London council set to approve regeneration framework in bid to boost town centre

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The framework will focus on addressing deprivation, with local census data suggesting that incomers are not settling and staying in the town

Hillingdon Council is set to approve a regeneration framework for Hayes Town Centre next week.

It is the council’s first ever spatial strategy for the borough’s second largest town centre, and will focus on addressing deprivation in the town.

Despite major residential developments, the proximity to Heathrow Airport and the Elizabeth line, Hayes remains one of Hillingdon’s most deprived areas.

According to local census data, the growing population and business base in Hayes are not settling and staying in the town.

A council report states that this could be “due to a lack of social amenities, civic pride and connectivity”.

Hillingdon Council says that the framework will “directly complement and enhance the Infrastructure Development Plan, where the focus is on key strategic infrastructure projects, while the framework will look to incrementally improve the public realm through targeted interventions.”

The framework identifies the opportunities and challenges facing Hayes Town Centre.

It translates this understanding into a vision with strategic themes and a project bank of potential interventions.

In a report by Jas Bhalla Works, a document that informed the creation of the new framework states that “out-of-town commercial development in close proximity to Hayes Town has led to a marked decline in higher value retail units along the high street.

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