Policy information sourced from the Richmond Upon Thames Local Plan
PBS9 Barnes (I)
Future development in this place is expected, where relevant, to:
- Strengthen the role and function of the area’s distinctive Barnes local centre and encourage independent shops, and support the neighbourhood centre of Castelnau to ensure day-to-day facilities are accessible, in accordance with Policy 1 Living Locally.
- Enable future pedestrianisation of A3003 in Barnes centre to make the area more permeable and reduce the prominence of traffic. This will present an opportunity to create public realm for dwelling as opposed to the existing, narrow and transient pavements along Barnes High Street.
- Consider opportunities to improve connectivity including wayfinding from the station, the High Street to Barnes Green and to the Riverside and Thames Path route.
- Improve the public realm to enhance the sense of arrival at Barnes Station, and reanimate streets as a local hub for shops, cafés, and small businesses, including around Priest’s Bridge.
- Consider opportunities to enhance Barnes Riverside, preserving views along the Thames, opening up for sport and recreational activities and to maintain a sense of activity and vibrancy, with potential for temporary pedestrianisation of The Terrace to create café/restaurant seating or more width to improve pedestrian experience, reduce the perceived dominance of vehicles and better connect the townscape with the Dock Gardens and Thames Path, provided proposals accord with Policy 8 in respect of tidal flood defences and do not encroach on the river.
Other policy initiatives
The Council will support through partnership working proposals to investigate the feasibility to restore a green walkway along Barnes Bridge with step-free access at Barnes Bridge station. The Council will continue to work with relevant partners to deliver flood projects in the Beverley Brook catchment.
There are no Site Allocations within the Barnes area.
For more information please see the Richmond Upon Thames Local Plan