establish a comprehensive baseline understanding of each area − define a vision, area objectives and strategic opportunities for each area − ensure that sub-regional and strategic projects interface with Borough level planning, regeneration, transport and open space strategies and The All London Green Grid has been developed to processes provide a strategic interlinked network of high quality − identify the resources required and form bidding green infrastructure and open spaces that connect strategies to deliver the funding for strategic with town centre’s, public transport nodes, the projects countryside in the urban fringe, the Thames and major employment and residential areas. This approach has − consolidate resources, coordinate efforts and facilitate partnership working been extremely successful in accelerating delivery of green infrastructure in East London through the East − support the preparation of Delivery Strategies − address the recommendations of the Drain London London Green Grid (ELGG). research project and ensure that the possible flood and surface water management opportunities are Policy 2.18 of the London Plan (July 2011), promotes incorporated within the ALGG. the provision of an integrated green infrastructure network and supports the extension of the Green Grid ALGG Area Frameworks expand on the implementation to the whole of London. points and strategic opportunities identified in the All London Green Grid Supplementary Planning Guidance The ALGG objectives are to: to the London Plan. Subject to boroughs agreement − adapt to climate change and promote urban ALGG Area Frameworks can also form part of Local greening Development Plans, Development Plan Documents − increase access to open space and or Joint Area Action Plans. − increase access to nature, and to conserve and 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

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Partnership - Working

Strong and open working relationships with many partners are key to delivering the All London Green Grid. By setting out strategic objectives and opportunities at the sub-regional level, the Area Frameworks help to encourage and facilitate existing and new partnerships that involve regional and local government; government agencies; regeneration and environmental organisations; private green space managers; and the green space jobs and skills sector.

The Green Grid process includes the formation of Area groups, to implement the Green Grid vision, objectives and projects, at the landscape scale.

By utilising and expanding existing structures and forming new groups where they do not exist already, 11 ALGG area groups have been established across London. A London-wide Project Board and a Working Group provides the strategic management structure for the ALGG project.

Introduction – ALGG Framework Plan

The map above illustrates the strategic Framework Plan for the All London Green Grid SPG to the London Plan. The composite drawing illustrates open space typologies, open space deficiency and primary transport corridors. It identifies strategic opportunities for the Green Grid area.

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - Š Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216.

Strategic Corridors Strategic Links Metropolitan Park Opportunities Regional Park Opportunities Regional Parks Metropolitan Parks

District Parks Local Park and Open Spaces Small Open Spaces - Pocket Parks Other / Private Open Spaces Strategic Walking Routes Strategic Cycling Routes 3

Introduction – ALGG Area Frameworks

London Plan Policy 2.18

All London Green Grid Supplementary Planning Guidance

Companion Document Delivery Plan

investment frameworks Major capital programmes

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Central London

Brent Valley and Barnet Plateau

River Colne and Crane

Arcadian Thames

Wandle Valley

London’s Downlands

South East London Green Chain Plus

River Cray and Southern Marshes

Open Space Strategies

Now absorbed in Areas 2 and 3

Infrastructure Plans

Thames Chase Beam and Ingerbourne

Borough LDF / AAPs

Epping Forest and Roding Valley

London Plan OAPFs

Lea Valley and Finchley Ridge

Development Frameworks

ALGG Area Frameworks

ALGG vision, Strategic objectives, Rationale, Recommendations

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Major funding bids

update and extend

new Area Frameworks

Area Frameworks have 4 Sections Section 1 Area Strategy

Section 2 Project Identification

Section 3 Phase One Early Delivery

Section 4 Forward Strategy

This section examines the context and baseline conditions, to propose a vision, area objectives and a set of area strategic opportunities in line with the ALGG SPG. Together these form a framework for future change, project development and evaluation.

A schedule of project suggestions for consideration by the area group, design advisor and working group. Including interventions to be delivered through development, and those requiring site acquisition. Each project is mapped and described in a rolling project list.

The results of the area’s project review and assessment, identifying the projects which best deliver the strategic objectives, as well as those which are feasible and deliverable.

Thereby constituting a first phase of delivery.

The area chair and design advisor summarise a particular delivery and funding strategy to take forward the first phase of delivery.

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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 together the London boroughs, representatives of partner agencies and other stakeholders to develop and implement the Green Grid vision, objectives and projects, area by area.

Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216.

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Lea Valley and Finchley Ridge Epping Forest and River Roding Thames Chase, Beam and Ingrebourne Is now absorbed in Area 2 and 3 River Cray and Southern Marshes South East London Green Chain Plus

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London’s Downlands Wandle Valley Arcadian Thames River Colne and Crane Brent Valley and Barnet Plateau Central London 5

Brent Reservoir (Picture courtesy of Kate Mitchell @ Natural England)

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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.

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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 Falling towards the Thames from the hills of London’s northern greenbelt, across Harrow, Barnet, Brent, Ealing and Hounslow, the now urban River Brent and its catchment define this framework area. Clearly visible from heights such as Harrow-on-the-Hill or the northern edges of Stanmore glinting afar in the evening sun, the city of London, anchors the identity of this rolling leafy north-western suburban landscape set on the lip of the river basin.

Once a mix of villages, agricultural fields, heaths and commons forming the heart of Middlesex, only the greenbelt now retains a farmland character, bordered by areas of woodland. Broad leaf woodlands are visible on higher ground and suburban streets and parks feature occasional boundary oaks, remnants of historic field patterns. To the north the river Brent’s tributaries rise from the Finchley & Hampstead ridges – an extensive area of poorly draining clay known as the Barnet Plateau - forming narrow incised valleys, often hidden from view, and contained in channels.

To the south across Ealing & Hounslow, the river broadens as it crosses the Hayes Gravels. At the former village of Hanwell it merges with the Grand Union Canal, to then join the Thames at Brentford Dock.

This part of the city is a product of transport led suburban growth – from Victorian railway towns and the inter war ‘Metroland’ era, to more recent social housing and mixed-use development. Occasionally, historic townscape is preserved in old village centres and landmark buildings, such as Headstone Manor.

Brunel’s Great Eastern Railway, with its innovative Wharncliffe Viaduct, cuts a slice across the south of the area whilst the A5, formerly the Roman artery of Watling Street, the A40 and numerous local railway and underground lines radiate from the city centre. In between many suburban streets are 8

tree lined and pleasant, though there are also many streets of uniform housing with few trees, and front gardens given over to parking. Where the plateau borders Central London, at its south-eastern edge, development becomes fragmented, noise levels increase, and air quality diminishes.

Through Wembley and Brent Cross, and south through Willesden and Acton, housing areas and local centres are bounded and divided by railway lines, or major arterial roads. There are large industrial zones here, beside the canal and rail junctions. With the current proposals for HS2, Park Royal becomes an even more significant development and transport hub. It was the water supply needs of the Regents Canal in the 1830’s that also created the Brent Reservoir, or Welsh Harp as it is known locally, a long time popular leisure resource.

From the A40 to the Thames, more suburban patterns return. The Brent flows on a gravel bed through parks, sports fields and golf courses, occasionally flanked by pollarded willows.

The magnificent BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple in Neasden or the city-wide renown of Southall’s sub continental cuisine, reveal this to be an ethnically diverse and confident area. There are large populations of not just Hindus, but Sikhs and Moslems and also established and distinct Jewish, Polish and Irish communities. The roaring North Circular ring road, the new Wembley Stadium, visible city-wide, the contrasting shopping draw of Brent Cross or IKEA, and the exclusive Harrow School on its hill, all form part of the public face of this area. But perhaps it is W.S. Gilbert, the ironic librettist half of the Victorian comic operetta duo Gilbert & Sullivan, a solidly establishment figure, with a hint of the radical, retired to his Richard Norman Shaw designed Arts and Crafts mansion Grim’s Dyke, that gives another hint of the character of the area. In a connection with ancient history, the house

is named after Grim’s Ditch, an iron age earthwork that forms a northern boundary to Harrow.

Across the area there are significant green infrastructure assets. Among the suburban streets are many attractive public parks, sports fields, allotments, and recreation grounds. In the north, the greenbelt provides unbroken rural views, and has huge potential as a productive, recreational and environmental resource. The Regents Canal towpath provides a link to the greenbelt from Paddington Basin. Way-marked long distance walks - the London Loop & Capital Ring, and local riverside routes -The Dollis Trail from Brent Cross to the greenbelt, or the Brent River Walk between the A40 and the Thames provide connections between large open spaces of real distinctiveness and biodiversity. Hilltop country parks offer diverse habitats and extensive views; the Brent Reservoir by the Junction of the North Circular, A5 and M1 is a SSSI, has a naturalised shoreline, accessible paths, and facilities for bird watching and sailing.

However, large parts of the Barnet Plateau notably at its urban edge are deficient in access to nature and open space. Transport infrastructure affects the continuity of walking routes, and reduces air quality. Surrounding housing hides many public parks in suburban areas. Open spaces could offer more biodiversity, watercourses are hidden in fenced off channels, and many areas remain, and are increasingly, susceptible to flooding.

The green infrastructure of the Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau is exceptional, but hidden and isolated within a largely car bound urban fabric. Investment in creating a well connected and celebrated network of green spaces and river corridors can begin to challenge the reliance on cars, and promote a more sustainable enjoyable and healthy life in the suburbs.

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

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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.

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Area Strategy – Vision

Between 1915 and 1932, an annual guide called ‘Metro-land’, and a series of iconic posters, was produced by the Metropolitan Railway to promote this area of north west London to potential visitors, residents/commuters and property developers.

The ‘Metro-land’ brand promoted a suburban ideal of living in harmonious balance between city and country. ‘Metro-land’ was a clean and nature filled city space, an accessible landscape of rivers, woods and golf courses. The wealth of accessible green infrastructure close at hand was what made it wonderful place to live, build new homes or visit for days out, rambling, enjoying the scenery, visiting cultural landmarks, or gathering berries in the autumn - all within a short journey time from Central London.

Today, despite being only half an hour from Euston 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 ideal espoused by Metro-land is tantalisingly close.

Few Londoners know they can find sailing boats and rich bird life just a short walk from Brent Cross.

There are many local parks, golf courses and recreation grounds and superb large open spaces with good access and significant biodiversity. There are national, regional and locally significant cultural centres and heritage sites. Train and underground stations at regular intervals could make walking and cycling a viable alternative to the car for the majority of residents.

At this time of further planned growth in north west London, the ‘Metro–land’ vision of rich, accessible greenspace and good public transport supporting a great quality of life in the suburbs is worthy of renewed consideration. The need to address flood risk and climate change provides further impetus to invest in the areas where green infrastructure is currently failing or disconnected, to create a strong, functioning, connected network.

Where a few surviving hedges Keep alive our lost Elysium – rural Middlesex again Middlesex, John Betjeman, 1954 11

Area Strategy – Vision Vision The vision for this Area Framework is to reveal and restore the beauty of green infrastructure across the Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau to an ideal sustainable balance of city and nature. To make, in north west London, a clean, nature-filled city space, reclaiming the ‘Metro-land’ vision which inspired it’s growth; and to provide through connected green spaces a challenge to the dominance of car travel. The vision can be achieved through key interventions Area wide – Completing a continuous strategic greenway for walking and cycling, and for wildlife, along the Brent River, and a further north south strategic walking & cycling route through Harrow-on-the-Hill, from the Thames to the greenbelt, and on into Hertfordshire.

Both will have good connections to the Grand Union Canal, the major open spaces and cultural centres nearby, and importantly, to the east of Brent and Ealing currently poorly supplied with public parks or access to nature.

– Rivers can be naturalised and de-culverted particularly in parks, and action taken to improve water quality, remove invasive species, increase biodiversity and provide flood water storage in open spaces through creating reed beds and wetland areas.

– Streets, particularly where front gardens have been lost, can be prioritised for new tree /verge planting, and opportunities taken to increase use of SUDS, with planting in grass verges throughout the area explored to reduce peak demand on the traditional drainage system, and reduce the risk of flash flooding.

– Along major arterial roads, and rail corridors, and through industrial areas, opportunities can be taken to enrich biodiversity, improve air quality, and reduce run off, through planting in verges and on roof tops, and to address noise pollution particularly where it impacts on the enjoyment of walking and cycling routes and open space.

