Brent Cross Town

The development is planned to cost around £4.5 billion to construct and will include 6,700 homes, workspace for 25,000 people, four parks, transport improvements and a 592,000 sq ft (55,000 m2) extension of Brent Cross Shopping Centre.

[9] In a renewed effort to improve the area,[10] the London Borough of Barnet approved a "Brent Cross, Cricklewood and West Hendon Development Framework" plan[11] in 2004.

The document stated that,[12] It is forecast that the land use proposals within the Framework will generate 132,800 new person trips per 12-hour weekday into the area, including 29,100 additional vehicles.

In March 2008 the developers presented and published a new planning application,[14] partly in outline and without the required transport assessment which was to follow shortly.

(A planning application of this size requires the approval of the local borough and the Mayor of London, and can also be reviewed by the Secretary of State for the Environment).

[24][25] In March 2009 Mayor of London Boris Johnson signalled his support in principle to the development, subject to certain concerns regarding the design, social housing and transport links being addressed.

[27][28] On 16 March 2010 the then Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government John Denham issued a 'stop notice' directing Barnet London Borough Council not to grant planning permission to Brent Cross Cricklewood without specific authorisation.

[29] In June 2010 it was announced that the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles would not be recommending the holding of a public inquiry for the development.