Waste Transfer Station
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As part of the works to build Brent Cross West station, which opened in December 2023, we needed to relocate the Hendon Waste Transfer Station. Works included reconfiguring the railway tracks and building new sidings.
Operations ceased at Hendon Waste Transfer Station on 31 March 2021, and the site was handed back to Barnet Council on 13 December 2021. Since then, waste operations have been undertaken at a temporary facility in Wembley.
Within the outline planning permission for the wider Brent Cross Cricklewood programme, we achieved approval to build a permanent new Waste Transfer Station to accept household waste, street sweepings, recycling and food waste from the seven North London Waste Authority boroughs, but principally Barnet and Camden.
It is anticipated that the new centre planned for Geron Way / Edgware Road, NW2, will handle up to 195,000 tonnes of black bag, mixed recycling, food and street cleaning waste each year.
Plans have put sustainability at the heart of the design of the new waste facility, with a ‘brown roof’ providing a haven for local wildlife and supporting local biodiversity such as bumblebees and the Black Redstart. To minimise impact on residents it will have state-of-the-art odour control technology and there will also be green screening to improve air quality.
Hendon Waste Transfer Station Demolition
Work commences: 1 July 2025
Contractors: McLaughlin & Harvey
Working hours: Permitted work hours will be Monday to Fridays between 8am to 6pm and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays.
Current works overview:
- From Tuesday 1 July 2025, our contractors will prepare and set up welfare facilities, site security and protective scaffolding.
- From the middle of July, the roof will be removed as well as the interior parts of the building.
- The demolition works will begin towards the end of July, and clearing up will take place throughout August and September.
- A mobile crane will be on site in the middle of August for three weeks to lift materials.
- We expect the works to be completed, and the area cleared out by the middle of October.
Please be assured that noise and air pollution will be monitored and reduced as much as possible. Vehicle movements will not affect Brent Terrace as contractors will be instructed to use Tilling Road.
Contacting the team
Dominic Driver will be the site manager and you can email him at dominic.driver@mclh.co.uk or phone 07385 401 397.
If you any questions or concerns regarding the wider Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration programme, please email TransformingBX@Barnet.gov.uk
New Waste Transfer Station Geron Way
- Construction of the Waste Transfer Station is expected to commence on site in the Autumn 2025.
- Before works start we will write to residents and businesses in the area with more detailed information on the plans alongside a construction schedule.