About Brent Cross
Our plans for the future
Green Matters
The regeneration of Brent Cross Cricklewood will make use of a wide range of initiatives and new technologies to minimise environmental impact.
A New Town Centre
The area will be characterised by generous open green spaces. Existing areas of open space will be improved and new parks and nature parks will be created with a range of different habitats.
Clitterhouse playing fields will be substantially improved to create a Destination Park for North West London, with new sports, play and changing facilities.
Easy to get to & easy to get around
To provide easy and safe movement for pedestrians and cyclists, we're re-designing the whole area.
- New Bridge over A406 – dedicated pedestrian walkway, cycleway and bus lanes
- Five new pedestrian bridges
- Brent Cross Bus Station – will be replaced with a new, much larger bus station, serving more bus routes and providing high quality waiting areas with cafes
- A new mainline train station and freight facility on the Midland Mainline will be built to connect to Kings Cross and beyond
- Cricklewood Railway Station – improvements to passenger access and disabled access
Major junction improvements across the area will improve journey times.
Pioneering Environmental Standards
- A state- of-the-art waste handling and recycling facility will be built. This will separate and sort all recyclable materials first and then pass the remaining un-recyclable waste through a treatment cycle which will generate a renewable fuel. This fuel will then be used in a new 'Combined Heat and Power Plant' which will provide electrical power, district heating and cooling to buildings across the regeneration area.
- Domestic waste from the development will be delivered to the new handling facility using an automated waste collection system, consisting of a network of buried pipes along which waste is moved.
Initially it is estimated that 40% of household and 60% of commercial waste will be recycled, rising to 70% by 2020.
This combination of automated waste collection, waste treatment and combined heat and power will be unique in the UK and lead to dramatic reductions in CO2 emissions.
A number of other measures are also being introduced:
- 'Green Roofs' (planted rooftops) on at least 10% of the roof space across the area, reducing heat loss from buildings, improving air quality and providing bird habitats.
- The collection of at least 10% of rainwater to be used for irrigation and drainage measures to prevent water run-off during storms and heavy rain.
- Installation of low-water use fittings such as taps, showers, toilets and A-rated white goods.
- Buildings designed and constructed to reduce carbon footprint, assessed against the Government's Code for Sustainable Homes, including the use of building materials that do not contribute to global warming.
For more information visit www.brentcrosscricklewood.com
