Land purchase hiccup for Harrow College's rebuilding plans

Harrow College's plans for a new campus next door to its current site in Lowlands Road, Harrow, have hit a snag.
The further education college won permission in May 2008 for the building on the site occupied at present by Lowlands Recreation Ground.
But because the funding coming from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) will be less than originally agreed due to the credit crunch, the college's managerial team have had to scale down their scheme by losing a proposed basement level.
However, before they have been able to submit a revised application for cash to the LSC, a section of land the college had been preparing to buy as part of the redevelopment process looks to have suddenly become unavailable.
This piece of ground is part of the Transport for London-owned (TfL) car park at Harrow-on-the-Hill station which TfL has now earmarked as the site for new train crew accommodation.
A Harrow Council report on the matter revealed: "A meeting has been arranged with the Deputy Mayor of London to resolve this outstanding issue, which will then enable the college to submit its final funding application to the Learning and Skills Council for approval."