– New and existing connected strategic routes, and cultural and GI assets , including a possible regional park in the north east of the study area, can be promoted using ‘Metro- land’ inspired posters and booklets, as well as ‘apps’ or other modern marketing techniques, to restore the centrality of GI to the image of north west London for visitors, residents and developers.

Improving connections between Harrow-on-theHill and Harrow & Wealdstone through another Intensification Area, and the completion of the Belmont Trail can provide a new strategic route to the greenbelt through the west of the study area. Greenbrown roofs, swales and tree planting can help wildlife inhabit urban areas between larger greenspaces, as well as addressing climate change. Rivers will be brought into parks, where children can once again 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 clearly signed, with wide, safe pedestrian and cycle vision can even aspire to a new regional park from the routes to, through and between them, so children and greenbelt to the Brent Reservoir and Fryent Country families can safely make their own way there, (or to Park, forming the northern section of a continuous school, the shops, the station) without a car. green /blue corridor along the Brent Valley with links to Central London from the Grand Union Canal and – By revealing hidden rivers, improving water quality, Hampstead Heath. and increasing the variety of habitats within parks, the local experience of nature can be enriched.

Children can once again explore streams to look for sticklebacks and frogspawn, climb trees, wade through tall grasses, pick apples, and build dens, as in previous generations.

– Parks and larger open spaces can be central to community life, playing host to a range of formal and informal events suited to local residents needs, from fruit or berry days to horticulture/ green skills training, outdoor classrooms, places for Tai Chi , exercise days for older people, traditional fetes, festivals, or family picnics.

Overall, by investing in GI, by managing assets and planning new growth areas with the wider vision in mind, we can provide for a more sustainable, enjoyable and healthy life in the suburbs, just minutes by train from Central London.

Future Change The planned growth can be the catalyst for change - a link can be made to the Brent Reservoir via a new 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 via West Hendon and Brent Cross, and another via the and quality of similar habitats in the surrounding 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 Country Park to Harrow on the Hill, and South to the facilities to provide access to nature, and foster greater understanding, appreciation and stewardship Brent River walk can be enhanced. by local people.

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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

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Area Strategy – Objectives

Increase access to open space, the Green Belt and the urban fringe

Conserve landscape and the natural environment and increase access to nature

Adapting to climate change

Making sustainable travel connections

To improve the quality of open space, address deficiency, and raise the profile of spaces by:

To improve visual and physical access to nature for visitors and local residents through;

– Improving visibility of local parks through promotion, more attractive gateways and better waymarking

– Diversifying amenity lawn and planting management in public parks and along highway verges

To utilise the open space network to help minimise flood risk and reduce the impact of the ‘heat island effect’ through;

To improve connections with strategic, cross borough and local routes into and between open spaces, helping to make an integrated network of green space which is easy and enjoyable to access and to move around;

– Creating a continuous waymarked strategic green corridor for walking & cycling from greenbelt to Thames, by improving existing paths, making new connections and increasing route legibility

– Revealing and naturalising watercourses in public parks, and planting and managing riverside areas for ecological diversity

– Linking existing parks and greenbelt into a connected cycling and walking network, with waymarked routes, particularly from areas of deficiency – Using planned developments to improve connections, as well as creating new parks through the Planning process to address deficiency – Improving the quality of paths in open space, to allow for wider use by people who might benefit from an all weather surface –Promoting community use of open space through outreach, and facilities/ events tailored to local demographics

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– Improving water quality by reedbed filtration of water in parks, and supporting the delivery of the London Rivers Management Plan – Planting native shrubs and trees in parks and streets, and promoting green-brown roofs, particularly in urban areas to promote biodiversity – Cooperating with EA in programme to eradicate invasive weed species from river corridors – Identifying, enhancing and protecting existing natural resources, providing appropriate access and informing the public of their value through interpretative and promotional materials

– Reshaping edges of streams and rivers to a natural form, and allowing rivers to flood in open spaces to increase floodwater retention, natural percolation/evaporation and support the delivery of the London Rivers Management Plan/ Drain London initiative – An ambitious programme of street tree planting across the area including industrial parks & major roadways – Require use of SUDS within new developments, and promote creation of green roofs and green walls – Seek to introduce SUDS in existing streets where highway and verge widths would allow, and as part of green corridors – To encourage homeowners and businesses to disconnect downpipes taking roof run off to the surface water drainage system, to reduce pluvial flood risk during heavy rains

– Creating a continuous waymarked strategic green corridor for walking & cycling from greenbelt to Thames, by improving existing paths, making new connections and increasing route legibility – Promote travel through open space to schools, shops and cultural centres by foot or cycle, from home, work and transport hubs – Link existing parks, greenbelt and transport hubs into a connected cycling and walking network, and provide off road, traffic calmed and waymarked routes – Make paths in open spaces accessible to the mobility impaired, parents with buggies, and cyclists – Review availability of transit links, especially bus routes, to large open spaces and improve these where required

Area Strategy – Objectives

Enhancing distinctive visitor destinations and boosting the visitor economy

Promote healthy living

Promote sustainable food production

Promote green skills and sustainable design, management and maintenance

To build upon the unique identity and diverse cultural heritage of the area

To ensure that the green space network within the area supports the development of healthy communities around it through;

To build upon the existing presence and previous heritage of productive landscapes within the Barnet Plateau; – Expand number of allotments in parks and open spaces

Address identified lack of skills in adult population through training programmes based in local open spaces in horticulture, landscape management and/ or riparian land management

– Promote local food growing schemes/locally produced foods, and development of community gardens & community orchards

– Make links to local voluntary sector and skills providers to encourage development of green skills programmes within local parks

– Promote seasonal ‘foraging’ for natural foods, flowers and seasonal boughs in designated areas of the greenbelt, public parks and open spaces, and introduce planting to support this activity, including bulbs, berries, fruit and nut trees

– Include requirements for apprenticeships or green skills training in agreements with grounds maintenance /parks maintenance contractors

– Raise the profile of cultural assets and how to access them as part of connected walking /cycling routes for days out e.g. Wembley Stadium, Grand Union Canal, Neasden Temple, Osterley Park, centres of ethnic cuisine – Provide opportunities for cultural activities/events within existing parks through new facilities or programmes – Improve visibility of attractions by making new green links, clearing sightlines, waymarking, entry features, and publicity Regional Park – A future strategic open space created by linking existing quality greenspaces, managing and promoting them as a collective entity. Working together to brand, apply for funding, & undertake management – Supporting growth of new housing / intensification areas by addressing deficiency in access to open space and changing perceptions of proximity to key spaces like the greenbelt, Hampstead Heath and Brent Reservoir

– Along major roads, promote tree/ shrub planting, and earth mounding in verges, open spaces to improve air quality, reduce noise pollution and improve health/quality of life of surrounding communities – Increase diversity of facilities for outdoor recreation to reflect local demography, particularly high percentage of young people and diverse ethnicities – Provide adequate paths in open spaces to allow for all year, all weather use – Provide a network of trails within and between open spaces sufficient to allow for longer walks and cycles – Properly maintain and manage play and sports facilities in parks, and make provision for play on residential streets through traffic calming, and small scale playable landscapes

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Area Strategy – Opportunities

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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

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Area Strategy – Opportunities

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Regional Park

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Watercourses

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To develop a framework for the creation of a new Regional Park - as a vehicle to improve the management, funding and identity of open space within the Brent Valley Barnet Plateau

To improve the ecological and environmental value of watercourses in the River Brent catchment, to mitigate flood risk and undertake invasive species control, restoration projects, including deculverting hidden rivers, water quality improvement, habitat enhancement and species re-introduction

To enhance the accessibility and use of the greenbelt, and to explore options for surface water storage upstream of urban areas prone to flooding

Greenbelt

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Area Strategy – Opportunities

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Grand Union Canal

Harrow Links

To develop the Capital Ring as an accessible green corridor for walking & cycling, connecting key GI Assets across Area 11 with improved links to areas of deficiency in access to nature & open space

To enhance links from the Grand Union Canal to nearby open spaces, for walking and cycling,associated with growth at Alperton, and to support and enhance the role of the Grand Union Canal as a biodiverse green/blue corridor particularly through industrial areas at Park Royal, and Hounslow

To increase access for walking and cycling to cultural destinations, to the greenbelt, Capital Ring, Brent and Colne Valleys from Harrow on the Hill & Wealdstone centre through a series of linked improvements and additions to GI, associated with growth of central Harrow

Capital Ring

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Area Strategy – Opportunities

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To increase access to Silk Stream and Edgware open spaces & nature, promote walking & cycling, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and enhance habitat through a series of linked improvements and additions to GI associated with growth at Mill Hill East, Colindale, West Hendon and Edgware Road

To address issues of fragmentation, and deficiency of green infrastructure in eastern Ealing / south east Brent by increasing quality of existing GI, making links, and maximising GI gains in growth areas at Park Royal, Church End, Alperton, North Kilburn & Brent X by promoting SUDS, green/brown roofs, & creating new parks

To increase native tree cover, using street trees to improve air quality, absorb surface water run off, and provide urban cooling along Edgware Road, in central Brent, and at Brentford through the Mayor’s priority street tree planting programme, and across Harrow through borough funds

Silk Stream Links

Greening the Urban Edge

Tree Planting

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Bentley Priory Open Space/Nature Reserve

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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.

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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.

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Project Identification – Clusters 11.1 Belmont Trail This disused railway corridor is a green thread connecting central Harrow & Wealdstone and the Greenbelt. An all-weather path, convenient road crossings, and links through adjacent open space are needed to encourage residents to use the Greenbelt.

There are opportunities for improved ecological diversity including river restoration in Kenton Recreation Ground and at Temple Pond.

11.2 Western Streams Tributaries of the Colne and Crane rise in this swathe of rolling ground on the lower slopes of the Barnet Plateau.

Open spaces along these streams, anchored by the 93 hectares of Pinner Farm, are valuable breathing spaces in otherwise continuous suburban development. Pinner Farm, Headstone Manor and its sports grounds, and the Harrow Arts Centre form a cultural hub with as-yet untapped visitor potential.

11.3 Stanmore/Edgware Tributaries of the Silk Stream rise in this swathe of rolling ground on the lower slopes of the Barnet Plateau. Though next to the Greenbelt, open spaces here are not linked to it and are themselves discontinuous, separated by an overlain pattern of suburban streets. Projects in this area would improve access to local parks and to the Belmont Trail, and increase biodiversity in parks and along stream-side verges.

11.4 Greenbelt This extensive east-west band of woodland, farms and recreational uses on the high ground of the Barnet Plateau are linked by the London Loop.

Cooperative working amongst Boroughs and private landowners may benefit the open space management and increase public awareness of its value.

11.5 Colindale Located between the M1/A41 corridor and the Silk Stream, this area’s local public parks and open spaces need to meet exponentially increased demand from new large mixed use developments. Existing flood risk hazard, and low levels of biodiversity also need to be addressed.

11.6 Finchley Ridge On high ground between the Silk Stream and Dollis, new development in this area will increase demand on existing parks, require building of new parks, and strengthened links to nearby recreation grounds, the Dollis Trail and Greenbelt.

11.7 Dollis Valley A ten mile riparian corridor extending from the Greenbelt to Brent Cross, where it disappears in a maze of roads and retail centres. At the north end is an opportunity for a new regional park that may integrate management of Greenbelt’s woodland, farms and open spaces. In the south, Brent X / Cricklewood redevelopment will include river restoration; at present, links from Brent Reservoir to Dollis Trail are poor.

11.8 Brent Reservoir A hidden gem of open space, a large lake formed on the River Brent to supply the Grand Union Canal. Though a SSSI and birding centre, it has great potential for increased recreational use. Cycling and walking links across the A1 and North Circular, and into adjacent residential areas are needed in order to meet this potential. The reservoir is jointly managed by Brent and Barnet councils and owned by British Waterways.

11.9 Fryent Country Park Over 100 hectares, this is a well preserved fragment of the area’s agricultural past with woodlands, hay meadows, and hedgerows. It offers sweeping views over the surrounding suburbs from several high points, but with no all weather paths or ‘attractions’, visitor numbers are low.

Wealdstone Brook runs next to it; there is potential for improved floodwater retention and wildlife habitat creation.

