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Wembley Area Action Plan - Proposed Submission Version91Social infrastructure 9Strategic Policy9.1 London Plan policy 3.16 recognises the needfor additional and enhanced social infrastructureprovision to meet the need of a growing and diversepopulation and suggests that boroughs shouldensure that adequate social infrastructure provisionis made to support new developments.9.2 Policy 3.18 requires that boroughs shouldprovide the framework for assessing educationprovision needs and to secure sites for futureprovision whilst policy 3.17 states that boroughsshould work with the NHS, social care services andcommunity organisations to regularly assess theneed for health and social care facilities.9.3 Policy CP7 of the Core Strategy anticipatesneed for the following infrastructure;2 new 2-form entry primary schoolsExtensions to existing schoolsNursery placesHealth facilities with space for 14 GPs and 11new dentistsNew multi use community facilities9.4 Policy CP15 states that before grantingplanning permission for major proposals, the councilwill have to be satisfied the infrastructurerequirements arising from the scheme will be metby the time it is needed. Additionally policy CP23protects existing new Community and CulturalFacilities and further states that new multi-functionalcommunity facilities should be provided at 370m 2per 1000 population.Policy Context9.5 Social infrastructure such as schools, healthcentres, community facilities and leisure / recreationfacilities (2) are essential in supporting sustainablecommunities. As new development leads topopulation growth, it is vitally important thatsupporting infrastructure is adequate. Existingsocial infrastructure in Wembley is under pressure,particularly school provision, although this has beenaddressed in part recently by the opening of thenew Ark Academy. Further school places will beneeded as the population grows and theInfrastructure and Investment Framework (IIF)identifies the anticipated future level of demand.9.6 In terms of health provision, the borough iswell served by two large hospitals, but localtreatment centres will be needed in Wembley asthe population grows. Space for new health facilitiescan be secured in new development. However,fitting out and opening new health facilities will relyon the resources of the local health service.9.7 Brent’s diverse communities require a rangeof community, social and cultural facilities. Thereis a range of existing community space in Wembleyincluding religious and non religious facilities. Somefacilities successfully rent out community space toprovide revenue for management and maintenance;however, others lack revenue funding and are inneed of renovations. Dennis Jackson Centre andWembley Youth Club have closed due to cuts infunding.9.8 The Infrastructure and InvestmentFramework, prepared on behalf of the council tosupport the policies and proposals in the LDF,identifies specific infrastructure needs, includingsocial infrastructure, for Wembley as well as therest of the borough. This was updated in 2011 and2 see also the open space and sports chapter