Sessions Being Held on the Future of Chiswick Town Centre
Council inviting residents to see plans and give feedback on its vision
Visualisation of Chiswick High Road in the future from the report
Hounslow Council is asking residents to come and see an exhibition on its vision for the future of Chiswick’s town centre.
The Chiswick Town Centre Vision was adopted by the council earlier this year after being developed during 2021. It is designed to be a framework for action, to enable the town centre recover following the downturn during the pandemic and it is partly based on a number of earlier surveys held with residents.
The vision aims to help tackle local challenges which include, but are not limited to, increasing shopping footfall and spending, improving the local leisure offer and allowing the Town Hall to become a focal point of community initiatives.
The Hounslow: Prosperity and Place document, which sets out the Council’s approach and framework for the regeneration and economic growth across a number of town centres in the borough was approved by Hounslow Cabinet on 11 January 2022 and the council says that it is already being used to guide its work.
Some of the projects are already happening but the council wants to work with community and business partners to further understand their priorities.
Two engagement sessions are being held at Chiswick Town Hall on Tuesday 1 November. The first session will take place between 1.30pm and 4.30pm and the second session will take place between 5.30pm and 7.30pm. You do not have to book a ticket; anyone can turn up on the day.
The vision document includes a number of ‘quick wins’ that could be implemented such as more street cleaning and maintenance including cutting back overhanging foliage and more support for community-led events and festivals taking inspiration from the Chiswick Flower Market. It is also proposed that a freight, delivery and collection strategy is developed for the town centre to consolidate journeys and encourage use of electric vehicles, cargo bikes etc.
Longer term projects include exploring how Turnham Green could be used to host more events and improving access around Chiswick, north and south of the High Road. The document mentions the development of the Post Office site which the council would be supportive of saying that it could be part of a 'civic cluster' in the centre of Chiswick which would provide linkages between the library, the Town Hall and the Church on Turnham Green.
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October 30, 2022
