Barnet Council has launched a consultation on community space for its new £8billion neighbourhood dubbed ‘Brent Cross Town’.
The council has launched the consultation on community space for the 6,700 home, 180-acre neighbourhood it is developing in the area to the south of Brent Cross Shopping Centre.
Along with new homes the plans include workspace for 25,000 people, a new high street with restaurants, shops and leisure as well as schools and community facilities.
The first residential building, Plot 12, was scheduled to be completed “around” October and will consist of 120 homes spread across a nine-storey block and a twelve-storey block. As well as being home to new residents these homes will replace the homes of the residents on the neighbouring Whitefield Estate.
As developers Related Argent and Barnet Council prepare to move in the first residents, the council is seeking public input to shape the neighbourhood’s community space plans.
In an online survey, which launched on 25th October, it asks what residents use their “current community space for” and what activities would residents “most like to see provided”.
The survey lists activities including open mic nights, fitness classes, and parent and toddler groups for residents to select.
The council also asks about residents’ attendance of events “currently programmed” at Claremont Park, The Exploratory Park, and The Visitor Pavillion; different sites around Brent Cross Town.
The consultation, which will run for approximately three months, will close on 31st January 2025.
The council says: “We have an exciting opportunity to work with residents and local groups to shape our first community space and the type of services and activities that we could provide there.
“We also want your views on the types of events and activities you would like to see included in our community events programme next year and beyond.
“Our aim is to hear from as many local people as possible so that we can develop spaces, events and activities that everyone can feel a part of.”
A series of discussion groups will also run “throughout the development of the community space”.
For further information and to take part in the consultation visit Help shape your community space and events at Brent Cross Town | Engage Barnet
Local Democracy Reporter Grace Howarth covers the London boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey as part of the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), reporting on local government, housing, planning and community issues.
