Some clarification regarding the proposed building and open space on the Samovar Space, Wembley Park

 Cllr Lorber has been provided with a little more clarity on the Samovar Space at Wembley Park:

In terms of the planning applications, the relevant masterplan consent for Plot NW04 is 10/3032 (as most recently varied by 18/0968). The outline planning permission permits an office or hotel use on the plot (adjacent to the ‘tower’ element of the Civic Centre), with ancillary retail/food and bar use. It’s worth noting that roughly half of the plot (to its southern side) is required to comprise public open space (predominantly hard landscaped) within the approved parameters, with the building required to be on the northern half of the plot. As such, the ‘Market Square’ would be retained, albeit reduced in size. However, this was always envisaged to be the case, and the part of the existing square that is not yet built on is a ‘meanwhile use’ until the eventual development comes forward.

 

The above was the approval under 14/3054 (which varied the original 2010 consent).

 

 

The above was the approved 2018 consent which provided public open space fronting Engineers Way (hatched).

 

 

 

 Existing showing the Samovar Space and Sound Shell (Google Earth)

 

 

I  have asked Quintain if they have any draft drawings of their current plans that Wembley Matters could publish, as well as an idea of the height of their proposed building. As can be seen from the 2018 image the public space will be smaller and the new building at NW04A will be closer to the Civic Centre at the library entrance. Brent Council's original deal, made as part of the £17.8m gift to Quintain for Olympic Way improvements, sought to leave more breathing space around the Civic Centre.