Benefits for our community

A strong community

We want to work closely with residents and organisations to create a vibrant, healthy and unified community.

• We will provide, modern community facilities, offering more integrated, user-focused and unified community services.
• Newly refurbished Library building.
• A dedicated area within Hendon Library for the safer neighbourhood team to help keep our communities safe.
• We are providing modern dedicated spaces and buildings to allow the community to gather, learn, socialise and relax.
• We are improving access for residents to local facilities.
• We have listened and carefully considered how our designs can better allow the student population to live harmoniously with the wider local community.
• We will provide opportunities and promote a healthy living lifestyle through improved spaces and buildings.
• Our designs significantly increase natural surveillance which is shown to reduce anti-social behaviour.
• We are delivering new affordable residential accommodation which will allow residents to remain with their local community.
• We are providing new independent living homes for young people, again allowing our young people to remain in the area.
• We are providing student accommodation for Middlesex University (MDX), to further enhance the university’s reputation and further integrate itself into and invest in the local economy.
• We have proposed a new health & wellbeing centre for residents.
• We have designed a new state of the art home for the PDSA allowing them to remain in Hendon to the benefit of our local community.
• There will be Car Club spaces for residents to use.

Local charities will have new and improved spaces in modern energy efficient buildings, including a new Community Hall space for use by all local groups. There are new retail and commercial spaces, and we would like to know the community’s priorities for these spaces.

A well-connected area

Promoting an integrated & well-connected neighbourhood encouraging communities to meet and interact.

• We are proposing significant improvements to the public realm, green spaces, and overall connectivity across The Burroughs encouraging residents to use and enjoy their local environment.
• Promote sustainable transport use by improving access and links.
• Provide safe walking and cycling routes throughout the scheme.
• Reduce conflict between vehicles and pedestrians by increasing public realm space and incorporating traffic calming measures.
• Ensure easy access for users of all physical abilities by widening of footpaths and enabling level access where possible.

The new buildings environmental principles are:

• We will deliver highly energy efficient buildings that exceed current minimum design requirements thereby reducing their reliance on heating and cooling equipment.
• Our scheme follows the guiding principles of the London Plan Energy Hierarchy – ‘Be Lean’, ‘Be Clean’ and ‘Be Green’.
• Meets the BREEAM Excellent standard; a highly respected method of assessing and certifying the sustainability of buildings.
• Our scheme will seek to reduce the use of natural resources throughout its life cycle – through the design stages, its construction to its use and beyond.
• Enhances the natural environment and biodiversity within the development including the use of green roofs and natural landscaping.
• By using highly efficient building fabric and materials, the proposals will significantly reduce their annual energy use.
• Uses energy efficient plant and fittings and renewable energy sources such as central air source heat pumps, high efficiency heat recovery systems and wastewater heat recovery.

A well-connected area

Promoting an integrated & well-connected neighbourhood encouraging communities to meet and interact

• We are proposing significant improvements to the public realm, green spaces, and overall connectivity across The Burroughs encouraging residents to use and enjoy their local environment.
• Promote sustainable transport use by improving access and links.
• Provide safe walking and cycling routes throughout the scheme.
• Reduce conflict between vehicles and pedestrians by increasing public realm space and incorporating traffic calming measures.
• Ensure easy access for users of all physical abilities by widening of footpaths and enabling level access where possible.

The new buildings environmental principles are:

• We will deliver highly energy efficient buildings that exceed current minimum design requirements thereby reducing their reliance on heating and cooling equipment.
• Our scheme follows the guiding principles of the London Plan Energy Hierarchy – ‘Be Lean’, ‘Be Clean’ and ‘Be Green’.
• Meets the BREEAM Excellent standard; a highly respected method of assessing and certifying the sustainability of buildings.
• Our scheme will seek to reduce the use of natural resources throughout its life cycle – through the design stages, its construction to its use and beyond.
• Enhances the natural environment and biodiversity within the development including the use of green roofs and natural landscaping.
• By using highly efficient building fabric and materials, the proposals will significantly reduce their annual energy use.
• Uses energy efficient plant and fittings and renewable energy sources such as central air source heat pumps, high efficiency heat recovery systems and wastewater heat recovery.
• We are using large amounts of Photovoltaic Panels to provide clean renewable energy for all the buildings in the proposal.
• We will use construction materials that are responsibly and sustainably sourced and that where possible can be recycled and have high recyclable content.
• Future functional and climate change considerations are embedded in the design including circular economy considerations and an end-of-life strategy.
• We are proposing high glazing specifications to balance natural daylight whilst reducing the potential for overheating.
• We will use highly efficient LED lighting throughout the scheme, which will significantly reduce energy requirements and the need to replace fittings.
• We will use occupancy sensors, zone control and smart technology throughout all the buildings to ensure that heating, cooling and lighting are only used when spaces are being used and occupied.
• Electric Vehicle Charging points will be installed to all the sites to encourage the use of electric vehicles.