West Hendon Estate Regeneration, Barnet

The Site At a glance The existing estate was completed by Barnet Council in the early 1970s using the ‘Bison’ large panel system of construction, which from the outset suffered ƒ Borough of numerous technical problems. The 680 flats and houses which form interlocking courtyards continued to deteriorate, eventually leading Barnet Council to seek Barnet regeneration proposals. ƒ Regeneration

The Estate, in the , sits between the A5 ƒ Partnership Edgeware Road and the Welsh Harp Reservoir, which is a designated Site of ƒ 2,171 units, Special Scientific Interest with numerous species of birds. It is well linked to transport with easy access to the road and rail network. including: ƒ 1471 private sale ƒ 132 low cost home ownership The Scheme The Deal ƒ 548 rent Over £450 million will be spent to MHP was chosen as the Council’s ƒ Over 3,500sqm deliver 2,171 new homes in a development partner in 2002. A principle variety of tenures including development agreement between MHP, commercial space outright sale, low cost home its development partner Barratt, and ƒ Public square ownership and social rent. Barnet Council, was signed in August 2006. ƒ New park The regeneration will also ƒ Primary Care Trust provide over 3,500sqm of Extensive consultation with residents and commercial space, a new statutory bodies resulted in the facility community centre, a health development of a masterplan, which ƒ Community Centre centre, a new park, new sports received outline planning consent in and leisure facilities, 2005, and was revised in 2008. ƒ Major road environmental improvements to Cross subsidy from the sale of new improvements provide better access to the homes, along with public grant, will ƒ Outline planning: Welsh Harp, and a new traffic enable delivery of the scheme. scheme for the A5 adjacent to March 2008 the site. ƒ Anticipated completion: 2020

To find out more, contact the north London Development Office on 0208 976 1147