Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area Planning Framework

Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area Planning FrameworkTA 02 Built and heritage contextMayor of London 207NorthOpportunity Area800m walknetsNursery/pre & after school care0 0.5km1km© Crown copyright. All rights reserved (LA100032379) (2009)TA 2.11 Social andcommunityinfrastructurePrimary schools and nurseriesThe majority of primary schools and nurseriesare located outside the OA boundary, with asmall cluster of primary schools in the southwest of the OA where existing housing islocated. There is relatively dense coverage ofprimary schools and nurseries to the southand east of the OA in the existing residentialhinterland.The walk nets shown in figure TA2.30 andTA2.31 clearly show that there are threeareas, which are outside the 800m walk netfrom existing primary schools and nurseries,which are Battersea Power Station, Nine Elmsand Stewarts Road industrial area. With theexception of Stewarts Road, it is likely thatnew provision will be required in these areaswhere residential intensification is planned.Whilst there may be capacity at primaryschools and nurseries that fall within the800m walk net of the OA, which couldaccommodate some population growth fromthe OA, the quality of north west to southeast pedestrian, cycle and public transportlinks are very poor and would requiresignificant improvements to connect existingsocial infrastructure to new housing.Figure TA2.32 Walk zones to nurseries, pre and after school care