Notting Hill Gate Draft SPD - The Council's comment

The consultation has closed and over 100 responses have been received. These will be compiled into a report which will be made public shortly. Following review of these comments, changes may be made to the draft SPD and it will be adopted as supplementary planning guidance via a Key Decision. The intention is to adopt the plan before the pre-election purdah period.

NHIG's Response to the Council's consultation on the Draft SPD

Following from the Council's consultation on its Draft SPD for Notting Hill Gate, which ended on Thursday 23rd January 2014, NHIG sent in its comments to respond to the Draft.
View the NHIG website at www.nhig.co.uk to see our comments.

Improving Notting Hill Gate in 2014?

The Notting Hill Gate Improvements Group is constituted as an unincorporated body with representatives of local interests including the Pembridge Association, the Ladbroke Association, the Kensington Society, the Ward Councillors of Pembridge and Campden and those from other disciplines who have come together to do what they can to encourage the improvement of Notting Hill Gate.  

NHIG  has recorded a history of its activities and successes on our website  www.nhig.co.uk . We welcome positive contributions towards our objectives so please let us have your comments, on what you would like to see happening or would prefer not to see happening, to be taken into account in the Supplementary Planning Document currently being prepared by the Council which will be going out for general consultation shortly. 

If you go on to our website and click on the WebLog link on the homepage you can leave your comments.

New Developments in Notting Hill Gate

The Council has carried out a number of public consultations geared towards the production of a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) to guide future developments in Notting Hill Gate and a first draft is expected to be available for public consultation towards the end of 2013. The Council has been in discussion with the main land owners in Notting Hill Gate, Brockton Capital, Development Securities, Grantham Properties and the Pears Group, to try to get them to cooperate with the emerging SPD proposals. There is a dedicated page on the Council's website at  www.rbkc.gov.uk/nottinghillgate  covering what is happening. Proposals are also coming forward for the redevelopment of the Book Warehouse site, at the top of Pembridge Gardens, and Newcombe House and the adjacent west side of the top of Kensington Church Street. No planning applications have been submitted as yet but the developers have produced draft proposals that have been shown to local societies including the Notting Hill Gate Improvements Group. NHIG will be putting details up on its website when they have been made available by the various developers.

A Sculpture to celebrate Jubilee Year and the London Olympics in 2012

A project with collaboration between the local artist Adam Barker-Miller, the Notting Hill Gate Improvements Group Project Director Tim Burke and local Estate agents Marsh & Parsons. An application is being submitted to Kensington and Chelsea Council for planning permission to erect this sculpture on a temporary basis during Jubilee year. The Ladbroke Association, covering the Ladbroke Conservation Area where this will be erected, has already expressed its support. The Pembridge Association, covering the adjoining adjoining Pembridge Conservation Area, is also being consulted for its support.

Current Situation as at March 2011

There has not been very much in the way of progress concerning the Council's Master Plan for Notting Hill Gate because of the decision by Land Securities to sell their property interests here. The Council is waiting for the new owners to decide what they are proposing to do.

Meanwhile the Council has recently undertaken a small amount of public realm tidying up of street furniture within its limited budget.

Master Plan for Notting Hill Gate

The Council of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has commissioned the production of a master plan for Notting Hill Gate in order to provide a guide for dealing with future planning applications and to give local people a vision of how the Gate might develop in the future.

The NHIG Constituency

The Notting Hill Gate Improvements Group is constituted as an unincorporated body with representatives of local interests including the Pembridge Association, the Ladbroke Association, the Kensington Society, the Ward Councillors of Pembridge and Campden and those from other disciplines who have come together to do what they can to encourage the improvement of Notting Hill Gate. The primary movers of the Group are John Scott, the Project Coordinator, and David McHugh of the Notting Hill Arts Club. The NHIG Committee meets quarterly on a regular basis and a history of its activities and successes is covered more fully on its website. We welcome positive contributions towards our objectives so please let us have your comments on what you would like to see happening, or would prefer not to see happening, in Notting Hill Gate.
Cllr David Campion, Chairman

The Current Situation

A number of possible developments that are likely to affect the long term future of Notting Hill Gate are currently in their formative stages. Firstly, the consideration being given by Land Securities/Delancey to redevelop/refurbish Newcombe House, Astley House, and David Game House. Secondly, the current proposal to alter No 74 at the junction of Pembridge Gardens and Notting Hill Gate. Thirdly, the consideration being given by the Council to generally upgrade the parts of the public domain such the road layout, the pavements, the pedestrian crossovers and the lighting following the success of its scheme in Kensington High Street. This Weblog has been set up to provide a platform for communicating what is happening and enable local residents, visitors to the area and anyone else to feed back their comments. This Weblog is linked to the NHIG website.

The NHIG Weblog

Welcome to the Weblog for the Notting Hill Gate Improvements Group