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Kilburn Property With Planning Permission

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:06:05 +0100

Paramount Properties are an established and independent London estate and letting agents with an in-depth knowledge of the Kilburn property market. If you are thinking of selling property, buying property, renting property or letting property in Kilburn, London NW6, then contact us for professional and objective property advice.

Paramount are pleased to offer the following freehold investment properties for sale in the Kilburn area of North West London

Freehold Property For Sale - Kilburn Park, Canterbury Road, London NW6 - £ 2,750,000

Kilburn Park can be found to the south of Kilburn High Road close to Carlton Vale. The area has seen a recent resurgence of good local bars, coffee shops and hotel opening. The building is situated on Canterbury Road offering easy access to Kilburn Park (Bakerloo Line) station and further transport, shopping and recreational facilities of Kilburn High Road.

The existing character building comprises of a large B1 office of some 10,000 sq.ft over ground and first floors with off-street parking for up to 25 cars. Planning permission has granted for the change of use from offices (B1) to residential (C3) on the first floor to create 2x1 bed and 3x2 bed flats and a 3-storey side extension to provide staircase and lift, erection of additional storey to form a further 4x2 beds flats.

There is a S.106 contribution of £48,000 and car free housing. The building also offers the potential to create serviced offices, student accommodation or a hostel. Rates payable £28,200 p.a.

Freehold Property For Sale -Kilburn High Road, Kilburn, London NW6 - £ 1,825,000

The freehold development site is located on Kilburn High Road (A5) close to the famous Tricycle Theatre. Brondesbury Overground Station and Kilburn Underground (Jubilee Line) are within close walking distance providing good access to Central London.

The building is currently arranged as a ground floor commercial unit (D2 & A4) and a nightclub occupying the entire first floor. Planning permission has now been granted for the conversion of the existing first floor and the erection of two further floors to create 9 luxury apartments (6x2 beds & 3x3 beds) 7 flats also benefit from balconies/roof terraces.

Net saleable approx 7,739sq.ft (719sq.m) Please note the S.106 contribution is £50,000 & "car free"

Freehold Property For Sale - Regent Street, Kensal Green, London NW10 - £ 1,050,000

The freehold property development site can be found on Regent Street off Kilburn Lane and is located close to the many shops, amenities and transport links of Chamberlayne Road (Kensal Rise), Ladbroke Grove and Queens park. Regent Street also offers easy access to Notting Hill's Portobello Road Market and the Grand Union Canal.

Planning permission has been granted for a mixed-use development comprising a ground floor commercial space (B1) and 6 luxury apartments above (6x2 beds) The site also offers the potential to improve the original scheme by creating 2 additional floors.

Net saleable 6,119sq.ft*

2012 Olympics: North West London Road Closures

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:55:08 +0100

Plan your travel and avoid the traffic jams during the London 2012 Olympics - with millions of extra people coming to London for the Games, the capital's roads will face additional pressure. There will be a number of road closures in place in North West London to ensure the smooth running of the Games and significant disruption is expected.

The following road closures in North West London will be in effect from the final week of July to the middle of August. There will also be minor road closures during the Paralympic Games in September.

Hanger Lane and the North Circular Road between Hangar Lane and Great Central Way will be part of the Olympic Route Network and will have significantly more traffic during the Games. Lanes may be closed at times if necessary.

The A40 Western Avenue will contain a Games Lane, which will be closed to non Games traffic from 6am-11pm, both directions from Hanger Lane into Central London.

A lane will be closed eastbound on the A40 Western Avenue leading to Hanger Lane to help reduce congestion going to Wembley.

Great Central Way, South Way and First Way will have Olympic Lanes during days when there are events at Wembley, closed to non-Games traffic from 7am-midnight.

No left turn from Great Central Way into Hannah Close.

The Harlesden Gallery Group Exhibition currently showing at The Tricycle Gallery

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:59:42 +0000

The Tricycle Gallery at the Tricycle Theatre is currently presenting a collaborative show with the Harlesden Gallery. The Harlesden Gallery is a group of both highly established and emerging artists including various painters, illustrators and printmakers who all work within the Brent area. The aim of the exhibition is to give audiences an insight into this forward thinking collective. Developed through the Harlesden Town Charter Regeneration Programme, the focus of the group has been to bring more attention to the creative activities of the area and broaden public awareness of the diversity of artistic practice taking place in Brent. This show will run at the Tricycle Gallery until 10th April.

Also of interest at the Tricycle Gallery, you can see the Artistic works of the current artist in residence, Natalie Ryde. Her most recent works have biological and botanical themes and aspects. Exploring the uncontrollable force of nature, human experience and opposing worlds as well as human organs, which are alluded through creating ambiguous shapes.

The Gallery at the Tricycle Theatre also holds a young artist group of which Natalie Ryde mentors several group. There ia also an adult life drawing classes with tuition which is held on a Thursday from 2.30pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm. Prices are £7/£6 concessions or £4 for A-Level students in who are enrolled at Brent Schools.

For more information you can visit the Tricycle Gallery website www.tricycle.co.uk/current-programme-pages/gallery

Do Something Funny For Money This Red Nose Day!

