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Brent Cross Town construction updates
We periodically send joint updates with our colleagues at Brent Cross Town
Summer 2024: Outlining the latest updates on Brent Cross Town, including the Flourishing Index, street naming competition, local community events and amenities such as The 108 and construction works.
Spring 2023: Outlining the latest updates on Brent Cross Town, including new artwork, the Clitterhouse Playing Fields planning application, Brent Cross West, local community events and initiatives, resident drop-in sessions and more.
Winter 2022: Outlining the latest updates on Brent Cross Town, including the Sheffield Hallam University announcement, the Clitterhouse Playing Fields planning application, jobs and opportunities, resident drop-in sessions and upcoming works.
Summer 2022: Outlining the latest updates on Brent Cross Town, including new retailers at Claremont Way, the Clitterhouse Playing Fields designs, community partnerships, parking update, and upcoming works.
Spring/Summer 2021: Outlining the vision of Phase 1, including the sound strategy, new homes, community partnerships, and upcoming works. And our insert, which features updates on the Brent Cross West station, highways improvements, and celebrating local businesses.
Construction updates
People living in close proximity to the new station and park town receive construction updates through their doors. However you can also read these online on our website on this page.
January 2024 Neighbourhood Newsletter: Brent Cross West, Plots 53 & 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents), ECPZ and Hendon Waste Transfer Station.
September 2023 Construction Update: Brent Cross West, Experimental Controlled Parking Zones and Plots 53 & 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents) for September to December.
July 2023 Construction Update: Brent Cross West, Brent Cross Town, Plots 53 & 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents) and road improvement works programmes for July to September.
March 2023 Construction Update: Brent Cross West, Brent Cross Town, Plots 53 & 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents) works programmes for March to June.
December 2022 Construction Update: Brent Cross West, Brent Cross Town, Plots 53 & 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents) and Plot 12 works programmes for December to March.
October 2022 Construction Update: Brent Cross West, Brent Cross Town and Plots 53 & 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents) works programmes for October to December.
June 2022 Construction Update: Brent Cross West, Brent Cross Town and Plots 53 and 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents) works programmes for June to September.
March 2022 Construction Update: Brent Cross West, Brent Cross Town and Plots 53 and 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents) works programmes for March to June.
December 2021 Construction Update: Brent Cross West, Brent Cross Town and Plots 53 and 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents) works programmes for December to March.
October 2021 Construction Update: Brent Cross West construction programme (October to January), works programme for Plots 53 and 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents), and launch of the Clitterhouse Playing Fields consultation.
June 2021 Construction Update: Brent Cross West construction programme (June to October), and works programme for Plots 53 and 54 (replacement homes for Whitefield Estate residents)
E-newsletters
We send regular e-newsletters with news and updates from across the Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration programme. You can also read back issues of the newsletter here.
August 2024: Just In Carnival at Brent Cross Town, Flourishing Index, street naming and Brent Cross Town walking tours.
July 2024: Residents move in to new homes, Brent Cross Town’s Summer in the Park, Just In Carnival, Apply for Build The Way and Brent Cross Town walking tours.
June 2024: Brent Cross Town’s Summer Festival, The Maze, Summer of Fun, women’s running group and resident-drop in meeting.
May 2024: Friends of Brent Cross West, Women Into Construction programme, vote for Brent Cross West, the Visitor Pavilion wins an award, helping local businesses go green, LFA returns to Barnet and resident-drop in meeting.
April 2024: Ukulele workshops, women’s running group, new guiding app at Brent Cross West and resident-drop in meeting.
March 2024: March resident drop-in rescheduled, 189 bus now stops at Brent Cross West, Discover Brent Cross Town’s art trail, Barnet wins the Cultural Impact Award, Cricklewood open space plans, Climate Action Month and Sign up to One.network.
February 2024: The 108 officially launches at Brent Cross Town, 189 bus to stop at Brent Cross West, Brent Cross West timetable, January neighbourhood newsletter, Supporting Whitefield School, Mini reporters visit Brent Cross West and resident-drop in meeting.
December 2023: Celebrating Brent Cross West, a 2023 wrap up of transforming Brent Cross, Visitor Pavilion Christmas hours and construction schedule over the festive period.
November 2023: Brent Cross West opening date announced, Festive Lights Switch On and Resident drop-in meeting.
October 2023: Free half-term activities for families, #TimeTogether back at Brent Cross, New Claremont Park artwork, Happy Face Pizza re-opens Report crime and fly-tipping in the local area and Resident-drop in meeting.
September 2023: ‘First look’ video of Brent Cross West, Brent Cross Town reaches new heights, new Brent Cross Town retirement community announced, free ukulele classes for over 55s, new double yellow lines installed and September construction update.
August 2023: Brent Cross Town summer events programme, New Footpath opens, Last chance to have your say on the Experimental Controlled Parking Zone consultation, Plans revealed for open space in Cricklewood, Claremont School mural, Purbeck Drive planters, Views from the skies and Barnet for Borough of Culture.
July 2023: Vote for your favourite Community Fund winner, Brent Cross Town summer events programme, New office plans approved, Brent Cross West test trains successful, Resident-drop in meeting and meet your local Estate Team.
June 2023: LFA event at Brent Cross Town, Last chance for funding grant, drone footage and councillors speaking about Brent Cross West, Report crime and fly-tipping in the local area, Prevent type 2 diabetes and Resident-drop in meeting.
Brent Cross West special edition: Station Signs revealed 23 May 2023.
May 2023: Community Fund 2023 now open, Whitefield School volunteers create artwork, LFA summer events at Brent Cross Town, Whitefield Estate naming competition and Resident drop-in.
April 2023: Eid fun at Claremont Park, Spring holiday wrap-up, April drone footage, Resident drop-ins reminder and Barnet Council’s London Festival of Architecture community grant.
March 2023: Free girls’ football coaching, March construction update, Spring activities, substation shortlisted, TfL bus consultation, Prayle Grove works, Clitterhouse Playing Fields FAQs, PB Donoghues site update and Experimental Controlled Parking Zone.
February 2023: Design plans for a new office building revealed, London Festival of Architecture community grant open, Congratulations Whitefield School, Experimental Controlled Parking Zone and report fly-tipping.
January 2023: Affordable new homes announcement, iconic artwork unveiled, new construction vacancies, BarNETZERO and Plots 53 and 54 colour choices.
December 2022: Celebrating 2022 milestones, December construction update, Brent Cross West picture progress, apprentices, Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony and 2023 resident drop-ins.
November 2022: Winter festivities at Brent Cross Town, Sheffield Hallam University campus announcement, Clitterhouse Playing Fields application submitted and an apprentice case study.
October 2022: Last chance to vote for Claremont Park for People’s Choice Award, half term activities at Brent Cross Town, Claremont Way retailers completed and time-lapse video.
September 2022: Clitterhouse Playing Fields consultation, resident drop-in session, Claremont Park nominated for People’s Choice Award and Community Fund winners announced.
August 2022: Brent Cross West moves to fit out stage, Stranger Things: The Experience, Summer events, new artwork in Claremont Park, and profile on Gussy’s Ice Cream Parlour.
June 2022: The opening of Claremont Park, applications for the Brent Cross Town Community Fund, Brent Cross West progress pictures and Jubilee Events.
March 2022: Emerging designs for Clitterhouse Playing Fields revealed and Brent Cross West’s station eastern entrance starts to take shape.
February 2022: Brent Cross West station progress, Cricklewood art project, celebrating Cricklewood town centre heroes and National Apprenticeships Week.
January 2022: Brent Cross West western entrance public realm consultation, station Christmas works, and new retailer announced at Brent Cross Town.
December 2021: A look back at 2021, new film studios announced and works progress on Brent Cross West station.
November 2021: A focus on sustainability across our programme, the launch of the Flourishing Index survey, a charity football tournament raises hundreds of pounds for the charity Homeless Action In Barnet, and our highways improvements are completed at Cricklewood Broadway.
October 2021: Consultation on Clitterhouse Playing Fields, highways improvements near completion, mural is Brent Cross Towns first public artwork, and new jobs from a groundworker apprenticeship to the team at our Visitor Pavilion and Welcome Hub.
September 2021: Station works enters its next stage, highways improvements near completion, Brent Cross Town’s first supermarket opens, Exploratory Park nominated for a national design award, and we reveal the recipients of this year’s Brent Cross Town Community Fund.
August 2021: Brent Cross Town’s plans for student accommodation, the art ‘wrap’ for the Brent Cross Primary Substation, the kiosk for Claremont Park, two young people who have found work on the project, and an interview with Emma Blackman of Emma’s Hot Food And Snacks.
July 2021: Part two of the Overbridge is delivered, we meet Brent Cross Town’s latest recruit who joined following a work placement through Women Into Construction, another milestone on our highways improvements, and a business profile with the Junction Cafe.
June 2021: Works start both on our first new homes and on creating Claremont Park, the improvement and expansion of Claremont Primary School gets planning approval, Brent Cross Town Community Fund returns to offer grants of up to £5,000, and a series of crucial rail works is completed.
May 2021: Possibility of even more rail links at Brent Cross West, a video of the station’s Eastern Overbridge installation, two public meetings on the new homes at Plots 53 and 54, plus an update on roadworks at Cricklewood Broadway.
April 2021: We meet the homeless man who has been handed a new chance in life by the Brent Cross West station project, apprenticeship opportunities building Brent Cross Town, multiple railway landmarks during April, and Barnet Council’s Meet The Buyer events offer opportunities on BXC to local firms.
March 2021: New homes and Neighbourhood Square approved, fly-tipping cleared at Brent Terrace, we profile our female leaders to mark International Women’s Day, and a business profile with Ihle Violins.
February 2021: Brent Cross Town’s sound strategy is unveiled, work starts ahead of the new homes being built in Brent Terrace, and we celebrate National Apprenticeships Week.
January 2021: Designs for the first three office buildings are unveiled, installation begins on the Eastern Overbridge which will provide pedestrian access over the rail line for the first time in 150 years, and a business profile with James Colbourne from Cricklewood Coffee
December 2020: Planning permission for the railway station’s eastern entrance, student accommodation consultation, and a business profile with Sean from microbakery Sean’s Loaf.
November 2020: Piling works begin at Brent Cross West railway station, Barnet Council and Argent Related reveal their vision and name for the new town, and a business profile with Natalie Wright from family market stall Wright’s Fruit And Veg.
August 2020: The Exploratory Park opens, community projects share £30,000 from the Brent Cross South Community Fund, and the old Jerich Shed is removed.
June 2020: The design for Brent Cross West train station is approved, Homes England agrees £148 million funding to accelerate the construction of new homes, and a deal is signed to provide low carbon heating to homes, shops, and other businesses in the development.