11.10 Urban Edge Industry in Park Royal, Wembley and Alperton is recognised as being of regional importance. Road and rail infrastructure are extensive and cut off otherwise largely continuous GI along the River Brent. Air quality can be poor and noise levels high; open spaces are fragmented; knitting these together, improving residents’ access to them, and addressing flood risk are major challenges.

11.11 Heritage Parks In contrast to Tube line based inter- and post-war building on much of the study area, the inner suburbs of Ealing, Brent and Camden grew in tandem with earlier rail line construction. Widely separated, parks in this project area are similar in catering to local residential areas, being on high ground with views, and a mix of strolling tree-lined paths, gardens, and leisure activities. Sports facilities, added later, are also typically present.

11.12 R. Brent Open Space Corridor In the south of the study area the River Brent meanders through expanses of green space - golf courses, woodlands, fields and parkland. Brent River Park, and several fine examples of Victorian engineering are along the way. The corridor, six miles from Brentford to Perivale, would benefit from strategic, cross-borough management of shared issues such as flooding, water quality, 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 traditionallymanaged parks, sports fields, and housing estates. Hampstead Heath is covered in the ‘Central London’ Green Grid Framework.

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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 - Š Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216.

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Project Identification – Projects Map

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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 - Š Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216.

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Project Identification – Projects Map

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Project Identification – Rolling Projects List Project Project name number 11

Complete

Borough Project Description

River Brent Catchments Control & Eradication Area of problem Non-Native Wide Invasive Plant Species

11.0.02

Stanmore to the River Area Wide Thames Cycling Greenway

11.0.03

Brent Catchment Partnership

Area Wide

11.0.04

Capital Ring

Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Harrow

11.0.05 11.0.07

Street Tree Planting Community Orchards

Harrow Harrow

11.0.08

Blue Green Corridors

Harrow

The principal target plants will be Giant Hogweed (GH), Japanese Knotweed (JKW) and Himalayan Balsam (HB). These plants can have negative impacts on H&S, bank erosion, structural integrity and native biodiversity. This action fits within the Thames River Basin Management Plan. The Brent is designated as a heavily modified water body and mitigation measures enhance the ecological value of marginal aquatic habitat, banks and the riparian zone. All key stakeholders agreed in principal to 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. Sustrans are promoting this route as a linear Greenway - all boroughs concerned are engaged and have included the project within their LIP. Within this area the disused Belmont Railway line takes the route through Harrow while in Brent it closely follows the railway between Kenton and Wembley Central before following the canal into Ealing.

Development of nascent group's potential to work among landowners and relevant Agencies throughout 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.

Section 10 covers South Kenton to Hendon Park. Section 11 incorporates a green route between hendon Park and Priory Gardens, Hendon. The section within Barnet links Hendon Park in the east, along the River Brent through Brent Park, various spaces along the route of the A1 and through 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.

Green grid of street tree planting, selected routes Identify sites for orchards, consultation, fundraising, community grants, investigate sponsorship opportunities, management of orchards, possible BTCV to co ordinate orchard planting and works.

Open up river bed streamside footpaths to link with the Green Grid.

11.0.09

Non Designated Footpaths BAP Habitat Enhancement Allotments

Harrow

Identify, map and investigate non designated public footpaths as potential links in Green Grid

Hounslo w Hounslo w

Habitat protection, maintenance, improvement and creation across the Green Grid Area. Promoting the ecological value of parks and open spaces in the Green Grid Area.

We need to replace the current water supplies to the allotment sites in this grid area.

11.0.01

11.0.10 11.0.11

Phase one

Next steps

Size (ha, km) Project Owner

estimated Total cost

contractors to submit bids; action implemented in co-ordinated fashion from top of catchment down, specialist application of herbicide. Will in part be done by hand with volunteer groups

80 km

£50-100k

Brent Catchment Partnership

Develop route where is doesn't cureently 5 miles exist, sign, improve surfacing and crossing facilities

Sustrans

Numerous improvements

LB Barnet (Jenny Warren), LB Brent (Leslie Williams), Walk London (Jenny Humphreys)

Adoption and implementation of Hounslow's Biodiveristy Action Plan A costing proposal is being developed to bring the water supplies to modern standards To implement a ten year improvement plan to upgrade infrastructure to all parks and open spaces To implement a ten year improvement plan to upgrdae the Play areas within the borough to the standards of the ROSPA 5 Star award To re-furbish sport facilities to enable the promotion of sports development within these areas

London Borough of Hounslow

£2 M

£1.3 M

£700,000

£50k

£950k

Approx 740 ha

London Borough of Hounslow

£10 million

£200k

£9.8 million

N/A

London Borough of Hounslow

£5.4 million

£0

£5.4 million

N/A

£0 London Borough of Hounslow, with £40,000 per tennis court. potential links with Hounslow £420,000 Community Sports & Physical cricket squares Activity Network (CSPAN)

£2.0 million

3383m

LB Harrow (Dave Corby/ Paul Newman)

n/a

£33k

4 ha

LB Harrow (Patrick Prendergast)

n/a

£0

595 m

LB Harrow (Patrick Prendergast/ Barry Phillips/ Robert Agutter)

n/a

£0

21ha

LB Harrow (Dave Corby/ Mick Bradshaw)

£5m deculvert, £0 £2m landscape

Hounslo w

Improvements to paths, access, signage and interpretation.

11.0.13

Play and spaces for young people

Hounslo w

Improvements to play areas as across the Green Grid Area, and replacement of play equipment where required. Improvements and expansion of provision targeted at young people across the Green Grid Area.

11.0.14

Sports and active recreation

Hounslo w

Refurbishment and improvement of tennis courts, football and rugby pitches across the Green Grid Area. Development of new cricket squares at Gunnersbury Park, Boston Manor Park, Redlees Park and Thornbury Playing Fields.

11.1

Belmont Trail

11.1.01

Belmont Trail: Path Construction

Harrow

Green Corridor pedestrian & cycling connection from Christchurch Avenue (Harrow) to Bentley Priory Open Space, and wildlife corridor, on disused railway line. Path construction, vegetation/rubbish clearance, control of Japanese Knotweed and new planting.

11.1.02

Belmont Trail: North End Links

Harrow

11.1.03

Belmont Trail: South End Links

Harrow

11.1.04

Kenton Recreation Ground

Harrow

Reduce gradient at north entrance, bridge improvement works, signage and way marking to link 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.

Improve access at Christchurch Avenue. Tree lined streets in Christchurch Avenue (part). Kenmore Avenue to act as gateways to the Green Grid connecting Byron Recreation Ground / Belmont Trail to 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.

Soil testing to confirm extent of Create and develop a green communications hub, linking up pedestrians and cyclists with the Harrow contamination Town Centre, commercial areas, Kenton and Wealdstone, and Belmont. Landscaping and access 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

11.1.08

Stanmore Golf Course:Floodwater Retention

Harrow

11.2

Western Streams

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.

Investigate provision of dry wet ponds within Stanmore Golf Course to provide upstream storage for the Wealdstone Brook, in line with the Drain London Surface Water Management Plan. Soft landscape engineered attenuation area combining blue corridor walk with Green Grid, - links through to the Belmont Trail.

11.2.01

Kodak Site Public Links

Harrow

Strategic route to provide connecting through private land, subject to negotiation; aim would be to 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 Recreation Grounds

Harrow

Feasibility study: Design, Consultation and Implementation of Cycling on Greenways to introduce links through and to the Recreation grounds. Safe crossing point on Shaftesbury Avenue to link West Harrow Recreation Ground to Grange First and Middle School. Tree lined streets in Welbeck Road - Tintern 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.

21.45 ha

LB Harrow (Barry Phillips/ Rob Agutter, Patrick Prendergast/ Sajjad Farid / Paul Newman)

11.2.03

Harrow Recreation Ground: Play Area Roxborough Bridge

Harrow

Play facilities (at Gayton Rd Car Park and Neptune Point) for ages 12 and over at Harrow Recreation Ground Improvements for access and safety of pedestrians and cyclists under and around Roxborough Bridge, 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.

0.2ha

11.2.04

0.16ha

Fairview Enfield & London Underground & Parkridge LB Harrow (Dave Masters)

11.3

Stanmore /Edgware

11.3.01

Edgware Brook: River Harrow Restoration

1.1km

Environment Agency (Neale Hider)

11.3.02

Edgware Brook: Path from Belmont Trail to Edgware Rd

1.1km

LB Harrow (Mike Bradshaw/ Dave Corby)

28

Harrow

Harrow

Includes invasive species removal, improving water quality and streamside habitats, removing concrete/ timber channels (input from EA). In Chandos Recreation ground investigate possibly of constructing a meander in river, w/ timber decking platform for pond dipping.

Improve footpath between Chandos Recreation ground and Edgware Road: open up route, vegetation removal, clear and relay footpath, construct footpath to rear of 9-17 High Street, Edgware, to connect to Edgware Brook path. Construct footbridge to connect to with Belmont Trail adjacent to Edgware Brook.

Install safer crossing point on Camrose Avenue; signage and street tree planting in Old Church Lane Abercorn Road and Old Church Lane - Wolverton Road

Strategic coordination through Brent Catchment Partnership

0

£1 million

Parks and open spaces infrastructure

Stage*

£50k+

Approx. 60.72 London Borough of Hounslow ha

11.0.12

Track in Wolverton Road area tree covered (north end of golf course); ownership search, negotiation of acquisition nr. EDF substation

Funding in Funding place Required

Project Identification – Rolling Projects List Project Project name number

Borough Project Description

11.3.03

Stanmore Marsh

Harrow

Implementation of environmental improvements in Stanmore Marsh Management Plan; prepare an 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.

4.35ha

LB Harrow (Dave Corby)

11.3.04

Canons Park & Lakes

Harrow

23.6ha

LB Harrow (Mike Bradshaw/ Dave Corby)

11.3.05

Dalkeith Open Space

Harrow

11.3.06

Stanmore Place, Play Harrow Area Harrow Stanmore Place, Public Art Chandos Recr Ground Harrow Play Area Greenbelt

Management Plans and investigate funding for works required. Historic Park Restoration Project.

Monitor to ensure compliance with HLF grant conditions, liaison with 'Friends of Canons Park', review 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.

Dalkeith Open Space adjacent to Dalkeith Grove, dense woodland to north and open space to south.

Thin existing vegetation around tributary of Edgware Brook. Incorporate brook into open space.

Off site play area (former government buildings, Honeypot Lane, Stanmore Place) of a new children's play area or youth area within 1 kilometer of the site.

Provision of Public Art on the Site of Stanmore Place

11.3.07 11.3.08 11.4 11.4.01

Harrow Pynding Mersc /Ceasar's Pond habitat

11.4.02

Stanmore Country Park: habitat management Brockley Hill

11.4.03

Harrow Harrow

11.4.04

Old Redding Complex: Harrow Open Space Management

11.4.05

Land at Bentley Priory (The Common, Stanmore) Oxhey Lane Flood open space Pinner Hill Golf Course: Habitat Management Grim's Dyke Open Space Watling Farm Woodland

Harrow

Aldenham Country Park Link Edgwarebury Park & Scratchwood: Investment / Management Plan

Harrow

11.4.12

Rowley Green and Arkley South Fields: Investment / Management Plan

Barnet

11.4.13

Barnet Cycling Greenway: Cockfosters to Underhill via Monken Hadley and High Barnet Barnet Cycling Greenway: Borehamwood to Totteridge and Whetstone via Rowley Green, Barnet Gate and the Dollis Brook

11.4.06 11.4.07 11.4.08 11.4.09

11.4.10 11.4.11

11.4.14

Harrow Harrow Harrow Harrow

Barnet

Next steps

Size (ha, km) Project Owner

£78K

BAE Spending Plan S.106

Stage*

Off site play area (former government buildings, Honeypot Lane, Stanmore Place) of a new children's play area or youth area within 1 kilometer of the site.

LB Harrow (Mick Bradshaw)

Pynding Mersc, Stanmore Common creation of dam, wetland area, boardwalk and dipping platform.

Caesars Pond ( Little Common SMINC): removal of silt to form bund along northern edge of site, build up of marsh area with silt and replanting of marginal species in pond. Tree removal to reduce shading and leaf fall and enhance wildlife in and around pond. Post silt removal from Caesars pond, involvement of volunteers , Harrow Nature Conservation Forum (HNCF) and British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) in vegetation management.

