Ballymore has submitted an outline planning application for a £1.7 billion redevelopment of Edgware’s Broadwalk Shopping Centre, the bus station, and the garage. This ambitious project is in partnership with Places for London, Transport for London’s property company, which owns part of the area’s land. The transformative masterplan, designed by Howells, proposes delivering 3,365 new homes, including 1,150 affordable homes and 463 student accommodation spaces. A significant increase in green space for the town centre includes a new Deans Brook Nature Park, unlocking nearly five acres of land that has been inaccessible to the public for almost 100 years. To enhance the high street offering, the new town square and centre will more than double the existing commercial space and reintroduce a cinema, addressing the absence of the former Ritz cinema for over 20 years. Edgware’s daytime and mid-week economy will be strengthened by new office spaces and workspaces for small and medium businesses. Greener, Cleaner, and Closer to Nature The development will open up access to green space that has been closed off to the public for almost a century by creating the 4.7-acre Deans Brook Nature Park. Current scrubland will become a nature trail with wild planting, walking routes, seating, and play areas for the local community to relax and enjoy nature within the town centre. Landscape design by Gustafson Porter + Bowman includes 400 new trees and 2.5 acres of new play space for children of all ages, integrated across the site. Ballymore and Places for London collaborated with Make Space for Girls, a charity campaigning for parks and public spaces to be designed with teenage girls in mind. Community engagement workshops with local young women and girls aged 12-17 ensured that often overlooked groups were considered. The resulting landscape design includes a range of inclusive spaces such as social seating, play areas, and safe spaces for young people to meet and spend time with friends. The development aims to generate zero emissions once operational, using renewable energy sources such as air heat pumps, solar panels, green roofs, and community growing gardens. An Improved Town Centre Experience Plans will more than double the existing commercial, retail, and leisure space on the site, with 460,000 sq. ft. for new shops, cafes, and restaurants, as well as a new, larger Sainsbury’s, a cinema, and a leisure centre. Flexible floorspace will deliver offices, workspaces, and hotel uses, centred around a new town square that will complement the existing amenities in the town centre. The masterplan prioritises pedestrians and cyclists, encouraging active travel with significant improvements to connectivity within the town centre and a new public cycle hub offering 200 cycle spaces. The development will deliver a future-proof transport interchange, including a new bus garage that can easily adapt to electric vehicles. The garage will contribute to the future use of electric buses across London, improving air quality and helping to tackle the climate emergency. Safety for residents and all town centre users is a priority, with Ballymore and Places for London committing that no electric vehicles will use the garage until the design is approved by the London Fire Brigade, Barnet Council, the Health & Safety Executive, and Building Control. The new transport interchange will provide sheltered waiting areas, pick-up and drop-off points, and improved connectivity to the Underground station. Convenient local car clubs and Dial-a-Ride services will also be provided on-site. Designed for Community Ballymore acquired The Broadwalk Centre in 2020. Over the past three and a half years, the project team has worked closely with the Edgware community and a network of stakeholders to gain insights into how the development can best serve local needs. These contributions have guided the design process and prompted adaptations. The team met with over 3,000 local community members and received nearly 2,800 pieces of feedback and project contributions. Last summer, the Edgware Summer Fair saw part of the Broadwalk car park taken over for arts and crafts, food, drink, and live music, providing an opportunity for local people to view the model and learn more about the design proposals. Almost 3,000 people attended over the late August bank holiday weekend. In response to local resident feedback, the proposed scheme provides 769 parking spaces, including 344 public spaces. On-site parking currently at ground level will be relocated to a multi-storey car park with flexible community space at ground level, potentially housing a café, a new modern library, pharmacy, and affordable workspace. John Mulryan, Group Managing Director at Ballymore, said: “Edgware is an incredible town with a rich history – and this site presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity. We’re submitting this application 100 years on from the opening of Edgware station. With this masterplan, we are looking to help Edgware continue to thrive over the next 100 years – with new homes, green spaces, job opportunities, sustainable travel, and places for friends and family to spend time together and make memories among new shops, restaurants, and community spaces. “We’re proud of the plans we’re submitting, and we thank the huge numbers of people in the community who’ve met our design team and helped shape these plans.” Graeme Craig, Director and Chief Executive at Places for London, said: “Following extensive engagement with the local community and close collaboration with our partner, Ballymore, we are pleased that the planning application to deliver an enhanced and improved town centre for Edgware has now been submitted. It looks to revitalise and support the local economy, alongside new opportunities for the community to explore new green and open spaces, while also delivering the homes that the capital urgently needs. “Sustainability has been considered throughout the design process and is at the heart of the proposals. From a new transport interchange to cycling and walking improvements, these designs will help to encourage sustainable travel and make Edgware and London an even more fantastic place for people to live, work and travel in.” Glenn Howells, Founding Partner of Howells, added: “We are delighted to be partnering with Ballymore and Places for

