The redevelopment site comprising of Cullen House, The Falcon Pub, Keniston Press (now demolished), Premier House and the Salusbury Road car park forms part of the South Kilburn regeneration programme. The site is a prominent for the whole programme and the Council are keen and excited to see some life come to this site.
What will be delivered
The planning approved scheme comprises of:
- a mixed-use development with 137 residential new high-quality homes (of which 35% will consist of new high-quality homes for existing secure tenants of South Kilburn for affordable social rent)
- commercial units for retail uses
- new enhanced public realm and wider landscape and highway improvements, which would provide a safer and attractive environment for the community
- the rerouting and closing of the Salusbury Road gyratory to enable the redevelopment of a larger area.
In October 2024, Cabinet approved the procurement of a Single Delivery Partner to deliver the remainder of the sites within the Estate Regeneration Programme including Queens Park Cullen. In the interim, the Council has secured Housing Infrastructure Fund to progress infrastructure works to the gyratory as a standalone project.
Development partners
Alongside the London Borough of Brent, the consented scheme has been designed by award winning architects Maccreanor Lavington, a multi-disciplinary design team where they underwent an extensive and inclusive consultation process with existing residents and wider stakeholders.
The Council is committed to delivering an accessible and varied range of social value and employment initiative for local residents as part of each development.
Current timescales
Last year Brent successfully completed the purchase of the former Falcon pub, a key site required to progress the proposed highways improvements and enabling works for the future redevelopment of the site.
The assessments for the infrastructure works have involved the review of funding the infrastructure works and will involve the following:
- redesign and delivery of the highway layout including the stopping up of the existing gyratory and new signalised junction of Salusbury Road/Carlton Vale/Kilburn Lane/Fernhead Road
- new level pedestrian crossings and tactile paving
- demolition of Falcon Pub and Cullen House
- reprovision of the Carlton Vale Cycle route (developed and delivered in 2017).
All activities are essential to providing a more sustainable highway and pedestrian improvements for the public realm and better streetscapes for the area.
The Council are in the process of procuring consultants to progress with the designs and delivery of the highway improvements and engagement with planning and stakeholders. The Council anticipate commencing demolition of existing buildings in early 2026 with highway works due to complete by March 2027. Once works are complete, and the site cleared the Council will explore opportunities for meanwhile uses of the site until it comes forward for comprehensive redevelopment under the Single Delivery Partner Model. The Council are excited to progress highway and enabling works on this key site to bring life and uplift to Queens Park.