Stanmore Country Park. Improvements to existing water attenuation site. Improve native planting and biodiversity. Fencing in preparation for grazing and introduction of cattle on Forty Acre Field at Stanmore Country Park to improve biodiversity.

New park developed. Potential important link to the edge of Stanmore County Park. Possible installation of a kissing gate.

Includes Harrow Weald Common, The City and Grimsdyke Open Space. Site of Metropolitan Importance - Implementation of environmental improvements identified in the current (2010-2015) 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. £100K to assist in the provision of an ecology centre within the London Borough of Harrow - draft Planning Obligation. Implementation of management plan for Bentley Priory Open Space and SSSI, including scrub clearance, increased grazing.

Oxhey Lane flood storage area and control structure, attenuates water. Possible planting works on Grim's Dyke Golf Course.

Pinner Hill Golf Course, environmental improvements to existing flood defence attenuation ponds and surroundings, connecting to circular walk, part of London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP), through Pinnerwood Farm and linking to Grim's Dyke Golf Course.

Working in partnership with tenants of Grimsdyke Hotel to develop an improvement plan for the historic open space and gardens.

Improve rights of way footpath network links, interpretation and signage. Improve access to encourage 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.

Investigate possible linking and signage to Aldenham Country Park, across Harrow boundary, in consultation with Hertfordshire Investment and Management Plans: Recognition of the need for a holistic consideration of the investment and management requirements of the contiguous areas of open space. Such plan to investigate funding for works in relation to improved linkages between open spaces around Scratchwood, as well as the pattern and suitability of existing open space typologies and opportunities 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).

Investment and Management Plans: Recognition of the need for a holistic consideration of the investment and management requirements of these contiguous areas of open space. Plan to investigate funding for works in relation to improved linkages between open spaces around Arkley Fields and Rowley Green, pattern and suitability of existing open space typologies and opportunities for 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.

Almost links with NCN 12 at Hadley Wood and provides a link through woodland and parks. Follows the London Loop

LB Harrow Dave Corby, Mick Bradshaw)

Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility Report

56.7 ha

Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility Report

LB Harrow (Dave Corby)

£9.5 (LAA)

£50,000 LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Infrastructure Planning and Growth Areas Officer

£0

£50,000

1

£50,000 LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Infrastructure Planning and Growth Areas Officer

£0

£50,000

1

Get agreement to allow cycling along route, upgrade surfacing & crossings where necessary

3 miles

Sustrans

0

Link from outside London to bring people in along a pleasant green link

Get agreement to allow cycling along route, upgrade surfacing & crossings where necessary

3.5 miles

Sustrans

0

Harrow, Barnet Harrow, Barnet

Improvements to London Outer Orbital Path - (LOOP), Signage for linking route, stiles, gates, fencing works, footpaths and planting.

There is substantial opportunity to link up footpaths to provide an alternative / secondary route for traversing the greenbelt

Outline Designs

11.4.17

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Harrow

The RNOH site is a key piece of Harrow's Green Grid. Located at the north east corner of the borough, the site has the potential to organise routes into Harrow 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 embedded in a natural and characterful landscape, the design of which is tied to progressive ecological principles and where patient activity, exercise and respite is of central concern.

Project requires Champion at LB Harrow at tbc high level who can progress discussions and negotiate with RNOH et al. and officer time to progress proposals and manage day-to-day, circa 1-2 days/week dedicated time, plus appointment/extention of consultant team(s).

11.5

Colindale

11.5.01

Colindale Open Spaces Cluster: Investment Plan

Barnet

Investment Plan

11.5.02

Silkstream: Open Space Network

Barnet

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.

Improvements and additions to the green corridor; way marking to routes along the Silkstream to improve accessibility and connections between town centres of Edgware, Burnt Oak, Colindale and The Hyde to Brent Reservoir as part of the London Plan Blue Ribbon Network. Explore improved linkages between the Silkstream and open spaces beyond the Borough boundary such as via the Oriental City 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.

11.4.16

Funding in Funding place Required

LB Harrow (Mike Bradshaw/ Dave Corby)

London Outer Orbital Path (Loop) Alternative Greenbelt Route to London Outer Orbital Path (Loop)

11.4.15

estimated Total cost

Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility Report

Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility Report

LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny Warren, Greenspaces Manager LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Infrastructure Planning and Growth Areas Officer LB Harrow

TBC NA

tbc

None

* £30k ASAP (May 2012) for green grid masterplan for RNOH & neighbouring area *£100k+ Jun-Oct for development to detailed design RIBA D. *£1M for links outside of RNOH redline

£15,000

£0

£15,000 LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Infrastructure Planning and Growth Areas Officer LB Barnet - Environment & Operations Strategy Team - Jane Shipman, Principal Officer for Highways & Transport Strategy

* Project stage: 0 = notional, 1 = scoping /briefing, 2 = feasibility study, 3 = outline designs, 4 = detailed designs, 5 = tender, 6 = implementation, 7 = management plans

3

To be identified £0 thru scoping projects

0

3

0

29

Project Identification – Rolling Projects List

Complete

Phase one

Project Project name number

Borough Project Description

Next steps

11.5.03

Silk Stream Upgrade

Barnet

Scoping report on biodiversity. Ongoing management of flood prevention measures.

11.5.04

A5 (Edgware Road) Street Tree Programme.

Barnet

11.5.05

Colindale to Copthall Sports Fields (new green linkage)

Barnet

11.5.06

Silk Stream-Oriental City green link

Brent, Barnet

11.5.07

Montrose Playing Fields Improvements

Barnet

11.5.08

Colindale Hospital Site Barnet to Montrose Playing Fields (new green linkage)

11.5.09

Colindale Park Improvements

Barnet

11.5.10

Rushgrove Park Improvements

Barnet

11.5.11

Aerodrome Park

Barnet

11.5.12

Heyborne Park

Barnet

11.5.13

Grahame park Estate: Nord Park

Barnet

11.5.14

Grahame park Estate: south Park

Barnet

11.5.15

Harrow, Cycling Greenway: Edgware to Totteridge Barnet and Whetstone

11.6

Finchley Ridge

11.6.01

Barnet Plateau: Investment / Management Plan

Barnet

Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility Investment and Management Plans: Recognition of the need for a holistic consideration of the Report investment and management requirements of the patchwork of areas of open space across Totteridge and Mill Hill. Plan to investigate funding for works in relation to improved linkages between open spaces around as well as the pattern and suitability of existing open space typologies, looking to maximise 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: Panoramic Park

Barnet

New local public park: New public parkland delivered as part of the planning application requirements.

The open space strategy itself includes the full landscaping of the park, as well as providing protection for retention of the woodland to the north of the site along the Green Belt boundary, enhancement of the existing Scout Woodland and provision of community/school all weather pitch.

11.5.03

Mill Hill East AAP: Central Community Parks

Barnet

11.6.04

Bittacy Park upgrades Barnet

11.6.05

Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre, Playing Fields and Sports Pitches

11.6.06

Sunny Hill Park & Hendon Grove upgrades

Three other new local public parks will be delivered through the Mill Hill East planning application.

Furthermore, in terms of Green Infrastructure a number of swales are proposed in relation to the parks as well as ordinary streets; this will form significant number of green links throughout the site, all of which will be between 5m and 8m wide.

Enhancement of existing open space: Improvements will be made to the recreational capacity of the existing open space as well as providing access improvements to enhance the linkage between the existing site and the planning application.

Sporting facilities upgrade: Developments at Copthall stadium to include professional rugby facilities, indoor winter training facility for athletics teams. Other proposals: improving existing Copthall Leisure Centre to allow consolidation of elite sporting facilities from across borough (to maximize crossfertilization of specialist sports support and training facilities), possible inclusion of tennis academy. relocated national-standard gymnastics facility (from Hendon Youth Sports Centre). Copthall surrounded

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 Enhancement of existing open space: Improvements to footpaths and cycleways, as well as landscaping improvements to support intensification of usage in the various sites at Middlesex University, The Burroughs. Such improvements to be funded at least in part by S106 contributions

11.6.07

Barnet Arrandene Open Space Barnet Plateau Rights Barnet of Way (new and improved connections)

11.6.08

Barnet

11.7

Dollis Valley

11.7.01

Barnet Plateau and Brent River Valley Proposed 'Regional Park'

Barnet, Brent, Harrow

11.7.02

Dollis Trail: Path / Wayfinding

Barnet, Brent, Harrow

30

Enhancement of Silkstream Corridor to improve access and habitats to enhance biodiversity in Colindale as set out in the adopted Area Action Plan to complement the £1m of works completed by the Environment Agency to the Silkstream to prevent fluvial flooding. Includes removal of toeboards for bank naturalization (Environment Agency concept stage only) The Mayor's Street Planting Scheme has provided 77 trees and the maintenance of them for three years (2010-2013) including rare Dawn Redwood trees. These trees have been planted along the Edgware Road, funding is now required for the watering of these trees. An objective of the Brent Cross 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.

Explore potential of improved pedestrian linkages and signage from parks within Colindale to surrounding sites of interest. Opportunity to connect new or improved open spaces created in Colindale 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.

Improved cross boundary linkages between the Silk Stream at Montrose Playing Fields and Local Parks in LB Brent, via the redevelopment of Oriental City and Capitol Way sites along the A5 identified within the adopted Colindale Area Action Plan.

Enhancement of existing open spaces to address need for intensified usage as a result of housing growth: S106 funding secured from Colindale Hospital development to deliver improvements to the open space. Former tram shed is currently underutilized and has potential for use as a café/community facility.

The PPG17 study recommended the potential for children's play provision.

New bridge to connect Montrose Park w/ Colindale Hospital development is agreed and fully-funded by a S106 contribution in relation to planning application H/00342/09. Project willl open up playing fields to wider community and provide green link for an end-to-end Silkstream walking route to by-pass the 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.

Improvements to existing open spaces: Colindale Park is identified within the adopted Colindale AAP as an opportunity for improvements subject to investigation of the feasibility.

Enhancement of existing open spaces: Rushgrove Park is identified in adopted Colindale AAPlan as providing opportunity for improvements subject to investigation of the feasibility. PPG17 study recommended improved access by walking and cycling; landscaping to improve range and quality of features, and linkages between this park and Malcolm Park, Watling Park and Grahame Park Open Space (renamed Heyborne Park).

New Park to be formed w/in current Peel Centre East Site; identified in the Colindale AAP and subject to the Peel Centre coming forward for development.

estimated Total cost

Funding in Funding place Required

Stage*

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Peter Alsop, Principal Planning Officer.

Unknown

£1,000,000

2

Additional funding required in relation to watering of trees.

LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Andy Tipping, Principal Aboricultural Officer

£156,000

£66,000

£90,000

5

Feasibility study and outline design

LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny Warren, Greenspaces Manager

£15,000

£0

£15,000

2

Detailed Design will be required once feasibility and outline design work completed as part of the area-wide investment plan Outline Designs

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Peter Alsop, Principal Planning Officer.

Unknown

£0

Unknown

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Peter Alsop, Principal Planning Officer.

Unknown

£166,022

Unknown

3

Implementation (This is required to be delivered prior to the occupation of 520 residential units)

LB Barnet - Major Developments Team - Peter Alsop, Principal Planning Officer.

£80,000

£80,000

£0

3

1.1 ha Detailed Design will be required once feasibility and outline design work completed as part of the area-wide investment plan for cluster implementation.

3.65 ha Detailed Design will be required once feasibility and outline design work completed as part of the area-wide investment plan for cluster implementation.

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Peter Alsop, Principal Planning Officer.

Unknown

£0

Unknown

4

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Peter Alsop, Principal Planning Officer.

Unknown

£0

Unknown

4

Planning application

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Peter Alsop, Principal Planning Officer.

