Brent Council consults on new Local Plan and development management

Following the story below on the South Kilburn Queen's Park Place development, readers may be interested in this from Brent Council:

We are updating our planning policies to shape the future of Brent.

We are consulting on the draft Development Management Policies Document, which will guide how we determine future planning applications.

Once adopted it will form part of the Local Plan, and supersede saved UDP policies.
The policies deal with important issues such as:

• promoting strong town centres by setting limits on the number of takeaways, betting shops, pawnbrokers and payday loan shops
• limiting takeaways and shisha cafes near schools
• seeking the quality, size and type of homes the borough needs
• boosting the economy, protecting open space and community facilities.

This is an opportunity for local people and organisations to say what you think about the proposed policies.

The period for consultation runs from 20 June to 31 July 2014. During this period we are also consulting on the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal, and associated alterations to the Core Strategy and Policies Map. All documents can be downloaded below.

• Draft Development Management Development Plan Document(.pdf, 3.74MB) 
• Proposed Alterations to the Core Strategy(.pdf, 456.5kB) 
• Proposed Alterations to the Policies Map(.pdf, 4.43MB) 
• Sustainability Appraisal pt1(.pdf, 3.99MB) 
• Sustainability Appraisal pt2(.pdf, 1.96MB) 
• Sustainability Appraisal pt3(.pdf, 2.43MB) 

Copies of these documents can also be viewed in all Brent librariesduring the consultation period.

Policy evidence base

• View the evidence base that supports the policies 

How to have your say

During the consultation period you can complete our online comment form.
Alternatively you can provide detailed comments on the document itself.
You can also email ldf@brent.gov.uk or write to: Planning Policy and Projects Team, Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0FJ.
The deadline for receiving your comments is 5pm on 31 July 2014.
There are also opportunities to find out more about the policies at drop-in sessions where council officers will be on hand to answer your questions. These will take place at:

• Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, 19 July, 12noon - 3pm
• Sainsbury's, High Road, Willesden Green, Monday 14 July, 4pm - 8pm

All comments received will be taken into account before the Development Management Policies Document is modified and taken forward to the next stage.