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:48:31 +0000

Red Nose day is on Friday 18th March so if you want to do something funny and in the process raise some money, here are some ideas of how you can help!

Red Nose Day is here to transform the lives of the poor and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa and provides support in various ways from helping to provide Education to tackling issues such as Malaria, Infant Health, Mental Health and funds various UK Projects - these are just a small selection of causes helped by Red Nose Day.

We are excited to say that there are lots of fundraising events going on in Schools around the local area. At the Emmanuel Church of England Primary School in West Hampstead, all staff are giving a donation to wear red clothes to School on Friday and at St Eugene De Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary School, they are selling red noses and both staff and students are giving donations to wear red clothes to school!

If you are looking for something that your workplace can take part in, then how about pay to dress down all day, or if you want to do something yourself... how about getting sponsored to wear your pyjamas all day! For the more creative you could organise a cake sale or make products to sell. You could get sponsored to give up something or do something different for the day or for the week. For the men... why not get sponsored to wax your legs, or there is always the option to wear a wig for the day! There are so many ways to raise money for this cause. For more ideas or to order a fundraising pack visit their website www.rednoseday.com.

To give you an idea of what £30 could do to help, this amount could provide 25 children with severe malaria in Uganda access to vital drugs which are needed to help them survive long enough to get them to hospital. If you want to give money direct you can do this on the Red Nose Day website where you can donate any amount you want to.

We hope you have a fantastic Red Nose Day, whatever you do!

Fix My Street Please!

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:18:58 +0000

Have you ever wanted to report a problem in your area but don't know who to contact? Have you spent ages on the phone trying to speak to someone at your local council? If so, this website is for you.

The charity mysociety.org in conjunction with Young Foundation launched fixmystreet.com in 2007 and provides residents with a quick and easy way of reporting things in their area that are broken, dirty, damaged, dumped, needs fixing, cleaning or clearing.

To use the site, all you just need to enter your postcode or location, and then you can view problems already reported in your area, or report your own by clicking your location on the map provided.

All reported problem will be sent to the relevant council by email. The council can then resolve the problem through their normal procedure. Local residents are also able to discuss the problem with others on the website by providing an update.

Please visit the website for further information, to sign up for alerts or to start reporting your problems.

The Bowling Green Pavilions new nursery

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:16:55 +0000

Back in January 2010, there was a planning application received by Brent Council for the erection of a single-storey building for use as a nursery school on the Bowling Green Pavilions located in Chatsworth Road, NW2.

On the 19th October 2010, the application was granted by Brent Council as there was a need in the community for more child care provisions.

The nursery that put forward this application and will be looking to relocate in the future is Crickets Montessori Nursery School currently located in South Hampstead Cricket Club in Brondesbury Park.

This nursery is currently owned by a private owner. It first opened back in 2004 and is registered for 30 children from two to five years. This relocation would allow the nursery attendance to expand to approximately 45 children.

It opens Monday to Friday from 9am to 3.10pm with the exception of closing at midday on Wednesday. The provision is registered on the Early Years register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare register.

Ofsted inspected this school in 2009 and found that the staff work well together, the children are very happy and settled in the nursery. The nursery is well equipped, the children have good opportunities to develop their creativity, play outdoors and learn the importance of healthy eating.

Having recently spoken to Brent Council, the works have not begun yet but we are anticipating the arrival of this hopefully in the coming year.

Popdance classes to be held at Swiss Cottage Community Center

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:15:02 +0100

Swiss cottage Community Centre hosts 'Popdance', a great dance class specially designed for adults on Monday's at 11am. The class was created to combine a fun filled dance class where adults of all ages and abilities can learn dance routines to pop music, allowing you to let loose from the stresses of life and have some fun. Popdance classes are held all over the country and are launching in our very own Swiss Cottage on 3rd November.

They offer a pressure free, relaxed and friendly environment where you can hone in on your skills. The routines are all tought over 4 sessions to allow everyone in the class learn at their own pace. They often hold one off events such as 'Baby Loves Disco' - an afternoon for the boogying babies and toddlers to have their fun!

The first 'taster class' is free of charge. There are popdance classes all over the UK waiting to get you boogying to the latest pop tunes! And just in time to get you ready for that all important Christmas party...

Go green Camden increasing number of green roofs by 2012

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:31:06 +0100

NW6 is set to be a part of Mayor Boris Johnson's Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. We are joined by other London Borough's including the majority of Westminster and the inner parts of Camden, Southwark and Kensington and Chelsea - all of which have been required to build a new green roof. This does not only support the worlds 'go green' campaign but may also reduce fuel bills by providing effective heat insulation on the roof and possibility minimising sound.

There has already been two of these new roofs installed at the Webheath estate in Hampstead in 2009 and more in line to join Boris's Strategy. The London Borough of Camden has endeavored to substantially increase the existing number by 2012.

South Hampstead's current contribution to this scheme is already in progress on Rowley Lane. Many other similar schemes are already in early stages through out the borough.

Camden's 'Environmental Sustainability Delivery Plan' which commits to protect the environment and develop a more sustainable future for the borough. They promise to strive to help residents and businesses alike do what they can to reduce environmentally harmful actions and contribute to the scheme.