Clowes Developments have successfully purchased a 35-acre site at Pleasley Hill in Mansfield. Pleasley Hill was initially presented to the land and planning team at Clowes Developments in 2017 by land promotor, David Winterbotham. Since then, extensive due diligence and research into the sites potential has been happening behind the scenes and resulted in an off-market deal and outlined planning consent to develop the site. At a time when the group have been heavily developing existing land banks across England and Scotland, the purchase of Pleasley Hill demonstrates Clowes’ commitment to growth, ensuring a healthy pipeline of future development remains in place for years to come, Thomas Clowes, Managing Director at Clowes Developments commented on the deal, “The length of time this has taken highlights the need for strategic land when immediate opportunities are hampered by planning restrictions or heavily fluctuating markets. Fortunately, this is something Clowes has in abundance, and I’m delighted to be able to add another active site to our portfolio. Remarkably I’ve been working with David Winterbotham on this since I was a graduate surveyor, luckily for myself and the group it’s been a pleasure to do so. We’re very excited to get this one out of the ground in the coming months”. Clowes Developments is one of the UK’s largest and strongest privately-owned property investment and development organisations, dedicated to a simple aim: to build a legacy of strong, sustainable places that will enable future generations to prosper. Clowes and their team of professional advisors have been working with the local authority, Mansfield District Council who allocated the site for development in their ‘adopted local plan 2013-2033’, to create a masterplan that meets the need of the community and surrounding areas. The site at Pleasley Hill achieved outlined planning consent for a mixed-use development in 2023. In line with the adopted local plan, Pleasley Hill will benefit from 320,000sq ft of employment opportunities ranging from industrial, manufacture and logistical use to convenience, filing station, retail and leisure facilities. The site also has outlined consent for 850 homes with housing developers lined up to deliver the residential arm of this development. Clowes Developments are currently working with Avant and David Wilson Homes to bring forward the residential element of the development. It is expected that agents marketing Pleasley Hill will be announced in due course, in the meantime, enquiries are directed to tom.morley@clowes.co.uk. Building, Design & Construction Magazine | The Choice of Industry Professionals

A planning application has been submitted for the regeneration of the Teviot Estate in Poplar, East London. The £800 million redevelopment by The Hill Group and Poplar HARCA will provide around 1,900 new homes with 35% affordable, over five phases. This will be complemented by new open green and play spaces, shops, community and faith facilities, alongside improved infrastructure. As one of the largest estate regenerations in London, the redevelopment of Teviot will transform the area with upgraded designs and enhanced community amenities, creating a safer and better place to live. Hill and Poplar HARCA have worked closely with Teviot residents at every stage to ensure the plans meet the community’s needs and aspirations. The partnership has submitted an outline planning application for all phases of the masterplan, including detailed proposals for the first phase of development. Phase 1 is set to deliver 475 homes, 45% of which will be affordable. Subject to approvals, the project is scheduled to start onsite in April 2025, with the first homes expected to be completed by 2028. The entire project is forecast to be completed by 2042. The proposals provide a wide range of benefits for local residents including provision for an improved mosque that will be at the heart of the development and delivered in the third phase. Green open spaces will be prioritised, with substantial improvements to Langdon Park brought forward in phase one and an informal play area for public use. Extensive landscaping is planned with green corridors which will boost biodiversity, greener streets and a new public square that will create a place to socialise and relax.       The masterplan for the project, designed by leading architects BPTW, covers eight hectares and offers a wide range of homes from studios and apartments to family houses. The regeneration will feature new shops and commercial spaces, as well as a new multi-use community centre. New infrastructure and public realm design focuses on creating safer streets with better pedestrian routes to Langdon Park station and a new foot-tunnel under the A12, with enhanced lighting and CCTV to help reduce anti-social behaviour. The regeneration has already invested £427,500 to local projects through the Teviot Community Chest Fund. Over its 15-year duration, the initiative is set to generate over £278 million in social value, which covers a wide range of community projects. such as a new pontoon on the Limehouse Cut Canal, planned to open later this year that will increase community access to water sports. Andy Hill OBE, Group Chief Executive at The Hill Group comments:  comments: “The regeneration of Teviot is going to change the lives of thousands of residents, bringing high-quality homes and improved wellbeing. The community has been at the heart of the plans since conception and we are committed to delivering on our promises to residents, collaborating to create an improved neighbourhood for all. We know that people not only want better quality, energy-efficient homes, but also improved access to jobs, more support for young people and less fear of crime, so we are pleased to reach this important milestone in rewriting the future for this community.” Paul Dooley, Director of Regeneration and Development at Poplar HARCA, added: “I am really pleased to reach this significant milestone for this important regeneration scheme. It is one step closer to delivering more affordable homes and community facilities for Tower Hamlets residents. “In partnership with The Hill Group, the project has already made a real impact in terms of social value. Local residents have been instrumental in shaping these plans and we are committed to making sure this exciting programme of regeneration reflects the things that matter most to them.” Building, Design & Construction Magazine | The Choice of Industry Professionals