A NEW primary school on the Kodak site will be part of an outline planning application to be submitted by a development firm.

A series of public exhibitions were held this week by Land Securities, the firm spearheading plans for the site's development, in Headstone Drive, with the last one held today.

The blueprint is at the heart of plans to transform Wealdstone by attracting development and bringing homes and jobs to the area.

More than 800 people attended exhibitions held in June this year.

Richard Maylan, 72, from Wealdstone, visited the exhibition with his wife Helen, 65.

He said: “There is a need for a school if there is to be this type of development.

“The design seems to be quite innovative and any type of regeneration is great for the area.

“I especially like the idea of a patch of land that is reserved for green space. A lot of people have apparently said in the past consultation events that that is what they want to see.

“If there was anything on my wish list to add to this it would be to have allotments. The Kodak site is iconic and because of the history it is very important to people.”

Keith Harper, 71, from Headstone Drive, was visiting the exhibition with his wife, Harriet.

He said: “It’s a big change but that’s good for the area. Housing, a new school and a supermarket. Wealdstone needs this type of change and it all seems good. My wife is curious about the offices and how high the buildings will be.

“It will directly affect us as we live on the road looking right at where the development will be.”

John Radcliff, of Harrow Friends of the Earth, said: “Our views are generally in favour of the plans. It’s good that there is the consideration for family housing and emphasis on the green space.

“We’re slightly less happy about the transport situation. We need better links to the area. There seems to be a lot more parking when bus routes should be considered.”

Nick Sutcliffe, director of communications firm PPS, which represents Land Securities, said the outline planning application would be submitted to Harrow Council’s planning committee before Christmas.

He said: “We’ve decided to have the school because of what we are planning but also due to the demand for existing provision.

“What we also discovered from our previous consultations is that people want public open green space. People were also interested in having retail outlets and a superstore of some kind.

“The outline planning application will take into consideration what people have asked for. It’s important to listen and make sure we get the correct information for the plans.”

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