These steps do not only just support the worlds 'go green' campaign and the 'World Green Roof Congress' but may also reduce fuel bills by providing effective heat insulation on the roof and possibility minimising sound. The new roofs can also act as a coolant in the hot weather possibly making air-conditioning bills lower.

Belsize Park opens the doors to its new Post Office!

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:31:30 +0100

After six years of campaigning...A new Post Office has opened in Belsize Park! The champagne was flowing as Locals celebrated the opening.

After the closure of Haverstock Hill, Belsize Village and Englands Lane Post Offices, the accessibility of a nearby Post Office has effected many residents. Locals are being encouraged to show their support as it is only open for a trial period and Camden Council has funded the start up costs for the of around £7,200.

Residents are confident that there is, and will continue to be, a sufficient demand for service and that the Post Office will be a huge success. The late night counter service "Essentials" is open from 7am until 11pm in Budgens Supermarket on Haverstock Hill. Customers will be able to access a range of different services including travel services, government services, bill payments, banking and mailing.

West Hampstead Thameslink Station is being given a make over!

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:41:05 +0100

Preparatory work has started in building a new West Hampstead Thameslink station and revival of the surrounding area, in a project which is part of Camden Councils "Place Shaping Strategy". The strategy involves making significant improvements in order to make West Hampstead a more pleasant and enjoyable place to live, work and visit. The building of a new station and associated improvements are funded jointly by the council and Network Rail as part of its £5.5bn Thameslink program, the aim of which is to massively increase the capacity of passengers on north-south services through London, and to improve the interchanges within the West Hampstead Underground and Overground stations and ease congestion across routes.

Network Rail say that after improvements the station will be a brighter and safer place, more equipped to handle the extra passengers. The station itself will be built with a "living roof" living as it will be planted with flowering sedum plants, making the view from surrounding offices and residential premises attractive and visually appealing.

On Iverson Road the pedestrian crossing will be improved to make it easier for people to cross the street, and the pavements are being widened for safety and extra space for pedestrians. The space along the footpaths will be landscaped into a tree-lined walkway, as well as new cycle racks which will be incorporated making the area more pleasant and in keeping with the new "green" station.

More passengers are expected to travel in the Thameslink as new longer trains are introduced in 2015, changing them from 8 carriages to 12. A new foot bridge will be installed in preperation, allowing easier access to all platforms. The platforms at the Thameslink station are being extended and should complete by the end of 2010, beginning of 2011.

Will retail giant Sainsburys take the place of the closed down mini market on West End Lane?

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:27:35 +0100

This is a question which has become significant in the last few weeks, and a lot of people would like to know the answer too. There has recently been an application for a licence made by Sainsbury's to Camden Council, which, if it is successful, will mean that they could open a store at 204 West End Lane, West Hampstead, in the place of closed down store "best-one".

To many who live in West Hampstead, the mini market "Best-One" which was open 24 hours was an iconic feature of quirky West Hampstead. It made up part of the character of West End Lane, as well as the other many independent shops. However although people may enjoy this ideal, the reality is that in recent years many more people have chosen to shop in a chain store, over shopping in a franchise independent store.

Some shop owners down West End Lane report that sales have gone down by as much as 50% since Tesco's opened, and are worried that if a Sainsbury's opens there then they may end up closing due to the competition from both stores. The decision has not yet been made, and we are looking forward to finding out what the store will become.

Willesden Green has their very own homework club!

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:08:01 +0100

We all know how important it is for children to learn at least the basic English and Maths skills at a young age, for their development, and to enable them to prosper in these areas in adult life. "Teachus Homework Club" in Willesden, aims to provide essential extra supplement for English and Maths for children who are being educated in Key stage 1, 2 and 3. Homework clubs have been proven to show an improvement to children's grades at school, as they can provide the extra help they may require out of school hours.

The teachers who run the homework club are all from exceptional teaching backgrounds and are all graduates from the top-ten universities across the UK. The teachers aim to focus on educating children at their own ability level, and to give them extra exam practice, ensuring students are tested every 8-10 weeks so that teachers are able to track their progress. The cost per hour for tuition is only £4, and this is paid at the beginning of each lesson. "Teachus Homework Club" takes place every Monday and Thursday throughout the year, in term time only, at The Willesden Green Library Centre, 95 High Road, Willesden.

Ballet takes on Queens Park

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:33:02 +0100

From the 15th September to the 8th December 2010 there will be 12x 1 hour Ballet lessons taking place on a Wednesday evening. This is great for adults and who are interested in starting ballet up to intermediate level skills in ballet.

The 6.30-7.30pm session is only for adults who have either no experience or little experience in Ballet and wish to start anew. The 7.30-8.30pm is for adults who have already completed their level 1 and are ready to move on away from the basics of Ballet. Towards the end of the course a short choreographed dance is worked on learning how to dance together as a group.

Stage terminologies are also practiced towards the end of each course. The lessons will take place upstairs, at The Corrib Rest, 76-80 Salusbury Rd, Queens Park, London, NW6 6PA.