Policy information sourced from the Ealing Development Strategy
5.3: Protect & Enhance Green Corridors
The council in seeking to protect and enhance the network of Green Corridors and Blue Ribbon Network in the borough will promote the following proposals for enhancement:
- Grand Union Canal (including the towpath, associated land and small-related areas): protection as a nature conservation Site of Metropolitan Importance and an urban conservation area, and towpath upgrades and promotion as a cycle route for both leisure and commuting.
- Railway lines i.e. ‘overground’ lines (main inter-city line, Greenford Branch Line, North London Line, Marylebone Line and Brentford Line) and London Underground lines (Central, District and Piccadilly lines): management of green cuttings, embankments and verges with broadening when adjacent to green space.
- Road Network: protection and enhancement of landscaped corridors, including additional planting where possible. Where feasible footpaths and cycle paths to be incorporated within the corridor, with landscaping providing a buffer between road edge and paths.
- River Brent: management of the corridor (including the river itself) from the northern boundary of Brent River Park to the borough boundary particularly for nature conservation and flood management purposes. Where possible, creation of cycle routes along the river will be considered.
For more information please see the Ealing Development Strategy