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Abid Arai, Senior Project Manager

Unknown

£0

Unknown

1

Commercially Confidential

Fully Funded

£0

7

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Abid Arai, Senior Project Manager LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Abid Arai, Senior Project Manager Sustrans

Commercially Confidential

Fully Funded

£0

3

Commercially Confidential

Fully Funded

£0

3

£50,000 LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Infrastructure Planning and Growth Areas Officer

£0

£50,000

1

Planning application intended for Feb 2011 1.4 ha committee meeting

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Jo Dowling, Principal Planning Officer

£325,000

Subject to planning

£0

3

Planning application intended for Feb 2011 0.46 ha committee meeting

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Jo Dowling, Principal Planning Officer

£200,000

Subject to planning

£0

3

Planning application intended for Feb 2011 0.3 ha committee meeting

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Jo Dowling, Principal Planning Officer LB Barnet - Property Services Denise Barraclough, Principal Valuation Officer and Strategy and Regeneration - Kevin Waters, Principal Planning Officer.

£290,000

Subject to planning

£0

3

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

2

£80,000

£0

6

Enhancement of existing open space: Complete re-landscaping to high quality and accessible usage as part of Grahame Park Estate redevelopment programme. Improvements include major redesign and landscaping to improve quality, usability and safety of the existing park, as well as to create a new 'central circus' as an extension to mitigate for a reduction in area of the main parkland.

Grahame Park Estate - Planning application includes the delivery of a small park in the northern part of the site. Delivery is proposed in Phase 4.

Completion spring 2011 -maintenance by developer under license for period of 3 years; after which adoption will be considered by LB Barnet Delivery in 3-4 years.

Grahame Park Estate - Planning application includes the delivery of a park in the southern part of the site (1/2 of the park will be delivered in Phase 1B)

Planning application submitted

Links more densely populated areas with open space

Get agreement to allow cycling along the route and upgrade surfacing and crossing facilities where necessary

Feasibility Studies and Outline Designs would be required to assess if viable in both commercial and planning terms

Size (ha, km) Project Owner

11. ha

5ha

6 miles

50.6 ha

21.5 ha Potentially dependent on other available funding supporting delivery. Improvements to Hendon Grove already being implemented by University

Enhancement of existing open space: Landscaping to improve the range and quality of features.

(PPG17 recommendation) Improvements to existing rights of way: Improvements to access and quality of existing walking routes across the area to provide meaningful day tirps and maximise the potential for accessing the proposed Regional Park area. Such routes to also focus on delivering new or improved linkages between the existing open spaces and the walking routes arriving into the vicinity, as well as clear waymarking and footpath improvements where suitable.

Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility Report Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility Report

A Regional Park for Barnet Plateau and Brent River Valley is dependent on enhancing and maintaining the connection already provided by the Dollis Brook joining the higher lands of Totteridge and Barnet with the Brent Reservoir; Greenwalk therefore provides the spine of any future Regional Park that could be launched. In recognition of the higher profile of the Greenwalk and its likely intensified use, an 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 Dollis Valley Green Walk (Barnet) improvements were focused on improving access; biodiversity and natural habitats – including signage, footpath work and entrances and facilities and infrastructure. As well 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 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

Scoping / Briefing Report and Feasibility Report

Ongoing management of improvements as well as seeking of further funding to address other sections of the Dollis Valley Greenwalk.

£80,000 LB Barnet - Environment & Operations Strategy Team - Jane Shipman, Principal Officer for Highways & Transport Strategy and Greenspaces Team - Jenny Warren, Greenspaces Manager.

LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny Unknown Warren, Greenspaces Manager Unknown LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Infrastructure Planning and Growth Areas Officer

£0

Unknown

1

£0

Unknown

1

£50,000 LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Infrastructure Planning and Growth Areas Officer

£0

£50,000

0

LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny Warren, Greenspaces Manager

£680,000

Unknown

6

Unknown

Project Identification – Rolling Projects List Project Project name number

Borough Project Description

11.7.03

Barnet Upper Dollis Brook Study Area - Trial Investment and Management Plan Area (precursor to wider Totteridge and Mill Hill Investment and Management Plan)

11.7.04

Barnet Upper Dollis Brook: Bank Naturalisation King George V Playing Barnet Fields A & B

11.7.05

The next stage as a precursor to delivery of a future joined-up Regional Park. Opportunities and issues identified to date are: (i) to improve access to green spaces along the length of the greenwalk 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 be used more regularly with released pitches being joined-up to form (iv) a new nature reserve and (v) an expanded and improved district park with a clearer identity and role as a boroughwide 'destination', (vi) to improve footpaths and cyclepaths both along the greenwalk itself, but also in order to increase linkages to surrounding areas including through to Totteridge Common and up to Monken Hadley.

Removal of unnecessary toe-boarding from the riverbanks Brook Farm Open space D/S to West Finchley. TQ 25600 94824 to TQ 24607 91134 Sport pitch upgrade and drainage. There is potential for improvements to connections to surrounding open spaces to maximise access for existing and future residents. Playing pitch assessment/strategy is currently being undertaken and there is potential for development to the existing pavilion. The PPG17 study identified the playing fields as a priority for improvements.

Unknown

Unknown - Unknown (Subject to outcome of dialogue

1

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

1

Commercially Confidential

Fully Funded

£0

3

Commercially Confidential

Fully Funded

£0

3

Commercially Confidential

Fully Funded

£0

3

Commercially Confidential

Fully Funded

£0

3

Commercially Confidential

Fully Funded

£0

3

Commercially Confidential

Fully Funded

£0

0

Unknown

Fully Funded

£0

0

2.5 miles

LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Principal Project Manager LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Principal Project Manager LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Principal Project Manager LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Principal Project Manager LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Principal Project Manager LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Principal Project Manager Sustrans

4.5 miles

Sustrans

1.5 miles

Sustrans

LB Barnet - Greenspaces - Jenny Warren, Greenspaces Manager British Waterways, Barnet Council, Brent Council. Brent contact for initial enquiries: Leslie Williams.

Barnet Council: Jenny Warren.

British Waterways: Lella O'Dea, Jon Guest.

Unknown

£40,000

.

7

Planning application approved W13937/04. 11.38ha Proposed implementation 2011-2015

Developer, LBB Judith Ellis, LBB Abid Arai, Siobahn O'Donoghue

£1 million

0

In progress: two projects over the winter 2009/10 and 2010/11 completed.

1.2ha

tbc Welsh Harp Conservation Volunteers implementing the Welsh harp Management Plan agreed by the Welsh Harp Joint Consultative Committee

£6,000

tbc

Fryent Country Park Management Plan; Fryent Country Park including the management and restoration of the landscape for recreation, biodiversity and economically as a farm. The Park is managed organically. Surviving Brent Valley and 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 noncommercial quantities of fruit Potential for various environmental and educational projects, and signage in relation to connectivity to Fryent Country Park.

The site is designated Metropolitan Open Space and Public Open Space in the Borough’s UDP. Projects to be identified which will further objectives as set out in Brent Biodiversity Action Plan and improve access for recreational facilities.

Links with Wembley Stadium, River Brent Long term opportunities for flood control, landscape, recreation, biodiversity. From Kenton Road, projects. through Woodcock Park, Kenton Grange, alongside various small open spaces (some accessible), towards Wembley Stadium area and River Brent Park. North of Brent: through residential housing into Harrow.

Crossing at Kingsbury Road, route to Kingsbury High School Remove chainlink fence separating Kenton Brook from Queensbury RG and secure adjacent property boundaries. Improve water quality of Kenton Brook: redefine channel, open up section of river, 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.

Continue improvements to the alignment that links Roe Green park with Fryent Country Park, the Council officers with a new bridge over the railway to Wembley Stadium

108 ha

Brent Council: Parks Service.

Contact: Leslie Williams

£60,000

£150,000

7

3 miles

Sustrans

Brent

Improvements to existing park to improve biodiversity

tbc

EA (Neale Hider)

Brent

To be included in Wembley Area Action Plan DPD covering Wembley Growth Area, Wembley Industrial Estates and Brent Park. Anticipated infrastructure will include: • Creating 2.4 hectares of new public open space comprising of a new park (1.2 ha min) and 3 pocket parks with significant re planting and grassed areas • 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.

70ha

approx £10 Brent Council: Regeneration and Major Projects, Planning. (Contact: million (not including land Joyce Ip). costs)

£0

approx £10 million

0

Barnet

Changes of use in Brook Farm and Whetstone Strays for some of the existing playing pitches to conservation areas; upgrades to remaining playing pitches. Playing pitch assessment/strategy is currently being undertaken.

The approved Planning Application for Brent Cross Cricklewood provides a comprehensive strategy for investment in civic squares and open spaces within the red line boundary of the site. Improvements to and relandscaping of every open space within that area, as well as creation of a small amount of additional open spaces is therefore being entirely delivered by the developer. The ongoing maintenance 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.

Removal of concrete channel and creation of riverside parks and natural corridors

Barnet

11.7.09

Clitterhouse Stream restoration

Barnet

11.7.10

Claremont Park

Barnet

11.7.11

Clitterhouse Playing Fields renovation

Barnet

11.7.12

Hendon Leisure Centre

Barnet

Replacement Hendon Leisure centre.

11.7.13

Barnet

An objective of the Brent Cross 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.

Primarily follows the Pymmes Brook along the London Loop before cutting across via Oakleigh Park Station to join the Dollis Brook

11.8

Brent Cross Cricklewood / Hendon Park / Dollis Trail: Cycling Greenway: Arnos Park to Totteridge and Cycling Greenway: Hamstead Heath to Copthall SC via Sunny Cycling Greenway: Brent Reservior to Hendon Park Brent Reservoir

11.8.01

Brent Park

11.8.02

Brent Reservoir: Open Brent, Barnet Space SSSI Management Plan

11.8.03

Welsh Harp Sailing Club

11.8.04

Brent Neasden Recreation Ground Link Brent Reservoir/ River Brent Brent Link Brent Reservoir SSSI Barnet Reedbeds

Barnet

Approximately half the route follows the Capital Ring and Dollis Valley Greenwalk

Barnet

Part of the Capital Ring

Barnet

The PPG17 study recommended improvements to make the park more welcoming and secure. New play equipment has been provided to date.

Brent Reservoir / Welsh Harp Management Plan (plus potential Investment Plan) including the reservoir, river and open space land in London Boroughs of Brent and Barnet. The linked and potentially linked open spaces include the Reservoir, southern marshlands and Dollis Brook corridor to Brent Cross, Neasden Recreation Ground, Canal Feeder and River Brent corridor to Neasden Lane and then adjacent to Quainton Street Open Space and Chalkhill Open Space (as far as the culvert under the three railway lines); Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre, Birchen Grove allotments; New St. Andrew's 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.

Replacement sailing base on Welsh Harp. There is currently vacant a sales suite and offices are planned which will remain for next 3/4 years. Within infrastructure Delivery Plan.

Barnet

Fryent Country Park

11.9.01

Fryent Country Park

Brent

11.9.02

Roe Green Park Biodiversty Northwick Park Biodiversity

Brent

11.9.04

Wealdstone Brook

Brent

11.9.05 11.9.06

Roe Green Link Queensbury Recreation Ground

Harrow

11.9.07

Brent Cycling Greenway: Kingsbury to Wembley

11.9.08

Kingsbury Park: Biodiversity Urban Edge

11.10.01 Wembley Area Green Grid

Creation of new park as part of open space strategy related to comprehensive redevelopment. (Brent Cross Cricklewood Application ref. C/17559/08 dated Oct 2010). Potential to explore improved linkages between new spaces as part of growth area proposals and open spaces outside of Borough boundary.

Many new or improved open spaces improvements at Claremont Park. Potential to explore improved linkages between new spaces as part of growth area proposals and open spaces outside of Borough boundary.

Enhancement of existing open spaces: Renovation of the existing playing fields for more intensified usage

Barnet

11.9

11.10

1

Sport England - Adrian Ledbury, LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration Team - Susan Botcherby/ Denise Barraclough, Principal Valuation Officer.

LB Barnet - Greenspaces Matthew Gunyon, Leisure Facilities Manager LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration - Tony Westbrook, Principal Project Manager

River Brent Restoration

11.9.03

Unknown - Unknown (Subject to outcom of dialogue re Dollis Valley Estate Regenerati on)

LB of Barnet / EA (Neale Hider)

11.7.08

11.8.06

Stage*

26.9ha

Barnet Brent Cross Cricklewood Regeneration Area Open Spaces Strategy and Investment Plans

11.8.05

Unknown LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration -Adam Driscoll, Infrastructure Planning and Growth Areas Officer LB Barnet - Strategy and Regeneration Team - Susan Botcherby, Senior Project Manager (Dollis Valley)

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.

Funding in Funding place Required

tbc

11.7.07

11.7.16

estimated Total cost

Continued engagement with Dollis Valley Estate Developer Partners through the competitive dialogue process

Brook Farm and Whetstone Strays

11.7.14

Size (ha, km) Project Owner

Concept only - still to be assessed

11.7.06

11.7.15

Next steps

Brent

Awaiting outcome of playing pitch strategy. 11.02ha Production of the Estate Management Strategy and then commencement of Phase 1 in circa 2015

Brent Cross Cricklewood outline planning application Phases 1-3 of development Brent Cross Cricklewood outline planning application approved awaiting details Part of Phase 2 development 2021-2025

19.9ha

Part of Phase 2 development 2021-2025

19.9ha

Brent Cross Cricklewood outline planning application approved awaiting details application Brent Cross Cricklewood outline planning application approved awaitng details.Scoping meeting undertaken in Get agreement to allow cycling along the route and upgrade surfacing and crossing facilities where necessary Get agreement to allow cycling along the route and upgrade surfacing and crossing facilities where necessary Get agreement to allow cycling along the route and upgrade surfacing and crossing facilities where necessary Completed Welsh Harp / Brent Reservoir Action Plan as part of Welsh Harp / Brent Reservoir Management Plan

100; conceptually more

6

Crossing the North Circular Road Crossing Blackhill Lane linking R Brent open space, Birchen Lane and reservoir; tree tlanting (gap project, LB Brent?)

Reedbed restoration and enhancement - TQ 22036 87521 to TQ 14686 81293.

Wembley Area Action Plan will be produced for consultation in summer 2011

£210,000

Brent Council Parks Service

LB Harrow (Dave Corby, Mick Bradshaw)

* 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 Project Project name number

Borough Project Description

11.10.02 Wembley / R Brent Rail Bridge

Brent

11.10.03 Chalkhill Open Space 11.10.04 River Brent Park (Tokyngton Phase2)

Brent

11.10.05 Wealdstone Brook

Brent

11.10.06 North Circular Road Corridor

Brent

Complete

A pedestrian & cycle bridge link between the Brent River Park and the river north of the three railway lines would link to the river and open spaces northwards; and effectively towards the Brent Reservoir and beyond.

Creation of new public park in Chalkhill as final stage of Chalkhill Estate regeneration programme. The new park includes play area, orchard, and wildlife area. A new footpath link to existing St David's Open Space has been created Phase 2 of the River Brent Park restoration. One of the core elements of the openspace strategy in the adopted Wembley Masterplan Supplementary Planning Document (for the Stadium area) is to captialise on the existing natural landscape assets within Wembley. The Brent River Park Project, a partnership project between the London Borough of Brent and the Environment Agency, aims to improve the openspaces and restore up to 2km of the River Brent, running through Tokyngton Park, St Raphael’s Estate and the Wembley Industrial Estate. Full river restoration - taking the river Brent out of its concrete constraints and returning it to natural bed, banks and meanders from TQ 20275 85529 to TQ 20107 84727. The feasibilty study, hydomorpholgical survey, design and consents in principal are already in place. Urban regeneration, improvements to access and biodiversity, accomodating climate change and flood risk.

Long term opportunities for flood control, landscape, recreation, biodiversity. From Kenton Road, through Woodcock Park, Kenton Grange, alongside various small open spaces (some accessible), towards Wembley Stadium area and River Brent Park. North of Brent: through residential housing into Harrow. Includes 900m in Wembley Industrial Estate.

The North Circular Road Regeneration Area is identified in Core Strategy policy CP13. Regeneration proposals include the removal of houses most affected by noise and air pollution of the NCR, junction improvements and the creation of cycle paths and open space/planting on land where dwellings have been removed. Risks from contaminated soil will also be reduced.

Phase one

Next steps

estimated Total cost

Funding in Funding place Required

Stage*

Brent Council (Joyce Ip)

£3.5 million

£0

£3.5million

0

Regeneration and major Projects (Landscape - Garth McWilliam)

anything up to £250,000

£55,000

£200,000

4

A cycle path funded by Sustrans linking St 1km Raphael’s Estate and Tokyngton to be delivered by Spring 2011; an exemplar sustainable pavilion by summer 2011 (requires Planning permissions). A project Board involving partners, supportive organisations and funders will be set up to steer the project, with different themes led/supported by individuals/organisations.

Brent Council (Joyce Ip)

£1.318,710

£75,000

£1,243,000

2

Links with Wembley Stadium, River Brent projects.

Brent Council Parks/ EA (Neale Hider)

Feasibility study Completion of new park. Links to wider Wembley Green Grid

Regeneration, transportation, access, housing, noise reduction, air pollution reduction, and reducing risks from contaminated soils. ???

11.10.08 Park Royal: Management for Biodiversity

Park Royal is the principal industrial area in West London. A draft Opportunity Area Framework has been Park Royal Opportunity Framework finalised and joint Area Action Plan prepared by the GLA which seeks to increase employment opportunities, improve access, improve the adopted. public realm including the planting of 10,000 trees across Park Royal as part of the Trees for Cities Project. A Park Royal Public Realm Strategy was produced in 2008.

Links Park Royal Station with Canal - extends existing Sustrans route?

11.10.10 Neighbourhood Walk & Cycle Measures

Ealing

Links?? Investigate links E-W to Wormwood Scrubs (LB Hammersmith & Fulham) ???

11.10.12 Neighbourhood Walk & Cycle Measures

Highways programme to address rat running, encourage wallking, cycling and mass transit use - corridor and neighborhood related, but no specifics available Brent

Brent 11.10.14 Barham Park Biodiversity Brent 11.10.15 Horsenden Hill Golf Course 11.10.16 Alperton/ Grand Union Brent Canal Links

11.10.17 Church End Redevelopment 11.10.19 Harlesden Town Centre: Public Realm/Open 11.10.20 Stonebridge Estate: Canal Feeder 11.10.21 Wembley Way Finding

11.10.22 Tokyngton Park River Restoration Phase 2

11.11

Brent Regeneration and Major Projects (Abigail Stratford), Environmental Health (Jennifer Barrett).

Compact district park, though with limited potential for linkage with other green spaces, significant public open space in Wembley area as is only park over 2ha within area of major regeneration and growth.

Park will be focus for improved play and sports provision including installing football & cricket pitches and refurbishing pavilion.

New woodland and biodiversity improvements

0

£4,600,000

£0

£4,600,000

0

Ealing Council 700ha (total Park Royal Partnership, 10,000 PR area, 40% Trees project - Lawrence is in Brent) Usherwood (LB Brent) & Kate Sheldon (Trees for Cities)

£4,3000,00

£15,000 per year 1 for tree planting project

Ealing Council Highways

Ealing Council Highways Biodiversity improvements, waymaking and sports pitch improvements

10ha

Brent Council Parks Service (Shaun Faulkner).

£280,000

£0

£280,000

0

New woodland and biodiversity.

10ha

Brent Council Parks

£30,000

£0

£30,000

0

12 (Alperton Growth Area only)

Brent Council - Regeneration & Major Projects (Beth Kay)

£1,960,000

£0

£1,960,000

1

£300,000

anything to millions

Public visitor facities / management for biodiversity- ?? More information required from Brent The Grand Union Canal runs the Alperton Growth Area. Alperton has been designated a Growth Area in Consultation on Alperton Masterplan SPD 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. use regeneration of 12.25 ha of land along the canal for 1,600 new homes by 2026. Core Strategy 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).

Brent

New park, cemetery, tree planting and links to Wembley.

Improvements to Station Road

8ha (approx Harlesden town centre area)

Brent

Improvements for Biodiversity and urban regeneration.

Concept only - still to be assessed

tbc

LB of Brent / EA (Neale Hider)

Brent

Wembley wayfinding project is aimed at promoting and facilitating walking in Wembley as part of the wider Legible London initiative. Legible London includes, amongst other things, street signage and maps and is intended to form a single London-wide wayfinding system. The Wembley Wayfinding route includes 15 signposts at 8 locations within the wembley corridor stretching from Wembley Central station to Wembley Park station.

Removal of approximately 800 m of concrete lining of river channel to re-create natural plan form, upstream of phase 1 completed in 2003. The completion of phase 2 of this project will link two previously naturalised sections of the River Brent. Success of the project in terms of moving the river towards good 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.

Extend Wayfinding route to Ealing Road and Alperton (links to canal). Also potential to extend beyond town hall and link to Welsh Harp and Fryent Country Park Landscape architects appointed to carry out initial design/amend previous design drawn up by Halcrow.

2km min

Transportation - Adrian Pigott, Planning - Zayd Al-Jawad

£150,000 upwards

£150,000

2 To extend Wayfinding route min. £150,000 will be needed

800 m

Joyce Ip (LB Brent)

tbc

tbc

tbc

Restoration of Gladstone Park including 'pleasure grounds, landscaped parkland, and sports areas.

Compact but very little potential for greenspace links beyond except for inclusion and restoration of William Gladstone fields, and nearby allotments.

Compact, limited potential for linkage with other green spaces though two adjacent cemeteries and public events field to south. Roundwood Park will be site for new Roundwood Youth Centre - a Beacon centre for young people in Brent. Possibility of installing pitches and changing facilities at Roundwood Annex to be explored.

Open leisure centre to public use, combine management to form District Park - more information required from LB Ealing?

Replace roadways with lawn - more information required from LB Ealing?

Develop designs for landscaped garden within remains of Dollish Hill House

45ha

£60,000 £100,000

£60,000 HLF

£40,000

0

Suitability of Roundwood Annex for new pitch & changing facilities to be explored

13ha

Mark Smith (Design &Regeneration), Parks Service (Shaun Faulkner, Andy Atkins).

Brent Council Sports Service (Gerry Kiefer)

at least £250,000

£0

£250,000

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LB Hounslow, LB Ealing

£25 million

£5.25 million

£19.75 million

LB Hounslow, TfL

£250,000

£100,000

Brent

Transportation - Adrian Pigott

Heritage Parks Brent

11.11.02 Roundwood Park

Brent

11.11.03 Acton Park / Sports Grounds 11.11.04 Ealing Common Road Closure 11.11.05 Walpole Park / Lammas Park Management 11.11.06 Gunnersbury Park Mngmt & Facilities Upgrade 11.11.07 Gunnersbury Cycle Hub

Ealing Ealing

Ealing Council Ealing Council

Ealing

Walpole Park HLF restoration in progress. Combine management of Walpole and Lammas Parks.

Adjust entrances and provide crossings to improve access between the two parks.

Ealing, Hounslo w

This is a major project between Ealing and Hounslow to restore and refurbish the landscape and buildings at Gunnersbury Park

An options appraisal undertaken; develop Stage One HLF bid

Part of Hounslow's Biking Borough Plans, 83.5 ha running to 2014. Scoping work /discussion with LB Ealing

Replacement of the playground. Source funding for the paths, railings and plainting.

The next steps include full costings and wildlife surveys.

11.11.08 Neighbourhood Walk & Cycle Measures

Ealing

Cross borough cycle hub focused in Gunnersbury Park. Improvements to paths and new cycle circuit around park. Enhance cross borough links and improvements to access by foot and bicycle between Gunnersbury Park and open spaces in Kew and Richmond. Overlaps between Chiswick Roundabout and Kew Bridge with route of the Cycle Super Highway.

Highways programme to address rat running, encourage walking, cycling and mass transit use

11.11.09 St Johns Park

Hounslo w

Master plan development which includes re-planting , re-placement of paths and railings, and replacement of the existing play facilities.

11.11.10 Osterley Park: Middle Lake Biodiversity/ Paths

Hounslo w

Extension of the footpath network at Osterley Park, so that visitors can walk around Middle Lake.

Clearances to some scrub and secondary tree growth, footpath construction. This will extend public access to Osterley's wildlife and also provide an opportunity to manage our lake margins more effectively from a bio-diversity point of view.

