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Plans for affordable homes at Rayners Lane Station now submitted

Catalyst, in partnership with Transport for London, submitted plans on 27 April 2020 to build 128 affordable homes at Rayners Lane Station car park while retaining a proportion of the commuter car parking.

View of proposed entrances to blocks A, B and C

However, we understand that in the current crisis people have had the health of themselves, their family and friends at the forefront of their minds, rather than development proposals. As a result, we agreed with the Council to pause consideration of this application until there was greater clarity on the relaxation of social distancing measures.

The formal statutory consultation by Harrow Council will now begin today and run for an extended six-week period. Details about how to have your say will be publicised by the Council. You can view the full application and make comments online on the Harrow Planning Portal (Ref: P/1448/20) .

Providing 100% affordable, car-free housing on this well-connected site will help encourage more journeys in London to be on foot, by bicycle or by public transport, and help relieve the strain on Harrow’s social housing waiting list, which currently has 1,200 families on it. We hope you will be able to support this important application.

TfL and Catalyst remain committed to staying in touch with the local community whilst of course following the guidelines around social distancing.

Regular updates will be posted on www.raynerslane.commonplace.is . A summary of the proposals has been posted alongside key application documents and a question and answer function.

Please let us know of any questions you may have on the ‘ Our Proposals ’ page, by email to hello@harrowstationsites.co.uk or phone 020 3633 7915 .

Posted on 8th June 2020

by Tom Dewey

Drop-in exhibition on our updated plans

Posted on 4th November 2019

by Tom Dewey

Feedback from consultation events

Thank you to those of you who attended the consultation events for the Rayners Lane Station car park site. The consultation process is still open, and we invite you to continue offering your feedback on the proposals through this website.

We recognise that a substantial number of comments focus on the safety aspect of improving infrastructure for cyclists. We want to encourage an increase in cycling around Rayners Lane and will therefore take those comments on board going forward. We are still working with our transport consultants to make this as safe as possible.

We will also take on board comments regarding car parking and transport. Private car ownership and usage is in decline in cities, but we recognise the need for homes with appropriate amounts of car parking for commuters. As a result, we will be keeping some parking spaces for station users.

TfL also have a wider ambition to encourage more people to walk, cycle and take public transport – helping to solve the challenges of climate change, poor air quality and inactivity. While it is important that the development proposals retain some commuter parking, there is the opportunity at these sites to encourage a shift to more sustainable modes of public transport.

We understand concerns about local services and amenities. There will be further discussions with the London Borough of Harrow throughout the design development process

We want to redevelop Rayners Lane Station car park to provide 135 new 100% affordable homes on public land, in locations with excellent transport links, that are much needed due to London’s housing crisis.

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Posted on 7th August 2019

by Harrow Station Sites