7 October 2020
BRENT CROSS TOWN VISION UNVEILED
We are thrilled that our client for Brent Cross Town, Argent Related, in conjunction with partner Barnet Council, has announced its overarching vision for the 6,700-home scheme.
Outline consent for the Allies and Morrison and Makower Architects masterplan was granted in 2010. Various aspects have since been given full permission.
Argent Related partner, Nick Searl, said, "This is an exciting moment for us and our partners at Barnet Council... We will demand the highest commitments to health and wellbeing, sustainability and ensuring flourishing and connected communities – which will be measured with our pioneering Flourishing Index."
The developer has made four pledges for the future of its Brent Cross Town proposals:
To provide the best of traditional and emerging sports, working with leading sports organisations, governing bodies and 'hero ambassadors' to help drive female participation and champion diversity and inclusion.
To launch a 'flourishing index' that will pioneer the measurement of how individuals and communities prosper flourish in a new town centre. The developer is partnering with Manchester University and Buro Happold on the initiative, which focuses on mental health and wellbeing.
To become a net-zero carbon town by 2030 by driving down the embodied carbon in buildings and infrastructure as well as the carbon used in energy supply – and offsetting the remainder.
To strengthen connections, locally through pedestrian and cycling routes, into Central London through access to the M1, and further afield to the region's airports.
Other practices contributing to Brent Cross Town include ACME, Allies and Morrison, David Morley Architects, dRMM, East Architecture, Gillespies, Glenn Howells Architects, Kjellander Sjoberg Architects, Maccreanor Lavington, Moxon Architects, ShedKM and Studio Egret West.
