COPTHALL AND MILL HILL

OPEN SPACES MASTERPLAN

PHASE 2 & 3 REPORT

 WZK:dd/d> Copthall and Mill Hill Open Spaces Masterplan | Phase 2 Report
WZK:dZ& A1771
>/Ed The London Borough of Barnet

Version Date Version Details Prepared by Checked by Approved

by Principal
V1.0 01.12.17 DRAFT Study team :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī
Rhona Harley
V2.0 23.02.18 FINAL Study team :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī
Rhona Harley
V2.0A 28.02.18 FINAL Study team :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī
Rhona Harley

This document has been prepared for the London Borough of Barnet by:
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:ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī
Rhona Harley
May MacIntyre
Julia Halasz
Visakha Sroy
Barbara Kaucky
Ashleigh Watkins
David McMurtary
Mark Walton
Hannah Gardiner
James Rand
Peter Roberts
DĂƩŚĞǁtĂůƐŚ
Tim de Laat

ĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ
dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƚĞĂŵǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽƚŚĂŶŬ>ĂƌŶĞƚĨŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĚĂƚĂ
ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞŝŶĂƟŵĞůLJŵĂƩĞƌ͘
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Ϭϭ/EdZKhd/KE ϴ
/ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ    ϴ

ϬϮKEdyd ϵ
2.1 Strategic Context 10
Ϯ͘ϮĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐKǀĞƌĂůůWŽƌƞŽůŝŽ ϭϬ
Ϯ͘ϯWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐ ϭϯ
2.4 Barnet’s Sports Hubs 14
2.5 Demographics 15
Ϯ͘ϲ^ŽŝůƐ͕dŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ͕ƌĂŝŶĂŐĞĂŶĚŝŽͲŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ϭϴ
Ϯ͘ϳKǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕>ĞĂƐĞƐĂŶĚŽǀĞŶĂŶƚƐ ϮϬ
2.8 Recent Planning Decisions 21
Ϯ͘ϵ^ŝƚĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ ϮϮ

ϬϯD^dZW>EZ/& Ϯϲ
Masterplan Brief 26

Ϭϰ^/dKDWKEEd^ Ϯϵ
4.1 Copthall 29
ϰ͘ϮDŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬ ϯϭ
4.3 Mill Hill Park 31
4.4 Sunny Hill Park 32
4.5 Arrandene Open Space 33
4.6 Middlesex University Campus 33
ϰ͘ϳŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ ϯϰ
4.8 Other Secondary Sites 34

ϬϱD^dZW>EKE^/Zd/KE^ ϯϳ
ϱ͘ϭdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͕ĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ ϯϳ
5.2 Land Use and Amenity 52
5.3 Sports Provision 58
ϱ͘ϰWŚĂƐĞKŶĞƚŽWŚĂƐĞdǁŽŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ϱϵ

ϬϲKWd,>>D^dZW>EKDWKEEd^ ϲϭ
6.1 Design Intent 61
6.2 Copthall Masterplan 62
6.3 Copthall Buildings 69
ϲ͘ϰŝŽͲŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJWƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ϴϱ
ϬϳD/>>,/>>D^dZW>EKDWKEEd^ ϴϳ
7.1 Mill Hill Masterplan 87
7.2 Mill Hill Buildings 88

ϬϴEs/ZKEDEd>&^//>/dz^dhz ϵϱ
8.1 Copthall Buildings 96
8.2 Mill Hill Buildings 100

ϬϵEKEͲD^dZW>EEKDWKEEd^ ϭϬϮ
ϵ͘ϭŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬWƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ϭϬϮ
9.2 Sunny Hill Park Proposals 103
9.3 Arrandene Open Space Proposals 104

ϭϬ/K/sZ^/dz/EdZsEd/KE^ ϭϬϱ
10.1 Copthall Playing Fields 105
10.2 Sunny Hill Park 106
10.3 Mill Hill Park 107
ϭϬ͘ϰŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ ϭϬϴ

ϭϭZE/E'E^/'E'^dZd'z ϭϬϵ
ϭϭ͘ϭ/ĚĞŶƟƚLJ͕KƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ^ĞŶƐĞKĨWůĂĐĞ ϭϬϵ
11.2 Principles of a Branding Brief 111
ϭϭ͘ϯƌĂŶĚdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚtĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐ ϭϭϯ
11.4 Signage Design Strategy 115

ϭϮKE^h>dd/KEEE''DEd ϭϭϳ
12.1 Comments Received 118
ϭϮ͘ϮŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶDĞĞƟŶŐƐͲ^ƚĂŐĞϯ ϭϮϰ

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͘ϭŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů&ĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ^ƚƵĚLJͲ&ƵůůdĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůZĞƉŽƌƚ
͘ϮZŽĂĚĞƐŝŐŶͲdĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůƌĂǁŝŶŐƐ
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Copthall and Mill Hill Open Spaces Masterplan
ŝƐĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨ
a range of Barnet’s greenspace assets to deliver an
enhanced range of outcomes. This includes revenue
ƐĞůĨͲƐƵĸĐŝĞŶĐLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂƌĞͲƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌŝŶŐŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ
provision and a major capital investment.
Copthall Playing Fields is the largest public open
ƐƉĂĐĞŝŶĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚ
the other greenspace sites across Mill Hill and
,ĞŶĚŽŶtĂƌĚƐ͕ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚĐůƵƐƚĞƌŽĨ
greenspace in the borough.
/ŶĐŽŵŵŽŶǁŝƚŚŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͕
,ĞŶĚŽŶĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůĂƌĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ
ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞůĞǀĞůƐŽĨ
demand for access to greenspace assets. The council
ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞƐďŽƚŚƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶĂĐĐƌƵĞĨƌŽŵ
good quality greenspace and the importance of
ŝŶǀĞƐƟŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƐĞĂƐƐĞƚƐƚŽƐĞĐƵƌĞƚŚĞƐĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘
These principles are enshrined both in the council’s
Corporate Plan and in the borough’s Parks and
Open Spaces Strategy. The masterplan study is an
ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂŵďŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƐ
ŚŽǁƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝůĐĂŶĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ
ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ͕ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞŽƉƚŚĂůůĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚŚŽǁƚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ
ƚŚĞƐĞŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐŝŶĂĨƵƚƵƌĞĐŽƐƚͲŶĞƵƚƌĂůĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů
environment.
/ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĨŽƌĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚ͕
ŝƚŝƐĮƌƐƚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƚŽŚĂǀĞĂĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů
understanding of every aspect of the study area.
^ĞĐƟŽŶϮof the masterplan report assesses
the study area in the context of Barnet’s overall
ƉĂƌŬƐƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů͕ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĂŶĚ
ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĨĂĐƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚƚŚĞ
development of these greenspaces and inform their
current character.
^ĞĐƟŽŶϯ of the study sets out and analyses the
ƐƚƵĚLJďƌŝĞĨŝƐƐƵĞĚďLJĂƌŶĞƚŽƵŶĐŝů͘dŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶ
ĚĞƚĂŝůƐŚŽǁƚŚĞďƌŝĞĨŚĂƐŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚŽǁƚŚŝƐŝŶƚƵƌŶǁŝůůŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĞ
ƵƐĞƐƚŽǁŚŝĐŚƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂĂƌĞƉƵƚĂŶĚ
ŚŽǁƚŚĞƐĞǁŝůůĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ
of the masterplan.
dŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂŝƐĂĐŽŵƉůĞdžŽŶĞǁŝƚŚŵƵůƟƉůĞ
ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƉŽŝŶƚƐŽĨĂĐĐĞƐƐ͕
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨƵƐĞ͘dŚĞĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ
masterplan needs to respond in detail to each of
ƚŚĞĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐƐŽƚŚĂƚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐĂŶĚ
are feasible and sustainable in the context of these
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ͘^ĞĐƟŽŶϰ of the study analyses and
ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ
ĂƌĞĂĂŶĚĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƐŝƚĞƐƚŽǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞ
core masterplan area connects both physically and in
terms of asset use.
The project brief sets out a number of key
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƐŚŽƵůĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉ
and ^ĞĐƟŽŶϱ of the brief includes a detailed
assessment of these. Enhanced inter and intra site
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŝƐĂƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůŽďũĞĐƟǀĞĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶ
ĂŶĂůLJƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ
study area presents in this context. A further key
ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŝƐƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞůĞǀĞůƐŽĨƵƐĞĂŶĚ
ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ^ĞĐƟŽŶϱĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐŚŽǁĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ
ůĞŝƐƵƌĞ͕ĂŵĞŶŝƚLJĂŶĚƐƉŽƌƚƐŽīĞƌƐĐĂŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘^ĞĐƟŽŶϭϭ of
outcomes delivered across the study area. Sports ƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJƐĞƚƐŽƵƚƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚĂŶĚ
pitch provision is a key element in this context and the methodologies deployed. The design team
masterplan proposals have been carefully considered ŚĂƐĐŽŶƐƵůƚĞĚůŽĐĂůŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ŵĂũŽƌƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕
in the context of the council’s adopted Outdoor ƐƉŽƌƚƐĐůƵďƐ͕ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƐƉŽƌƚƐ
Playing Pitch Strategy. ŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐďŽĚŝĞƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ
ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘dŚĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
^ĞĐƟŽŶƐϲ͕ϳ͕ϴĂŶĚϵĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŚĂƐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚƚŚĞ
components of the masterplan. These include ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĮŶĂůǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ
detailed landscape masterplans for Copthall Playing ǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ͕ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐĂůůďĞŝŶŐ
&ŝĞůĚƐĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬ;ĂŶĚƐƵďƐŝĚŝĂƌLJůŽǁĞƌͲŝŵƉĂĐƚ ĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͕
ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŝƚĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂͿ͕ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĮŶĂůĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ͘'ŝǀĞŶ
detailed architectural proposals for Copthall and Mill ƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂŶĚŝƚƐƚĂƌŐĞƚŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ͕
,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞǁ ƚŚĞĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚĞdžĞĐƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ
buildings. ǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŝŶǀŽůǀĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
element.
A key driver for the masterplanning process has
ďĞĞŶƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŶĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞŵŽĚĞůĨŽƌ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂ͘
dŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĞǁŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĞŶƟƚLJǁŽƵůĚ
ŝŵƉůLJƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĂŶĞǁďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĨŽƌ
open spaces across the study area to replace the
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌͲƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐƵŝƚĞ͘^ĞĐƟŽŶϭϬ of the masterplan
ƐƚƵĚLJƵƐĞƐƚŚĞƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂďƌŝĞĨĨŽƌĂŶĞǁďƌĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ƐŝƚĞƚŚĂƚǁŝůůƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞŽƉƚŚĂůůĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůŽƉĞŶ
ƐƉĂĐĞƐŝƚĞƐĂƐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞĂŶĚƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĨƵů͘

dŚĞĂĚŽƉƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶǁŝůůĚĞƉĞŶĚ
ƵƉŽŶĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůĞǀĞůŽĨĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ
ŬĞLJƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͘'ŝǀĞŶĨƵƚƵƌĞĂŵďŝƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĂ
ŶĞǁĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨ
ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐƚŽŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŽǁŶŝƚƐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐǁŝůůƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ

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INTRODUCTION

dŚŝƐŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ
&ŝĞůĚƐĂŶĚĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĂŶĐŝůůĂƌLJŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůĂƌĞĂŽĨƚŚĞ>ŽŶĚŽŶŽƌŽƵŐŚŽĨĂƌŶĞƚ͘

ƐŝƐƚŚĞĐĂƐĞĨŽƌŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚͲǁĞƐƚĞƌŶǁĂƌĚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͕Dŝůů,ŝůůǁŝůůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ
ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŐƌŽǁƚŚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚϭϱLJĞĂƌƐ͘dŚĞtĂƌĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶǁŝůůƌŝƐĞĨƌŽŵĂϮϬϭϲƚŽƚĂůŽĨ
ϮϬ͕ϬϬϬƚŽŽǀĞƌϮϴ͕ϬϬϬďLJϮϬϰϭ͘DŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŶĞǁƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞŚŽƵƐĞĚŝŶŚŝŐŚĚĞŶƐŝƚLJĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ
ŐƌĂŶƟŶŐůŝƩůĞŽƌŶŽĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐƉĂĐĞ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůƉůĂĐĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞŽŶƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͛ƐĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŐƌĞĞŶ
infrastructure assets.

ŽƉƚŚĂůůŝƐĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƚĂŬĞŶŝŶĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕ƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ
ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂƐƐĞŵďůLJŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͘dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƐƚƵĚLJŝƐ
ƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƚŽŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂĐĐƌƵŝŶŐƚŽĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŚŽǁŶĞǁĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐƚŽĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞŵŝŐŚƚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƉůĂŶŶĞĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƐƉĂĐĞƐ
ĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐĞƐƉĂĐĞƐŝŶĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘

dŚŝƐŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐĂƌŶĞƚĐŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞ
ƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂ͕ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĐŽƐƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĐĂƉŝƚĂůĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘dŚĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĂůƐŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂŶĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĂŶŽǀĞƌͲĂƌĐŚŝŶŐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐƌĞǀĞŶƵĞĐŽƐƚ
neutrality in the medium term.

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COPTHALL AND MILL HILL PARKS
AND OPEN SPACES IN CONTEXT

Strategic Corridors
Strategic Links
Metropolitan Park Opportunities
Regional Park Opportunities
Regional Parks
Metropolitan Parks
District Parks
Local Parks and Open Spaces
Small Open Spaces - Pocket Parks
Other / Private Open Spaces
Strategic Walking Routes
Strategic Cycling Routes

&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϭ͘Ͳůů>ŽŶĚŽŶ'ƌĞĞŶ'ƌŝĚ&ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬWůĂŶ;ƌĞŶƚsĂůůĞLJĂŶĚĂƌŶĞƚWůĂƚĞĂƵͿ
DĂƉĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵ'ŝ'>ĚĂƚĂϮϬϭϭͲΞƌŽǁŶŽƉLJƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĚĂƚĂďĂƐĞƌŝŐŚƚϮϬϭϭ͘KƌĚŶĂŶĐĞ^ƵƌǀĞLJϭϬϬϬϯϮϮϭϲ͘

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CONTEXT
The development of this masterplan is being
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚďLJĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚůŽĐĂůƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕
ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚďĞƐƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬƐĂŶĚ
guidelines:
• EĂƟŽŶĂůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐWŽůŝĐLJ&ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ;ϮϬϭϮͿ
• dŚĞ>ŽŶĚŽŶWůĂŶ;ϮϬϭϲͿ
• dŚĞůů>ŽŶĚŽŶ'ƌĞĞŶ'ƌŝĚ^W';ϮϬϭϮͿ
• ĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞWůĂŶ;ϮϬϭϱͲϮϬͿ
• ĂƌŶĞƚ͛Ɛ͛>ŽĐĂůWůĂŶĂŶĚŽƌĞ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ;ϮϬϭϮͿ
• ĂƌŶĞƚWĂƌŬƐĂŶĚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ;ϮϬϭϲͿ
• ĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐWůĂLJŝŶŐWŝƚĐŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ;ϮϬϭϳͿ
• ŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂŶŶŝŶŐƌŝĞĨ;ϮϬϭϲͿ
• Barnet’s Joint Health and Wellbeing
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ;ϮϬϭϲͲϮϬͿ
• &ŝƚĂŶĚĐƟǀĞĂƌŶĞƚ&ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ;ϮϬϭϲͲϮϭͿ
• Barnet’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy
• ĂƌŶĞƚƌĂŌ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ^W
• English Nature Accessible Green
Arrandene Open Space
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• &ŝĞůĚƐŝŶdƌƵƐƚ^ŝdžĐƌĞ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ;ϮϬϭϱͿ
2.2 BARNET’S OVERALL
PORTFOLIO
ĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐWĂƌŬƐĂŶĚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐ
a total of 465.2 hectares of public open space
provision across the borough (5.4% of the total area
ŽĨƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚͿ͘dŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐƚŚĂƚŽǀĞƌĂůů
ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƉĂƌŬƐ͕ƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ƐƉŽƌƚƐ
ƐŝƚĞƐ͕ŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚƐĞŵŝͲŶĂƚƵƌĂůŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞͿŝƐϴϴϴ͘ϳϲ
hectares (approximately 10% of the area of the
ďŽƌŽƵŐŚͿ͘
ĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂŶLJƐŝƚĞƐŽĨ
metropolitan scale but does include 11 district parks
;ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞŽƉƚŚĂůů͕^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůů
ƉĂƌŬƐͿĂŶĚϳϳůŽĐĂůƉĂƌŬƐ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬͿ͘
The Open Spaces Strategy has assessed the quality
and value of parks and open spaces across the
borough. Mill Hill Park is assessed as achieving
Ă͚'ŽŽĚ͛ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚǁŚŝůĞŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ͕
ƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ͕^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂŶĚŝƩĂĐLJ
Hill Park achieve a score of ‘Fair’. Assessed as ‘natural
ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕͛Dŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬĂŶĚŽƉƚŚĂůů
South Fields also achieve a score of ’Fair’.
In the context of the value assessment of Barnet’s
ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ͕ƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞKƉĞŶ
^ƉĂĐĞ͕Dŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂŶĚ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂ
͚DĞĚŝƵŵ,ŝŐŚ͛ƐĐŽƌĞǁŚŝůĞŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƐ
 Pymme’s Brook

Study Area
Dollis Brook

Silk Stream

Brent
Reservoir
N
Parks and Open Spaces

1km and 2km distance from study area

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‘Medium’ score. Assessed as ‘natural greenspaces’ Mill
,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬĂŶĚŽƉƚŚĂůů^ŽƵƚŚ&ŝĞůĚƐĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ
a value score of ’Medium High’.
The Parks and Open Spaces Strategy combines quality Mill Hill School

and value scorers into an overall assessment to help

ƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ
ĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐŽĨŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ͘
Mill Hill School

dŚĞƐĐŽƌĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĨŽƌƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂĂƌĞ
ĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗ Mill Hill
Park Arrandene Open Space

Millbrook development
ŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ͗ >ŽǁYƵĂůŝƚLJ͕,ŝŐŚsĂůƵĞ Mill Hill
Cemetery
Dŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͗   ,ŝŐŚYƵĂůŝƚLJ,ŝŐŚsĂůƵĞ ŝƩĂĐLJ
Mill Hill Park
Park

M1

W
Copthall Girls
Mill Hill East

y
tŽŽĚĐƌŽŌ School
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lle
CO
Park

Va
ay
ailw
^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂ ld R

llis
ll O
l Hi

RID
Mil
ŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬͲϮ͘ϳϮ,Ă Powerleague

Do
Chase Lodge
Hendon Golf
Playing Fields
ŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐͲϱϬ͘ϲϮ,Ă Watling Club

OR
Park
^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬͲϮϭ͘ϱϰ,Ă Old Railway
Mill Hill
DŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ,ĞŶĚŽŶĂŵƉƵƐͲϵ͘Ϯϲ,Ă Metro Golf
Metro Golf
ŽƉƚŚĂůůZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬͲϮ͘Ϯϵ,Ă Mill Hill RFC
Dŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬͲϭϴ͘ϲϲ,Ă Hasmonean
Allianz Park Hendon Cemetery
ŚĂƐĞ>ŽĚŐĞWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐͲϱ͘ϵϵ,Ă High School
and Crematorium
ƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞͲϮϯ͘ϰϯ,Ă Copthall Sports
Pavillion
Heybourne
Total Hectare: 134.51 Ha Park

Ashley Lane
Silkstream A1 Hendon RFC
Park GRE Allotments
AT N
WA
Y
ĚũĂĐĞŶƚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ
Montrose
ƌĐŚĮĞůĚůůŽƚŵĞŶƚƐͲϮ͘ϯϮ,Ă Playing Fields
,ĞŶĚŽŶĞŵĞƚĞƌLJĂŶĚƌĞŵĂƚŽƌŝƵŵͲϭϲ͘ϵϮ,Ă

M1 CORRIDOR

lk
Sunny Hill

a
Dŝůů,ŝůůĞŵĞƚĞƌLJͲϳ͘ϰϭ,Ă Park

ley W
from
ŽƉƚŚĂůů'ŝƌůƐ^ĐŚŽŽůͲϰ͘ϲϲ,Ă 1 k m
nce
dista opthall
f C
re o
,ĂƐŵŽŶĞĂŶ,ŝŐŚ^ĐŚŽŽůͲϮ͘ϯϵ,Ă cent

s Val
Dŝůů,ŝůů^ĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚWĂƌŬͲϮϴ͘ϯϭ,Ă

Dolli
Colindale
Park
Total Hectare: 62.51 Ha

Middlesex University
ĚũĂĐĞŶƚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ;EŽŶͲďƌŝĞĨͿ Hendon Campus

tŽŽĚĐƌŽŌWĂƌŬͲϮ͘ϳϴ,Ă
tĂƚůŝŶŐWĂƌŬͲϭϬ͘ϵϭ,Ă
,ĞLJďŽƵƌŶĞWĂƌŬͲϲ͘Ϯϰ,Ă
^ŝůŬƐƚƌĞĂŵWĂƌŬͬDŽŶƚƌŽƐĞWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐͲϭϱ͘ϱϮ,Ă from
nce all
dista th
ŽůŝŶĚĂůĞWĂƌŬͲϭ͘Ϭϵ,Ă 2km e of Cop
N cent
r
DŝůůďƌŽŽŬĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐͲϱ͘ϵϱ,Ă
ƐŚůĞLJ>ĂŶĞͲϭ͘ϬϬ,Ă 1:15000@A3 &ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϯͲŽƉƚŚĂůůĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂĂŶĚĚũĂĐĞŶƚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ

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ŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͗  >ŽǁYƵĂůŝƚLJ͕>ŽǁsĂůƵĞ
ŽƉƚŚĂůůZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬ͗ ,ŝŐŚYƵĂůŝƚLJ͕,ŝŐŚ
Value

2.3 PLANNING
DESIGNATIONS
The Barnet Local Plan has adopted a number of
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨƉƵďůŝĐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞǁŚŝĐŚ
are of relevance to this masterplan study:
• Green Belt
• Green Chains
• Local Nature Reserve
• Major Development Sites in Greenbelt
a
W

• Metropolitan Open Land

• Site of Borough importance for
EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ
• ^ŝƚĞŽĨ>ŽĐĂů/ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌEĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ
• Site of Metropolitan Importance

rom
ta n ce f
dis hall
1 km e Copt
tr
cen

from
N sta nce
di hall
2 km e Copt
tr
cen 1:15000@A3

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2.4 BARNET’S SPORTS HUBS
01 - BARNET
FOOTBALL m
2k
CRICKET
Site currently has 3 grass pitches and 1 3G A411
pitch. It is close to Underhill Stadium (rugby)
m
and Barnet Table Tennis Centre. It is the 1k
smallest of the three considered sports hub
sites. 11 min
(0.6miles)

02 - COPTHALL 01
FOOTBALL
CRICKET
RUGBY
TENNIS M1

09
Site currently has 23 grass pitches and is close A51
to Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre, Metro Golf M1
Centre, Powerleague Millhill, and Allianz Park
stadium (rugby). Both Mill Hill and Hendon
Rugby Football Clubs are nearby as well as
Chase Lodge Playing Fields. This is the largest
of the three sites considered to be a sports
A41

A1000
lk
ŚƵďǁŝƚŚƉůĞŶƚLJŽĨŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽƌĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĞ

enwa
the site and include 3G pitches.

y Gre
m
2k

Valle
03 - HENDON

Dollis
FOOTBALL m
1k
TENNIS

M1
Site currently has 11 grass pitches with

02
ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌϭŶĞǁƉŝƚĐŚĂŶĚƌĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶ
18 min

A1
for 3G pitches. Close proximity to Hendon
ŽǁůŝŶŐůƵď͕,ĞŶĚŽŶZŝŇĞůƵď͕tŽŽĚĮĞůĚ (0.9miles)
WĂƌŬ;ƉůĂLJŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐͿ͕ĂŶĚWŚŽĞŶŝdžĂŶŽĞůƵď͘

06
A4
A1

m
ALL FIELDS 2k
LEGEND
JOURNEY FROM BARNET TO COPTHALL FIELDS A4
1
Motorway
Z     ϭϰŵŝŶ;ϱ͘ϯŵŝůĞƐͿ ƐͿ
Wh>/dZE^WKZd  ϱϲŵŝŶ;dƵďĞхƵƐͿ km
ĞƐͿ 1 DĂũŽƌƌŽĂĚƐ
t></E'    ϭŚϮϳŵŝŶ;ϰ͘ϰŵŝůĞƐͿ
ǀŝĂŽůůŝƐ 
CYCLING ϮϳŵŝŶ;ϱ͘ϰŵŝůĞƐǀŝĂŽůůŝƐ  Rail tracks

03
      'ƌĞĞŶǁĂLJtĂůŬͿ
M1

dƵďĞƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ
13 min
(0.7miles)
dƌĂŝŶƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ
JOURNEY FROM HENDON TO COPTHALL FIELDS ALL FIELDS
Z     ϭϮŵŝŶ;ϯ͘ϱŵŝůĞƐͿ
Wh>/dZE^WKZd  ϯϳŵŝŶ;ƵƐͿ
t></E'    ϱϱŵŝŶ;Ϯ͘ϴŵŝůĞƐͿ N
z>/E'    ϭϵŵŝŶ;ϯ͘ϯŵŝůĞƐͿ
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AND CUSTOMER SEGMENT ANALYSIS

High Barnet

Underhill East Barnet

Oakleigh
Totteridge
Brunswick Park

Edgware
Hale

Mill Hill Woodhouse

Coppetts
West Finchley

Finchley Church End East Finchley

Colindale
Hendon
KEY

Barnet ward Garden Suburb

West Hendon
Barnet ward in study area
Golders Green
Barnet green spaces

Childs Hill
N

Not to Scale

&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϱͲtĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐĂƌŶĞƚ͘

ĨŽƌEĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ
• Site of Special Archaeological Interest
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘ϰŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĨŽƌ
ƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂ͘
DŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂůŝĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůtĂƌĚ
ǁŝƚŚ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂŶĚƚŚĞDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ĐĂŵƉƵƐƐŝƚĞƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ,ĞŶĚŽŶtĂƌĚ͘
dŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶŽĨDŝůů,ŝůůtĂƌĚǁĂƐĞƐƚŝŵĂƚĞĚ

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ƚŽďĞϭϵ͕ϯϬϬŝŶϮϬϭϰĂŶĚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚƚŽŐƌŽǁ increase to 12.5%.
ďLJŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϬйďLJϮϬϮϭ͘/ŶϮϬϭϰ͕ϮϮ͘ϱйŽĨ
ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶǁĞƌĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶϭϱĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌ͕ϲϰй /ŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ^ĞŐŵĞŶƚŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͕ĂƌŶĞƚ
ǁĞƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂŐĞ;ϭϲͲϲϰͿ͕ĂŶĚϭϯ͘ϱйǁĞƌĞϲϱĂŶĚ ŝƐŽůĚĞƌ͕ŚĂƐĂůĂƌŐĞƌƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐĂŶĚŚĂƐ
ŽǀĞƌ͘LJϮϬϮϭ͕ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǁŝůůŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŽϮϯйŽĨƚŚĞ higher household incomes compared to the rest
ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂŐĞƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶǁŝůůĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ>ŽŶĚŽŶ͘dŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͕
ƚŽϲϯй͕ĂŶĚŽǀĞƌϲϱƐǁŝůůŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŽϭϰй͘ ĨƌŽŵŚŝůĚ͛Ɛ,ŝůůƚŽdŽƩĞƌŝĚŐĞ͕ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƐĂƌĞ
dŚĞϮϬϭϰƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨ,ĞŶĚŽŶtĂƌĚǁĂƐ ŵŽƐƚůLJĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚŽĨĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ;ĚƵĐĂƚĞĚ͕ĂŋƵĞŶƚ
ĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚƚŽďĞϭϴ͕ϵϬϬĂŶĚǁŝůůƐĞĞŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞKůĚĞƌ&ĂŵŝůŝĞƐͿ͕ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ
biggest increases in children across the borough by
ϮϬϮϭ͘/ŶϮϬϭϰ͕ϮϭйŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶǁĞƌĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ
ϭϱĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌ͕ϲϳйǁĞƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂŐĞ;ϭϲͲϲϰͿ͕
ĂŶĚϭϮйǁĞƌĞϲϱĂŶĚŽǀĞƌ͘LJϮϬϮϭ͕ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǁŝůů
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŽϮϯ͘ϱйŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂŐĞ
ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶǁŝůůĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŽϲϰй͕ĂŶĚŽǀĞƌϲϱƐǁŝůů

&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϲͲƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ^ĞŐŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨĂƌŶĞƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ

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&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϳͲ^ĐŽƌĞƐĨŽƌ/ŶĚŝĐĞƐŽĨDƵůƟƉůĞĞƉƌŝǀĂƟŽŶϮϬϭϱ͕ďLJĂƌŶĞƚ>^K
;ŋƵĞŶƚ^ŝŶŐůĞƐ͕WƌŽƐƉĞƌŽƵƐLJŽƵŶŐĐŽƵƉůĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
ŬŝĚƐ͕^ŽƉŚŝƐƟĐĂƚĞĚ^ŝŶŐůĞƐͿĂŶĚĂŋƵĞŶƚƌĞƟƌĞĞƐ
;&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůůLJƐĞĐƵƌĞƌĞƟƌĞĞƐ͕tĞĂůƚŚLJĂŶĚŶĞĂƌŝŶŐ
ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚͿ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĂŋƵĞŶƚƉĂƌƚƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͕
ŝŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘
dŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶƚŽƚŚŝƐŝƐDŝůů,ŝůů͘>ĞǀĞůƐŽĨĚĞƉƌŝǀĂƟŽŶ
ĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞtĂƌĚǀĂƌLJďƵƚĂƌĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞϰϬй
most deprived and the 10% least deprived
neighbourhoods in England. Barnet 017B lies
ǁŝƚŚŝŶDŝůů,ŝůůtĂƌĚ;ĂŶĚŝƐĐĞŶƚƌĞĚŽŶDŝůů,ŝůů
ĂƐƚƐƚĂƟŽŶͿ͘/ƚŝƐĂŵŽŶŐƐƚƚŚĞϯϬйŵŽƐƚĚĞƉƌŝǀĞĚ
neighbourhoods in England.
>ĞǀĞůƐŽĨĂŋƵĞŶĐĞĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞtĂƌĚĚĞĐůŝŶĞĨƌŽŵ
ĞĂƐƚƚŽǁĞƐƚ͕ǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚĞƌůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĚĞƉƌŝǀĂƟŽŶ
ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞϭĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŚŽŵĞƚŽĂLJŽƵŶŐĞƌ
ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚďLJůŽǁŝŶĐŽŵĞŚŽƵƐĞƐŚĂƌĞƌƐ
ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐŚŝŐŚĚĞŶƐŝƚLJůŝǀŝŶŐǁŚŝůĞĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ŽƌǁŽƌŬŝŶŐůŽǁĞƌƉĂŝĚũŽďƐ͘/ƚŝƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ
Barnet’s largest housing estates.
ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ďĂƌŶĞƚ͘ŐŽǀ͘ƵŬͬĐŝƟnjĞŶͲŚŽŵĞͬĐŽƵŶĐŝůͲ
ĂŶĚͲĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJͬĐŽƵŶĐŝůͲĂŶĚͲĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͬŵĂƉƐͲ
ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐƐͲĂŶĚͲĐĞŶƐƵƐͲŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶͬWŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶͲ
WƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘Śƚŵů
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2.6 SOILS, TOPOGRAPHY, DRAINAGE AND
BIO-DIVERSITY
dŚĞ,ĞŶĚŽŶtĂƌĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŚĞƚƌĞŶĚŽĨŚŝŐŚĞƌ
ůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĚĞƉƌŝǀĂƟŽŶƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞDϭĂŶĚϰϭ
ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͘dǁŽƉŽĐŬĞƚƐŽĨŚŝŐŚĚĞƉƌŝǀĂƟŽŶĞdžŝƐƚŝŶ
the Hendon Ward. Barnet 032B is amongst the 40%
most deprived neighbourhoods in the country and
Barnet 032E is amongst the 30% most deprived.
The study area forms part of the northern edge of
the Thames Basin. The study area consists of a line
of rounded hills above this basin. The valleys of the
^ŝůŬ^ƚƌĞĂŵĂŶĚŽůůŝƐƌŽŽŬ͕ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞůLJƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ
ĂŶĚĞĂƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂ͕ĐƵƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐĞŐĞŶƚůĞ
ƵŶĚƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘DƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂůŝĞƐŽŶ>ŽŶĚŽŶ
ůĂLJŽǀĞƌůĂŝŶŝŶƉůĂĐĞƐǁŝƚŚĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟŶŐůĂLJĞƌƐŽĨƐĂŶĚ
and gravel.
Grassland is the dominant habitat across the study
ĂƌĞĂŝŶĂƌŶĞƚĂŶĚĨĂůůƐŝŶƚŽĨŽƵƌĚŝƐƟŶĐƚĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝĞƐ͗
• Amenity grassland
• Neutral grassland
• Tall rough grassland
• Acid grassland
ƌĞĂƐŽĨǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚĂƌĞƚŽďĞĨŽƵŶĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ
ĂƌĞĂ͕ŵŽƐƚŶŽƚĂďůLJĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞDŝůů
,ŝůůƌĂŝůǁĂLJůŝŶĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚͲĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ
ĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚͲǁĞƐƚĞƌŶĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞ
KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞŽĨƌĞĐĞŶƚ
ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJŽƌŝŐŝŶ͕ŚĂǀŝŶŐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶĮĞůĚƐĂŶĚ
commons over the past 200 years. The study area
ŝƐƌŝĐŚůLJĞŶĚŽǁĞĚǁŝƚŚƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚƚƌĞĞƐƉůĂŶƚĞĚĨŽƌ
ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĂŶĚďŝŽͲĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJǀĂůƵĞ͘
SITES OF METROPOLITAN IMPORTANCE FOR
NATURE CONSERVATION (SMINC)
ZZEEKWE^W ŵĞůŝĐŬ͕ŚĞĚŐĞǁŽƵŶĚǁŽƌƚ͕ĚŽŐ͛ƐŵĞƌĐƵƌLJ͕ŐƌŽƵŶĚͲ
The site lies almost at the centre of the borough and
ŚĂƐƵŶĚƵůĂƟŶŐƚĞƌƌĂŝŶǁŝƚŚƐĞǀĞƌĂůǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƉŽŝŶƚƐ
ǁŚŝĐŚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͘dŚĞŵŽƐƚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƉĂƌŬŝƐƚŚĞŽůĚĐůĂLJŵĞĂĚŽǁǁŚŝĐŚ
ŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶƌĞͲƐĞĞĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŐƌĂƐƐŵŝdžĞƐ
and much of it is in its original form. Several rare
ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨŇŽƌĂĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚŚĞƌĞŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĂŐŐĞĚͲ
robin and adder’s tongue fern. The site also contains
ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƚĂůůŚĞƌďĂĐĞŽƵƐŇŽƌĂǁŚĞŶŵŽǁŝŶŐŝƐ
ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ͕ĂŶĐŝĞŶƚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐ͕ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚĂŶĚƐĐƌƵď͘
tŚŝůĞƚŚĞǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚĂŶĚƐĐƌƵďŝƐůŝŵŝƚĞĚďŽƚĂŶŝĐĂůůLJ͕
they provide a valuable habitat for birds and small
mammals.
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18 PHASE 2 & 3 REPORT
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FOR NATURE CONSERVATION (SBINC II)
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The Silk Stream is one of the main feeder streams for
the Welsh Harp reservoir and its channels are largely
ŵŽĚŝĮĞĚƚŽĂůůĞǀŝĂƚĞŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͘DƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŶĞůƐ
ŽīĞƌůŝƩůĞƚŽŶŽĂƋƵĂƟĐǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƐŽŵĞ
ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚĂŶĚƌĞŵŶĂŶƚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐ
ǁŚŝĐŚŽīĞƌŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚŽďŝƌĚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƌĞĚǁŝŶŐ͕ŐƌĞĂƚ
ƐƉŽƩĞĚǁŽŽĚƉĞĐŬĞƌĂŶĚŐƌĞLJǁĂŐƚĂŝů͘dŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ
ŽůŝŶĚĂůĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂĂŶĚŽůŝŶĚĞĞƉtŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͕
ƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂŶĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůůLJŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐĂƌĞĂ
ǁŚĞƌĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚŇŽŽĚŝŶŐŚĂƐƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞůŽĐĂůƌĂƌŝƚLJ͚ŐƌĞĂƚ
burnet’ has been recorded in an open glade at the
ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶĞŶĚŽĨƚŚŝƐǁŽŽĚ͘
D/>>,/>>K>Z/>tzt><
The site has a linear quality due to it being situated
ŽŶĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚƌĂŝůǁĂLJůŝŶĞǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůů
ĂƐƚ^ƚĂƟŽŶ͘/ƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂŵŝdžŽĨǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚĂŶĚƐĐƌƵď
ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨŽĂŬ͕
Ğůŵ͕ĂƐŚ͕ďŝƌĐŚ͕ƐLJĐĂŵŽƌĞĂŶĚŐƌĞLJǁŝůůŽǁ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞ
ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƌĂŝůǁĂLJĂŶĚŶĂƌƌŽǁƐ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚǁŽŐŽůĨĐŽƵƌƐĞƐĂŶĚƐƉŽƌƚƐŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘dŚŝƐ
ĂƌĞĂŝƐŽĨƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ
ŽĨďŽƚŚƐůŽǁͲǁŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŐůŽǁͲǁŽƌŵƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ
regarded as locally vulnerable.
^,>z>E
dŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŚĂƐƌĞƚĂŝŶĞĚƐŽŵĞŽĨŝƚƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐ
ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶƚŽŶĂƌƌŽǁƐďĞůƚƐŽĨƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ
ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽĂŬĂŶĚĂƐŚƚƌĞĞƐĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ͘dŚĞ
understorey contains many mature specimens of
ĮĞůĚŵĂƉůĞĂŶĚŚĂǁƚŚŽƌŶ͘dŚĞŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ
ŚĞƌďƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƌĞĚĐĂŵƉŝŽŶ͕ǁŽŽĚĂǀĞŶƐ͕ǁŽŽĚ
ŝǀLJ͕ůŽƌĚƐͲĂŶĚͲůĂĚŝĞƐ͕ďůƵĞďĞůů͕ƌĂŵƐŽŶƐĂŶĚŚĞƌďͲ
ƌŽďĞƌƚ͕ƚLJƉŝĐĂůŽĨŽůĚĞƌŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƌŶĞƚ
area.
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SITES OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE FOR NATURE
CONSERVATION (SLINC)
,zKhZEWZ<;WZs/Kh^>z'Z,DWZ<Ϳ
dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐƵŶĚƵůĂƟŶŐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶŝŶĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌǁŝƚŚĂ
large pond on its southern boundary. This pond has
ĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚŵĂƌŐŝŶĂůǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĂǁĞůůͲĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ
ƌĞĞĚƐǁĂŵƉĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƌĞĞĚŵĂĐĞ;ďŽƚŚŐƌĞĂƚĂŶĚ
ůĞƐƐĞƌͿ͕ĐůƵŵƉƐŽĨŐƌĞĂƚǁŝůůŽǁŚĞƌď͕ƌĞĞĚĐĂŶĂƌLJͲ
ŐƌĂƐƐĂŶĚƐŽŌͲƌƵƐŚ͘:ŽŝŶƚĞĚƌƵƐŚ͕ŇŽǁĞƌŝŶŐͲƌƵƐŚ͕
ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵŽŶƐƉŝŬĞͲƌƵƐŚŚĂǀĞĂůƐŽďĞĞŶƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ
here. Several bird species visit the site including
ĐŽŽƚ͕ŵŽŽƌŚĞŶ͕ŵĂůůĂƌĚƐ͕ĂŶĂĚĂŐĞĞƐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞ
occasional heron. The site is also an important
ŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌĚƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ͕ďĂƚƐ͕ĮƐŚ͕ĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ
ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚĨŽƌĨƌŽŐƐĂŶĚŶĞǁƚƐ͘
^hEEz,/>>WZ<
dŚĞƐŝƚĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨĨŽƌŵĂůƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚ͕
ƌŽƵŐŚŵĞĂĚŽǁĂŶĚƐĐƌƵď͘dŚĞĨŽƌŵĂůĂƌĞĂƐ
ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƉĞĐŝŵĞŶƐŽĨŽĂŬ͕ĂƐŚĂŶĚŚŽƌƐĞͲĐŚĞƐŶƵƚ͕
ǁŝƚŚŽůĚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐŽĨŚĂǁƚŚŽƌŶƐ͘dŚĞƌŽƵŐŚ
ŵĞĂĚŽǁƐĂŶĚƐĐƌƵďĂƌĞŚŽŵĞƚŽƐůŽǁͲǁŽƌŵƐĂŶĚ
various invertebrates. There is also a good range
ŽĨǁŝůĚŇŽǁĞƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐďƵƩĞƌĐƵƉƐ͕ƐŽƌƌĞů͕LJĂƌƌŽǁ͕
ĐŽŵŵŽŶǀĞƚĐŚ͕ĂƵƚƵŵŶŚĂǁŬďŝƚĂŶĚĐůŽǀĞƌ͘
KWd,>>^Khd,&/>^
dŚŝƐƐŝƚĞŚĂƐĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂ
ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŵĂƚƵƌĞŽĂŬ͕
ĂƐŚ͕ĮĞůĚŵĂƉůĞ͕DŝĚůĂŶĚĂŶĚĐŽŵŵŽŶŚĂǁƚŚŽƌŶƐ͕
ďůĂĐŬƚŚŽƌŶ͕ŐƌĞLJǁŝůůŽǁ͕ĞůƐĞƌ͕ĚŽŐͲƌŽƐĞĂŶĚĮĞůĚͲ
ƌŽƐĞ͘dŚĞŵĞĂĚŽǁƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵŽŶŇŽƌĂ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŵĞĂĚŽǁǀĞƚĐŚůŝŶŐ͕ŵĞĂĚŽǁďƵƩĞƌĐƵƉ͕
ĐƌĞĞƉŝŶŐĐŝŶƋƵĞĨŽŝů͕ĐŽŵŵŽŶǀĞƚĐŚĂŶĚĐŽŵŵŽŶ
ƐŽƌƌĞů͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞĂůƐŽĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞůĞƐƐǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚ
ĐƌĞĞƉŝŶŐͲũĞŶŶLJ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƚŽ
ďŝƌĚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐǁƌĞŶ͕ƟƚƐĂŶĚƐŽŶŐƚŚƌƵƐŚ͕ĂƐǁĞůů
ĂƐŽƚŚĞƌƐŵĂůůŵĂŵŵĂůƐ͘^ůŽǁͲǁŽƌŵƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ
ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶĮĞůĚ͘
/ŶĨŽƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵ͗EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶĂƌŶĞƚ͕
ĐŽůŽŐLJ,ĂŶĚŬϮϴ͕>ŽŶĚŽŶĐŽůŽŐLJhŶŝƚǁƌŝƩĞŶ
ďLJ:ĂŶ,ĞǁůĞƩ͕/ĂŶzĂƌŚĂŵĂŶĚĂǀŝĚƵƌƐŽŶ
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SUMMARY OF ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS
RELATING TO COPTHALL PLAYING FIELDS
ĂƚƐ
^ĞǀĞƌĂůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
common and soprano pipistrelle. Other species
ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJďĞŽŶƐŝƚĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗EŽĐƚƵůĞ͕
ƌŽǁŶůŽŶŐͲĞĂƌĞĚ͕>ĞŝƐůĞƌ͛Ɛ͕^ĞƌŽƟŶĞ͕EĂƚŚƵƐŝƵƐ͛Ɛ͕
ĂŶĚĂƵďĞŶƚŽŶ͛Ɛ;ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞůĂƐƚƚǁŽĂƌĞůĞƐƐ
ůŝŬĞůLJĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐͿ͘dŚĞďĂƚƐ
ĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĨŽƌĨŽƌĂŐŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵƟŶŐ
ŽŶůLJ͕ŶŽƌŽŽƐƚƐǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŽŶƐŝƚĞ͘
ŝƌĚƐ
ůĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨďŝƌĚƐĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĂŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĨƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŶĞƐƟŶŐďŝƌĚƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐƚĂƌůŝŶŐ;ƌĞĚ
ŽͿ͕ŵĂŐƉŝĞ͕ǁƌĞŶ͕ƌŽďŝŶ͕ďůĂĐŬďŝƌĚ͕ĐŚŝīĐŚĂī͕
ĐŚĂĸŶĐŚ͕ŐƌĞĂƚƟƚ͕ďůƵĞƟƚ͕ĨĞƌĂůƉŝŐĞŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƌŽďŝŶ͘
ƚůĞĂƐƚϯϮƐƉĞĐŝĞƐǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŽŶƐŝƚĞ͕ǁŝƚŚ
ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌŵŽƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞ
is value in increasing biodiversity as part of the
masterplanning process.
'ƌĞĂƚƌĞƐƚĞĚEĞǁƚƐ
While all ecological reports failed to record GCN
ŽŶƐŝƚĞ͕ƚŚĞƐƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƐŽŵĞƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶƉĂƌƚƐŽĨ
Metro Golf could be home to GCN. Because of the
ŚŝŐŚƐƚĂƚƵƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ŵŽƌĞƐƚƵĚŝĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ
undertaken in this respect.
^ůŽǁǁŽƌŵƐĂŶĚ'ůŽǁǁŽƌŵƐ
^ůŽǁǁŽƌŵƐĂŶĚŐůŽǁǁŽƌŵƐǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŽŶƐŝƚĞ
ŝŶDŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞůŽŶŐŐƌĂƐƐ
adjacent to the leisure centre.
KƚŚĞƌ
^ĞǀĞƌĂůĂŵƉŚŝďŝĂŶƐǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĐŽŵŵŽŶĨƌŽŐ͕ĐŽŵŵŽŶƚŽĂĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŽŶ
ŶĞǁƚ͘ϯϯϱƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨŝŶǀĞƌƚĞďƌĂƚĞǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘EŽďĂĚŐĞƌ͕ŚĞĚŐĞŚŽŐ͕Žƌ
ĚŽƌŵŝĐĞǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ͘
/ŶĨŽƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵ͗,ĂƐŵŽŶĞĂŶĐŽůŽŐLJZĞƉŽƌƚ;ϮϬϭϲͿ
ďLJDŝĚĚůĞŵĂƌĐŚŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚŽƉƚŚĂůů
>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞĐŽůŽŐLJZĞƉŽƌƚ;ϮϬϭϳͿďLJWĞƚĞƌƌĞƩ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞƐ>>W͘
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PHASE 2 & 3 REPORT 19
2.7 OWNERSHIPS, LEASES AND COVENANTS
dĂďůĞϮ͘ϭĚĞƚĂŝůƐůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ůĞĂƐĞƐĂŶĚ
ĐŽǀĞŶĂŶƚƐŝŶĞīĞĐƚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂ͘

dĂďůĞϮ͘ϭͲ>ĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ
WůĂĐĞ ƌĞĂ;,ĂͿ KǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ
^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂ
Arrandene Open Space 23.43 LB Barnet
ŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ 2.72 LB Barnet
Copthall Playing Fields 50.62 LB Barnet
Chase Lodge Playing Fields 5.99 Camden Council
Middlesex University Hendon Campus 9.26 Private
Dŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬ 2.29 LB Barnet
Mill Hill Park 18.66 LB Barnet
ĚũĂĐĞŶƚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ
ƌĐŚĮĞůĚůůŽƚŵĞŶƚƐ 2.32 LB Barnet
Copthall Girls School 4.66 LB Barnet
,ĂƐŵŽŶĞĂŶ,ŝŐŚ^ĐŚŽŽů;'ŝƌůƐͿ 2.39 Private
Mill Hill School and Park 28.31 Private
Mill Hill Cemetery 7.41 City of Westminster
Hendon Cemetery 16.92 LB Barnet
ĚũĂĐĞŶƚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ;EŽŶͲďƌŝĞĨͿ
tŽŽĚĐƌŽŌWĂƌŬ 2.78 LB Barnet
Watling Park 10.91 LB Barnet
Heybourne Park 6.24 LB Barnet
Silkstream Park/Montrose Playing Fields 15.52 LB Barnet
Colindale Park 1.09 LB Barnet
Millbrook Development Open Spaces 5.95 WƌŝǀĂƚĞ;ƵŶĚĞƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚͿ
Ashley Lane 1.00 TBC

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2552 mР and d 1,1 8 mР of exxtteerrn
187 nal ƌĞĐ
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ĂŐŐĞ ƉůůƵ
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ĨĞŶĐ
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ƟŶŐ
ŶŐ> >Ğŝ
ĞŝƐƵ
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ƟŽŶŶŽĨ ŽĨ Mill Hill
ƚŚ
ƚŚĞ
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ĞdždžŝƐƟŶ ŝƐƟŶ
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>ĞŝƐŝƐƵƌ
ƵƌĞĞĞ
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ŶĚ Cemetery
ƌ ƚƵƌŶ
ƌĞ ƚƵ
ƵƌŶƌŶƚ
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Ɛŝƚ
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ĂŶĚ
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Ăƚ ĞĚůůĂŶ
ĂŶĚƐ ĚƐĐĂ
ĐĂƉŝƉŝŶŐ
ŶŐ͘͘

ůůŝĂŶnjWĂƌŬͲtĞƐƚ^ƚĂŶĚ
Extension and development of
ůůŝĂŶnjWĂƌŬ͕ƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞƉŝĞĐĞ N
ŽĨǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞĚĞŵŽůŝƟŽŶŽĨ
ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ͕ĚŝůĂƉŝĚĂƚĞĚ͕ǁĞƐƚƐƚĂŶĚ
1:5000 @ A3
ĂŶĚŝƚƐƌĞƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĂŶĞǁ
permanent spectator stand.
&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϭϮͲDŝůů,ŝůůĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ͗ZĞĐĞŶƚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
approval

2.8 RECENT
PLANNING DECISIONS
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘ϭϭĂŶĚϮ͘ϭϮƐŚŽǁƌĞĐĞŶƚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůƐƚŚĂƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĞ
development of the masterplan.

1:5000 @ A3

&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϭϭͲŽƉƚŚĂůů͗ZĞĐĞŶƚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůƐ

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2.9 SITE EVOLUTION
The development of Barnet has been by the
ŶŽƌƚŚǁĂƌĚƐĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶŽĨ>ŽŶĚŽŶĂůŽŶŐƚǁŽŵĂŝŶ
transport corridors – the A5/A1/M1 corridor in the
West and the High Barnet underground line in the
ĂƐƚ͘dŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨůĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ
ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJůĞƐƐŝŶƚĞŶƐĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJ
diminishes from south to north. The public spaces
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂŵĂƌŬĂƉŽŝŶƚŽĨƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ
ĨƌŽŵƵƌďĂŶƚŽƵƌďĂŶĨƌŝŶŐĞͬƌƵƌĂůĂŶĚĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ
ƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐůĂŶĚŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚĂƐ'ƌĞĞŶĞůƚ͘
&ŝŐƵƌĞƐϮ͘ϭϯƚŽϮ͘ϭϳŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚǁĂƌĚƐ
&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϭϯͲ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŵĂƉƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂŝŶϭϴϲϱ
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expansion of London from the last quarter of the
ϭϵƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJĂŶĚƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚŽĨƚŚŝƐŽŶůĂŶĚƵƐĞǁŝƚŚŝŶ
the study area.
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘ϭϯ;ϭϴϲϱͿĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ
ĂƌĞĂǁĂƐŵĂĚĞƵƉŽĨĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚƐƉĂĐĞƐĚĞĮŶĞĚ
ďLJŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁ͘DĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƉĂƩĞƌŶƐŚĂǀĞ
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐƉĂƟĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ
ŝƐƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƚŚĞĐĂƐĞĨŽƌŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ͘
DƵĐŚŽĨƚŚŝƐůĂŶĚŵĂLJŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚ
ŽƉƚ,Ăůů͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐůĞŶƚŝƚƐŶĂŵĞƚŽƚŚĞĞƉŽŶLJŵŽƵƐ
site.
&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϭϰͲ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŵĂƉƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂŝŶϭϴϵϱ

&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϭϱͲ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŵĂƉƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂŝŶϭϵϮϬ

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&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘ϭϰ;ϭϴϵϱͿĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ
ĂƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJƌƵƌĂůŝŶĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͕ďƵƚƚŚĂƚ
built development had started to encroach from the
ƐŽƵƚŚ;ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĞƌŶĞĚŐĞŽĨǁŚĂƚ
ǁĂƐƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬͿ͘
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘ϭϱ;ϭϵϮϬͿƐŚŽǁƐĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
encroachment from the south and east and the
ĚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨDŝůů,ŝůůƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚŽĨDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͘
,ĞŶĚŽŶŐŽůĨĐŽƵƌƐĞĂƉƉĞĂƌƐĂƐĂŶĂŵĞĚĞŶƟƚLJŽŶ
the map.
&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϭϲͲ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŵĂƉƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵϯϬƐ
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LJƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵϯϬ͛Ɛ;&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘ϭϲͿƵƌďĂŶĨŽƌŵƚŽƚŚĞ
ŶŽƌƚŚĂŶĚǁĞƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĂŶĚĞĂƐƚŚĂĚďĞĐŽŵĞ
ĚĞĮŶĞĚ͘^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͕Dŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͕,ĞŶĚŽŶ
Cemetery and Mill Hill Cemetery had all been
ĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐĞŶƟƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƌŝŐŚƚ͘ŽƉƚŚĂůůĂŶĚ
ŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚĂƐƵŶĚĞĮŶĞĚŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚLJĂŶĚƉĂƩĞƌŶƐŽĨĮĞůĚ
and hedge.
LJϭϵϲϭ;&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘ϭϳͿŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐĂƌĞ
ŶĂŵĞĚĂƐĂŶĞŶƟƚLJŽŶƚŚĞŵĂƉ͘dŚĞƌŽƵƚĞŶŽǁ
ŬŶŽǁŶĂƐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐtĂLJͬ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞŚĂĚ
been established. Mill Hill and Hendon Rugby Club
buildings had also been constructed.
&ŝŐ͘Ϯ͘ϭϳͲ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŵĂƉƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂŝŶϭϵϲϭ

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03
MASTERPLAN BRIEF
The Copthall and Mill Hill Open Spaces masterplan
brief includes a requirement for the design team to
ĚĞůŝǀĞƌƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƵƌŬĞLJŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ͗
• ^ĞƚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ͕ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů͕ĂŶĚ
ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌŝƚƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕
providing a complete ‘feasibility stage’
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚŵĞĞƟŶŐƚŚĞĂƌŶĞƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚ
ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͘
• /ŶĐůƵĚĞĚƵĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŽƉƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ
ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŽ
ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͕ƚŚŝƐǁŽƌŬƐƚƌĞĂŵŝƐĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚƚŽƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐǁŝƚŚ>
,ŝŐŚǁĂLJƐĂŶĚdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĨŽƌ>ŽŶĚŽŶĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ͘
• ĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƌŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͕
ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ŐƌĞĞŶŐƌŝĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐůŽĐĂůŝƚLJ͘^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ
ƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJŵƵƐƚĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͕
ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŐƌĞĞŶŐƌŝĚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
ŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽƉƚŚĂůůĂŶĚƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞ
ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͗Dŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJƚŽ
ƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĂŶĚǁĞƐƚ͕ƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƚŽ
the north and Sunny Hill Park and Middlesex
University’s Hendon campus to the south.
• WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶŝƚĞƌĂƟǀĞĚŝĂŐƌĂŵŵĂƟĐĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨƚŚĞŽƉƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂŶĚŚŽǁƚŚŝƐ
has been developed into a preferred
master plan for the Copthall Estate.
dŚĞƐƚƵĚLJǁŝůůďĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶƚŚƌĞĞƐƚĂŐĞƐ͗
• WŚĂƐĞϭ͗KƉƟŽŶƐĂƉƉƌĂŝƐĂů͘
• WŚĂƐĞϮ: the masterplan (development
ŽĨĂƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚŽƉƟŽŶͿ
• WŚĂƐĞϯ͗ƉƉƌĂŝƐĂůŽĨĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶŽŶ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŵŽĚĞůƐ

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MASTERPLAN BRIEF VISION
The masterplan development has considered the
ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůďƌŝĞĨĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
key vision oucomes for Copthall Playing Fields.

1
RE G I O NAL SPOR T S H U B

/ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĂůůLJĞĂƌƌŽƵŶĚƐƉŽƌƟŶŐŽīĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŶĞǁĂƌƟĮĐĂůƚƵƌĨ
ƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŐƌĂƐƐƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞƐƉŽƌƚŽīĞƌƐ͘

2
W I D E R LE I SU R E +
CU LT U R AL AC T IVI T I E S

EĞǁŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚƌĞƚĂŝůĂŶĚĐĂĨĞͬ
ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͘EĞǁĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞƐƉŽƌƚƐnjŽŶĞ͕
ƐŬĂƚĞ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƐƐƉĂĐĞ͕ǁĂƚĞƌƉůĂLJ͕ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƉůĂLJ͕ƉůĂLJƚŽǁĞƌ͕ĂŶĚ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĮƚŶĞƐƐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘

3 SU PPOR T NATURE
CO N SE RVAT I O N + B I O D IVE RS I T Y

EĞǁǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶƉŽŶĚ͕ŶĞǁ
ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͕ĂŶĚŵĞĂĚŽǁƐ͕ƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJǀĂůƵĞŝŶ
Copthall.

4
B E T TE R CO N N E C T E D PAR KS

ƌĞĂƚĞŶĞǁĐĞŶƚƌĂůůŝŶŬƚŽĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐ
ĨƌŽŵDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJƚŽDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬǀŝĂ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͕
Copthall and Arrandene.

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MASTERPLAN BRIEF WHO WILL VISIT

Et>/^hZ PROJECTION OF ATTENDANCES

ϲϰϴ͕ϬϬϬ
EdZ EACH YEAR

^ZE^d NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ATTEND

ϳϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ
>>/EWZ< MATCHES AT ALLIANZ PARK ANNUALLY

D/>^yhE/sZ^/dz DAILY STUDENT USAGE OF NEW WEST

ϭ͕ϬϬϬ
d>>/EWZ< ^dE;W>h^^d&&Ϳ

DdZK'K>&
ϭϬ͕ϬϬϬн VISITORS PER YEAR
Wd/E^z

DdZK'K>&Zd/>
ϭϮ͕ϬϬϬн VISITORS PER YEAR
DZ/E'K>&

ϵ,K>͕ϯWZ'K>&KhZ^ZKhE^
DdZK'K>& ϳ͕ϱϬϬн
PLAYED ANNUALLY

D/>>,/>>Zh'z
ϮϱϬ CLUB MEMBERS
&KKd>>>h

,EKEZh'z
200 CLUB MEMBERS
&KKd>>>h

NEW ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE VISITOR NUMBERS IN COPTHALL

Etϯ'Zh'zн E>K^W>z
Zd/> &ͬZ^dhZEd
&KKd>> &/>/d/^

&KZ^dd/s/dz
EdhZ>W>z tdZW>z ^<d
Z

td>EͬEdhZ
tKK>EW>z ^E^KZz'ZE Dy
t><^

^WZ/EddZ<ͬ
sEd^ͬDZ<d^ dEE/^ ZK<>/D/E'
&/dE^^dZ/>

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04
SITE COMPONENTS

4.1 COPTHALL PLAYING FIELDS

Copthall Playing Fields is a public open space of 45 ďŝŽͲĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJǀĂůƵĞ;ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ
ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͗ ^ŽƵƚŚ&ŝĞůĚƐĂƌĞĂ͕ƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ
• ůůŝĂŶnjƌĞŶĂĂŶĚŚŝŶƚĞƌůĂŶĚ͕ůĞĂƐĞĚƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞDŝůůZƵŐďLJĐůƵďŐƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚ
^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐZƵŐďLJ&ŽŽƚďĂůůůƵď͕ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐĂ ƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚ͕ƚŚĞǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚƐ
ƐƉŽƌƚƐƐƚĂĚŝƵŵǁŝƚŚĂĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨϭϱ͕ϬϬϬǁŝƚŚ ůŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJƉĂƚŚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶĂŶĚ
associated car parking and outdoor space ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶĨƌŝŶŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞͿ͘
• Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre LANDSCAPE
and associated car parking
• DĞƚƌŽ'ŽůĨĞŶƚƌĞ͕ůĞƚƚŽDĞƚƌŽWƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ
/ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐ>ŝŵŝƚĞĚ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐĂĚƌŝǀŝŶŐ
ƌĂŶŐĞ͕ƉŝƚĐŚĂŶĚƉƵƚĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ƐŚŽƉĂŶĚƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ
• WŽǁĞƌ>ĞĂŐƵĞDŝůů,ŝůů
• Chase Lodge playing Fields
• Mill Hill Rugby Club clubhouse and pitches
• Hendon Rugby Club clubhouse and pitches
• Copthall Playing Fields cricket pavilion
• Copthall South Fields SoLINC
• Grass sports pitches and open greenspace &ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϭͲŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ
• sĞƐƟŐŝĂůŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁĂŶĚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƚƌĞĞƐ
• ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJĂŶĚƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŶŐǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ

The slight undulates in level slightly from a high point

of around 70m AMSL in the south to 60m AMSL in
the West.

The use of Copthall Playing Fields is dominated

ďLJƚŚĞŵĂŶLJƐƉŽƌƚƐƵƐĞƐŽŶŽīĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞ
ŝƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚĂŶĚŝƐŵĂŝŶůLJĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚďLJĐĂƌ͘
dŚĞůĂĐŬŽĨƚŚĞĂŶĐŝůůĂƌLJŽīĞƌƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚƚLJƉŝĨLJĂ &ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϮͲŽƉƚŚĂůů^ŽƵƚŚ&ŝĞůĚƐ
ůĂƌŐĞƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶůŝŵŝƚƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƵƐĞƐ
ƚŽǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐƉƵƚ͘ƵƚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐƵƐĞĚĂƐĂůŽĐĂů
ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĨŽƌǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŽŐǁĂůŬŝŶŐ͘'ŝǀĞŶƚŚĞ
ůĂƚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĨŽƌƐƉŽƌƚƐ͕ƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů
ƉĂƩĞƌŶƐŽĨŽƉĞŶĮĞůĚĂŶĚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁŝƐƐƟůůǁĞůůͲ
ĚĞĮŶĞĚ͘ƐĂĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŚĂƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞ

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BUILDINGS ƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
• Metro Golf Centre
• Allianz Park East Stand
• ŽƩĂŐĞƐ;ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůLJŽǁŶĞĚůĂŶĚͿ
• WŽǁĞƌůĞĂŐƵĞDŝůů,ŝůů
• Mill Hill RFC
• Hendon RFC
• Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre
• Barnet Council ground maintenance depot
• Copthall cricket pavilion
• <ǁŝŬ&ŝƚŵŽƚŽƌǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĐĞŶƚƌĞ

&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϯͲĂƌŶĞƚŽƉƚŚĂůů>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞ

y
lwa
Chase Lodge
ld Rai
Playing Fields ll O
l Hi
Powerleague Mil

ailway
ill Hill Old R
M
Metro Golf
Barnet Copthall Centre
Leisure Centre
Mill Hill
RFC

Hasmonean Allianz
High School Park

Sports
Copthall
Pavilion
South Fields

Hendon
RFC

Allotments

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&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϰͲŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐƐŝƚĞŵĂƉ

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4.2 MILL HILL OLD RAILWAY WALK
dŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚ;Ϯ͘ϯŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿƌƵŶƐ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƐƚƌĞĞƚƐƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚŚŝƐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞ
from Page Street in the West to Sanders Lane in the ŝƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJǁĞůůͲƵƐĞĚďLJǁĂůŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŽŐǁĂůŬĞƌƐĨŽƌ
East and links to the public footpath running along casual exercise.
the eastern edge of Copthall Playing Fields to the
ƌĐŚĮĞůĚůůŽƚŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞŵĂƌŬƐƚŚĞƌŽƵƚĞŽĨ LANDSCAPE
ƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚŐĂƚĞƚŽĚŐǁĂƌĞůŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚĐůŽƐĞĚŝŶϭϵϲϰ͘
dŚĞZĂŝůǁĂLJ>ŝŶĞŝƐĂĮŶĞĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞƚŚĂƚƚLJƉŝĐĂůůLJĐŽůŽŶŝƐĞƌĂŝůǁĂLJůĂŶĚŽŶĐĞ
ƚŚĞƚƌĂŝŶƐŚĂǀĞƐƚŽƉƉĞĚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ͕ǁŝƚŚĂŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨ
ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͕ƐĐƌƵďĂŶĚŐƌĂƐƐLJŐůĂĚĞƐ͘

The site is used as a cycling and pedestrian route but

ƚŚĞůĂĐŬŽĨůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂŶĚƉŽŽƌůLJĚĞĮŶĞĚĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚ
linkages to Copthall Playing Fields and surrounding

&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϲͲDŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬ

4.3 MILL HILL PARK

Mill Hill Park is a heavily used public park of 18 LANDSCAPE
ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚŽĨƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ
ǁŝƚŚĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂůĂƌŐĞ
ƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚ͕ĂĐĂĨĠĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƚŽŝůĞƚƐ͕ƚŚƌĞĞƚĞŶŶŝƐ
ĐŽƵƌƚƐ͕ĂďĂƐŬĞƚďĂůůĐŽƵƌƚĂŶĚƚŚƌĞĞďŽǁůŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐ͘

WůĂLJĂƌĞĂ

ĂĨĞ
&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϳͲDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬdĞŶŶŝƐŽƵƌƚƐ
ŽǁůŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶ
dĞŶŶŝƐ
ĐŽƵƌƚƐ BUILDINGS

1:7500@A4 &ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϴͲDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂĨĞ
&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϱͲDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬƐŝƚĞŵĂƉ

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4.4 SUNNY HILL PARK
^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬŝƐĂƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽĨϮϭŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐ͕ ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͕ůĞƐƐŚĞĂǀŝůLJƵƐĞĚ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐĚŽ
separated from Copthall Playing Fields by the Great ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŚĂǀĞĂƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌďŝŽͲĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĨŽĐƵƐ͘
EŽƌƚŚtĂLJ͘ďƌŝĚŐĞĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
'ƌĞĂƚEŽƌƚŚtĂLJǁŝƚŚ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůů'ĂƌĚĞŶƐĂŶĚĂŶ
ƵŶĚĞƌƉĂƐƐϮϱϬŵƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůů
Park to Copthall Playing Fields.

Sunny Hill Park is shelves from a high point of 85m

D^>ŝŶƚŚĞĂƐƚƚŽĂůŽǁƉŽŝŶƚŽĨϱϱŵD^>ĂƚƚŚĞ
tĂƞŽƌĚtĂLJĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ͘dŚĞƉĂƌŬĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨĂƌĞĂƐ WůĂLJĂƌĞĂ
ŽĨƐŚŽƌƚĂŵĞŶŝƚLJŐƌĂƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŚƵďǁŝƚŚ
ĂĨĞ dĞŶŶŝƐ
areas of tall rough grasslands on the higher ground.
ƐƵƌǀŝǀŝŶŐŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁǁŝƚŚŵĂƚƵƌĞƚƌĞĞƐďŝƐĞĐƚƐƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƚƐ
ƉĂƌŬĨƌŽŵĂƐƚƚŽtĞƐƚďƵƚƚŚĞƉĂƌŬŝƐŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞŽĨ
ĂŶŽƉĞŶŶĂƚƵƌĞ͕ƉůĂŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŵĂƚƵƌĞƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚƚƌĞĞƐ͘

ŵĞŶŝƚLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂƉĂƌŬĐĂĨĠ͕ƚŚƌĞĞĞŶĐůŽƐĞĚ
ƚĞŶŶŝƐĐŽƵƌƚƐ͕ĂŶĞŶĐůŽƐĞĚďĂƐŬĞƚďĂůůĐŽƵƌƚĂŶĚĂ
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ͛ƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘dŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůƉĂƌŬĐĂĨĠŝƐ
ƉŽƉƵůĂƌǁŝƚŚůŽĐĂůƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚůŝŶĞƚŚĞ
ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂƌĞƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJǁĞůůͲƵƐĞĚ͘ DĞĂĚŽǁƐ
dŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶĨƌŝŶŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞǁŚŝĐŚŚĂǀĞůĞƐƐ
ŇĂƚůĂŶĚƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌŬĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂƌĞ

LANDSCAPE

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&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϭϭͲ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ

&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϵͲ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬWůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚ
BUILDINGS

&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϭϬͲ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ &ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϭϮͲ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂĨĞ

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4.5 ARRANDENE OPEN SPACE
Arrandene open space is a 23 hectare Site of dŚĞƐŝƚĞƌŝƐĞƐŝŶŶŽƌƚŚĞƌůLJĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵϵϬŵD^>
DĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶ/ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌEĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ on Wise Lane to 100m AMSL at the centre of the
ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐϭϮĨŽƌŵĞƌĮĞůĚƐŽĨƉĂƐƚƵƌĞĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ ƐŝƚĞ͘ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůƉĂƚŚƐĂŶĚĂďƌŝĚůĞǁĂLJ
ďLJĂŶĐŝĞŶƚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͘ connect the site to Mill Park to the West and Mill
ƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ>ŽŶĚŽŶ͛ƐƌĂƌĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ School to the north.
ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚŽůĚŚĂLJŵĞĂĚŽǁƐ͘/ƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
ƵŶĐŽŵŵŽŶƉůĂŶƚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐŽĨ
ƵŶŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌďŝƌĚ͛ƐͲĨŽŽƚ LANDSCAPE
ƚƌĞĨŽŝů͕ĐŽŵŵŽŶŬŶĂƉǁĞĞĚĂŶĚŽdžͲĞLJĞĚĂŝƐLJ͘dƌĞĞƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞƵŶĐŽŵŵŽŶǁŝůĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚƌĞĞ͕ĂŶĚ
ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐďŝƌĚƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƉŽƩĞĚŇLJĐĂƚĐŚĞƌ͕ůĞƐƐĞƌ
ǁŚŝƚĞƚŚƌŽĂƚ͕ƌĞĞĚďƵŶƟŶŐĂŶĚƐŬLJůĂƌŬ͘/ŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJ
ϭϵϵϬƐ͕ƚŚĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐŽĨĞdžŽƟĐƚƌĞĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐďĞŐĂŶŝŶ
ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĂƌĞĂƐƚŽĨŽƌŵĂŶĞǁĂƌďŽƌĞƚƵŵ͘

dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐǁŚŽůůLJĚĞǀŽƚĞĚƚŽďŝŽͲĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚ
ƵŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĚĂŵĞŶŝƚLJƵƐĞ͘tĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŽŐǁĂůŬŝŶŐ
ĂƌĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌ͘ƵƚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂůƐŽŽīĞƌƐŐŽŽĚǀŝĞǁƐƚŽƚŚĞ
ǁĞƐƚĂŶĚŝƐĂƚƌĂŶƋƵŝůĂƌĞĂƚŽĞƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ
city.
&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϭϯͲƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ

4.6 MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Middlesex University Campus is an area of public BUILDINGS
ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐĞƫŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞ
University’s campus buildings. The site is under the
ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶŽĨ
͚dŚĞ'ƌŽǀĞ͛ƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŵĂŶĂŐĞĚďLJ
ĂƌŶĞƚŽƵŶĐŝů͘ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚƐƌƵŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐŝƚƚŽ,ĞĂƚŽŶ'ĂƌĚĞŶƐƚŽƚŚĞ
West and to Sunny Hill Park to the north (via Church
dĞƌƌĂĐĞͿ͘

DƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĐŽƵůĚďĞƚLJƉŝĮĞĚĂƐĂƐĞƫŶŐĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŝƐƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ
focused on the use of the landscape as a through
ƌŽƵƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶĐĂŵƉƵƐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ
streets and transport access points. The Grove has
ĂŵŽƌĞ͚ƉĂƌŬůŝŬĞ͛ĨĞĞůďƵƚŐŝǀĞŶŝƚƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚ
ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ŝƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƐĂƉĂƌŬŽīĞƌŝŶŝƚƐ
ŽǁŶƌŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĐŽƵůĚďĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĞĚĂƐĂůĂƌŐĞƌ͕ůĞƐƐ
formal open green space.

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ŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬŝƐĂƐŵĂůůƉƵďůŝĐƉĂƌŬŽĨϮ͘ϳϮ LANDSCAPE
ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐ͕ƐĞƚŽŶĂŚŝůů͘dŚĞƉĂƌŬŝƐŵĂŝŶůLJĂŐƌĂƐƐ
ĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚŵĂƚƵƌĞƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐ͘dŚĞƉĂƌŬĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚĂŶĚƚǁŽƚĞŶŶŝƐĐŽƵƌƚƐ͘ĐĐĞƐƐ
ƚŽƚŚĞƉĂƌŬŝƐĨƌŽŵŝƩĂĐLJZŝƐĞƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚĂŶĚ
ƌŽǁŶƐĞĂtĂůŬƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚ͘

&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϭϱͲŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ

4.8 OTHER SECONDARY SITES

Dŝůů,ŝůů^ĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚƉĂƌŬ – The school is a
ĐŽĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚƐĐŚŽŽů͕ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚŝŶ
ϭϴϬϳĂŶĚŽīĞƌƐƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŽƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ
ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐĐŚŽŽůǁŝƚŚĚĂLJ
ĂŶĚďŽĂƌĚŝŶŐ͘dŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝƐƐĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŶϰϵŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐ
ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ŵĂŶLJŽĨǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ'ƌĂĚĞ//
ůŝƐƚĞĚ͕ƉůĂLJŝŶŐƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚĂŶĚǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͘/ƚŝƐ
ƌƵŶĂƐDŝůů,ŝůů^ĐŚŽŽů&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ͘
Dŝůů,ŝůů^ĐŚŽŽůŽīĞƌƐĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƐƉŽƌƚƐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƌƵŐďLJƵŶŝŽŶĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƐƉŽƌƚ
ďƵƚĂůƐŽŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚŽĐŬĞLJ͕ƚĞŶŶŝƐ͕ĂŶĚĐƌŝĐŬĞƚ͘Dŝůů
,ŝůů^ĐŚŽŽůŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞƐŽīĞƌŐĞŶĞƌĂůĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƚŽŝƚƐ^ƉŽƌƚƐĞŶƚƌĞ͕'LJŵĂŶĚ^ǁŝŵŵŝŶŐ
WŽŽů͘dŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƟŵĞƐ
ĂŶĚĚĂLJƐŝŶƚŚĞĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚǁĞĞŬĞŶĚƐǁŝƚŚĂůůĚĂLJ
opening in the school holidays.

Dŝůů,ŝůůĞŵĞƚĞƌLJʹdŚŝƐĐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJŝƐŽǁŶĞĚĂŶĚ
managed by City of Westminster. It contains 53
^ĞĐŽŶĚtŽƌůĚtĂƌŽŵŵŽŶǁĞĂůƚŚǁĂƌŐƌĂǀĞƐ &ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϭϲͲDŝůů,ŝůů^ĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚWĂƌŬ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƵƚĐŚEĂƟŽŶĂůtĂƌDĞŵŽƌŝĂůŝŶ'ƌĞĂƚ
ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͘dŚĞĐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJŝƐůĂŝĚŝŶĂŶŽƌĚĞƌĞĚŐƌŝĚǁŝƚŚ
ĂŵĞĂŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƌŽĂĚ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚĨƌŽŵDŝůĞƐƉŝƚ,ŝůů͕
leading to the chapel and to the northern part of the
cemetery.

ŽƉƚŚĂůů^ĐŚŽŽů– A secondary girls school for

ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϭ͕ϭϰϲƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝƐĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚ
ĨƌŽŵWƵƌƐůĞLJZŽĂĚĂŶĚŝƐƐĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂϲŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐŝƚĞ͘
dŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůŽƵƚĚŽŽƌĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂŐƌĂƐƐƉůĂLJŝŶŐ
ĮĞůĚ͕ƐůŽƉŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŶŽƌƚŚƚŽƐŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƵƐĞĚĨŽƌ
ĂƚŚůĞƟĐƐ͘DƵůƟͲƵƐĞŚĂƌĚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĂƌĞĂƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞϰEŽ͘
netball or 1No. hockey or 5No. tennis courts.
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,ĞŶĚŽŶĞŵĞƚĞƌLJĂŶĚƌĞŵĂƚŽƌŝƵŵ – The
ĐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJǁĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϴϵϵĂŶĚŚĂƐĂŵĂƚƵƌĞ
ƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚƐĞƫŶŐǁŝƚŚĂŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨƌŽĂĚƐ͘tŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
Cemetery there are a number of buildings including
ĐƌĞŵĂƚŽƌŝƵŵ͕ĐŚĂƉĞůƐĂŶĚŽĸĐĞƐ͘dŚĞŵĂŝŶ
vehicular and pedestrian access to the cemetery is
ĨƌŽŵ,ŽůĚĞƌƐ,ŝůůZŽĂĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐĂůĂƌŐĞŐĂƚĞŚŽƵƐĞ͘
dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƚŽƉ
ŶŽƌƚŚͲǁĞƐƚĐŽƌŶĞƌĨƌŽŵƐŚůĞLJ>ĂŶĞWZKtƚŚĂƚůŝŶŬƐ
tŽŽĚƚƌĞĞůŽƐĞͬ'ƌĞĂƚEŽƌƚŚtĂLJƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚǁŝƚŚ
Ashley Walk/Oakhampton Road to the north.

,ĂƐŵŽŶĞĂŶ,ŝŐŚ^ĐŚŽŽů;'ŝƌůƐͿͲHasmonean High
School is a girl’s secondary school located to the
ƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚŽĨŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐĂĐĐĞƐƐĞĚŽī
WĂŐĞ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘dŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůǁĂƐĨŽƵŶĚĞĚĂƐ,ĂƐŵŽŶĞĂŶ
'ƌĂŵŵĂƌ^ĐŚŽŽůǁŚŝĐŚĂůƐŽŚĂƐĂƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞďŽLJƐ
school. In 2011 the school became an Academy.
The Girls school relocated to Page Street in 1975
from Parson Street. The school applied for planning &ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϭϴͲ,ĞŶĚŽŶĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ
permission to expand the school and amalgamate
the boys and girls school. The proposals included
ƚŚĞĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶŽĨŽƉƚŚĂůů^ŽƵƚŚ&ŝĞůĚƐ;^ŝƚĞŽĨ
>ŽĐĂů/ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌEĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶͿĨƌŽŵ>
ĂƌŶĞƚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉ͘dŚŝƐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶǁĂƐ
ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞ>ŽŶĚŽŶŽƌŽƵŐŚŽĨĂƌŶĞƚďƵƚǁĂƐ
ƌĞũĞĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞDĂLJŽƌŽĨ>ŽŶĚŽŶǁŚĞŶƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚĨŽƌ
ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͘

,ĞLJďŽƵƌŶĞWĂƌŬ – The site is currently designated as

Ă^ŝƚĞŽĨ/ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĨŽƌEĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ;^/EͿ͘dŚĞ
ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŐƌĂƐƐŵĞĂĚŽǁƐ
ĂŶĚĂůĂŬĞǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ
ŽƉĞŶŐƌĂƐƐĮĞůĚƐ͘/ƚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƐĞƌǀĞƐĂƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƉĂƌŬƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ'ƌĂŚĂŵĞWĂƌŬƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƉĂƌŬǁŝůůďĞƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŝŶŐƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
ǁŽƌŬŝŶƚĂŶĚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŶĞĂƌďLJƌĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨ
the neighbouring estate. Stage 0 and 1A of this
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƉŚĂƐĞ
ϭŽĨƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶǁŽƌŬŝŶ,ĞLJďŽƵƌŶĞWĂƌŬ͘dŚĞ
park currently accommodates the Grahame Park
zŽƵƚŚĞŶƚƌĞǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐϭEŽ͘KƵƚĚŽŽƌDh' &ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϭϵͲ,ĂƐŵŽŶĞĂŶ,ŝŐŚ^ĐŚŽŽů;'ŝƌůƐͿ
ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƉůĂLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘

DŽŶƚƌŽƐĞWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ – The 11ha park is the

ůĂƌŐĞƐƚŝŶŽůŝŶĚĂůĞĂŶĚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŽīĞƌƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĨƐƉŽƌƚƐƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ƚĞŶŶŝƐĐŽƵƌƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĂŚĂƌĚĐŽƵƌƚ
play area. The park has a number of approved
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŶĞǁLJŽƵƚŚĐĞŶƚƌĞŝŶ
ƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚͲǁĞƐƚĐŽƌŶĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌŬƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞŶĞǁĐĂĨĞ͕ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐƉůĂLJ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƐƉŽƌƚƐŽīĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƐƚƌĞĂŵďĂŶŬ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ŶĞǁƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶͬĐLJĐůĞďƌŝĚŐĞǁŝůů
be completed as part of the housing development
ƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚͲĞĂƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͕ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƵƐĞƌƐƚŽ
ŽůŝŶĚĂůĞƐƚĂƟŽŶ͘

&ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϮϬͲDŽŶƚƌŽƐĞWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ

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^ŝůŬƐƚƌĞĂŵWĂƌŬ– Silkstream park is 4.6 hectare ƚƌĞĞƐ͘dŚĞďƌŽŽŬŝƐĂƚƌŝďƵƚĂƌLJŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝůŬƐƚƌĞĂŵǁŝƚŚ
public open space that lies to the south of Burnt ĂĐŽŶŇƵĞŶĐĞďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌ͘
Oak. The site is adjacent to Montrose Playing Fields ƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůLJĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚďƵƚĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚͲĚĞƉĞŶĚĂŶƚ
and is separated from it by Watling Avenue. The Silk playground on the eastern edge of the site is heavily
Stream runs through Silkstream Park and Montrose used. The site also includes a caged basketball court
Playing Fields and is a unifying landscape element for and an outdoor gym. An unused pavilion lies at the
ďŽƚŚ͘^ŝůŬƐƚƌĞĂŵWĂƌŬŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŝŶƉŽŽƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͕ northern edge of the site. Watling Park is reasonably
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĞĚďLJŽǀĞƌŐƌŽǁŶǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ǁĞůůͲŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚĂŶĚĂƉŽƉƵůĂƌŝĨƌĂƚŚĞƌĨĞĂƚƵƌĞůĞƐƐ
ŚĂƌĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŶƵŶĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ local public open space.
playground. The site is being refurbished (in
ƚĂŶĚĞŵǁŝƚŚDŽŶƚƌŽƐĞWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐͿĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨ
ĂάϱŵŝůůŝŽŶƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŽůŝŶĚĂůĞ͛ƐƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶ
ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘dŚĞŶĞǁƐƉĂĐĞǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨƚŚĞ^ŝůŬƐƚƌĞĂŵǀĂůůĞLJ͕ĂŶĞǁŇŽŽĚĂƩĞŶƵĂƟŽŶ
ĂƌĞĂ͕ĂŶĞǁĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚŶĞǁĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚƐ
ĂŶĚďƌŝĚŐĞƐ͕ŶĞǁĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĂŶƵƉŐƌĂĚŝŶŐŽĨ
DŽŶƚƌŽƐĞǀĞŶƵĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚďĞƩĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
ƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽĂĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐƐŝƚĞƐ͘

ŽůŝŶĚĂůĞWĂƌŬ – Colindale Park is a 1 hectare

ƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚͲĞĂƐƚŽĨŽůŝŶĚĂůĞ
hŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƐƚĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƉĂƌŬŝƐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐ
ŽĨůŽǁƋƵĂůŝƚLJͬŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞŝŶƚŚĞĂƌŶĞƚWĂƌŬƐĂŶĚ
KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĂŇĂƚŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ
ƐĞƚƚŽŐƌĂƐƐǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞůLJƐƉĂĐĞĚƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚƚƌĞĞƐ͘
small children’s playground is located at the centre
of the park. A plan to upgrade Colindale Park is being
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŽůŝŶĚĂůĞ͕
ǁŝƚŚǁŽƌŬƐƐƚĂƌƟŶŐŽŶƐŝƚĞŝŶϮϬϭϴ͘

tŽŽĚĐƌŽŌWĂƌŬʹtŽŽĚĐƌŽŌWĂƌŬŝƐĂϮ͘ϴŚĞĐƚĂƌĞ
ƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŝŶŽůŝŶĚĂůĞŶŽƌƚŚ͕ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚ &ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϮϭͲ^ŝůŬƐƚƌĞĂŵWĂƌŬ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬďLJƚŚĞ
M1 road corridor. The park is assessed as being of
ůŽǁƋƵĂůŝƚLJͬŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞŝŶƚŚĞĂƌŶĞƚWĂƌŬƐĂŶĚKƉĞŶ
^ƉĂĐĞƐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐŇĂƚĂŶĚƐĞƚƚŽƐŚŽƌƚ
ĂŵĞŶŝƚLJŐƌĂƐƐǁŝƚŚǁĞůůͲƐƉĂĐĞĚƐƉĞĐŝŵĞŶƚƌĞĞƐ͘
ĞŶƐĞƌǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚďĞůƚƐƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƚŚĞƉĂƌŬĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞŐĂƌĚĞŶƐŽĨƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŽŶtŽŽĚĐƌŽŌǀĞŶƵĞƚŽ
the north and Grahame Park to the east. A small
rectangular area of fenced tarmac demarcates an
area that might have once contained play or sports
equipment but this has been removed. There are
no current plans to refresh or refurbish this rather
anonymous space.

tĂƚůŝŶŐWĂƌŬ – Watling Park is a 10 hectare public

open space in the centre of Colindale. The park is
ĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚĂƐďĞŝŶŐŽĨůŽǁƋƵĂůŝƚLJͬŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞŝŶƚŚĞ
Barnet Parks and Open Spaces Strategy. The site is
ƵŶĚƵůĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĂŶĚŝƐƐĞƚ
primarily to short amenity grass and landscape trees.
The valley of the Burnt Oak Brook runs along the &ŝŐ͘ϰ͘ϮϮͲtŽŽĚĐƌŽŌWĂƌŬ;ƌĞĨ͗ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌ,ŝůƚŽŶͿ
ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚŝƐĨƌŝŶŐĞĚǁŝƚŚŵĂƚƵƌĞ

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MASTERPLAN CONSIDERATIONS
5.1 TRANSPORT AND CONNECTIVITY
GREATER STUDY AREA
dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚďƌŝĞĨŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƚǁŽƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ
for the project:
• With reference to other strategies and studies
adopted or commissioned by the London
ŽƌŽƵŐŚŽĨĂƌŶĞƚ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĨŽƌ
ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐ
across the study area to reinforce Barnet’s
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂŶĚĐLJĐůĞƌŽƵƚĞƐ
• Enhance the accessibility of Copthall Playing
Fields to reduce the dependency of users on
ĐĂƌƐ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĂĐĐĞƐƐĨŽƌƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐ͕
ĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ
ŽƚŚŽĨƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂƌĞƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚĂƚĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐ
access to and use of Barnet’s greenspaces to support
the capacity of these spaces to deliver the range of
ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞWĂƌŬƐĂŶĚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ
Strategy.
IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY
ŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐŚĂƐĂWd>ƌĂƟŶŐŽĨϭĂ͘dŚĞ
lack of direct access by public transport and poor
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĨŽƌƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚ
ĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĂŶŽǀĞƌͲĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞŽŶĐĂƌƵƐĞ
to access the site. As part of the masterplanning
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƐĞǀĞƌĂůŽƉƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJĨŽƌƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞ
ŽǀĞƌͲĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞŽŶĐĂƌƐ͘
Phase 1 of the masterplan study included a
ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞĚŽĨĂƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞ
ůŽĐĂůĂŶĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ͕ĐLJĐůŝŶŐĂŶĚǀĞŚŝĐƵůĂƌ
access points relevant to the site. As part of this
ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨƚŚĞ
ƐŝƚĞ͕ĂŚŝŐŚͲůĞǀĞůŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJǁĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ͘
ŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌƐ
ǁĂƐƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ
ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐŽĨ
ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞƐĞŝŶŝƟĂůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŝůůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞ
future development of an acceptable movement
strategy at a later design stage.
ŽƉƚŚĂůůŚĂƐƐĞǀĞƌĂůĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ŵŽƐƚůLJ
ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽĂůĂĐŬŽĨƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͕ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐůŝŶŬƐŝŶĂĐƟǀĞ
ƚƌĂǀĞůƌŽƵƚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĂůĂĐŬŽĨďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
area.
VEHICULAR ACCESS
The site’s main vehicular access is from Champions
tĂLJ͘dŚŝƐĂĐĐĞƐƐǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶ
vehicular access into Copthall as the masterplan
ĐŽŵĞƐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘/ƚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚƚŚĂƚĂƚƉĞĂŬƟŵĞƐ͕
the vehicular access at Champions Way can get
ĐŽŶŐĞƐƚĞĚ͘>ŚĂǀĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚǁĂLJƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ
access to Champions Way by adding a third lane at
ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ͘ƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŝƐƚǁŽůĂŶĞƐ
ǁŝĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂŚĞŝŐŚƚƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďĂƌƌŝĞƌ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŝƐŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJĐůŽƐĞĚ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌŝƐĐůŽƐĞĚ͕
ĚƌŝǀĞƌƐŽĨŽǀĞƌŚĞŝŐŚƚǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͘ĨŽƌĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝĞƐͿ
ŵƵƐƚƚĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞĂŚĞĂĚƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌĐĂŶĮƌƐƚ
be opened before they can drive in. If a third lane
ǁĞƌĞƚŽďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ͕ƚŚŝƐĐŽƵůĚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƌĞƚƌĂĐƚĂďůĞ
ďŽůůĂƌĚƐŽƌƐŝŵŝůĂƌǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚďĞůŽǁĞƌĞĚƌĞŵŽƚĞůLJ
if overheight vehicles require access. The height
ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƚǁŽůĂŶĞƐĐŽƵůĚ
ƚŚĞŶƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶƉůĂĐĞĂƚĂůůƟŵĞƐ͘
ƵƌŝŶŐWŚĂƐĞϭŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJŝƚǁĂƐĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŵŝŶŝͲƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
Copthall Leisure Centre is inadequate for the amount
ŽĨƚƌĂĸĐƚŚĂƚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƵƐĞƐŝƚĚƵƌŝŶŐŵĂƚĐŚͬĞǀĞŶƚ
days. As the use of the site is likely to increase
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ͕ƚŚŝƐ
ŵŝŶŝͲƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚǁŝůůĞdžĐĞĞĚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽŶĂƌĞŐƵůĂƌ
basis. In order to improve vehicular access to the
ƐŝƚĞ͕ƚŚŝƐŵŝŶŝͲƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚŵĂLJŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞƵƉŐƌĂĚĞĚ
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ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĂůůŽǁĐŽĂĐŚĞƐĂŶĚďƵƐĞƐƚŽƵƐĞŝƚ͕ĂƐ
coach use of the site is also likely to increase.
dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƌĞƉŽƌƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐĂŶĞǁĚĞƐŝŐŶĨŽƌ
ƚŚŝƐŵŝŶŝͲƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ;ƌĞĨĞƌƚŽϭϳϳϭͲ:^Ͳ^<Ϭϭ͕
ƉƉĞŶĚŝdž͘ϮͿ͘dŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŵŝŶŝͲƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚŝƐŶŽƚ
ŽĨĂƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƐŝnjĞƚŽƐĂĨĞůLJĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞƚŚĞ
movement of HGV’s. This results in larger vehicles
;Ăϭϲ͘ϱŵĞƚƌĞĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĚǀĞŚŝĐůĞͿŽǀĞƌƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ŝŶƐŝĚĞŬĞƌď͕ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJĂƚƚŚĞĚĞƚƌŝŵĞŶƚƚŽƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ
pedestrians. The roundabout has been redesigned
to include a mountable shoulder for HGV’s turning
ǁĞƐƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚ͘dŚŝƐĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ,'sƚŽ
ƚƵƌŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶĮŶĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŚŝŐŚǁĂLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
ĐŽŶŇŝĐƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƉĂƐƐŝŶŐƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞ
ŐŝǀĞǁĂLJůŝŶĞŽŶƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶĂƌŵŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐŚŝŌĞĚ
ǁĞƐƚƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂďůĞƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
ƌĞƐƵůƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ;ĚƌŽƉƉĞĚŬĞƌďĂŶĚ
ƚĂĐƟůĞƉĂǀŝŶŐͿďĞŝŶŐƐĞƚďĂĐŬďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
shoulder. The mountable shoulder is raised slightly
ŝŶŚĞŝŐŚƚĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞǁĂLJƚŽ
ĚĞƚĞƌĐĂƌƐĨƌŽŵƵƐŝŶŐŝƚ͘KŶƚŚŝƐďĂƐŝƐ͕ĐĂƌƐǁŝůů
navigate the roundabout as normal.
ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶŐŝǀĞŶƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂ
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨůĂŶĚ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ͕ƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽ
ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂƐŽůŝĚĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝƐůĂŶĚ͕ǁŽƵůĚ
ďĞĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ͘dŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŽĨ
ĂŶLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐůĂŶĚ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨ
ƐĞǀĞƌĂůƚƌĞĞƐ͘/ƚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŵŽƌĞďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂůƚŽ
ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂŵŝŶŝͲƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ͕ĂƐǁŚŝůƐƚƚŚŝƐǁŝůůůŝŵŝƚ
ƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶ͕ĂƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ
ǁŽƵůĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĂŶĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨůĂŶĚƚĂŬĞ͘
'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶ
on match and event days because of the use of the
ĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞǁĂLJĨŽƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ͘dŽƌĞĚƵĐĞĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶĂŶĚ
prevent parking on Greenlands Lane a version of the
March 2017 TRO put in place by LBB should be made
permanent. It is considered that Greenlands
>ĂŶĞƐŚŽƵůĚĞŝƚŚĞƌďĞĂĚŽƉƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝů͕ƐŽ
ƚŚĂƚƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƟĐŬĞƚƐĐĂŶďĞŝƐƐƵĞĚďLJ>͕ŽƌƚŚĂƚ
ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŵĂŶĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͕ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐ͕ǁŚŽǁŽƵůĚďĞĂďůĞƚŽŝƐƐƵĞ
ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĐŚĂƌŐĞŶŽƟĐĞƐ͘
/Ĩ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞǁŝůůŶŽƚďĞĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐǁŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůLJŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ͕
it is important that clearly visible and legible
ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŶŽƟĮĞƐĚƌŝǀĞƌƐŽĨƚŚŝƐĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƐŽƚŚĂƚ
unauthorised parking is discouraged. An assessment
of the Greenlands Lane entrance to the site from
ƚŚĞϭ'ƌĞĂƚEŽƌƚŚtĂLJĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐũƵŶĐƟŽŶ
ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚǁĂƐŶŽƚƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƚŽƌLJĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ
ŝƚƐĚŝƌĞĐƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞϭ'ƌĞĂƚEŽƌƚŚtĂLJ
ǀŝĂĂƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJũƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘dŚĞĞdžŝƚŽīƚŚĞϭŝƐŶŽƚ
ƐŝŐŶĞĚǁĞůů͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶ͛ƐŐĞŽŵĞƚƌLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ
COPTHALL AND MILL HILL OPEN SPACES MASTERPLAN
38 PHASE 2 & 3 REPORT
ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĞdžŝƟŶŐƚŚĞϭƚŽƐůŽǁĚŽǁŶĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJ͘
dŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞĂĐĐĞƐƐĐŽƵůĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJďĞ
improved through the development of a number of
ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͗
• An A1 Exit Lane
• :ƵŶĐƟŽŶ'ĞŽŵĞƚƌLJ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
• Access Closure
• Improved Signage and Event Measures
As the A1 Great North Way forms part of the
dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĨŽƌ>ŽŶĚŽŶZŽĂĚEĞƚǁŽƌŬ;d>ZEͿĂŶĚŝƐ
Ă͚ZĞĚZŽƵƚĞ͕͛ĂŶLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJĂīĞĐƟŶŐ
ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐũƵŶĐƟŽŶĂƚƚŚŝƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶǁŽƵůĚ
require the support and agreement of Transport
ĨŽƌ>ŽŶĚŽŶ;dĨ>Ϳ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ĂƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŝƐ
ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚŝŶĐůŽƐĞƉƌŽdžŝŵŝƚLJƚŽƚŚĞŽīͲƐůŝƉĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
DϭŵŽƚŽƌǁĂLJ͕ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJƐŶŐůĂŶĚ
;,ͿǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽŵŽƐƚůŝŬĞůLJďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͕ĂƐĂŶLJ
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞϭͬƐŝƚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐũƵŶĐƟŽŶ
ĐŽƵůĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĞdžŝƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
ŵŽƚŽƌǁĂLJ͘
LBB have advised that the council could consider
ƚŚĞĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ<ǁŝŬ&ŝƚƐŝƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ
ŽĨŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞůĂLJŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘dŚĞ
provision of an exit lane into Greenlands Lane
ǁŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĂŵƉůĞƟŵĞĂŶĚ
ƐƉĂĐĞƚŽƐůŽǁĚŽǁŶĂƐƚŚĞLJƚƵƌŶŝŶƚŽ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ
>ĂŶĞ͘ĨŽŽƚǁĂLJĂŶĚĐLJĐůĞůĂŶĞĂůŽŶŐƚŚŝƐĞdžŝƚŝŶƚŽ
the site could connect onto the proposed foot and
ĐLJĐůĞǁĂLJƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂƚ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞ͘WŚĂƐĞϮ
ŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐƚŚŝƐŽƉƟŽŶŝŶƚŽ
ĂĨƵůůƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚďĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚdĨ>ĂŶĚ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJƐŶŐůĂŶĚĂƚĂůĂƚĞƌ
ƐƚĂŐĞŝŶĚĞƐŝŐŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ;ƌĞĨĞƌƚŽĚƌĂǁŝŶŐ
ϭϳϳϭͲ:^Ͳ^<ϬϮ͕ƉƉĞŶĚŝdž͘ϮͿ͘
dŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĞĞŬƐƚŽĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĂĐĐĞƐƐ
from Greenlands Lane onto the A1 for all vehicles
ƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐƚŽͬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐĂŶĚƐƉŽƌƚƐƉĂƌŬ͘
/ƚŝƐĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐǁŝůůƌĞŵĂŝŶŽƉĞŶĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĂĚũŽŝŶƚŚĞϭ
only.
ĚĞĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶůĂŶĞĂŶĚƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚǁŝůůďĞďƵŝůƚĨƌŽŵ
the A1 onto Greenlands Lane to cater for inbound
ǀĞŚŝĐůĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽ,ĞŶĚŽŶZƵŐďLJůƵď͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ
ƚŚĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐĂŶĚůůŝĂŶnjWĂƌŬ͘dŚĞƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚŚĂƐ
ďĞĞŶĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĨƵůůLJŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞƐŝŐŶ
DĂŶƵĂůĨŽƌZŽĂĚƐĂŶĚƌŝĚŐĞƐ;DZͿ͕ďĂƐĞĚŽŶ
ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐƉĞĞĚůŝŵŝƚŽĨϱϬŵƉŚ͘DZƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĂ
ĚĞĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶůĂŶĞŽĨϱϱŵĞƚƌĞƐĨŽƌĂŶϴϱŬƉŚĚĞƐŝŐŶ
ƐƉĞĞĚ;ϱϬŵƉŚͿ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘dŚĞƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚĂŬĞƌďƌĂĚŝŝŽĨϮϬŵĞƚƌĞƐŽŶƚŚĞďĞŶĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
ĂŐĂŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚƐǁŝƚŚDZĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƉĞĞĚůŝŵŝƚ͘
ƚŚƌĞĞͲŵĞƚƌĞƐŚĂƌĞĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶͬĐLJĐůĞƌŽƵƚĞŚĂƐ
ďĞĞŶĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƚŚĞĚĞĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶ
ůĂŶĞƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ
point has been provided to enable pedestrians and
ĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐƚŽĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ
ƚŚĞϭ͘dŚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĨŽŽƚďƌŝĚŐĞ
over the A1.
dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚǁŝůůĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŝŶďŽƵŶĚ
ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĐĂŶĞdžŝƚƚŚĞϭĂƚĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƐƉĞĞĚ͕
ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĐŽŶŇŝĐƚĂƚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
ũƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ƌĞŵŽǀŝŶŐĞdžŝƚŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĨƌŽŵ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞŽŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞϭǁŝůůĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƌĞĚƵĐĞƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘
ůůǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĞdžŝƟŶŐƚŚĞƐƉŽƌƚƐƉĂƌŬǁŝůůĚŽƐŽƚŽƚŚĞ
ŶŽƌƚŚͲǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞǀŝĂWĂŐĞ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘
PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING ACCESS
dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚďƌŝĞĨĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐĂŶĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƚŽ
ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂŶĚĐLJĐůŝŶŐ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂĂŶĚWŚĂƐĞϭŽĨ
ƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƐƚƵĚLJĞdžĂŵŝŶĞĚƚŚĞƐĞŝŶĚĞƚĂŝůǁŝƚŚ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶďĞŝŶŐŐŝǀĞŶƚŽƚŚĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ
ŶŽƌƚŚͲƐŽƵƚŚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ;ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdž
hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŵƉƵƐ͕^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͕ŽƉƚŚĂůů͕
ƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬͿ͘'ŝǀĞŶƚŚĞĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ
use of the Allianz Arena West Stand by Middlesex
hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐǁŝůů
ďĞƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJŵŝŐƌĂƟŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĐĂŵƉƵƐĂŶĚ
Copthall and the enhancement of this pedestrian
ĂŶĚĐLJĐůŝŶŐƌŽƵƚĞǁŝůůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͛ƐƚĂƌŐĞƚ
outcomes.
ŬĞLJĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚŝƐĐŽŶƚĞdžƚǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞ
provision of an enhanced crossing point of the A1
'ƌĞĂƚEŽƌƚŚtĂLJ͘ƌŽƐƐŝŶŐŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJĞīĞĐƚĞĚ
either via a footbridge close to the southern end of
Greenlands Lane or via an underpass close to the
northern boundary of Sunny Hill Park. Both of the
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŽƉƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐWŚĂƐĞϭŽĨƚŚĞ
ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶĂŶĚŝƚǁĂƐĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚƚŚĂƚŶĞŝƚŚĞƌǁĞƌĞ
ĮƚĨŽƌƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞŵĂŶĚ͘
&ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚ>͕ŝƚǁĂƐĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚ
ƚŚĂƚĂŶĞǁďƌŝĚŐĞĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ
ƚŽŽƉƚŚĂůů͕ĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ
ƵŶĚĞƌƉĂƐƐǁŽƵůĚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽƉƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚŝƐĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ͘dŚŝƐŽƉƟŽŶǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽ
present an opportunity for the council to present its
commitment to good quality urban design and form
an announcement of arrival in the borough.
ůƚŚŽƵŐŚĂŶŝŶŝƟĂůĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŽƉŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ
ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐƚŚĂƚĂƐŶĞǁďƌŝĚŐĞĂƚƚŚŝƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĐŽƵůĚ
ďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ͕ƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚŝƐŽƉƟŽŶǁŽƵůĚ
ŚĂǀĞƚŽĨŽůůŽǁĚƵƌŝŶŐĂůĂƚĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƚĂŐĞĂŶĚǁŽƵůĚ
ŚĂǀĞƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚdĨ>ĂŶĚ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJƐ
England.
dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐŝŶĚĞƚĂŝůŚŽǁ
ŶŽƌƚŚͲƐŽƵƚŚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJĐĂŶďĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂ
ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐĂƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉŽŝŶƚƐ
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƌŽƵƚĞ͗;ƌĞĨĞƌƚŽ͚<ĞLJ/ŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ͛ŵĂƉ͕
WĂŐĞ͘ϰϰͿ
• DŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŵƉƵƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŽ
Sunny Hill Park – Greyhound Hill: Provision of
ŶĞǁƐŚĂƌĞĚĐLJĐůĞĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ
• Copthall to Arrandene via Pursley Road and
Milespit Hill: Provision of on pavement cycle
ůĂŶĞŽŶWƵƌƐůĞLJZŽĂĚ͖ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŶĞǁĐLJĐůĞ
ůĂŶĞŽŶDŝůĞƐƉŝƚ,ŝůů͖ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨũƵŶĐƟŽŶ
ůĂLJŽƵƚĂƚũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨtŝƐĞ>ĂŶĞĂŶĚDŝůĞƐƉŝƚ,ŝůů
• Arrandene to Mill Hill Park at Wise Lane:
ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŶĞǁƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĂŶĚĐLJĐůĞĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ
ĂƐƚͲǁĞƐƚĞĂƐƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŚĂƐĂůƐŽďĞĞŶ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞWŚĂƐĞϭŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ
ƌĞƉŽƌƚ;ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞDŝůů
,ŝůůƌĂŝůǁĂLJƌŽƵƚĞĂŶĚŶĞǁĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
Copthall and Hendon Cemetery via Hendon Golf
ůƵďͿ͘/ŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJĂƌĞ
primarily focused on improved entrance design
;ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJĂƚWĂŐĞ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚ^ĂŶĚĞƌƐ>ĂŶĞͿĂŶĚ
ďĞƩĞƌƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͘
ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞďƌŝĞĮŶŐĨŽƌWŚĂƐĞϮŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ͕
LBB asked the design team to consider pedestrian
ĂŶĚĐLJĐůŝŶŐĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƐŝƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞDϭ
corridor (including Grahame Park and Silkstream/
DŽŶƚƌŽƐĞͿ͕ƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐ
ŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJƚŽƚŚĞƐĞƐŝƚĞƐ
;ƐĞĞƉĂŐĞ͘ϰϮͿ͘>ĂůƐŽĂƐŬĞĚƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƚĞĂŵƚŽ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞƚǁŽƐŝƚĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚďLJ>ĂƐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƐƉŽƌƚƐ
hubs (Barnet Playing Fields and West Hendon
WůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐͿ͘^ĞĐƟŽŶϮ͘ϰŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƌĞƉŽƌƚ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
A general assessment of public transport
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŚĂƐďĞĞŶŵĂĚĞĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ;ƐĞĞƉĂŐĞƐ͘ϭϰĂŶĚϰϭͿ͘
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĨŽƌ>ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞƉŽŽƌWd>
ƌĂƟŶŐĨŽƌŽƉƚŚĂůů͘'ŝǀĞŶƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ
access and greater levels of use are a key principle
ŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐďƌŝĞĨ͕WŚĂƐĞϭŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ
ĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ
access in some detail.
/ƚǁĂƐĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚƚŚĂƚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽďĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂŶĞǁ
ƌĞŐƵůĂƌďƵƐƌŽƵƚĞƚŽŽƉƚŚĂůůǁŽƵůĚŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĂůŝŶŬ
ĨƌŽŵůŽĐĂůƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚŶŽĚĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐDŝůů,ŝůů
COPTHALL AND MILL HILL OPEN SPACES MASTERPLAN
PHASE 2 & 3 REPORT 39
ĂƐƚĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƚŽŽƉƚŚĂůů͘dŚŝƐǀŝĞǁ
ǁĂƐƐŚĂƌĞĚďLJ>,ŝŐŚǁĂLJƐ͘ŶLJĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůďƵƐ
ƌŽƵƚĞŽƌƌĞͲƌŽƵƟŶŐŽĨĂŶĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƵƐƌŽƵƚĞǁŽƵůĚ
ŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĂŐƌĞĞĚǁŝƚŚdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĨŽƌ>ŽŶĚŽŶ͘
ŶŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞǁŝƚŚdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ
ĨŽƌ>ŽŶĚŽŶŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϳƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞƐĞŽƉƟŽŶƐ
ŝŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚĞƚĂŝů͘dĨ>ĂĚǀŝƐĞĚƚŚĂƚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ͕ŶŽ
bus route through Copthall exists due to a lack of
ĚĞŵĂŶĚŽŶŶŽŶͲŵĂƚĐŚͬĞǀĞŶƚĚĂLJƐ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĞ
immediate plans for buses in Barnet; the London
Borough of Barnet and Transport for London are
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞŽůŝŶĚĂůĞĂƌĞĂ
ĂŶĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĂƚĂƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶĞdžƚĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
125 bus route from Finchley to Colindale. This route
ǁŽƵůĚƌƵŶǁŝƚŚŝŶŚĂůĨĂŵŝůĞŽĨŽƉƚŚĂůů͘
KƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĐŽƵůĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
• ƌĞŐƵůĂƌďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ůŽŽƉŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ
• ƌĞŐƵůĂƌďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ
• ĚĞŵĂŶĚͲďĂƐĞĚďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ
ƵƌŝŶŐĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚdĨ>͕ŝƚǁĂƐŵĂĚĞĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚĞĐĂƐĞĨŽƌĂďƵƐƌŽƵƚĞǁŽƵůĚŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞŵĂĚĞ
ďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƚƌŝƉŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ͘ǀĞŶ
ĂůŽǁĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJƌŽƵƚĞƌƵŶďLJdĨ>ǁŽƵůĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŽǀĞƌ
ϭϬϬϬƚƌŝƉƐƉĞƌĚĂLJ͘KŶĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŵĂĚĞ
ďLJdĨ>ǁĂƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƵƐƌŽƵƚĞϮϮϭ͘ĞŵĂŶĚ
for this route is currently already high due to the
ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƐĐŚŽŽůƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘ŶŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ
use at Copthall could encourage TfL to improve the
ĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJŽŶƚŚŝƐƌŽƵƚĞ͘dŚĞƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĞīĞĐƚŽĨƚŚŝƐ
should be maximised by improving and increasing
the number of pedestrian links from Copthall to
Pursley Road.
ĞŵĂŶĚZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ;ZdͿŝƐĂŶĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ͕
ƵƐĞƌͲŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚĨŽƌŵŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĞĚ
ďLJŇĞdžŝďůĞƌŽƵƟŶŐĂŶĚƐĐŚĞĚƵůŝŶŐŽĨƐŵĂůůͬ
ŵĞĚŝƵŵǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐŝŶƐŚĂƌĞĚͲƌŝĚĞŵŽĚĞ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉŝĐŬͲƵƉĂŶĚĚƌŽƉͲŽīůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ
to passengers’ needs. A DRT service is restricted
ƚŽĂĚĞĮŶĞĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐnjŽŶĞ͕ǁŝƚŚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚũŽƵƌŶĞLJƐ
ŵƵƐƚƐƚĂƌƚĂŶĚĮŶŝƐŚ͘:ŽƵƌŶĞLJƐŵĂLJďĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ
ĨƌĞĞĨŽƌŵ͕ŽƌĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚŽŶƚŽƐŬĞůĞƚŽŶƌŽƵƚĞƐ
ĂŶĚƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞƐ͕ǀĂƌŝĞĚĂƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘hƐĞƌƐĐĂŶďĞ
ŐŝǀĞŶĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚƉŝĐŬͲƵƉƉŽŝŶƚĂŶĚĂƟŵĞǁŝŶĚŽǁ
ĨŽƌĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͘^ŽŵĞZdƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŵĂLJŚĂǀĞĚĞĮŶĞĚ
ƚĞƌŵŝŶŝ͕ĂƚŽŶĞŽƌďŽƚŚĞŶĚƐŽĨĂƌŽƵƚĞ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĂŶ
ƵƌďĂŶĐĞŶƚƌĞ͕ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚŽƌƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚŝŶƚĞƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ĨŽƌ
ŽŶǁĂƌĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘
By using some form of hailing system at Copthall and
ůŽĐĂůƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚŶŽĚĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐDŝůů,ŝůůĂƐƚ
COPTHALL AND MILL HILL OPEN SPACES MASTERPLAN
40 PHASE 2 & 3 REPORT
>hƐƚĂƟŽŶ͕ĂZdďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĐŽƵůĚďĞƉƵƚŝŶƉůĂĐĞ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŽƉƚŚĂůůĂƌĞĂ͘ƐƚŚĞďƵƐǁŽƵůĚŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĂŶĚŶŽƚŽŶůLJƐĞƌǀĞŽƉƚŚĂůů͕ŝƚǁŽƵůĚ
ŶŽƚďĞĨƵůůLJĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚŽŶƉĞĂŬƟŵĞƐĂƚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘
LJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŚĂŝůŝŶŐƉŽŝŶƚǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƉƚŚĂůů͕ĚĞŵĂŶĚ
ĨŽƌĂďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĐŽƵůĚďĞƚƌŝĂůůĞĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶƚƵƌŶ
could lead to Transport for London providing a
regular bus service to Copthall if demand is high
enough.
Transport for London stated during informal
ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐƚƌŝĂůƐ
ŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨĞŵĂŶĚZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͕ďƵƚƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞŝĨŽƉƚŚĂůůǁŽƵůĚďĞĂƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ
ƚĞƐƟŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘dŚĞĐĂƐĞĨŽƌƚŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞ
made to TfL during a later design stage in the context
of the more detailed survey of public transport
ĚĞŵĂŶĚƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĚďĞůŽǁ͘
The development of further plans for changes to
ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐǁŝůůĚĞƉĞŶĚŽŶƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ
of a range of data to support a business case to TfL.
dŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
• ĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚƐƵƌǀĞLJƐĂƚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŽƉƚŚĂůů
ƐŝƚĞƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐŚŽǁŵĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ
use the Copthall site on a daily basis.
• ŽŶƚĂĐƟŶŐĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐŝƚĞƵƐĞƌƐ;DĞƚƌŽ
'ŽůĨ͕ƚŚĞ>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐ
^ƚĂĚŝƵŵͿƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉĚĂƚĂĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĐůƵďƐŽŶͲƐŝƚĞĂŶĚĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐŽĨ
ĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞĂƚŽƉƚŚĂůůŽŶĂĚĂŝůLJďĂƐŝƐ͘
• ZĞǀŝĞǁŝŶŐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞĂŶĚůůŝĂŶnj
WĂƌŬƚŽƐĞĞŝĨƚŚĞLJĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƚƌŝƉŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ
ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞƚǁŽĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘
• ZĞǀŝĞǁŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐƚŽ
ƐĞĞŚŽǁŵĂŶLJƚƌŝƉƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ
ĂŶĚƵƐĂŐĞƐǁŝůůďĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞ͘
^ƵƌǀĞLJǁŽƌŬŽĨƚŚŝƐŶĂƚƵƌĞǁŝůůďĞƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶĂƚĂ
later design stage to develop a full business case for
an amendment to current public transport access
provision.
 TRANSPORT CYCLEABILITY
Railway and tube lines

Bus routes and stops

Marked or signed cycle routes

Other roads suitable for cycling

(possible new cycle ways)
Motorway

Primary ‘A’ raods

Mill Hill Secondary ‘A’ raods

Broadway Cycle routes crossing major roads

Proposed new connections

Cyclists dismount

Tube stations

Mill H
Hill East
Railway stations

Burnt Oak

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 POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS ROUTE 01
VIA BUNN LANE/M1 TO COPTHALL (VEHICULAR | CYCLE | PEDESTRIAN)
TO WEST SIDE OF M1 CORRIDOR
1. R AI L T U N N E L 2 . M1 T U N N E L 3 . A1 T U N N E L
Too narrow for cycleway WŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽŚĂǀĞĐLJĐůĞůĂŶĞͬ WŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞƉĂƌŬŝŶŐďĂLJƐ
shared path and have cycle lane
1 WZKWK^,E'^
2
• >ŝŐŚƟŶŐƵŶĚĞƌŶĞĂƚŚƌĂŝůƚƵŶŶĞů
• ZĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨƉĂƌŬŝŶŐďĂLJƐĂŶĚŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨĐLJĐůĞůĂŶĞǁŝƚŚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞͲĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ
3
01
ROUTE 02
VIA GRAHAME PARK WAY (CYCLE | PEDESTRIAN)

2 1. R AI L TU N N E L 2 . M1 B R I D G E 3 . A1 S U B W AY
1
02 3 >ŝŐŚƟŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƵƌĨĂĐŝŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů Ramp access - dismount Ramp access - dismount

WZKWK^,E'^
• >ŝŐŚƟŶŐĂŶĚƉĂƚŚƌĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĨŽƌƌĂŝůƚƵŶŶĞů
• ĞƩĞƌƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚůĞŐŝďŝůŝƚLJĂůŽŶŐƌŽƵƚĞ

ROUTE 03
RAF MUSEUM TO COPTHALL (PEDESTRIAN)
1

03 1. R A I L /M1 B R I D G E 2 . A 4 1 S U B W AY
New cycle/pedestrian bridge Ramp access - dismount
2
EtWZKWK^>
Mon
tro • EĞǁďƌŝĚŐĞŽǀĞƌƌĂŝůĂŶĚDϭĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƚŽ,Ăůů>ĂŶĞƚŚĞŶƚŽŽƉƚŚĂůůǀŝĂ^ƵŶŶLJ
s
Hill Park
e

04 ROUTE 04
AERODROME RD TO COPTHALL VIA SUNNY HILL (CYCLE |
PEDESTRIAN)

Colindale
1 2
3 4 1. R AI L TU N N E L 2. RAIL TUNNEL 3 . M1 T U N N E L
WZKWK^,E'^
• ^ŚĂƌĞĚĐLJĐůĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƉĂƚŚͲĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ
Et^/'Ez>>EWKdEd/> ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ 4 . A 4 1 S U B W AY
Ramp access - dismount
• ĞƩĞƌƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚůĞŐŝďŝůŝƚLJĂůŽŶŐƌŽƵƚĞ
N
• /ŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞƐƵďǁĂLJǁŝƚŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂŶĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
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1
4 ENHANCED MAIN ROUTE THROUGH ARRANDENE
WITH REINFORCED GRASS ROUTE TO OFFER YEAR
ENHANCED CONNECTION ACROSS WISE LANE FOR ROUND ACCESSIBILITY
PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS
2
NEW CYCLE LANE ON MILESPIT HILL CONNECTING
ARRANDENE TO COPTHALL
5
IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST ACCESS FROM 5 NEW LINK FROM OLD RAILWAY PATH TO SANDERS
DEVONSHIRE ROAD TO MILL HILL OLD RAILWAY LANE
WALK
EXAMPLES
5 IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST ACCESS FROM
PAGE STREET TO MILL HILL OLD RAILWAY WALK

1 NEW CYCLE / FOOTPATH FROM SUNNY HILL PARK TO

SPORTS HUB AND THROUGH LEISURE CENTRE AREA
TO PURSLEY ROAD
3 NEW CYCLE / FOOTBRIDGE OVER A1 TO CONNECT
COPTHALL AND SUNNY HILL PARK

NEW SLIP ROAD FROM A1 TO OFFER SAFER

ENTRANCE TO THE AREA

4
2 NO. NEW CROSSINGS FROM MIDDLESEX
UNIVERSITY TO SUNNY HILL PARK
4

N
5
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 CONNECTIVITY PROPOSALS OTHER INTERVENTIONS

ENHANCED ARRANDENE WEST

ENHANCED ARRANDENE SOUTH-
ENTRANCE
EAST ENTRANCE WITH TIGER
CROSSING FOR PEDESTRIAN AND
CYCLISTS COMING FROM COPTHALL

IMPROVED SURFACING, LIGHTING

AND SIGNAGE FROM MILL HILL OLD
SELECTIVE VEGETATION CLEARANCE RAILWAY TO PURSLEY ROAD
ALONG MILL HILL OLD RAILWAY
WALK TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY FOR
SAFETY PURPOSES IMPROVED VISIBILITY AND
INCREASED PATH WIDTH TOWARDS
ALLOTMENTS
IMPROVED VISIBILITY AND SIGNAGE
AT PAGE STREET TO COPTHALL
SOUTH FIELDS ENTRANCE IMPROVE CONNECTION TO DOLLIS
VALLEY WALK
NEW ENTRANCE LINKING COPTHALL
TO HENDON CEMETERY

REROUTE MAIN PATHWAY FOR

A MORE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN
COPTHALL AND MIDDLESEX
UNIVERSITY

IMPROVED SIGNAGE AND

SEGREGATED CYCLE ROUTE KEY
FROM COLINDALE STATION AND
COPTHALL/MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY PRIMARY WAYFINDING
VIA SUNNY HILL PARK
SECONDARY WAYFINDING
NEW PEDESTRIAN CYCLE PATH LINK
THROUGH UNIVERSITY GREEN TO
IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FROM TERTIARY WAYFINDING
SUNNY HILL PARK
N

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WAYFINDING E N T R A N C E Q U A L I T Y
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐŽĨ
ƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞƉĂƌŬƐŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ
ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐǁŝůůĐƌĞĂƚĞ
ŵŽƌĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝŵĂŐĞƐ
ĂƌĞĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨƐŽŵĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐǁŝƚŚĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ
ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞŶĞdžƚƐƚĂŐĞŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶǁŝůůůŽŽŬ
at each entrance in the study area in more detail.

DƵůƟƉůĞƉĂƚŚƐĐŽŶǀĞƌŐĞŝŶŽŶĞƉŽŝŶƚǁŝƚŚƐĞĂƟŶŐ
ǁĂůůƐĐƌĞĂƟŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƉĂƵƐĞ͘,ŝŐŚǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ
ŝŶŵĂŝŶĂƌĞĂĚĞƐƉŝƚĞůĂƌŐĞƚƌĞĞƐĂƐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŵŝĚͲ
ƐƚŽƌĞLJƐŚƌƵďƐ͕ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂĨĞƌĂƌĞĂ͘

sĞƌLJƐƚƌŽŶŐĨƌĂŵŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞŝŶĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ
open area. This example achieves similar outcomes
Example has clear sightlines to accentuate the ƚŽƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůǁŽŽĚĞĚĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ͘
ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͘ĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞŚĞĂǀLJŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝƚLJ͕ƚŚĞĂŶŐůĞŽĨ
ƚŚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŵĞĂŶƐŝƚůĞĂĚƐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
ƚŚĞĨĞĞůŝŶŐŽĨĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƉĂƐƐƵŶĚĞƌ͘

WĂƌƟƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞǁĂůůĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĨŽĐƵƐ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐĨŽƌĞŶƚƌLJ͘hƐĞŽĨŵƵůƟƉůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƚLJƉĞƐǁŝƚŚ ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƚƌĞĞĨƌĂŵĞŝŶůŝŶĞǁŝƚŚƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐŽĨ
ĂĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĐŽůŽƵƌƚŚĞŵĞĐƌĞĂƚĞƐƵŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͘^ŵĂůůǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŝŐŶƚŽƚŚĞ
ƐŽŌĞŶƐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘ ůĞŌ͘

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E N T R A N C E Q U A L I T Y COPTHALL
,DW/KE^tzdW'^d
<ĞLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ
• ZĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚƵƉŐƌĂĚĞ
ǁŝƚŚŶĞǁƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ
• Paved banding on road
• ZĞƐŝŶͲďŽƵŶĚĂƌƌŝǀĂůĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞǁŝƚŚƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
• EĞǁƉůĂŶƟŶŐĂůŽŶŐƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶĞĚŐĞŽĨĂƌƌŝǀĂů
ĂƌĞĂƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉĨŽƌ
feature signage
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Z/'ZZ/s>WK/Ed
<ĞLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ
• ZĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŐLJŵĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ
• &ĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞǁŝƚŚƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
• /ŶͲŐƌŽƵŶĚĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂƌƌŝǀĂůǁŝƚŚ
banding change in resin ground surface
• WĂǀĞĚĂƌƌŝǀĂůĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚƟŵďĞƌƚŽƉƐĞĂƟŶŐ
• ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚŽĚĞŶŽƚĞŬĞLJůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ
on site
E N T R A N C E Q U A L I T Y COPTHALL
'ZE>E^>E D/>>,/>>K>Z/>tzt><dW'
^dZd

<ĞLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ
• ĞŵŽůŝƐŚ<ǁŝŬ&ŝƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐĂƌƉĂƌŬ
• ƌĞĂƚĞŶĞǁƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŽŽƉƚŚĂůů
• ƌĞĂƚĞŶĞǁĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞĂƌĞĂǁŚĞƌĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
pedestrian bridge exits onto site
• EĞǁƐŚĂƌĞĚƉĂƚŚǁĂLJũŽŝŶƐŽŶƚŽŶĞǁƉĂƚŚƚŽ
ůŝŶŬƚŽĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƉĂƚŚ
• ZŽĂĚŝƐĐŚĂŶŐĞĚƚŽĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞŽŶůLJǁŝƚŚŶŽ
ĞdžŝƚŽŶƚŽϭĨƌŽŵǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƉƚŚĂůů^ŝƚĞ
• 'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĞŶƚƌLJͬĞdžŝƚŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ
A1 remains for residents use only
<ĞLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ
• Removal of metal kissing gates
• ůĞĂƌǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚďĞƩĞƌ
sightlines onto the site
• /ŵƉƌŽǀĞƉĂƚŚǁĂLJƚŽĂůůŽǁĞĂƐŝĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐĨŽƌ
cyclists
• Path improvements to make the entry more
ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ
• EĞǁƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŬĞLJ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁůLJĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚŽƉƚŚĂůů
Playing Fields

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E N T R A N C E Q U A L I T Y COPTHALL
D/>>,/>>K>Z/>tzt><d
sKE^,/ZZ
<ĞLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ
• ůĞĂƌǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚďĞƩĞƌ
sightlines onto the site
• EĞǁƐƚĞƉƐĨƌŽŵĞŶĚŽĨƌĂŵƉƉĂƚŚƚŽƚŚĞDŝůů
,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬ
• Replace railings and chainlink fencing
• /ŵƉƌŽǀĞƉĂƚŚǁĂLJƚŽĂůůŽǁĞĂƐŝĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐ
• Path improvements to steps and ramp
• EĞǁƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŬĞLJ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁůLJĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚŽƉƚŚĂůů
Playing Fields
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D/>>,/>>K>Z/>tzt><d^EZ^
>E
<ĞLJĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ
• ůĞĂƌǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚďĞƩĞƌ
sightlines onto the site
• /ŵƉƌŽǀĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƌŝĚůĞǁĂLJĨŽƌƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ
• WƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƚŽĂůůŽǁĞĂƐŝĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐĨŽƌ
cyclists and pedestrians
• Path improvements to make the entry more
ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ
• EĞǁƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŬĞLJ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁůLJĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚŽƉƚŚĂůů
Playing Fields
 CONNECTIVITY PROPOSALS LIGHTING

NEW FLOODLIGHTING ON NO LIGHTING PROPOSED IN

REFURBISHED MUGA AND TENNIS ARRANDENE DUE TO THE SENSITIVE
COURTS ECOLOGICAL VALUE OF THE SITE

REMOVE EXISTING LIGHT

STRUCTURES ALONG MAIN ROUTE STREET LIGHTING IN LINE WITH
AND INSTALL NEW LIGHTING IN LINE SURROUNDING STREETS TO BE
WITH NEW BRAND DESIGN INSTALLED AS PART OF NEW CYCLE
INFRASTRUCTURE

FLOODLIGHTING ON NEW TENNIS

COURTS UNTIL 10PM
MAIN ROUTE THROUGH COPTHALL
TO BE LIT DURING DARK HOURS TO
PROVIDE A SAFE ROUTE FOR USERS

FLOODLIGHTING ON NEW 3G
RUGBY AND FOOTBALL PITCHES
UNTIL 10PM

MAIN ROUTE THROUGH SUNNY

HILL PARK TO BE LIT DURING DARK
HOURS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ROUTE
FOR USERS EKd^

ůůƉĂƌŬƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŚĂǀĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌ
ƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ͘ŽƉƚŚĂůůŚĂƐĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
ůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂůŽŶŐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐtĂLJĂŶĚ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ
Lane. The cycle route from Pursley Road to
ESTABLISH WELL LIT ROUTE TO ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJůŝƚ͕ƚŚĞ
MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐŶĞǁůŝŐŚƟŶŐǁŚĞƌĞ
A SAFE ROUTE FOR UNIVERSITY ƚŚĞŶĞǁƐŚĂƌĞĚƉĂƚŚĞdžƚĞŶĚƐƚŽĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƚŚĞ
proposed bridge.
STUDENTS AFTER DARK
Both Metro Golf and Saracens currently have
ŇŽŽĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƟŵĞƐŽĨƵƐĞ͘dŚĞ
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůŽĨŶĞǁŇŽŽĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞϯ'ƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ
N ǁŝůůĨŽůůŽǁƐŝŵŝůĂƌŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐƟŵĞƐ͘

Not to scale

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 COPTHALL CIRCULATION RUNNING|CYCLING|WALKING
BI
TO ARRANDENE TT
NE AC
LA Y
E RS HI
ND LL
SA
TO M I LL H I LL E AST STATION

ROAD
PURSLEY

km
2.6
4 DE
VO
NS
HIR
E R
O AD

3
C
HA
ST M
E PI
G O
N
PA S
W
AY

C
HA
M
PI
2

O
N
Y
ER

S
ET

W
M
CE

AY
0.5km
N
N DO
HE
TO

2.6km 1

A1

TO MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY
via SUNNY HILL

KEY
D E S I G N AT E D CYCL E RO U T E
PRIM ARY E NTR ANCE 1 WA LK /CYCLE/R U N RO U T E (2 . 6 k m) 3 ACCE SS TO FORE ST AC TIVIT Y ZONE
P E D E S T R I A N O N LY R O U T E
SE CONDARY E NTR ANCE 2 M E AD OW LO O P TR ACK (0 . 5 k m) 4 W O O D L A N D P L AY C I R C U I T
S H A R E D PA T H W AY S

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 COPTHALL CIRCULATION VEHICULAR | PARKING
BI
TO ARRANDENE TT
AND MILL HILL NE AC
LA Y
E RS HI
ND LL
SA
TO M I LL H I LL E AST STATION

ROAD
PURSLEY

DE
VO
NS
HIR
E R
O AD

C
HA
ST M
E PI
G O
N
PA S
W
AY

Y
ER
ET
M
CE
N
O
ND
HE
TO

A1

TO MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY
via SUNNY HILL

KEY PROPOSED UNDERGROUND PARKING

ŶĞǁƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŽůĚůĞŝƐƵƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĐĂƌ
PRIM ARY E NTR ANCE F R E E P U B L I C PA R K I N G E V E N T D AY PA R K I N G ƉĂƌŬǁŝůůďĞĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϯ͕ϯϬϬƐƋŵĞƚƌĞƐĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞĂďůĞƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞϭϯϱͲϭϱϬƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘dŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚĐĂƌƉĂƌŬƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƌĞǀĞŶƵĞͲŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŶŐƟĐŬĞƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚŝŶƚĂŶĚĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŶĞǁůĞŝƐƵƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘
P R I VAT E PA R K I N G T I C K E T E D PA R K I N G

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5.2 LANDUSE AND AMENITY
ƐƐĞƚŽƵƚŝŶƚŚĞďƌŝĞĨ͕ƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƉƚŚĂůů͕Dŝůů,ŝůůĂŶĚ,ĞŶĚŽŶǁŝůů
ďĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚďLJĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĚŝƐƟŶĐƚĚƌŝǀĞƌƐ͗
• dŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞĂŵĞŶŝƚLJŽīĞƌĂĐƌŽƐƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ
ƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ
ůĞǀĞůƐŽĨƵƐĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ
set out in the council’s strategic policies for parks
ĂŶĚŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ͘
• dŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂĐĐĞƐƐĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJďŽƚŚ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƌŽƐƐŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐŝƚĞƐƚŽ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƵƐĞ͕ƚŽ
ĐŽŚĞƌĞŶƚůLJĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂĐŽŚĞƌĞŶƚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ
of green links that encourage pedestrian
ĂŶĚĐLJĐůŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘dŽĂĐƟǀĞůLJƉƵƌƐƵĞ
enhanced public transport access.
• dŽƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůLJƚŽƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂů
and natural heritage of all of the sites to
celebrate Barnet’s heritage and to promote
ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚďŝŽͲĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ͘
• To address green and built infrastructure needs
ĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ
^ĞĐƟŽŶƐϱ͘ϭĂŶĚϲ͘ϭƐĞƚƐŽƵƚŝŶĚĞƚĂŝůƚŚĞ
ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĞīĞĐƚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂ͘
^ĞĐƟŽŶϲ͘ϱƐĞƚƐŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐƐĞƚŽƵƚ
in the Preliminary Ecological Assessments for sites
ĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĨŽƌďŝŽͲ
diversity enhancement.
ƐŝĚĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞŽƵƚƉƵƚƐ͕ƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐ
ĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ
ĂŶĚĨŽƌDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬƚŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝĨLJƚŚĞĂŵĞŶŝƚLJŽīĞƌ
for both sites and to encourage greater intensity and
diversity of use.
ŽƉƚŚĂůůŝƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞWĂƌŬƐĂŶĚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ
Strategy as one of three sports hubs to be developed
across Barnet.
Currently the site consists of a number a major
ƐƉŽƌƚƐĐůƵď;^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐͿ͕Ă>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞ;ƚŽďĞƌĞͲ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚͿ͕ĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůLJͲƌƵŶƐƉŽƌƚƐĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ
ŽīĞƌƐ;DĞƚƌŽ'ŽůĨ͕WŽǁĞƌ>ĞĂŐƵĞĂŶĚĂŵĚĞŶ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ^ƉŽƌƚƐͿ͕ƚǁŽůŽĐĂůƌƵŐďLJĐůƵďƐ͕ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ
from separate buildings and a cricket club (making
ƵƐĞŽĨĂĐĞŶƚƌĂůƉĂǀŝůŝŽŶͿ͘
dŚĞƐŝƚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŽīĞƌƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƐƉŽƌƚƐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
typical of a regional sports hub or commensurate
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ^ƉŽƌƚƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐŽĚŝĞƐ
;^'͛ƐͿĂƐĨƵŶĚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
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dŚĞĂĚŽƉƟŽŶŽĨĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐKƵƚĚŽŽƌWůĂLJŝŶŐWŝƚĐŚ
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ;ϮϬϭϳͿĐĂŶďĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚĞƉŝŶƐĞĐƵƌŝŶŐ
funding from Sport England and SGB’s to develop
a regional sports hub for the borough. The OPPS
ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƉůĂLJŝŶŐƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ
currently provided at Copthall should be ‘protected’:
• 10no. adult 11 v 11 pitches
• 5no. 9 v 9 pitches
• 4no. 7 v 7 pitches
• 4no. 5 v 5 pitches
dŽƚĂůсϮϯƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ
This level of provision excludes 2 no. grass pitches
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ,ĞŶĚŽŶZƵŐďLJůƵďůĞĂƐĞĂƌĞĂ͕Ϯ
ŶŽ͘ŐƌĂƐƐƉŝƚĐŚĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůZƵŐďLJ
ůƵďůĞĂƐĞĂƌĞĂĂŶĚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐtŽƌůĚ/ZͲĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶƚ
3G pitch.
dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚďƌŝĞĨƐƟƉƵůĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ
ĨŽƌŽƉƚŚĂůůƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŚŽǁƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŽīĞƌĐĂŶ
be developed to diversify the use of the site. This
ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶĐŽƵůĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨ
ŵŽƌĞ͚ƉĂƌŬůŝŬĞ͛ƐƉĂƟĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ
textures. These could include the development of a
ƉůĂLJŽīĞƌ;ŽƌŽīĞƌƐͿƚŽĂƩƌĂĐƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐƚŽ
the site or the encouragement of more diverse use
ďLJĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ͘ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
to date has strongly endorsed this proposal.
The adopted OPPS requires the council to ‘protect’
ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐƉŽƌƚƐƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŽ͚ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ͛
ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ŶĞǁϯ'
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘EŽĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŵĂĚĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨŶĞǁϯ'ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŐƌĂƐƐ
ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶďƵƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŶĞǁϯ'
provision can provide increased capacity and that
current levels of grass pitch provision might not need
ƚŽďĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚĂƐĂĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ͘dŽĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ
ĞdžƚĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨŶĞǁĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽŶϯ'ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ǁŝůůďĞĂŶŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůŵĂƩĞƌ;ŝ͘Ğ͘ƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ
programming for 3G pitches is managed to address
ƉĞĂŬĚĞŵĂŶĚͿ͘
An assessment of available space across the site
has suggested that the level of provision of grass
ƉŝƚĐŚĞƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞKWW^ŝƐŝŶĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŵŽƌĞĚŝǀĞƌƐĞŽīĞƌĂŶĚǁŽƵůĚ
complicate the process of developing a coherent
ƉĂƩĞƌŶŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůƌŽƵƚĞƐƚŽĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉĂƌƚƐ
of the site for pedestrians and cyclists.
ƵƌŝŶŐ^ƚĂŐĞϮŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ƚŚĞĐůŝĞŶƚŚĂƐ
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŚŽǁƚŽƌĞƐŽůǀĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐŽĨ
the commitment to ‘protect’ set out in the OPPS and
ƚŚĞĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƚŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝĨLJƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐŽ
that all elements of the brief can be addressed as far
as possible.
dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŶĞǁĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƉŝƚĐŚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ŝŵƉůŝĞƐƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ^'ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞ
ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĚĞŵĂŶĚƐƚĞŵŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚůĞǀĞůƐ
ŽĨƵƐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞǁŽƵůĚǁĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŝŶĂŶĞǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ƌĞƉůĂĐŝŶŐƐŽŵĞŽƌĂůůŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŽŶƚŚĞ
site.
dŚĞŶĞǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĐŽƵůĚĂůƐŽŽīĞƌĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ
ĂŶĐŝůůĂƌLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐƉŽƌƚƐŚƵď
ƐƚĂƚƵƐ͕ĂŵĞŶŝƚLJǀĂůƵĞĂŶĚŝŶĐŽŵĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƐĞ
ŽīĞƌƐǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚŽďĞĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨŽīĞƌƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJŝŶƉůĂĐĞŽƌƉůĂŶŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ďƌŽĂĚĞƌƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞƐĞŽīĞƌƐĐŽƵůĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
• ĐĂĨĠ
• Public toilets
• WůĂLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• Training spaces
• Retail spaces
• Spaces for hire and for community use
dŚĞƐĐĂůĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐǁŝůůďĞ
determined by the number of changing rooms
ŽīĞƌĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŽǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞĂŶĐŝůůĂƌLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ůŝƐƚĞĚĂďŽǀĞĂƌĞŽīĞƌĞĚ͘dŚĞƐƚƵĚLJƚĞĂŵŚĂƐĂĐƟǀĞůLJ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĐůƵďƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚďĞ
based at Copthall:
• Dŝůů,ŝůůZƵŐďLJůƵďʹŚĞĂĚƐŽĨƚĞƌŵƐǁŝůů
ƐŚŽƌƚůLJďĞŝƐƐƵĞĚĨŽƌĂŶĞǁůĞĂƐĞĨŽƌD,Z͘
dŚĞĐůƵďŝƐŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚƚŽƌĞͲĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝƚƐ
ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĐůƵƵƐĞĂŶĚŝƐƵŶůŝŬĞůLJƚŽǁĂŶƚƚŽ
ŵŽǀĞƚŽĂŶĞǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƐŚŽƌƚƚĞƌŵ͘
• ,ĞŶĚŽŶZƵŐďLJůƵď – HRC’s lease is
currently held over. Their building is
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŝŶƉŽŽƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŵŽǀĞƚŽ
ĂŶĞǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŵŝŐŚƚƉƌŽǀĞĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ͘
• ,ĂŵƉƐƚĞĂĚĂŶĚtĞƐƚŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ,ŽĐŬĞLJůƵď
ĂƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĂŶĞǁŚŽŵĞĂŶĚŽƉƚŚĂůůŵŝŐŚƚ
ƉƌŽǀĞĂŶĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞŽƉƟŽŶ͘dŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚŝŵƉůLJ
the need for the provision of a greater number
ŽĨŚŽĐŬĞLJƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂϯ'͘dŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚ
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJĂƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞKWW^͘
• ƌƐĞŶĂů>ĂĚŝĞƐ&ŽŽƚďĂůůůƵď – current terrain at
Boreham Wood. The FA has suggested informally
that the club might consider a move to Copthall.
͚ůŽĐĂůƉĂƌŬ͛͘dŽĂŶĞdžƚĞŶƚ͕ƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ
ŽĨĂĐĐĞƐƐŵŝƟŐĂƚĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJďƵƚƚŚĞ
proposals set out in the masterplan to enhance
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJǁŝůůĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞƚŽĂŶĞdžƚĞŶƚ͘
Copthall remains heavily focused on sport and the
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĨŽƌĂŵĞŶŝƚLJƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐǁŽƵůĚ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽĂĐƚĂƐ
ĂƩƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘WƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůĂŵŽŶŐƐƚƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƵůĚďĞƉůĂLJ͘
The provision of good quality internal and external
ƉůĂLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁŽƵůĚĂĐƚĂƐĂŶĂŶĐŝůůĂƌLJĚƌĂǁĨŽƌ
people accessing the site for sports purposes and
ĐŽƵůĚďƌŝŶŐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŶƵŵďĞƌƐŽĨŶĞǁǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐƚŽ
ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝĨĂŶĞǁĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJǁĂƐŽĨĂƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJŚŝŐŚ
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĂŶĚŽīĞƌĞĚƌĞůĂƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨ
ƚŽŝůĞƚƐĂŶĚĂĐĂĨĠ͘dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌĞůĂƚĞĚ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂŶĞǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝƐĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚĂďŽǀĞ͘
ŶĞǁƉůĂLJĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJĐŽƵůĚďĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚŝŶĂ͚ƉĂƌŬͲůŝŬĞ͛
ĂƌĞĂŽĨƚŚĞWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ͕ĚĞĮŶĞĚďLJĂŐƌĞĂƚĞƌůĞǀĞů
ŽĨŚŽƌƟĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂƐƵŝƚĞŽĨƐƉŽƌƚƐ
ĂŶĚĂŵĞŶŝƚLJŽīĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨƚŚĞWůĂLJŝŶŐ
Fields.
dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƚĞĂŵŚĂƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞͲ
ďĂƐĞĚĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͘DyͬDŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŝŬŝŶŐ͕
ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůƐ͕ƉĂƌŬŽƵƌĞƚĐ͕͘͘ͿĂŶĚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƐĞ
ŽŶĂƐŝƚĞͲǁŝĚĞďĂƐŝƐƐŽƚŚĂƚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŝƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚ
ĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚŽŶĂƐŝƚĞͲǁŝĚĞďĂƐŝƐ͘ůůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞ
ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚĂƚďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐŶĞǁĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐĚǁĞůůƟŵĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ
ƚĂƌŐĞƚŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐĂƌŽƵŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘

&ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚ>ŝƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĚ
ƚŚĂƚŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŽƉƟŽŶƐĂƉƉĞĂƌƚŽďĞǀŝĂďůĞĂŶĚ
the masterplan report does not propose that a
ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĐůƵďƐŚŽƵůĚďĞďĂƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘
The masterplan brief sets out a requirement to
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞĞdžƚĞŶƚƚŽǁŚŝĐŚŽƉƚŚĂůůŝƐƵƐĞĚĂƐĂ

COPTHALL AND MILL HILL OPEN SPACES MASTERPLAN

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COPTHALL EXISTING ARRANGEMENT

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KEY
1. AMENITY GRASSLAND (SPORT)

2. AMENITY GRASSLAND (OTHER)

3. NEUTRAL GRASSLAND (MEADOWS)

4. SECONDARY WOODLAND

5. URBAN (BUILT AREA/HARD SURFACE)

6. REGENERATIVE WOODLAND

7. ALLOTMENTS

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COPTHALL PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT

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KEY
1. AMENITY GRASSLAND (SPORT) 8. SENSORY GARDENS (WITH PLAY)

2. AMENITY GRASSLAND (OTHER) 9. WETLANDS

3. NEUTRAL GRASSLAND (MEADOWS) 10. FITNESS

4. SECONDARY WOODLAND 11. BMX

5. URBAN (BUILT AREA/HARD SURFACE) 12. ARTIFICIAL SURFACE (SPORT)

6. REGENERATIVE WOODLAND 13. PUBLIC SQUARE (WITH PLAY)

7. ALLOTMENTS

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MILL HI L L E X I S T I N G A R R A N G E M E N T

KEY
1. AMENITY GRASSLAND (SPORT)

2. AMENITY GRASSLAND (OTHER)

3. PUBLIC REALM

4. PARK KEEPERS LODGE

5. EXISTING BUILDING

6. OTHER SURFACE (SPORT)

7. PLAY

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MILL HI L L P R O P O S E D A R R A N G E M E N T

KEY
1. AMENITY GRASSLAND (SPORT)

2. AMENITY GRASSLAND (OTHER)

3. RATIONALISED PUBLIC REALM

4. REFURBISHED PARK KEEPERS LODGE

5. NEW BUILDING

6. OTHER SURFACE (SPORT)

7. PLAY

8. SKATE

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5.3 SPORTS PROVISION FOR COPTHALL AND MILL HILL OPEN SPACES
dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŶĞǁĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĨŽƌĨŽƌŵĂůƐƉŽƌƚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ
ĂƌĞĂŝƐĂŬĞLJƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶďƌŝĞĨ͘dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨŶĞǁƐƉŽƌƚƐ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƌĞŇĞĐƚƐƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ
KƵƚĚŽŽƌWůĂLJŝŶŐWŝƚĐŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͘sĂƌŝĂƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ
KEY
ƌĞŇĞĐƚĂŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵŐƌĂƐƐƉŝƚĐŚƚŽĂůůͲǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƉŝƚĐŚƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ EXISTING SPORTS PROVISION
ĂŐƌĞĞĚŝŶƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞǁŝƚŚ^ƉŽƌƚŶŐůĂŶĚ͘ NEW SPORTS PROVISION

EXAMPLES
MILL HILL
BITTACY HILL
3 TENNIS COURTS - RESURFACE
AND FLOODLIGHT
1 BASKETBALL/TENNIS/FOOTBALL 2 BASKETBALL/TENNIS/FOOTBALL
MUGA - RESURFACE INCLUSIVE MUGA - RESURFACE AND ADD
RAMPED ACCESS

CYCLING PROFICIENCY

COPTHALL
1 RUGBY WR22 AGP PITCH
2 FOOTBALL 3G PITCHES
4 RUGBY GRASS PITCHES
6 FOOTBALL GRASS PITCHES
2 CRICKET PITCHES
FOOTBALL INCLUSIVE MUGA AREA
4 TENNIS COURTS
2 BMX TRACKS
1 BASKETBALL/RUGBY INCLUSIVE MUGA
3 TABLE TENNIS
1 50/100M SPRINT TRACK

TABLE TENNIS SPRINTS

SUNNY HILL
1 CRICKET PITCH - IMPROVE MARKINGS
3 TENNIS COURTS - RESURFACE
1 BASKETBALL MUGA - RESURFACE

RUGBY BMX 1:15000@A3

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5.4 COPTHALL MASTERPLAN KEY
CONSIDERATIONS FROM PHASE ONE
W,^KE W,^dtK

W/d,^E^WKZd
ϭEŽ͘'W&ƵůůƐŝnjĞĚƌƵŐďLJƉŝƚĐŚ
ϯEŽ͘ƵĂůĨŽŽƚďĂůůͬƌƵŐďLJϯ'ƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ
ϮEŽ͘ϯ'&ŽŽƚďĂůůƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ
ϭϮEŽ͘'ƌĂƐƐĨŽŽƚďĂůůƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ ϲEŽ͘'ƌĂƐƐĨŽŽƚďĂůůƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ
ϭEŽ͘ƌŝĐŬĞƚĂƚ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ
ϯEŽ͘ƌŝĐŬĞƚ
ϮEŽ͘ƌŝĐŬĞƚĂƚŽƉƚŚĂůů
ϴEŽ͘dĞŶŶŝƐ ϰEŽ͘dĞŶŶŝƐ
E/>>ZzK&&Z^

ĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
/ŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞƐƉŽƌƚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƉůĂLJ͕ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚƉůĂLJ͕
ǁĂƚĞƌƉůĂLJ͕ƐĞŶƐŽƌLJŐĂƌĚĞŶ͕ƐŬĂƚĞ͕ĮƚŶĞƐƐƚƌĂŝůͬ^ƉƌŝŶƚƐ͕
/ŶĨŽƌŵĂůƉůĂLJĂŶĚ͚ƉĂƌŬůŝŬĞ͛ĂƌĞĂ
Dy͕ƌŽĐŬĐůŝŵďŝŶŐ͕ƚĂďůĞƚĞŶŶŝƐ͕ĨŽƌĞƐƚůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐͬ
ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĂƌĞĂ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƐͬDĂƌŬĞƚƐƉĂĐĞ;ůŽĐĂůͿ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƐͬ
DĂƌŬĞƚƐƉĂĐĞ;ĐŽƵŶƚLJͲůĞǀĞůͿ

Kd,ZWZKWK^>^
džƚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨ,ĂƐŵŽŶĞĂŶ^ĐŚŽŽů ,ĂƐŵŽŶĞĂŶ^ĐŚŽŽůƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƌĞĨƵƐĞĚ
dZE^WKZdнKEEd/s/dz
>ŝŶŬƚŽ,ĞŶĚŽŶĞŵĞƚĞƌLJǀŝĂ,ĞŶĚŽŶ'ŽůĨ ZĞŵĂŝŶƐ
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƉĂƐƐƵŶĚĞƌŶĞĂƚŚϭ EĞǁďƌŝĚŐĞŽǀĞƌϭ
KŶĞǁĂLJƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚŽīϭŽŶƚŽ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞ͘EŽĞdžŝƚ
/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚũƵŶĐƟŽŶůĂLJŽƵƚĂƚ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞͬϭĞdžŝƚ
ŽŶƚŽϭĂƚƚŚŝƐũƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘
LJĐůĞůĂŶĞ;WƵƌƐůĞLJZĚƚŽƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞǀŝĂDŝůĞƐƉŝƚ,ŝůůͿ ZĞŵĂŝŶƐ
>ŝŐŚƟŶŐĂůŽŶŐDŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬ EŽůŝŐŚƟŶŐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
EŽŶĞǁĂĐĐĞƐƐƉŽŝŶƚƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽ
/ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƉŽŝŶƚƐĂůŽŶŐDŝůů,ŝůůKůĚZĂŝůǁĂLJtĂůŬ
ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĞŶƚƌLJƉŽŝŶƚƐĂŶĚƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĐůĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ
h/>/E'^
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COPTHALL MASTERPLAN COMPONENTS
6.1 DESIGN INTENT
Barnet Council’s Corporate Plan includes an
ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƚŚĂƚ͚ĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐǁŝůů
be amongst the best in London’. As an expression of
ƚŚŝƐĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐWĂƌŬƐĂŶĚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ
Strategy sets out a number of key outcomes that the
borough’s parks should deliver.
These principles have informed the development of
masterplan proposals for Copthall and Mill Hill Open
Spaces:
• Enhancing the physical and mental health of
residents
• DĂŬŝŶŐĂƌŶĞƚĂďĞƩĞƌƉůĂĐĞƚŽůŝǀĞ͕ǁŽƌŬ͕ůĞĂƌŶ
and play
• :ŽŝŶŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌďLJĐƌĞĂƟŶŐŶĞǁ
ŐƌĞĞŶůŝŶŬƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ
borough
• Preparing the borough for the impacts of
ĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞďLJĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͕ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐ
ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚŵŽĚĞƌĂƟŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ
• WƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͛ƐĐƵůƚƵƌĂů
and natural heritage
The brief for the Copthall and Mill Hill Open Spaces
ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƐƚƵĚLJƐĞƚƐŽƵƚĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚďƌŽĂĚůLJƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ
ŽǀĞƌĂůůǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ
principles set out in the Parks and Open Spaces
Strategy:
• ƐƵŝƚĞŽĨǁĞůůͲĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƐŝƚĞƐ
• ǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƐƉŽƌƚƐ͕ůĞŝƐƵƌĞĂŶĚĂŵĞŶŝƚLJ
ŽīĞƌƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐĂƌĂŶŐĞ
ŽĨƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ͕ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů
outcomes
• An economic model that assumes that
ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞůLJ͕ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂǁŝůů
ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĐŽƐƚͲŶĞƵƚƌĂůŝƚLJĂƐĂĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĂŶĚ
ŝĨƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĂƐƵƌƉůƵƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
the cost of managing other parks and open
spaces across the borough
• ƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞĂŶĚĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞƉůĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚ
ƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJďŽƚŚŽĨDŝůů,ŝůůĂŶĚŽĨĂƌŶĞƚ
ĂƐĂǁŚŽůĞ
• A series sustainable places and spaces that
deliver to the highest possible environmental
standards in terms of assert performance
The design team has approached the development
of the masterplan for Copthall and Mill Hill Open
^ƉĂĐĞƐďLJƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐŝŶŐďĞƐƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ
of landscape architecture and architecture both
ŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ͘
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CHASE LODGE 6.2 COPTHALL MASTERPLAN
PLAYING FIELDS P OW E R L EAG U E

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G R E E N S PACES
ϲ D E P OT MILL HILL
BARNET
3 FEATURE BRIDGE
RFC
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CENTRE 4 M E A D O W/ B M X T R AC K

ϱ SLIP ROAD ACCE SS

HASMONEAN ALLIANZ PARK
HIGH SCHOOL ϲ I MPROVE D M AIN E NTR ANCE
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NEW LINK TO ASHLEY LANE via
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Link to leisure centre

Coach parking
MARKET SQUARE

Clearmac main Table tennis

Concrete path
pedestrian/cycle route
Water play
^ŬĂƚĞďŽǁů
Water jets
Skate ramp
Sensory garden Coloured tarmac sports zone
1.5m raised
embankment Feature Timber posts
paving Giant steps
DŽǁŶ >ŽŶŐŐƌĂƐƐƉůĂŶƟŶŐ
tĂůŬǁĂLJƵŶĚĞƌ Parkour area
path terrace
Large enclosed play
EĂƚƵƌĂůƉůĂLJƚŽǁĞƌ ƚŽǁĞƌĂŶĚŶƵƌƐĞƌLJ Roof terrace
GRANDE Grassed banks for
Boulder play PELOUSE Ornamental
ƚŚĞƌŵĂůŝŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶ
SPORTS HUB of building ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ
Timber bounce boards
Rechargeable
Sand pit Cafe area bollards adjacent
ůŝŵďŝŶŐǁĂůů to carpark
EĂƚƵƌĂůǁĂƚĞƌƉůĂLJ
Stepping stone path

COPTHALL
SOUTH FIELDS
Picnic area Polymeric
sprints track
N Wetland pond
Ornamental 3G PITCHES Pitch fencing
Fitness trail ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ
1:10
1:1000
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 MASTERPLAN COMPETITION BMX Clearmac pedestrian/
cycle main route

EĞǁƚƌĞĞƐ
'ZWďŽĂƌĚǁĂůŬ

3G rugby
ZĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĞŵŽǁŶ
pitch
grass path EĞǁƚƌĞĞƐ

Gravel lined
ƐǁĂůĞ /ŶͲƐŝƚƵĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞĂŶĚ
ĚŝƌƚDyƚƌĂĐŬ Pitch fencing
Wetland
reed beds
^ŚƌƵďƉůĂŶƟŶŐ

Woodland WĞƌĞŶŶŝĂůƉůĂŶƟŶŐ
ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ

Paved entrance
ĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚƐĞĂƟŶŐ
and signage
EĞǁƚƌĞĞƐ

Sculptural feature
ĞŶƚƌLJǁĂLJ Tarmac path

DĞĂĚŽǁƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ZĞĨƵƌďŝƐŚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
tarmac path

N Feature pedestrian/cycle
ďƌŝĚŐĞͲƚŽďĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ
1:1000@A3 by structural engineer

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MASTERPLAN FOREST ACTIVITY AREA EĞǁƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ĂƚŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ

tŝĚĞŶƉĂƚŚƐ͕ Improve surfacing/

ĐůĞĂƌǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ͕ drainage to prevent Main clearmac
and add signage ǁĂƚĞƌůŽŐŐŝŶŐ pedestrian/cycle route
ZĞŵŽǀĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚŶĞǁůŝŐŚƟŶŐŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ
gates and install
bollards
/ŶƐƚĂůůϯdžϰŵƟŵďĞƌ
ďŝƌĚǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŚƵƚƐͬ Install informal
ĨŽƌĞƐƚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŚƵďƐ breedon gravel track

Fenced area for

forest learning

Resin bound entrance

ĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ
ƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐͲƚŽ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŝƚĞǁŝĚĞŵĂƉ
Paved banding to
establish sense of
arrival at entrance G R E E N S PAC E S
OPE R ATIONS
HUB
dŝŵďĞƌƉůĂLJƉůĂƞŽƌŵ
ǁŝƚŚƐĞĂƟŶŐĨŽƌ
outdoor learning
Sculptural feature ZĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĞŐƌĂƐƐ
ĞŶƚƌLJǁĂLJƚŚĂƚĂĐƚƐ rugby pitches
MILL HILL
as a vehicle height
RFC
N barrier
BARNET LEISURE
CENTRE
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@A3
@A

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 MASTERPLAN WOODLAND BMX Cricket pavillion
Clearmac entrance area
ZĞĨƵƌďŝƐŚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
Cricket nets
tarmac path

ĞĚĞĐŐƌĂǀĞůǁĂŝƟŶŐĂƌĞĂ
ĂŶĚĚŝƌƚDyƚƌĂĐŬ

ŝƌƚDyƚƌĂĐŬ

DĞĂĚŽǁƉůĂŶƟŶŐ

Clearmac pedestrian/cycle route

HENDON
RFC
EĞǁďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ
ƉůĂŶƟŶŐ

Tarmac path to interface

ǁŝƚŚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ KŶĞǁĂLJ͕ŶŽĞdžŝƚƌŽĂĚ

Clearmac entrance area

N
EĞǁĚĞĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶůĂŶĞ
1:1000@A3

W O O D L A N D/ I N F O R M A L B M X T R AC K

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3 6
4

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MASTERPLAN PRE CE DE NT S
SPORTS ZONE SE NSORY GARDE N

SK ATE R A MP B O U L D E R P L AY

ROCK CLI M B I NG WALL P L A Z A W A T E R P L AY

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6.3 COPTHALL BUILDINGS
Copthall Estate contains a number of poor quality
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŝŶŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ;Dŝůů,ŝůůΘ,ĞŶĚŽŶZƵŐďLJ
ůƵďƐͿ͕ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĐŽŶƐĞŶƚƐ
ŝŶƉůĂĐĞ;^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐtĞƐƚ^ƚĂŶĚ͕>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞ
ĂŶĚƉĂƌŬƐĚĞƉŽƚͿĂŶĚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐŝŶŐŽŽĚ
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂŶĚĂĐƟǀĞƵƐĞ;DĞƚƌŽ'ŽůĨĂŶĚŽƉƚŚĂůů
WŽǁĞƌůĞĂŐƵĞͿ͘
ϭͺWƌŽƉŽƐĞĚůůŝĂŶnjƌĞŶĂtĞƐƚƐƚĂŶĚƐǀŝĞǁĨƌŽŵ
1_ Saracens West Stand ƚŚĞǁĞƐƚ
2_ Leisure Centre
3_ Park depot
ϰͺDĞƚƌŽ'ŽůĨΘ/ƚĂůŝĂŶZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ
5_ Hendon Rugby Club
6_ Mill Hill Rugby Club
ϳͺŽƉƚŚĂůůWŽǁĞƌůĞĂŐƵĞ
ϮͺWƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ>ĞŝƐƵƌĞĞŶƚƌĞǀŝĞǁĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚ
dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐƚŚƌĞĞŶĞǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐƚŽ
support Copthall’s regional sports status and other
proposed uses.

ͺŽƉƚŚĂůů,ƵďнWůĂLJƚŽǁĞƌ
B_ Copthall Forest Centre
C_ Copthall Cricket Pavilion

dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞŵŽůŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĐƌŝĐŬĞƚƉĂǀŝůŝŽŶĂŶĚ<ǁŝŬ&ŝƚŐĂƌĂŐĞ͘
ϰͺDĞƚƌŽ'ŽůĨĞŶƚƌĞ

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 PROPOSED HUB + PLAY TOWER TYPOLOGY

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ͲZĞƚĂŝůΘƚŚĞƌĂƉLJ

dŚĞƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞŽĨĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶǁĂƐƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚŝŶůŝŶĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶďƌŝĞĨ͕
ŝŶĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ&ĂŶĚZ&hĂŶĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐĂƐĞƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘

dŚĞůĂƌŐĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌǀŽůƵŵĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂĐĂĨĞ͕ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐƚŽŝůĞƚƐ͕
ƌĞƚĂŝůΘƚŚĞƌĂƉLJƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
dŚĞǀŝĞǁĨƌŽŵƐŽƵƚŚĞĂƐƚƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌƌŽŽĨĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ
public realm. It is connected to the landscape to the south via a planted bank
ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐĂĐůŝŵďŝŶŐǁĂůů͕ƌŽƵƚĞƐƵƉĂŶĚƐĞĂƟŶŐŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉŽƌƚƐ
pitches.

dŚĞĮƌƐƚŇŽŽƌǀŽůƵŵĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂƐƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂůƉĂǀŝůŝŽŶƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐͬ
ĞǀĞŶƚͬƐŽĐŝĂůƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ͘&ƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƐƉŝůůŽƵƚŽŶƚŽĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ͕ƐŽƵƚŚͲ
facing terraces.

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dŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĨĂĐĂĚĞŽĨƚŚĞ,hĨĂĐĞƐƚŚĞŵƵůƟͲĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŚĂƌĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƚŽ
ƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͘^ŬĂƟŶŐΘƉĂƌŬŽƵƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƐůŽƉĞƵƉĂŶĚŝŶŚĂďŝƚƉĂƌƚŽĨ
the roof.
'ƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌƌĞƚĂŝůĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĂƉLJƐƉĂĐĞƐĂƌĞŶŽƌƚŚĨĂĐŝŶŐ͘

dŚĞW>zdKtZŝƐĂƐƚĂĐŬĞĚ͕ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƉůĂLJƐƉĂĐĞ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽ
ĂŶĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌŽƵƐ͕ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞƉůĂLJŽīĞƌŝƚŽīĞƌƐĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚƌŽŽŵƐĨŽƌ
ƌĞŶƚ͕ƚŽŝůĞƚƐĂŶĚƐƚĂīĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘

ĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐĐŽůŽƵƌĨƵůůLJŶĂŵĞĚŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐŝŶŶƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŽĨƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂůƉůĂLJƐƉĂĐĞƐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƉůĂLJƚŽǁĞƌ͘WůĂLJĂďůĞ
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐůŝŶŬƚŚĞWůĂLJƚŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ,ƵďďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘

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The Hackney Marshes Centre has 26 modern The LookOut is a learning and event centre situated
ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵƐ͕ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚŽĸĐŝĂůƐƌŽŽŵƐ͕ϯĨƵůůLJ in the centre of Hyde Park managed by the Royal
ĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚŵĞĞƟŶŐͬĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƌŽŽŵƐ͕ĂůĂƌŐĞďĂƌͬ WĂƌŬƐ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞĞŶƚƌĞŝƐƐĞƚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĂĐƌĞŽĨ
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƵŝƚĞĂŶĚĨƌĞĞƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ͘WŝƚĐŚĞƐĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ garden space. The lookout building has capacity for
for hire on a block booking or a pay as you play basis. up to 200 guests standing or 100 seated. The lookout
garden is also available to hire.
,ĂĐŬŶĞLJDĂƌƐŚĞƐŚĂƐ͗ϱϴŶŽĂĚƵůƚŐƌĂƐƐƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ϮŶŽ
ƉƌĞŵŝƵŵ;ƐƚĞƉϳƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚͿĂĚƵůƚŐƌĂƐƐƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ϭϰŶŽ
ũƵŶŝŽƌƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ;ϱǀϱ͕ϳǀϳΘϵǀϵͿ͕ϯŶŽZƵŐďLJƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕
ϯŶŽ'ƌĂƐƐƌŝĐŬĞƚƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ϱŶŽƌƟĮĐŝĂůƌŝĐŬĞƚ
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CITY MUSEUM, ST. LOUIS, USA
ŝƚLJDƵƐĞƵŵŝƐĂƉůĂLJŚŽƵƐĞͬŵƵƐĞƵŵ͕ĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐ
largely of repurposed architectural and industrial
ŽďũĞĐƚƐ͕ŚŽƵƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů^ŚŽĞ
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝŶ^ƚ>ŽƵŝƐ͕hŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘KƉĞŶĞĚŝŶϭϵϵϳ
ƚŚĞŵƵƐĞƵŵĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϳϬϬ͕ϬϬϬǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐŝŶ
2010.

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dŚĞϭƐƚŇŽŽƌĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ͚>ŝĨĞͲƐŝnjĞŽǁŚĞĂĚtŚĂůĞ͕͛
͚WƵŬŝŶŐWŝŐ͕͚͛^ůŝŶŬLJ͕͚͛dƌĞĞŚŽƵƐĞ͕͛DŽƐĂŝĐ͕
͚hŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚtŚĂůĞǁĂLJ͛ĂŶĚ͚KƌŝŐŝŶĂůĂǀĞƐ͛͘
ŶĐŚĂŶŐĞĚĂǀĞƐĂŶĚ^ŚŽĞ^ŚĂŌƌƵŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ
centre of the museum.
dŚĞDĞnjnjĂŶŝŶĞŽŶƚŚĞϮŶĚŇŽŽƌŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞ͚sĂƵůƚ
ZŽŽŵ͛ǁŝƚŚĂŵĂƌďůĞďĂƌĂŶĚϭϬϬϬƐĂĨĞƚLJĚĞƉŽƐŝƚ
ďŽdžĞƐ͕͚,ĂŵƉƐƚĞƌǁŚĞĞů͛ĂŶĚ͚^ƚ'ĞŽƌŐĞ͛ƐŚĂŵďĞƌ͘
dŚĞϯƌĚŇŽŽƌŽīĞƌƐƚŚĞ͚^ŬĂƚĞWĂƌŬ͕͚͛ǀĞƌLJĚĂLJ
ŝƌĐƵƐ͕͛ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůDƵƐĞƵŵ͕EĂƚƵƌĂů,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ
ŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ͚,ĂƵŶƟŶŐƐ͛͘
dŚĞϰƚŚŇŽŽƌŝƐŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞƌŽŽĨŚŽƵƐĞƐĂ
&ĞƌƌŝƐtŚĞĞů͕ĂƉŽŶĚ͕ĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƚƵŶŶĞůƐĂŶĚĂ'ŝĂŶƚ
WƌĂLJŝŶŐDĂŶƟƐ͘KƵƚƐŝĚĞDŽŶƐƚƌŽŝƚLJĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŝƌĐƌĂŌ
ĨƵƐĞůĂŐĞƐƐƵƐƉĞŶĚĞĚŝŶŵŝĚĂŝƌ͕ĂĮƌĞĞŶŐŝŶĞ͕ĐