BXS NEWSLETTER | JULY 2016

BRENT CROSS SOUTH POSITIVE DIALOGUE

WELCOME TO THE FIRST UPDATE ON BRENT CROSS SOUTH

Brent Cross South (BXS) is a vibrant new town centre planned for the heart of north . It will deliver a variety of new homes and workspaces; a new high street, with local shops and restaurants; improved transport connections with a new station serving the area; better walking and cycle routes; and new parks, squares and community facilities.

Barnet Council has appointed Argent Related as the development partner for Brent Cross South (BXS) and together with our engagement partner, Soundings, we will be working to deliver the scheme and ensure a positive dialogue with everyone in the local community. Soundings will provide independent analysis and reporting throughout the regeneration project. This newsletter aims to update you on this complex project.

As our plans progress we will issue regular updates to keep you informed and to ask for your ongoing feedback. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please do get in touch using the details on the back cover.

WHAT IS BRENT CROSS SOUTH

BRENT CROSS SOUTH THE STARTING POINT

The approved ‘outline’ planning permission (2014) sets Who’s doing what? out guidelines for the overall scale and quality of the development. Within this outline permission, we have some Brent Cross South – Barnet Council and Argent Related flexibility on the content and phasing of the development. have created a Joint Venture Partnership to act as the This will allow us to work with partners, both local and master developer. national, to deliver the best possible scheme in the best possible way. Brent Cross Shopping Centre – Barnet Council is working with Hammerson and Standard Life Investments to redevelop the We will start with a substantial first phase which will set out Shopping Centre, as well as delivering critical infrastructure. a vibrant new town centre. Each phase will be mixed-use, with a variety of housing types and tenures, and spaces for New Station – Barnet Council is working with Network businesses, retail, leisure and community facilities. Rail to deliver a new Thameslink station to service the Brent Cross area. D A

RO R A THE TEAM UL C R I C H T R O Barnet Council is the local authority responsible for N overseeing delivery of the comprehensive regeneration of the BRENT CROSS

Brent Cross area, working with both Hammerson M 1 and Standard Life in respect of the shopping centre redevelopment as well as playing an integral role on the south side as joint venture partner with Argent Related. The Council

AD NEW STATION is also leading the delivery of critical infrastructure including R RO LA IRCU TH C the new Thameslink Station. NOR

E IV R D E IN N N E P A 1 H

Argent, one of the UK’s best-respected developers, E D N A D O O R A N 5 W specialises in significant city development, such as King’s C EY OAD R A T R IC Y HL ES K C CR LEW IN

F Cross in London and most recently Paradise in Birmingham OO D B R O A city centre. NE D L LA W IL A H Y IS LL DO

LANE OO D KLEW Related is a US-based real estate company who began as RIC C a mixed-income housing developer. They now manage all property types, undertaking large-scale regeneration projects

such as Hudson Yards in New York. CRICKLEWOOD

BXS NEWSLETTER | JULY 2016

OUR PLAN A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT

Argent Related are both long-term owners with a strong track Our involvement and our attention to detail does not stop when record in developing and managing offices, residential properties, the construction is over. Alongside Barnet Council, we will manage hotels, universities and schools, shops, restaurants and community the public spaces and the buildings to ensure a safe, clean, facilities. Between us we have built a reputation for delivering sustainable and vibrant place at each and every stage in the life of world-class projects with exceptional public spaces at the heart. Brent Cross South.

A NEW KIND OF HIGH STREET BETTER CONNECTIONS A PLACE TO CALL HOME

• Focus on local needs and amenities • New Brent Cross South Thameslink station; • New homes will include a mix of sale and • A mix of shops and restaurants with space Cricklewood Station will remain open rental, market, affordable and intermediate for local business • Bridges over the North Circular, Midland • Inspiring places for children to play outdoors • A sense of a destination, attracting people Main Line and Way from across north London • Pedestrian routes and cycleways throughout • Accessibility improvements for all new public spaces

EDUCATION NEW OFFICES EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

• New and enhanced facilities for Claremont • A new location for office-based businesses • We would like to work with you on a Primary School, Whitefield Secondary and • A cluster of commercial office buildings programme of events for Brent Cross South Mapledown Schools around the new Thameslink Station • Large and small, daily, seasonal and • Potential for a new primary school • Small business space along and adjacent to annual events to involve visitors as well as • Staff, pupils and parents will be part of the the new high street local people design process

EARLY ACTIONS SUSTAINABILITY A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES

• Promote accessibility & connections early on • State-of-the-art design and construction • Focus on construction skills training, • Together, we can make a big difference in a practices recruitment and apprenticeship programmes short timescale • Efficient site-wide services, such as heat, • Thousands of permanent jobs as part of the • We look forward to hearing your ideas about power, water and recycling commercial office development how to improve the area, even before the • Improving cycling, walking and public • Retail and community facilities major construction works begin transport routes and green spaces • Space for local businesses and entrepreneurs BXS NEWSLETTER | JULY 2016

PHASE FIRST PHASE HIGHLIGHTS ONE

BRENT CROSS SHOPPING CENTRE

CLITTERHOUSE PLAYING FIELDS

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A NEW LOCATION FOR NEW BRENT CROSS A NEW KIND OF HIGH STREET INSPIRING PLACES FOR OFFICE-BASED BUSINESSES SOUTH THAMESLINK STATION CHILDREN TO PLAY

NEW AND ENHANCED FACILITIES NEW BRIDGE CONNECTIONS A MIX OF NEW HOMES CLAREMONT PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING AFFORDABLE

A sense of place - celebrating past, present, and future A growing local economy

A welcoming place with a diverse community A great place to go in the week & at the weekend BXS NEWSLETTER | JULY 2016

LOOKING FORWARD KEY STAGES

2014 2016 2018 OUTLINE PLANNING FUNDING APPROVED FOR BARNET COUNCIL & ARGENT TARGET START ON-SITE / ENABLING PERMISSION APPROVED NEW THAMESLINK STATION RELATED JV SIGNED WORKS & FIRST PHASE BUILDINGS

2021 2030 TARGET OPENING OF NEW TARGET OPENING OF NEW BRENT TARGET COMPLETION OF ANTICIPATED PROJECT THAMESLINK STATION CROSS SHOPPING CENTRE FIRST PHASE BUILDINGS COMPLETION

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENT

A public exhibition will take place in July. This will be held at three for the BXS development, it is also the starting point for more separate venues highlighted on the map below. The exhibition will detailed design work. As such, we fully anticipate that there may be provide an updated round of information relating to the Brent Cross further refinements and enhancements of the approved masterplan South project and will replay what has been heard so far from people as we proceed. Our ambition is to work alongside the local we have met in the area. community with the aim of achieving the best possible outcome.

It will also provide an opportunity to speak to members of the team We hope that by the autumn, proposed refinements and and ask any questions you may have about the project. Your thoughts enhancements will be ready to share with you via a second round of and opinions will contribute to an ongoing discussion about how to public exhibitions, which will again aim to gather your thoughts and help build the place and the community that we would all like to see. contribute to the design and development process. We will of course Although the outline permission provides a clear set of parameters keep you informed of exact dates for the second exhibition.

EXHIBITION VENUE ONE EXHIBITION VENUE TWO EXHIBITION VENUE THREE

SATURDAY 16TH JULY MONDAY 18TH JULY WEDNESDAY 20TH JULY 10.00 - 16.00 16.00 - 20.00 16.30 - 20.00

Cricklewood Market, Kingfishers Youth & Community Centre, London Jewish Family Centre, 113B Cricklewood Broadway NW2 Crest Road, , NW2 7LG Rd, NW11 8HR

STAY IN TOUCH TO BE KEPT UPDATED EXHIBITION LOCATIONS If you would like to hear more about the project, or would simply like to register your interest in being kept updated on the scheme through exhibitions, emails, newsletters and/ 03 or website, please contact Soundings using the information below.

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