Ealing Council 83.5 ha

Ealing Council Highways 2.23ha

London Borough of Hounslow

£650,000

£138,000

£512,000

8ha

National Trust, Osterley Park

£500,000

£50,000

£450,000

LB Ealing (Richard Barber) / EA (Neale Hider)

£21,000

£21,000

Brent River OS Corridor

11.12.01 R Brent: Brent River Park

Ealing

11.12.02 River Brent: Costons Brook

Ealing

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Brent

11.11.01 Gladstone Park

11.12

1.5ha

Highways programme to address rat running, encourage walking, cycling and mass transit use

11.10.11 Park Royal South Gate

11.10.13 King Edward VII Park, Wembley

nr 70m wide

Regeneration, transportation, access, housing, noise reduction, air pollution reduction, and reducing risks from contaminated soils. Creating green barrier and tree planting.

11.10.07 A40 Corridor Planting / Ealing Cycle Path

11.10.09 Park Royal East Gate

Size (ha, km) Project Owner

Successful bid through Mayor of London's 'Help a London Park' programme. Includes river restoration and habitat creation, fencing: Removal of obsolete structures obstructing flow, pond restoration, ditch clearance, channel restoration, fencing. Part of extensive Brent River Park restorations to value of £400,000.

Creation of wetland habitat /reedbed. Diverting the Costons Brook through reedbed. Access & regeneration, improvements for biodiversity ; to accommodate flood risk and climate change. Concerns over the presence and depth of sewers running through the site. TQ 14886 82665 to TQ 14869 82251

Concept only - still to be assessed.

Feasability study required.

500m

LB of Ealing (Richard Barber) / Env Agency (Neale Hider)

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Project Identification – Rolling Projects List Project Project name number

Borough Project Description

11.12.03 R Brent: Ruislip Road E Wetland 11.12.04 R Brent: Brentham Meadows Wetland 11.12.05 R Brent: Greenford Meander 11.12.06 Brent River Park: Trumpers Way Pond 11.12.07 R Brent: Boston Manor Park Wetland 11.12.08 Boston Manor Park: House

Ealing

New wetland

Ealing Ealing Ealing Hounslo w Hounslo w

Ealilng 11.12.09 Uxbridge Road Crossing Ealing 11.12.10 Boston Gardens Nghbd Walk & Cycle Measures 11.12.11 Elthorne Heights Walk Ealing & Cycle Measures 11.12.12 Osterley Park: GU Canal / Elthorne ParkLinks 11.12.13 Cookoo Park OS

Next steps

Size (ha, km) Project Owner

Creation of new ponds to support existing weland environment

EA permisssons

1ha

LB Ealing (Richard Barber)/ Env Agency (Neale Hider) LB Hounslow (Richard Barber)

Reinstatement of double meander in Mayfield, ditch clearance and channel clearance at Greenford Island; kingfisher habitat to bank Restoration and extension

ditch clearance underway

150m

Environment Agency (Neale Hider) n/a

£5,000

n/a

LB Ealing (Richard Barber) / n/a EA (Neale Hider) Environment Agency (Neale Hider)

£15,000

An options appraisal and conservation master plan has been developed; consulting on the options appraisal this summer.

13.9ha

London Borough of Hounslow

£3.6 million

nil

£3.6 million

Scoping work and discussion with officers at LB Ealing

400ha

LB Hounslow, LB Ealing

Creation / restoration of floodplain condition in R Brent back flow area adjacent Grand Union Canal This is a major project to restore the Grade 1 listed Jacobean house and gardens.

information needed from LB Ealing?

£10,000

n/a

£10,000

£10,000

Hounslo w

Develop cross borough links between Osterley Park, Wyke Green, Trumpers Wood and Elthorne Park (latter in LB Ealing) information needed from LB Ealing?

Hounslo w

Park improvement and new marina, located on the Cycle Super Highway

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11.12.15 The River Brent Project/ Help A London Park 11.12.16 The River Brent Project/ Help A London Park 11.12.17 The River Brent Project/ Help A London Park 11.12.18 The River Brent Project/ Help A London Park 11.12.19 The River Brent Project 11.12.20 Lower Brent Eel Pass Project

Ealing Ealing

Invasive species control program covering river Brent, its banks and tributaries between A40 (Brentham Meadows) and M4 motorway bridge (Grand Union Canal). Approximately 5ha across several hundred locations.

Ditch and wetland improvements.

Ealing

Consultation and design work, alongside that being undertaken on the Cycle Super Highway (2013)

LB Hounslow BCP Richard Barber

approx £15k PA

n/a

n/a

ongoing

BCP Richard Barber

£2,000

n/a

n/a

Ongoing litter removal program working along the length of the Brent in Ealing.

ongoing

BCP Richard Barber

approx £80k PA

n/a

n/a

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

Ealing

Channel Restoration and habitat improvement in greenford island and Walker Close.

Concept

BCP Richard Barber

£22k.

n/a

n/a

Ealing

Installation of eel passes on weirs at Osterley, Boston Manor and Brentford Lock, with possible extension to Thames Lock weir. Contractor appointed, project in design stage. Formal permission still required from council, EA and BW. Ready to engage with community to encourage post installation monitoring.

Some funds need to be set aside for post installation monitoring and ongoing maintenance/adjustment of passes.

Chris Cockel (TRRT)

£80K

Funds in place from the Rivers Trust (Defra)

Hampstead Ridge

Stage*

Highways programme to address rat running, encourage wallking, cycling and mass transit use

Ealing

Barnet 11.13.01 Little Wood Nature Reserve and Fletchers Gardens (Hampstead Garden Suburb)

Improvements to landscaping and increase in nature conservation provision as recommended by PPG17 Improved landscaping study. (capital Ring Area)

Barnet 11.13.02 Golders Hill Park, Hampstead Heath: Play Equipment Barnet 11.13.03 Golders Hill Park, Hampstead Heath: Fencing Repair Barnet 11.13.04 Golders Hill Park, Hampstead Heath: Sports Pitch Drainage

Repair and replacement of play ground equipment.

In progress

City of London Corporation

£7,500

Repair of historical wall garden walls, to include rebuilding of parapets, replacement of damaged brickworks and repointing.

Work to start April 2011

City of London Corporation

£50,000

Repainting and repair of fences in Golders Hill Park.

Work to start April 2011

City of London Corporation

£16,000

Barnet

Field drainage survey of winter sports areas on Hampstead Heath Extension .

Work to be completed May 2011

City of London Corporation

£8,000

Barnet

Replacement of 4 outfall pipes on winter sports areas on Hampstead Heath Extension

Completed February 2011

City of London Corporation

£12,000

Barnet

Repainting of changing rooms for soccer and rugby

Completed January 2011

City of London Corporation

£4,500

11.13.05 Hampstead Heath Extension: Sports Pitch Drainage 11.13.06 Hampstead Heath Extension: Sports Pitch Changing Rooms 11.13.07 Hampstead Heath Extension: Bridge Repair

Funding in Funding place Required

Highways programme to address rat running, encourage wallking, cycling and mass transit use

11.12.14 Waterman's Park

11.13

n/a

estimated Total cost

1.2 LB Jenny Warren

* Project stage: 0 = notional, 1 = scoping /briefing, 2 = feasibility study, 3 = outline designs, 4 = detailed designs, 5 = tender, 6 = implementation, 7 = management plans

0

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Pollarded Willows along the Brent Corridor, Elthorne Heights, Ealing

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Phase One Early Delivery

This section identifies a first phase of projects to deliver area objectives and opportunities.

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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 The principal target plants will be Giant Hogweed (GH), Japanese Knotweed (JKW) and Himalyan Balsam (HB). These plants can have negative 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.

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Herbicide application would be by specialist contractors, but there is also a proposal for Thames 21 volunteers to manually remove HB, and apply JKW treatment in the Welsh Harp SSSI at Brent Reservoir

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 Redevelopment in Harrow and Wealdstone, and at the 23 hectare former Kodak site, will put pressure on local parks in an area already deficient in open space. This trail along a disused rail line will be a green corridor linking Wealdstone and the Greenbelt, offering pedestrians and cyclists a car-free route to the Greenbelt’s extensive woodlands and fields. It would also facilitate a strategic link connecting the Thames and the Greenbelt.

Clearances, removal of invasive species, and new planting would encourage habitat creation.

Some path construction and road crossings are in place but all-weather surfacing is absent in most parts. Additional controlled crossings are needed if more residents are to be encourage to the Greenbelt

–less than five miles from much of central Harrow.

At the south end of the route, convenient and safe links will be made to retail and business centres and the Trail will offer local shoppers a pleasant alternative to a car journey. Along the route there are recreation sites – a golf course and leisure centre - and attractive places to visit such as Bernays Gardens, Temple Pond and the ruins of the old St Johns Church.

Connections to neighbourhoods adjacent the route, particularly to the planned intensification area of central Harrow & Wealdstone, will be improved with directional signage, cycle lanes, and street tree planting.

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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

The park is a potential connection to the Belmont Trail 11.1.04 Kenton Recreation Ground 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.

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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.

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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 Dollis Valley Green Walk (Barnet) improvements were focused on improving access; biodiversity and natural habitats including signage, footpath work and entrances and facilities and infrastructure. As well 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

the Barnet Plateau section and Brent Reservoir section of a future joined-up Regional Park. Lastly it will also be important that linkages to the adjacent Lea Valley and Finchley Ridge Green Grid Area and its objectives are captured.

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 A precursor towards delivery of a future joined-up Regional Park is to create the northern gateway as a recreational and ecological open space resource along the Brent River Corridor. In this upper section of the Dollis Brook, areas of open space are more substantial either side of the Brook and therefore offer a greater level of opportunity for careful coordination and maximisation of public benefit. Opportunities and issues identified to date are: (i) to improve access to green spaces along the length of the greenwalk 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

be used more regularly with released pitches being joined-up to form (iv) a new nature reserve and (v) an expanded and improved district park with a clearer identity and role as a borough wide ‘destination’, (vi) to improve footpaths and cycle paths both along the greenwalk itself, but also in order to increase linkages to surrounding areas including through to Totteridge Common and up to Monken Hadley. A playing pitch assessment/strategy is currently being undertaken to assess the priority locations for this usage and investment needs in relation to improved drainage.

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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 For many decades after its construction in the 1830’s to provide water to the Grand Union Canal, Brent Reservoir was a destination well known to Londoners hoping to enjoy a day out boating and strolling, as well as betting on greyhound racing and drinking at the popular tavern at Welsh Harp. While there are still two boat clubs on the lake, it is now known best as a SSSI and a secluded, quiet retreat. The reservoir’s location within two miles of three large mixed use projects with an expected population of several tens of thousands, in areas identified as deficient 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.

Management of the reservoir is the joint responsibility of two Boroughs and British Waterways; and there is an active Friends group.

The Development Plan will explore – priorities / facilities needed – existing and new – growth & development pressures – key physical links – cost plan – new infrastructure – cost plan – existing & future management – delivery plan – programme, milestones, partners – review of governance

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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 This open space of 103 hectares, though bisected by a busy distributor road, is a well-loved, preserved fragment of the area’s agricultural past with woodlands, hay meadows and hedgerows. It offers sweeping views from several high points. Current management practise emphasises biodiversity and organic hay production.

Though surrounded by extensive suburban development it is not conveniently serviced by any mass transit stations (two are present, both three quarters of a kilometre away); combined with the lack of apparent ‘attractions’ and the absence of allweather paths, this means visitor numbers are low.

Opportunities to address this, which would ease demands on other open space in the area, (expected 44

to increase significantly in the next fifteen years) include cycle and walking routes with crossing of Fryent Lane and at Kingsland Road (at nearby Roe Green Park), all-weather paths, better signposting from local transit stops and local schools, and publicity to raise the park’s profile.

Introduction of allotments could also be considered.

The Management Plan needs to reflect on how to reduce the effect Fryent Lane has on the park –the speed limit in some sections is 50mph. Wealdstone Brook runs along one of the country park’s boundaries and a project on this watercourse could be developed to address floodwater retention and wildlife habitat creation. There is a current project listing for Roe Green Park which targets improved biodiversity.

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 The first phase of river restoration in Tokyngton Park, was completed in 2009; it was well received and cited as a successful model in the London Rivers Management Plan. Phase 2 works would continue the restoration, removing 850m of concrete river channel and replacing it with natural meanders.

