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We have had confirmation today that all remaining businesses that trade in the 1964 shop units in Kilburn Square have had notice to quit by the end of April 2023. This is to allow for the redevelopment of the shop units. At long last one might say, as these units have never been maintained and …
Back in August 2022, we started an anonymous Kilburn Conversation to gauge how you feel about Kilburn. Here is our post then. We thank all who have contributed and if you have not yet, you can still contribute here. We started the conversation with 35 statements to get it going and did not expect your …
Brent Council have put a planning application for infills in the Kilburn Square Estate, just off Kilburn High Road. For months, what has been called “consultations and design workshops” have been taking place, with residents and neighbours views mostly ignored. The infills would reduce significantly the available green spaces and increase the population density drastically. …
Kilburn Square Estate- Open letter from Resident. Read More »
Camden and Brent have finally made a “levelling up bid” for Kilburn, asking the government to provide £13,210,832 for Kilburn. We wondered back in November 2021 why they had not made a bid in 2021. This is a very welcome news but what would that deliver if the bid is successful? We made a freedom …
Camden and Brent make a Levelling Up bid for Kilburn! Read More »
Today the Office of National Statistics released data about usual residents population in England and Wales down to Local authority level following the census of 2021. We will have to wait a bit longer for details at MSOA level, that will allow us to understand the impact on Kilburn. Having been a Census Officer, I …
We have covered the plans for Windmill Court in 2 posts already, here in November 2021 and here in September 2020. Brent Council put in a planning application on 22nd December 2021, application number 21/4690, see here. Comments are open until 28th January and wil would urge any neighbour to comment. We have received the …
Windmill Court Planning Application -Comments until 28th January Read More »
What’s behind the slogan? At every Council Meeting, at every opportunity Brent are publicising their delivery of “1000 new Council Homes” Brent’s Cabinet created what they call the “NCHP” (New Council Homes Programme) in 2018 and committed to deliver 1000 New Council Homes between April 2019 and April 2024, ie a 5 years period. Recently, …
Brent Council “1000 New Council Homes” Programme Read More »
What an eventful last 2 weeks, lows and highs a plenty. On the 6th July Kilburn erupted in celebrations after Italy’s victory in the Euro 2020. On the 7th July celebrations again after England’s victory, with people dancing on cars. Sadly no repeat of the celebrations on the 11th July! Maybe they should have spent …
Dear Brent, You are publicising heavily that you are planning to build 1000 new Council homes between 2019 and 2024 in Brent. This aim is more than laudable. However it looks like most of them will be built in the Kilburn area, ie they will be concentrated in a small land area. We are aware …
Letter sent to Brent Council re new 1000 Council Housing units on 4th May 2021 Read More »
Why the in-fills in Kilburn Square should be stopped…. According to the 2011 census, Kilburn has a very high population density on the Brent and Camden sides. In 2011, the Population density in Brent Kilburn ward was 18110 persons per Square Kilometre, ie by far the most densely populated ward in Brent. This obviously doesn’t …
Why the in-fills in Kilburn Square should be stopped… Read More »