⏰ Deadline to Object: 19 September 2025

All objections must be submitted by this date – don’t miss it!

Why KRRA Objects

The Kensal Triangle Residents Association (KTRA) is leading the local campaign against the proposed Kensal Gasworks development. The Kensal Rise Residents Association (KRRA) is also submitting a formal objection because this scheme would cause unacceptable harm to our community.

Whilst we recognise the need for new housing, this development is not the solution: it represents overdevelopment without the infrastructure to support it, threatens already congested roads, worsens air quality, provides no guaranteed genuinely affordable homes, and would damage the character of the local area.

👉 Read the KRRA’s full response below – and make sure you submit your objection before 19 September 2025.

📢 Quick Summary

🚧 What’s planned?

• 6 towers up to 🏙️ 31 storeys
• Nearly 🏘️ 900 flats crammed in
• 👷 10 years of construction next to Sainsbury’s

❌ Why we object:

• 🚗 Roads already at breaking point (Chamberlayne, Ladbroke Grove, Harrow Rd)
• 🌫️ Air pollution hotspots will worsen
• 🏫 No new schools or GP services for thousands of extra residents
• 🏘️ “Affordable housing” not guaranteed to be genuinely affordable
• 🏞️ Heritage and canal corridor harmed by towers out of scale

📢 KRRA says: This is overdevelopment without the infrastructure to support it.

👉 Read the KRRA’s full response below.
👉 Or act now: Submit your objection here
👉 ⏰ Remember: the deadline is 19 September 2025.

✍️ Objection Paragraph (for you to copy/paste)

“Whilst recognising the urgent need for new housing in London, I object to planning application PP/25/03535 (Kensal Gasworks, Ladbroke Grove). The scheme represents overdevelopment – nearly 900 homes in towers up to 31 storeys – on a site served only by congested roads (Ladbroke Grove, Chamberlayne Road, Harrow Road). The transport case is incomplete and unproven, air quality and road safety will worsen, social infrastructure is missing, and heritage assets will be harmed. For these reasons, I urge RBKC to refuse this application.”

👉 Copy this into the RBKC planning portal to make your voice heard in under 2 minutes.
👉 ⏰ Final deadline: 19 September 2025.

Developers want to build 6 huge towers ( *up to 31 storeys* , nearly 900 flats) on the old gasworks site at Ladbroke Grove by Sainsbury’s.

We all know London needs homes — *but this is NOT the solution:*

🚗 Chamberlayne, Ladbroke Grove & Harrow Rd already gridlocked

🌫️ Air pollution hotspots will get worse

🚧 10 YEARS of construction disruption (dust, HGV traffic, noise)

🏘️ No guarantee of truly affordable homes

📢 Have your say before it’s too late!

👉 Object here: http://www.keepkensalgreen.com/objection-1

👉 *Deadline: 19 September*

✊ Together we can stop overdevelopment and protect our community.

Lead Petitioner: Kensal Triangle Residents Association

⚡Please forward this message to at least 5 neighbours or friends.

📍 Location: 128 Purves Road
📅 Date: Wednesday, 17th September 2025

📌 Schedule:

• Tuesday 16th September
  ⏰ 08:00 – 19:00 → Preparation (Interior)
• Wednesday 17th September
  ⏰ 09:00 – 13:00 → Filming (Interior)
  ⏰ 13:00 – 17:00 → Reinstatement

👥 Around 60 cast & crew will be on site.
🚚 Some technical trucks & vans will be present, with limited parking dispensations on Purves Road & Langler Road.

💡 Important Notes:

• Access to all homes and businesses will always be maintained.
• The production is supported by the Brent Film Office and the British Film Commission.
• 📞 Contact:
• Assistant Location Manager: Joa Siqi Yang
  📧 joasiqi77@gmail.com | 📱 07563 822720
• Brent Film Office: filming@brent.gov.uk | 020 8937 4817

🙏 Thank you for your patience and support — filming is only possible with your cooperation!

We’re excited to share the Autumn 2025 edition of the Kensal Rise Residents Association Newsletter! It’s full of local updates, community highlights, and ways to get involved — from our Saturday Farmers’ Market proposal 🥕 to the call for a proper post-Carnival deep clean 🎭, plus a heartfelt community tribute to Viv Hardy 💐.

You’ll also find updates on bus issues, policing priorities, conservation, and local events — all reflecting the energy and commitment of our amazing community.

👉 The full newsletter is available to read at the end of this message.

Let’s keep Kensal Rise vibrant, safe, and connected! 🌟

Survey by Brent Council, open now for all residents.

📝 Survey link: https://haveyoursay.brent.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/help-us-improve-local-streets-roads-buses-and-cycling/surveys/new?phase_id=38070378-a761-4d08-94fb-041b77968efd

It’s part of the national NHT survey used by councils across the UK to compare performance and improve services. Every response helps shape how Brent plans for transport and streets 🚍🚴‍♀️🚦

👉 Worth filling in — and sharing with others too!

Hello Kensal Rise Community!

Hope you all had a lovely and restful Bank Holiday! 🌤️

If you made it down to Notting Hill Carnival, we hope you had a blast — and maybe even got your hands on some delicious jerk chicken or plantain! 🍗🌽🎶

Now that the festivities are over, the post-Carnival clean-up on Chamberlayne Road and Station Terrace is underway. 🧹✨

If you spot any issues or areas that need attention, feel free to share your feedback here — we’ll pass it along to Brent officers and ward councillors.

Let’s keep Kensal Rise looking its best! 💚

Westminster & Brent want to make Kilburn Lane one-way — but at what cost? Displaced traffic could flood Chamberlayne Road, which already sees double the national average traffic and has suffered 40 collisions in under a mile.

We’re backing better cycling – ✅
But not more congestion, gridlock, and danger – ❌

🔑 Our key concerns:

• 🚑 Emergency services already face delays
• 🚗 62.9% of traffic is just passing through
• 💸 It risks undoing Brent’s Kensal Corridor investment

📢 We’ve submitted evidence-based objections – but we need your voice too!

🗓 Consultation closes 22 July 2025
🔗 Read our response below
📝 Have your say here: https://kilburnlane.commonplace.is/

Let’s push for smarter, safer streets — together.
#KRRA #ChamberlayneRoad #KilburnLane #TrafficTruths #BrentCouncil #WestminsterCouncil #SaferStreets

Brent Council is consulting on proposals to introduce additional licensing for privately rented properties, particularly Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

Why It Matters:

• Over 7,100 HMOs identified across Brent.
• 27% contain serious housing hazards—twice the national average.
• 2,366 incidents of anti-social behaviour linked to HMOs in recent years.
• Poorly managed properties contribute to wider community issues.

Brent Council wants your views to help ensure safer, better-managed housing and to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Get Involved
Brent Council invite feedback from all residents, tenants, landlords, letting agents, businesses, and anyone with an interest in the private rented sector.

Submit your views by 10 June 2025:
👉 Complete the survey here

You can also send written submissions to: prslicensing@brent.gov.uk

Next Steps
All feedback will be reviewed and a consultation report will be published. Final proposals will be considered by the Council’s Cabinet in Summer 2025.

Your response will be kept confidential and used solely for this consultation.