HILLINGDON UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - London Borough ...

will promote its role as the area's principal centre for shopping, employment, community and cultural uses
in accordance with UDP policies and through a regeneration programme which will include:-
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enhancing and strengthening its role as a major shopping, commercial and social activity centre
within the Borough;
promoting the town centre as an attractive location for investment;
introducing pedestrian improvement schemes in the town centre where practicable;
supporting the provision of community and leisure facilities as appropriate;
improving the built environment by encouraging a high quality of design;
ensuring full public access to the built environment including provision for people with
disabilities;
carrying out environmental improvements to the town centre, including planting and
landscaping in key areas;
improving canalside amenity and access to it.
To assist in meeting these objectives, the Local Planning Authority will seek the provision of rear servicing
where appropriate. It will also undertake further studies of the town centre and will bring forward specific
proposals as supplementary planning guidance.
PR3 THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WILL SEEK THE PROVISION OF REAR
SERVICING TO PROPERTIES NOS. 111-163 HIGH STREET, YIEWSLEY IN ASSOCIATION
WITH PROPOSALS FOR REDEVELOPMENT.
Thorn EMI Complex, Blyth Road, Hayes
15.17 The Thorn EMI Complex comprises approximately 6 hectares of designated IBA land bordered by
Blyth Road to the north, the main Paddington to Bristol railway line to the south and Dawley Road to the
west. It is a self-contained site with six inter-war industrial used in the past for electrical engineering for
the audio and defence industries. The majority of the site lies within a Conservation Area. Although it lies
close to Hayes Station, vehicular access to the site is poor. Most of the occupiers left some time ago and
the remaining tenants are relocating, some locally, to more appropriate modern manufacturing premises.
The site is one of several targeted for regeneration in the Hayes/West Drayton Corridor and the owners
Thorn EMI, in partnership with the Council and others, are committed to this within the seven year SRB
programme. The site also has the advantage of being in close proximity to the bus and rail interchange at
Hayes Station and other facilities within Hayes town centre. Accordingly the Local Planning Authority
will encourage proposals which minimise the need to travel by car by incorporating further improvements
to the public transport network and infrastructure. Any proposal for development should consider the site
comprehensively and optimise its employment generating potential whilst noting its designation as a
Conservation Area. A planning brief has been prepared for this site as supplementary planning guidance.
PR4 THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AND/OR REFURBISHMENT OF BUILDINGS
WITHIN THE SITE AT BLYTH ROAD, HAYES AS IDENTIFIED ON THE PROPOSAL MAP
SHALL BE FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATING USES COMPRISING BUSINESS (B1),
INDUSTRIAL (B2) AND HIGH DENSITY WAREHOUSING (B8) USES ONLY. THE
FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT:-
(i)
THE NEED FOR PLANNED COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF THE WHOLE
SITE WITH PROPER PHASING HAVING REGARD TO ANY SUPPLEMENTARY
PLANNING GUIDANCE PUBLISHED BY THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY;
London Borough of Hillingdon Unitary Development Plan