QUEEN'S PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
Supporting a community council to engage
local residents in the planning process
Year
2013 – ongoing
Service
Visions, Strategies & Masterplans
Reports
Queen's Park Neighbourhood Plan, 2017
Client
Queen’s Park Community Council
Collaborators
Queen’s Park Community Council, Urban Vision
Location
City of Westminster, London
Our not-for-profit arm, the Publica Community Interest Company (CIC) works with charities, cultural and community groups and academic institutions to create and support civic projects.
Queen’s Park is a largely residential neighbourhood in the northwest corner of the City of Westminster. It is home to the Queens Park Estate - a Victorian Gothic-revival development locally known as ‘the Avenues’; the Mozart Estate; the Harrow Road high street; and the Queen’s Park Public Open Space.
In 2013, the Publica CIC was asked by the Queen’s Park Community Council (QPCC) to support them in the development of a Neighbourhood Plan. QPCC is the first and only Community/Parish Council in London, with a long history of championing community involvement in the development of local services.
The drafting of the Neighbourhood Plan gave local residents a significant opportunity to actively engage in decision-making about the future of their neighbourhood. It also provided QPCC with a platform to engage in a productive dialogue with officers at Westminster City Council and work with them on a wide range of local issues.
Publica undertook an extensive survey of the neighbourhood, including a detailed study of the Harrow Road, which became the evidence base for the plan. As part of a series of public engagement projects, Publica assisted QPCC in the establishment and running of ‘On the Street’, a temporary pop-up shop, in summer 2015, where Queen’s Park residents were invited to engage in events and discussions that formed the basis of the plan’s policy objectives.
Building an evidence base
The evidence base produced by Publica brought together the detailed survey work, analysis of the responses to the various stages of engagement, and historical and policy research. It worked as a tool to help develop and articulate the emerging vision and set the policy objectives in the Neighbourhood Plan.
The objectives are divided into six main policy areas: amenities, environment and open space; heritage; design quality and sustainability; getting around and community safety; high streets; shops and workspaces; and new residential opportunities.
Steps towards change
The plan was out for consultation in 2017, and is currently being reviewed by the local authority before it moves towards examination and referendum later this year.
QUEEN'S PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
Supporting a community council to engage
local residents in the planning process
Year
2013 – ongoing
Service
Visions, Strategies & Masterplans
Reports
Queen's Park Neighbourhood Plan, 2017
Client
Queen’s Park Community Council
Collaborators
Queen’s Park Community Council, Urban Vision
Location
City of Westminster, London
Our not-for-profit arm, the Publica Community Interest Company (CIC) works with charities, cultural and community groups and academic institutions to create and support civic projects.
Queen’s Park is a largely residential neighbourhood in the northwest corner of the City of Westminster. It is home to the Queens Park Estate - a Victorian Gothic-revival development locally known as ‘the Avenues’; the Mozart Estate; the Harrow Road high street; and the Queen’s Park Public Open Space.
In 2013, the Publica CIC was asked by the Queen’s Park Community Council (QPCC) to support them in the development of a Neighbourhood Plan. QPCC is the first and only Community/Parish Council in London, with a long history of championing community involvement in the development of local services.
The drafting of the Neighbourhood Plan gave local residents a significant opportunity to actively engage in decision-making about the future of their neighbourhood. It also provided QPCC with a platform to engage in a productive dialogue with officers at Westminster City Council and work with them on a wide range of local issues.
Publica undertook an extensive survey of the neighbourhood, including a detailed study of the Harrow Road, which became the evidence base for the plan. As part of a series of public engagement projects, Publica assisted QPCC in the establishment and running of ‘On the Street’, a temporary pop-up shop, in summer 2015, where Queen’s Park residents were invited to engage in events and discussions that formed the basis of the plan’s policy objectives.
Building an evidence base
The evidence base produced by Publica brought together the detailed survey work, analysis of the responses to the various stages of engagement, and historical and policy research. It worked as a tool to help develop and articulate the emerging vision and set the policy objectives in the Neighbourhood Plan.
The objectives are divided into six main policy areas: amenities, environment and open space; heritage; design quality and sustainability; getting around and community safety; high streets; shops and workspaces; and new residential opportunities.
Steps towards change
The plan was out for consultation in 2017, and is currently being reviewed by the local authority before it moves towards examination and referendum later this year.