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Revised plans approved for Barnet estate revamp

Source: https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/

Planning permission has been secured for a £700m, 15-year programme of works on the London Borough of Barnet’s biggest housing estate.The revamp of the Grahame Park estate in Colindale was initially blocked by the mayor of London because it involved replacing 692 socially rented homes with just 435 new ones.The new masterplan, developed by Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) in partnership with Barnet Council, will see 2,088 new homes developed. More than 1,000 of those will be ‘affordable’ housing with 346 for social rent. The proposals include a new high street that will integrate Grahame Park into wider Colindale.As part of the masterplan, detailed planning consent was agreed for 209 affordable homes and a small supermarket, for which work will begin soon.