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therefore decided to confirm as final our draft proposal betweenGreenford Road and Bridgewater Road.b) Alperton (Bridgewater Road to North Circular Road) Map 5Draft Proposal109. Brent and Baling did . not suggest any changes to thisstretch of boundary. The Baling Social Democratic Party suggesteda realignment along the Grand Union Canal from the Clifford Roadallotment gardens to Manor Farm Road, and then south along ManorFarm Road and Alperton Lane as far as the existing boundary. Thiswould have had the effect of transferring the Lily GardensEstate, adjoining Manor Farm Road, from Brent to Baling, and ofuniting light industrial premises south of the Grand Union Canalin Ealing. A member of the public suggested a realignment alongthe Piccadilly Line from Bridgewater Road east to the point atwhich the railway crosses the Grand Union Canal, and theneastwards along the canal to the North Circular Road. Thissuggestion was intended to simplify the boundary in the Alpertonarea.110. We took the view that a realignment along the PiccadillyLine and the Grand Union Canal would take advantage of structuralbreaks and therefore provide a clearly defined boundary. We alsoconsidered that it would reflect community ties, by unitingPerivale in one authority. We therefore decided to adopt thesuggestion from a member of the public as our draft proposal.Final Proposal111. Brent supported our proposed realignment along thePiccadilly Line, but considered that the boundary should continuealong the railway as far south as Twyford Abbey Road, instead ofdiverting to the Grand Union Canal. It argued that the railwaywas an effective barrier both north and south of the canal.Ealing supported our draft proposal in full, as did two membersof the public, who believed that our proposed alignment would beeasier to identify on the ground than the existing boundary, and32