HILLINGDON UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - London Borough ...

(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
PROVISION OF A USABLE AREA OF LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE, AVAILABLE
FOR PUBLIC ACCESS, CLOSE TO THE JUNCTION OF VINE STREET AND
HILLINGDON ROAD;
PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE HIGH STREET;
REFURBISHMENT OF HIGH STREET AND VINE STREET RETAIL FRONTAGE;
INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS OF A HIGH ARCHITECTURAL STANDARD CO-
ORDINATED TO FORM A GROUP THAT CONTRIBUTES POSITIVELY TO THE
TOWN CENTRE; AND
A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMIC REGENERATION OF THE TOWN
CENTRE THROUGH THE UXBRIDGE INITIATIVE.
Mahjacks Island Site
15.34 The Mahjacks Island Site comprises the land between Cross Street and Trumper Way, Uxbridge
including the graveyard, 28-34 (consec) Windsor Street, 30-34 (consec) Chapel Street and parts of Windsor
Street and Chapel Street. The existing Windsor Street and Chapel Street properties can be used for a
mixture of retail and light industrial purposes and some upper floors should be used for residential
purposes. 34 Chapel Street and 28, 29 and 30 Windsor Street are locally listed buildings. The graveyard
includes the gateway which was constructed in 1776 and is a Grade II listed building. The site was isolated
from the rest of Uxbridge by relief road construction but is wholly within the Town Centre as defined on
the Proposals Map Inset for Uxbridge Town Centre. The main pedestrian link integrating the site with
other parts of the town centre is Windsor Street. In the absence of adopted Supplementary Planning
Guidance for this important Town Centre site it is considered essential to provide clear guidance with
regard to the appropriate future development of the site.
PR14 THE MAHJACKS ISLAND SITE SHALL BE REGARDED AS SUITABLE FOR THE
FOLLOWING USES TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, SERVICING AND CAR
PARKING PROVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT POLICIES AND STANDARDS:-
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
OFFICES OR BUSINESS USES;
HOTEL AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES;
RETAIL USES;
LEISURE USES.
ANY PROPOSAL MUST:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SCALE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOWN
CENTRE, THE PROXIMITY OF THE OLD UXBRIDGE CONSERVATION AREA,
THE GRADE II LISTED GATEWAY, THE EXISTING USE OF THE GRAVEYARD
AS PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND THE ON-SITE LOCALLY LISTED BUILDINGS;
DEMONSTRATE THAT THE TRAFFIC IT GENERATES WILL NOT EXCEED THE
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY OF THE SURROUNDING NETWORK NOR
MATERIALLY DIMINISH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS BROUGHT
ABOUT BY RECENT HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES IN UXBRIDGE; AND
SECURE BETTER PEDESTRIAN INTEGRATION OF THE SITE WITH OTHER
PARTS OF THE TOWN CENTRE.
London Borough of Hillingdon Unitary Development Plan