Site allocation policy
Bagleys Lane
The council will work with businesses, landowners and other stakeholders to seek the phased redevelopment of the Talina Centre, Council Depot, surrounding industrial land and council mortuary site. Development proposals for the site should:
a) form part of an overall masterplan that ensures the comprehensive redevelopment of the site;
b) be residential led.
c) provide a Retention and Relocation strategy which sets out an approach to engagement with existing businesses and the provisions to be undertaken to either secure their retention on site within the redeveloped premises or for them to be accommodated within alternative suitable local premises;
d) provide adequate supporting social, physical, environmental, and transport infrastructure; and
e) ensure that building height and massing contributes positively to the surrounding townscape and has an acceptable impact on the skyline including views to and from the riverside.
Map - Bagleys Lane
Site description
3.128 Bagleys Lane is located close to Imperial Wharf Station providing a rail link from Clapham Junction, West Brompton, Shepherds Bush and Willesden Junction. Bagleys Lane forms the western boundary of the allocation with Imperial Road to the east. The allocation consists of three distinct parcels: Talina Centre, the Council Depot, and the west London mortuary site and adjacent warehousing.
3.129 The Talina Centre is a purpose built estate designed for use as office and light industrial ((E(g)(iii)) purposes falling in use class E. These are relatively small, providing important spaces for small businesses. The council depot is located to the south of the Talina Centre and currently houses the Council's fleet of vehicles, including waste collection lorries. The rest of the site is comprised of the offices to the West London Coroners Court, and industrial buildings.
Site allocation
3.130 The council will support proposals for the comprehensive redevelopment of the site to provide a new high-quality residentially led development. Land owners and developers will be expected to work together to bring forward a comprehensive vision for the site, and this may involve the development of a masterplan to guide development of the allocation.
3.131 It will be important to ensure that any proposals seek to retain employment uses on the site and applications for development of the site will be expected to include a retention and relocation strategy as part of the submission.
3.132 New development in this location should be of the highest quality and should be optimised to provide new homes and employment space. The council will encourage new development which contributes positively to the surrounding townscape and is of an appropriate height and massing. Any redevelopment proposals should take account of the protected views to and from the riverside.
3.133 Addressing the cumulative transport impacts will be necessary to manage increased traffic, ensure road safety, and promote sustainable travel. Development proposals will require safe pedestrian and vehicular access, and high-quality cycle and pedestrian routes throughout the site that increase local permeability to reduce car dependency and encourage healthier, more sustainable modes of transport. Reflecting the significant scale of growth as part of this site allocation, at least two accesses into the site may be necessary to accommodate the volume of vehicle movement that will be generated in this location and increase site access. The entire site must be accessible from each site access point, and the site cannot be parcelled off into separate elements that are not connected.