The Brent Independent Advisory Group Brent IAG) has issued the following information:
Section
35 DISPERSAL has been authorised by Insp O'Connor from 15:00 16/07/21
to 14:59 on 18/07/21 CAD 4275/15July refers.
The areas covered are ACE
Cafe and surrounding areas Harlesden, tube Station, Craven Park,
Hillside, North and East of Northfields Estate due to expected Anti
Social Behaviour over the next two days. Dedicated officers have been
resourced to be in attendance for both nights. Thank you for your
continued support by passing on this information and for helping to keep
our communities safe.
Background Information on Section 35 Dispersal Orders HERE
Brent Planning Committee has unanimously agreed the following planning application for the former mainly brownfield industrial site between the North Circular Road, Grand Union Canal and Beresford Avenue. Phase 1 and 2 of the development are already underway.
It includes the detail plans for blocks G,H and J above. Phase 3 of the development consists of 439 units with 98 at London Affordable Rent and 39 shared ownership. Plans for a Health Centre are carried over from previous apploications and public space has been increased by 15%. This phase will yield £14m Community Infrastructure and the whole Masterplan Area £73m. Buildings have been revised with an increase in height but slimmer design with the tallest 27 storeys allowing 'a glimpse of sky.'
Hybrid planning application comprising:-
Outline planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings and structures on the site, all site preparation works and redevelopment to provide new buildings to accommodate new homes (Use Class C3), flexible commercial uses, new basement level, associated cycle and vehicle parking, new vehicular accesses, associated highway works to Beresford Avenue, landscaping and creation of new public and private open space, ancillary facilitating works, various temporary meanwhile uses, interim works and infrastructure with all matters reserved - appearance, access, landscaping, layout and scale.
Detailed planning permission for Phase 3 (Buildings G, H and J) for the demolition of existing buildings and structures, all site preparation and infrastructure works and the development of new homes (Use Class C3) and flexible commercial floorspace; together with new basement level, associated storage, cycle and vehicle parking, new vehicular accesses, associated highway works to Beresford Avenue, landscaping and creation of new public and private open space, ancillary facilitating works.
I have included below the recording of the Planning Committee discussion and decision making on the application. Click on bottom right square for a full screen view.
(Note for those following the Prospect House story, that building is situated close to the development site, next to the North Circular Road and along from 'The Generator' unit referred to in the discussion. It is bottom right on the top image between the North Circular and the River Brent)
The above video has been issued by Brent Council titled 'Watch video of the Committee decision' - I expected to see footage of members of the Planning Committee asking informed and pertinent questions, seeking further details of the application and its impact on the local area. I was interested to hear what Planning Officers had to say about the application and even state what definition of that slippery concept 'affordable' had been used.
No such luck! Unfortunately this turns out not to be a genuine attempt to increase transparency and accountability at a time when the sacking of Cllr Abdirazak Abdi from the Committee LINK continues to reverberate around both Hampstead and Kilburn CLP LINK and Brent Central CLP. There are still many unanswered questions, including why official Council papers stated that Cllr Abdi had resigned when this was not the case.
Instead the video turns out to be soft soap public relations with no record of the deliberations of the Committee that would help the public understand their decision. As it happens the proponents of the scheme have made much more effort to involve the local community than other developers and there are positive aspects to the development but this does not take away from doubts about the integrity of the planning process as a whole.
The Council issued the following press release with the video:
A proposal to redevelop an industrial estate in Alperton
and build thousands of new homes, new business space and new community
facilities has been approved by Brent Council’s planning committee.
Property firm St George’s Developments have
been given unanimous approval to redevelop Northfields Industrial Estate in
Alperton, which will see the remaining buildings removed and replaced with new
workspace, retail premises, restaurants, a community centre, health clinic,
children’s nursery, public open space and 2,900 new homes - 1,015 of which will
be affordable - all on the twenty-one acre site, which is located just off the
A406 North Circular Road, by the Ace Café. Under the plans, the Grand Union Canal-side
of the site will be developed first, with new homes and buildings ranging
between one and eight storeys in height along with improvements proposed to the
public realm along the waterside. The rest of the brownfield site extending to
Beresford Avenue and the River Brent, which is ten minutes from Alperton and
five minutes from Stonebridge London underground stations, will be developed in
later stages, where the maximum height of the scheme will be 25 storeys, on the
north-eastern corner of the site. The plans also include public transport
improvements with new bus routes, improvements to Beresford Avenue and better-lit
pedestrian and cycle routes through to Stonebridge Underground station. Employment workspace will be enhanced and
will also include a new multi-storey building called ‘The Generator,’ south of
the River Brent. Cllr Shama Tatler, Brent Council’s Cabinet
Member for Regeneration, Highways and Planning, said:
This scheme will breathe new life into a
worn-out and redundant industrial estate and transform the area between
Alperton and Stonebridge while bringing new homes, jobs, and improvements to
the public realm and local transport networks. It’s brilliant news for those looking to
start-up a business or those looking for work, not to mention it being
fantastic news for those needing a place to live, with nearly three thousand
new homes to be built, over a thousand of which will be affordable.
It’s a great scheme and one that through the
extensive consultation work that the applicant has undertaken, is one that
carries the support of local residents, businesses, politicians and now, the
council’s planning committee. I very much welcome the committee’s decision to
grant approval to this scheme.
Alperton Summer Festival 2018 Saturday on 7th July 2018 12–6pm Heather Park (Entry free)
There will be live music, a petting zoo, cricket simulator, face painting and more! (All free of charge, and of course we will be showing the England game live!) We will also be announcing the winners of the My Alperton Postcard Competition and raising money for local Charity and food bank Sufra NW.
Sufra adds: Sufra NW London will be all over theAlperton Summer Festivalthis Saturday 7 July at Heather Park. As well as our information stall, we will be flipping delicious sweet and savoury pancakes on our new stall - Oh Crepe!
Tuesday 3rd April, Drop-in sessions between 11am - 4pm - FAMILIES & YOUNG CHILDREN ACTIVITIES (targeted at children between the ages of 5 and 13 and their families):
- Art and interactive activities will be running all day on drop-in basis for families around the theme of the community competition
- Parents will be informed about the Festival, Community Competition and the Northfields development project
Wednesday 4th April, 3-6pm - WIDER YOUTH COMMUNITIES ENGAGEMENT (targeted at young people between the ages of 14 and 19):
- Local young people will be informed about the Festival, Competition and the Northfields project
- Workshop activities around competition theme to get young people engaged and ready to submit their entries
Not the Ealing Northfields but a brownfield site just north of the North Circular Road between Alperton and Stonebridge Park station. The development has been the subject of several consultations and another phase starts today with a 'Walk and Talk' workshop.
Places are limited at these events so please book your place in advance by emailing info@futurenorthfields.com
Tonight's workshop will start at the new Northfields Information Centre building on Beresford Avenue.
