West Hendon
The West Hendon Estate is located in the southern part of the borough and to the north west of the M1 motorway. The estate sits between a section of the A5 Edgware Road known as the Broadway and the Welsh Harp Reservoir, a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
The estate was built in the late 1960’s and the blocks of flats were built using a large panel system construction method. The estate suffers from the typical problems associated with this form of construction, which includes a lack of insulation and poorly designed communal areas.
The West Hendon Regeneration scheme is being carried out in partnership with Barratt Metropolitan LLP (BMLLP) which is a consortium made up of Metropolitan Housing Partnership (external link) and and Barratt Homes (external link).
West Hendon forms part of the Brent Cross-Cricklewood regeneration area but will progress independently.
The Vision
The proposals for West Hendon will see the creation of a new integrated community and the replacement of the existing 680 homes on the estate with new mixed tenure housing development of up to 2171 homes, a new town square, improved transport links, a range of new community facilities and economic and social regeneration initiatives.
A total of 680 homes will be affordable, mainly for rent but with some shared equity/ownership homes. All the remaining homes will be for sale on the open market. The new homes will be well designed, meet current standards and will be required to meet a very high environmental standard.
The local road network will be improved to provide better access to the estate. The area has good transport links to the M1 and to central London and is within easy reach of Brent Cross Shopping Centre. It has the advantage of one outstanding local amenity - being situated beside the Welsh Harp reservoir and adjoining open spaces much of which are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Metropolitan Open Land and Site of Metropolitan Importance.
The regeneration scheme proposes a number of social and economic initiatives. These include creating training and employment opportunities, establishing a neighbourhood management partnership which will provide an integrated management service and will involve residents and other local stakeholders, providing a “dowry” to subsidise service charges for existing residents and promoting community participation in the new neighbourhood.
The Development
The scheme received outline planning consent in 2005 and the detailed planning for the Pilot Phase and Phase 2a also known as Lakeside has been granted.
The Initial Phase of the development which comprises the Pilot and Phase 2A will see 194 new homes being built. The Pilot Phase will contain 8 houses for affordable social rent, and this phase is due to completed in December 2011.
Phase 2A will include 35 affordable homes and 151 private homes for sale, and this phase is likely to be completed in December 2012.
Partners
Metropolitan Housing Trust which is part of the Metropolitian Housing Partnership and Barratt Homes West London are the Council’s partners in the West Hendon Regeneration Scheme.
Metropolitan Housing Trust is a charitable housing association providing high quality homes and support for tenants by building or improving homes at affordable rents. It is a not-for-profit organisation regulated by the Homes and Communities Agency.
Barratt Homes is one of Britain’s leading property developers, building a substantial number of high quality homes each year.
For more information contact:
Ned Baker -Development Manager, Metropolitan Housing Trust
- Tel: 020 8976 1036
- Email: westhendon@mht.co.uk
For more information about the scheme please visit our partner's West Hendon (external link) website.
Stakeholders
Both the Council and BMLLP wish to actively encourage as many local people as possible to become involved in the designing and planning of the new West Hendon neighbourhood
Extensive consultation has been carried out with local residents, the Residents Regeneration Group and stakeholders and there will continue to be significant consultation throughout the life of the project.
The Residents Regeneration Group (RRG) has been meeting for the last six years and will continue to meet. Sub-groups of the RRG also meet when required and have worked on specific areas such as housing management and design.
The RRG are supported by resident independent advisor, Solon Community Network. The role of the resident independent advisor is to provide information and support to residents and their representatives.
If you are a tenant or leaseholder and would like to get involved in the RRG please contact:
Helela Trippe - Resident Independent Advisor, Solon Community Network
- Freephone: 0800 169 4406 (between Mon-Fri from 9am to 5pm)
If you call in the evening or weekend, please leave a message and we will return your call.
- Email: info@solontp.org.uk
- Website: Solon Community Network
West Hendon regeneration newsletters
The West Hendon Regeneration newsletters is produced by our partners Metropolitan Housing Trust and is supported by Barratt Homes, Barnet Homes and the Council.
- September 2010 newsletter
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