Environment, Planning & Regeneration Service
Building 4, North London Business Park
Oakleigh Road South
London
N11 1NP
The Owner and/or the Occupier / contact: Mr Thomas Wyld
tel: 020 8359 4675
email:
fax: 0870 889 6820
date: 2 April 2013
our ref: H/01054/13

Dear Sir / Madam,

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011

SITE: West Hendon Estate, NW9

PROPOSAL: Hybrid planning application for the demolition and redevelopment of the West Hendon Estate to accommodate up to 2000 residential units, a new 2 form entry primary school, community building and commercial uses and associated open space and infrastructure comprising:

- Outline submission for the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of up to 1642 new residential units (Class C3); up to 3,600m2 (GEA) of D1 Class floorspace comprising nursery and primary school and community centre uses and up to 1,669m² (GEA) Class A1/A2/A3/A4/A5/B1 floorspace, within buildings ranging from 2 to 29 stories, associated cycle and car parking provision including basement level parking, landscaping and public realm works, interim works, associated highway works, and two pedestrian bridges across the Welsh Harp.

-Full planning submission (Phase 3 Blocks G1, G2, E1, E2, E3, E4) for the construction of 358 new residential units (Class C3), and 131m² (GEA) Class A1/A2/A3/A4/A5/B1 floorspace, within buildings ranging from 5 to 26 stories, cycle and car parking provision including basement level parking, associated landscaping and public realm works, associated highway works, energy centre, and interim works.

The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

The proposed development does not accord with the provisions of the development plan in force in the area in which the land to which the application relates and is situated and is therefore a departure to the plan.

A planning application has been submitted to Barnet Council for the above development. We would like to hear your views on the proposal so they can be taken into account when the decision is made.

The accompanying document "A Guide on How to Comment on Planning Applications" sets out the times that hard copies of the application can be viewed at Barnet House (1255 the High Road Whetstone N20 0EJ). In addition a hard copy of the planning documents can be viewed at Hendon Library (The Burroughs, NW4 4BQ), Opening Times: Monday and Wednesday 9:30am to 8.00pm; Tuesday 9:30am to 5:00; Thursday 10:00 to 8:00; Friday and Saturday 9:30am to 5:00pm, Sunday 2.00pm to 5.00pm; except Bank and Public Holidays).

The accompanying guide also provides details of how to access the application plans and documents online at the Barnet Website address: www.barnet.gov.uk/planning-applications. The developer has also made the submission documents available at the following address: www.westhendonregeneration.co.uk.

Comments you wish to make on the application (by email or by post) must be received in writing by Tuesday 14th May 2013 in order to be considered when determining the application. Please quote the application reference H/01054/13 in any correspondence, and include your name, address, daytime phone number and email address.

If you wish to submit your comments by email please sent them to the following address:

Should this application be required to go before a Committee, members of the public may speak at the meeting, subject to certain rules. If you wish to speak to the Committee, YOU MUST STATE CLEARLY IN BOLD AT THE TOP OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCE: 'REQUEST TO SPEAK AT THE PLANNING COMMITTEE'. Unless you indicate to the contrary your contact details will then be passed to the other speakers so that the necessary arrangements can be made. If the application is to be heard at a Committee meeting, you will be informed about the details of the meeting and rules for speaking.

Comments received will only be acknowledged by email, if an email address is supplied or alternatively, on receipt of a stamped self-addressed postcard. Any person commenting in writing will be informed of the decision in due course.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any queries.

Yours faithfully

Thomas Wyld, Senior Planning Officer, Major Developments Team