Policy information sourced from the Harrow and Wealdstone Area Action Plan
AAP2: Station Road
Development within the Station Road sub area will be required to make a positive contribution to its environment and identity. Proposals along the Station Road frontage should:
- Be of massing, bulk, scale and design that helps create a coherent boulevard character, complemented by a series of special ‘stepping stones’ – carefully chosen and designed existing and new buildings and spaces that enhance visibility, increase access to surrounding areas, and aid orientation;
- Provide active, viable and serviceable nonresidential ground floor frontages;
- Create a single, clearly defined streetscape through provision of a consistent building line within each parade and the promotion of a coherent appearance to private forecourt areas along Station Road; and
- Contribute to planned improvements to the public realm and road junctions, and to the creation of a green boulevard. On sites that create new public realm, the Council will require a consistent finish that will result in a seamless connection with the planned or delivered improvements in Station Road.
The design and layout of development within the Station Road sub area must respect the scale and character of surrounding residential areas and maintain or increase pedestrian and cyclist permeability between surrounding residential areas and public transport facilities.
The Council will seek to realise any opportunity that emerges to remove the existing cladding from the Safari Cinema building and restore the Art Deco façade.
For more information please see the Area Action Plan