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92Wembley Area Action Plan - Proposed Submission Version9 Social infrastructurethe council is committed to further updates on aregular basis so that the necessary provision tomeet needs arising from development are known.9.9 S106 funding has made, and continues tomake, a significant contribution to the infrastructurerequirements of development in Wembley. Fundingof infrastructure will shortly be replaced in the mainby Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)contributions from development in the area. Aproportion of CIL collected (£35 per sq m) alsocontributes towards the Mayor’s funding ofCrossrail.School Places9.10 As there is an increase in local populationwith new housing development there will be a needfor additional nursery and school places. Providingfor additional primary school places needs to beaddressed urgently. Currently there are 121 primaryschools in the Wembley area, including . In addition,planning permission has recently been given for anew primary school in the grounds of PrestonManor High School which is due to opened inSeptember 2011. Population growth with housingdevelopment will need further primary schoolprovision, which could be met by building newand/or expanding existing primary schools in thearea. New secondary school places are alsoneeded. However, pressure on existing secondaryschools is currently less critical and as theircatchment area is larger, these do not necessarilyneed to be located directly within the area ofpopulation growth. As new nursery and other daycare provision have limited space requirements,these can be accommodated relatively easily withinthe AAP area as and when demand grows.Likewise nursery facilities have small spacerequirements and could be combined with othernew or expanded primary school facilities.Health9.11 Population growth from new housingdevelopment will need additional space for primaryhealth facilities. The Core Strategy sets out thataffordable floorspace to accommodate 1 new GPfor every 1,500 people will be required from newhousing development. In Wembley, the IIFestimates that space for 17 GPs and 12 dentistswill be needed by 2019. In recent years the PrimaryCare Trust have developed expanded healthfacilities at Chalkhill and Monks Park Clinics, sothere is not an immediate need for additionalprovision. Quintain built a 1469 sq m health facilityas part of Quadrant House which is currentlyvacant. Strategic decision making within the healthsector is at the present time going through a periodof uncertainty as the government implementshealthcare reform.Picture 9.1 Monks Park health clinic9.12 It is therefore proposed that these two healthfacilities should absorb the current populationgrowth and thereafter new supply will be requiredin the Wembley Growth Area to pick up increaseddemand for new housing.Community and Cultural Facilities9.13 Wembley’s diverse population should besupported by a range of community facilitiesincluding facilities for young people, cultural,community and religious use. While the council canonly provide a limited amount of space directly tohelp meet these needs, new development providesan opportunity to improve and expand provision.The Core Strategy commits to providingmulti-functional community facilities (excludingschools and health facilities) at a rate of 370m² per1000 new population. Part of this will be met by thenew Civic Centre which includes a 750m²community library. There are a number of existingcommunity facilities in Wembley, some of these
Wembley Area Action Plan - Proposed Submission Version93Social infrastructure 9lack sufficient funding or have recently closed.Funding derived from new development couldprovide investment for these existing facilities.Additional new community space will be neededas demand from a growing population increasesand could be provided in a number of shapes andforms and through different mechanisms.9.14 The scale of development within theWembley Growth Area will require enhancementsto neighbourhood policing facilities. In order toensure that the Wembley area remains a safe andsecure place for residents and visitors, it isimportant that the diverse nature of policing needsas a result of development and intensification canbe met. The London Borough of Brent will,therefore, work alongside the Mayor’s Office forPolicing and Crime and Metropolitan Police Serviceto ensure the delivery of necessary policing facilitiesin Wembley so that the impact of new developmentupon policing can be mitigated.9.15 The diversity of Wembley’s populationmeans there is additional pressure for places ofworship to meet demand from different faiths. Faithgroups can find it difficult to find sites for new orexpanded places of worship which are affordable.As there is a lack of suitable sites or premises thefaith groups are encouraged to make use of sharedspace.9.16 One of the most pressing problems isaffordability which often condemns communitygroups to poor quality facilities without the meansto improve them. To address the problem ofaffordability, the council in approving the NorthWest lands application has secured a lowerquantum of community space than expressed bythe Core Strategy but at no rent. The council willbe prepared therefore to reduce the overall quantityof community floor space requirements where thisis reflected in substantially affordable rents. Mostif not all council facilities will be multi-usecommunity facilities for the whole community. Thecouncil will however support the provision ofcommunity and religious groups bringing forwardits own community facilities provision in accessiblelocations.WEM 31Community FacilitiesIn considering the needs for CommunityFacilities provision the council will:1. Secure at least four forms of entry at primarylevel to be secured on development siteswithin the Wembley area, noting provision ofone site in site proposal W 18.2. Secure contributions for secondary schoolprovision through planning obligations andthen through the use of the CommunityInfrastructure Levy.3. Require new GP/dentists provision in theAAP where other local capacity (e.g. ChalkhillHealth Centre) is used up in the longer termas population grows.4. Seek the provision of multi-use communityfacilities at the rate set out in the Core Strategyaccepting a lower provision when costs ofprovision or rents are substantially reduced;5. Support the provision of community facilitiessocial infrastructure including religious,community and cultural provision in locationsaccessible to all sections of the communityand within easy reach by walking, cycling andpublic transport within the AAP area; and6. Actively support the provision of meanwhileand temporary uses that will provideopportunities for social interaction.Evidence Base - Social InfrastructureBrent Infrastructure and InvestmentFramework (LBB, October 2011)
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