This improves floodwater retention capacity; this is important, as areas downstream of Tokyngton are flooded on a regular basis.

Dechannelisation will have ecological benefits such as in increase in the number and diversity of freshwater and river margin plants and animals, and 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

route to school will accommodate shared bicycle and pedestrian travel, and there will be new furnishings including a gazebo.

The park’s surroundings are intensively developed in industry and transport, and Tokyngton Park is an essential ‘green lung’ for residents in adjacent neighbourhoods. Community involvement associated with the project planning aims to reduce crime in the park and create a safe, restored environment. Community engagement extended to local schools, promoting nature conservation and making links with the local intermediate labour market. .

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11.04.17 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital The RNOH site is a key piece of Harrow’s Green Grid.

Located at the north east corner of the borough, the site has the potential to organise routes into Harrow 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 LB

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embedded in a natural and characterful landscape, the design of which is tied to progressive ecological principles and where patient activity, exercise and respite is of central concern.

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.

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Headstone Manor Allotments, Harrow

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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.

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Forward Strategy – Recommendations Forward Strategy The contemporary landscape of north west London has been shaped primarily by strategic thinking – the Grand Union Canal, it’s levels maintained by the waters of the Brent, provided a site for industry, as it does today, its distribution functions replaced by arterial roads; railways, and the underground allowed London’s population to grow, and suburbs spread across a mainly flat agricultural landscape; through strategic planning the Greenbelt was established to contain London’s suburban growth. Strategic thinking is now required to face the challenges of the twenty first century - continued population growth, climate change, sustainable transport, loss of biodiversity, pollution and public health. Green Infrastructure is central to facing these challenges. The All London Green Grid initiative provides a new strategic focus for managing the GI assets of the Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau at a sub regional level, that can bring together Local Government and strategic agencies around a coherent vision for the future. The main focus for the Brent Valley & Barnet Plateau is : * To re-establish clean, connected green/blue infrastructure as central to quality of life, to local communities, and to the identity of north west London, worthy of investment and promotion by combating pollution, making connections, raising the quality of existing spaces, and restoring/establishing new GI assets, allied with growth. * To promote a network of safe family friendly walking and cycling routes across the area through and between green spaces and along water courses, to schools, shops and stations, to challenge reliance on cars, and overcome local severance caused by major transport infrastructure. * To address contemporary challenges like climate change, pollution and flood risk through GI, for example by increasing vegetation cover through street trees, planted verges or green/brown roofs, and promoting SUDS in new developments/ existing streets; opening up channelised rivers, providing natural water filtration in reedbeds, particularly in parks, and adapting parks and open spaces to accommodate flood water storage; addressing air quality and noise in parks and green/blue corridors through planting/ground modelling * To provide more opportunities for increased biodiversity by changing management of open spaces and water areas, protecting and enhancing valuable sites for nature, and providing appropriate access, visitor and interpretative information at key sites to foster greater understanding and stewardship.

Overview of the Programme Priorities In the short term we propose a number of projects which can begin to bring GI to the fore in people’s experience of the study area, and which support the ambitions of the framework described above. Priority projects are: – Invasive species removal from the Brent river corridor – Belmont Trail – Kenton Park – Upper Dollis Valley Study – Dollis Greenwalk – Colindale Parks Study – Brent Cross Cricklewood – Fryent Country Park Access Study and Management Plans – Brent Reservoir Development Plan – South Kilburn Parks – Tokyngton Park – Brent River Park

budgets for many stakeholders, however the ALGG and the Area Framework will a) put project owners in a strong position to bid for funds that do become available b) help project owners negotiate with holders of other funding streams (or staff resources; in-kind support) to deliver projects in synergy with other projects or programmes.

Beyond developer contributions, a number of other funding sources are available, including Heritage and other Lottery Funds and Landfill Tax, ( the Brent Valley and Barnet Plateau are within eligible funding areas).

There may also be potential contributions for specific elements such as SUDS or tree planting from bodies like Thames Water or from public sources like the Mayor of London.

Programme Management & Measuring Success In the immediate future, project owners and stakeholders will actively pursue capital funding opportunities, including continuing to focus efforts on the Development Planning process. Design for In the Medium/Long Term our proposals will have London will continue to support a Green Grid Steering a close strategic fit with our vision and objectives.

Group for Area 11, and work with strategic partners Priority projects are: and stakeholders to prepare ongoing delivery and – Brent River Corridor connections at Wembley, funding strategies.

Brent Cross & Staples Corner The process of identifying and defining the projects – North West London Regional Park Study and preparing a Project Implementation Framework – Water quality enhancement and flood risk has concentrated on the short to medium term reduction measures area wide – Greening measures throughout the ‘Urban edge’, to issues of identification, appraisal and delivery of create biodiversity corridors, address climate change, the projects, and has tended to focus on capital investment. There is also need in the coming year to reduce noise pollution and increase air quality. identify responsibility for long term management of the assets and the ongoing strategic level resourcing Project Delivery of GI programme management. Unlike other areas Phase 1 of our programme has been identified by within the ALGG, there is no well established group weighing each project’s importance in delivering a range of Green Grid objectives, and its deliverability already working at the sub regional level. The recently - a funding strategy is in place, and there is a project established Brent Catchment Partnership may be sponsor willing and able to see the project through to prepared take on this role. Whatever group emerges, completion. There remains a gap between projected there is a need to establish appropriate member reporting/decision making mechanisms; and to note costs for Phase 1, and secured funds of circa £4.5 that central group working may well require additional Million. Planned growth will provide the majority resources. of funding for Phase 1 projects, through developer We recognise the value of setting standards by which contributions. Longer term, this funding route will the success of the programme can be measured be particularly relevant to achieving wider strategic and evaluated. This will require the definition of a goals like establishing the River Brent green/blue set of outputs and intended impacts, such as area corridor, and assessing the feasibility of a Regional of land upgraded, length of paths laid, water quality Park.

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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.

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

Accessible Open Space

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Map derived from GiGL data 2011 - © Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216.

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+ Overlaid Deficiency in Access to Public Open Space –

Appendices – Baseline Description Access to Nature

Ecological and Landscape zones

Making Connections

Residents of heavily built up areas lack access to nature in all the study area Boroughs, with the exception of Hounslow (adjacent the Thames). The deficiencies can be addressed through increasing the ecological value of existing open spaces, and increasing native street tree planting. Several projects of this kind have been prioritised in the London Plan, and are included in the rolling Project List.

The study area sits primarily on heavy clays of the Barnet Plateau. The Brent rises in the higher ground on the Greenbelt, and, bounded by the harder formations of the Finchley and Hampstead Ridges, flows southwestward over gently falling topography to the Thames. Hills in the plateau form landmarks and provide extensive views. Along its southern reaches through the Hayes Gravels, the river corridor is much broader and flatter. The area’s historically agricultural land has largely been built over, with the exception of pasture and woodland parcels along the Greenbelt, and remnants of historic vegetation like boundary oaks found throughout the Boroughs.

Underground and local railways radiating from Central London define and sustain the area. The northern roads of the A40, A5 and M1 all connected to the North Circular Road are the key road arteries but the area is well served by secondary roads. The M4 and Great Eastern railways cut across the southern edge of the area. The Capital Ring, and further to the north, the London Loop, are important strategic walking routes whilst the Brent River and Regents Canal provide complementary waterside greenways.

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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 - Š Crown Copyright and database right 2011. Ordnance Survey 100032216.

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Appendices – All London Green Grid SPG Chapter 5 GGA11 Links Grand Union Canal Link extends to the west to form a route to the Yeading corridor and onto the Colne Valley from Osterley Park. Further north, the Paddington branch also heads south westwards from the green spaces at Horsenden Hill, passing through a number of urban The Silk Stream and Edgware Brook Link areas and green spaces. Heading eastwards, it goes runs from the green spaces around the Brent Reservoir through suburban development to the large through urban areas, including Park Royal industrial park, before continuing into central London as the open spaces on the urban fringe at Stanmore. The Regent’s Canal Link. watercourses are only visible and accessible along sections of the corridor.

The Gunnersbury Link The Pinner Wood-Grimsdyke Link and the Brockley Hill runs southwards from the Brent Valley through Hanger Hill where it branches into two at Ealing.

Link The western branch continues through a network follow the London LOOP strategic walk through the of parks and sports fields to rejoin the Brent River Green Belt from the Colne Valley in the west to the 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 Gunnersbury Park and the Thames, although the M4 Harrow Weald Common, Stanmore Common and the open spaces at Elstree, Scratchwood and Moat Mount. and railway lines create a substantial barrier between the river and the park.

The Dollis Link The Hanger Hill Link connects large open spaces of real distinctiveness connects with the Brent Valley corridor at Boston and biodiversity, linking Moat Mount Open Space Manor Park and playing fields to the Gunnersbury in the Green Belt to the Brent Valley via the Folly Link at Ealing. In between it links with sports grounds, Brook and Riverside Walk Gardens and onwards to Lammas Park, Walpole Park and Haven Green at Hampstead Heath. The northern part runs through Ealing Broadway. farmland and playing fields, with the lower reaches 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 Brockley Hill Link follows the route of the London LOOP and runs east west between the two arms of the Brent Valley corridor.

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.

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Appendices – Group Membership Sub-area chair

Glossary of terms

ALGG EA ELGG Design for London design advisor EU Shape www.shape.eu.com GAF GI Shape is an urban design, landscape architecture and regeneration company. Shape GLA combines high standards of design with meaningful participation to involve people in HLF the process of change, helping them to shape their environment and economy for a LDA sustainable future.

LDF Working with communities, councils and the private sector, Shape brings together LWT stakeholders to find common ground and build consensus.

NE Shape works at a variety of scales from the smallest neighbourhood initiative, to central NT urban squares and from retail centres to the rural fringe. We work efficiently, maximising SAUL the value of budgets and completing on time.

S106 We can help bring your vision for change from feasibility stage to completion, find TfL funding, and ensure local involvement.

All London Green Grid Environment Agency East London Green Grid European Union Growth Area Funding Green Infrastructure Greater London Authority Heritage Lottery Fund London Development Agency Local development framework London Wildlife Trust Natural England National Trust sustainable and accessible urban landscapes Section 106 Agreement for planning gain Transport for London

Design for London Design Advisor Graeme Sutherland

info@adams-sutherland.co.uk

Graeme Sutherland is a founding director of Adams & Sutherland, an established designled 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 Tav Kazmi Sarah Green Ellie Seaborne Neale Hider Richard Copas Jamie Dean Honoré Van Rijswijk Matthew Carrington Maurizio Biadene Jane Carlsen Peter Massini Jean Rolfe Lindy Kelly Matthew Carrington Simon O’Dell Jonathan Ducker Cathy Munonyedi Jenny Warren Martin Cowie Nick Lynch Nicola Bird Paul Bragg Amy Tyler Dave Carroll Joanne Francis Joyce Ip

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Leslie Williams Shaun Faulkner Alex Hutson Matthew George Shaun Kiddell Declan Gallagher Richard Gentry Sue Ireland Colin McKenzie Ian Weake Mark Brayford Nick O’Donnell Nicola Masters Richard Johns Shahid Iqbal Stephen Marshall David Eaglesham Denis Vickers Denise Cheong Sajjad Farid Sally Reeves Stephen Kelly Ajit Bansal Andrew Smith Chris Calvi-Freeman Gillian Bernadt Hamish Pringle

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Jan Henson Laura Tierney Mark Frost Victoria Whaley Adam Driscoll Gulnar Hasnain Mathew Frith Sharon Coleman Ian Wilson Brian McDonald Sarah Jane Scott Mike Woods Tony Leach Katharina Kroeger Ben Reynolds Carl Pittam Matt Winfield Michelle Quin Neville Cavendish ColinMann Rob Rees

LB Hounslow LB Hounslow LB Hounslow LB Hounslow LB of Barnet LDA London Wildlife Trust London Wildlife Trust National Trust Natural England Natural England North West Green Arct Parks & Spaces Street Management Sustain Sustrans Sustrans Sustrans The London Employer Accord Transport for London Watling Chase Hertford

Credits: Authors: Shape, GROSS. Adams & Sutherland, Design for London Photo Credits:

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.