Westminster Infrastructure Plan: Technical Assessment (2009) WCC

Westminster Infrastructure Plan: Technical Assessment 2006– 2026Final ReportGeographical Distribution of Growth and Opportunities23. Growth is likely to be concentrated in certain parts of the City of Westminster. The London Plan(2008) and the emerging Westminster LDF refer to three Opportunity Areas where jobs,population and associated infrastructure demand are likely to be greatest. While the URSWestminster infrastructure model did not explicitly model growth and requirements according tothese Opportunity Areas, particular needs were identified as shown in Table 3.Table 3: Opportunity Areas (OAs) and Infrastructure RequirementsOAForecastJobs 4Identified Schemes / RequirementsPaddington 23,200 At Paddington underground station: Station Congestion SchemeRedevelopment of Westminster CollegeParks and playable spacesPotential works at Paddington Green Police StationExpansion of Paddington Children‟s libraryOpportunity to introduce CHP schemes (further analysis required)Victoria 8,000 At Victoria underground station: improved accessibility, StationCongestion SchemeTottenham CourtRoadOther locationsAt Victoria rail station: Integrated Kent Franchise scheme, Brighton andSussex trains, Major Stations programmeParks and playable spacesExpansion of Victoria and Pimlico library facilitiesOpportunity to introduce CHP schemes (further analysis required)2,000 5 At Tottenham Court Road underground station: Station CongestionSchemeParks and playable spacesOpportunity to introduce CHP schemes (further analysis required)At Church Street, Marylebone and St John‟s Wood: Expansion oflibrary facilitiesAt Queen‟s Park, Marylebone, Soho, and Imperial College: Opportunityto introduce CHP schemes (further analysis required) Paddington,Tottenham Court Road, Victoria4 London Plan 20085 Approximately 60% of the Tottenham Court Road opportunity area falls within LB Camden‟s boundaries, so thatout of the total 5,000 jobs that the area is expected to generate only 40% will be in Westminster.November 2009 Page 12