Policy information sourced from Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan

HC2: Community Facilities

  1. The Plan will resist the loss of facilities, sites and functions listed below unless a replacement facility that meets the needs of local residents is provided or the specific community facility is no longer required in its current use:
    • Community activities & support (charities, local authority, and health)
      • Burgh House
      • Hampstead Community Centre & Market
      • Henderson Court and Munro House
      • Queen Mary’s House
      • The Armoury Gym
      • Park End Surgery (NHS)
      • Keats Group Practice (NHS)
    • Arts, libraries, facilities, and museums
      • Keats Community Library
      • Fenton House (National Trust)
      • Keats House
      • Pentameters Theatre
      • Well Walk Theatre
      • Everyman Cinema
      • 2 Willow Road (National Trust)
      • Hampstead Observatory
      • St Stephen’s, Rosslyn Hill
    • Schools
      • One secondary and 10 primary schools
    • Pubs
      • including the Magdala, The Garden Gate, The Roebuck, The Freemasons Arms, The Wells Tavern, King William IV, The Duke of Hamilton, The Old White Bear, The Holly Bush, and The Old Bull and Bush.
    • Places of worship
      • St Mary’s, Hampstead
      • St John’s, Downshire Hill
      • Christ Church, Hampstead
      • Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Church (Hall on Local List)
      • Heath Street Baptist Church
      • Hampstead Meeting House
      • The Village Shul
  2. Development proposals will contribute to the support of these community facilities through Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and other agreements as appropriate.
  3. The Plan will resist the further loss of facilities for older and vulnerable people unless alternative provision can be provided locally, or firm evidence can be provided to demonstrate that the facilities are unviable or no longer required.
  4. The Plan supports proposals to facilitate cultural activities in the Plan area.
  5. While recognising that the Council cannot compel the provision of postal or banking services, the Plan supports efforts to maintain convenient access to these essential services for residents. These may include:
    • encouraging the integration of postal and banking services within existing community facilities or new developments where feasible);
    • supporting community-led initiatives to provide alternative solutions for accessing postal and banking services;
    • promoting dialogue between the community, service providers, and the Council to explore innovative ways to maintain these services in the area.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan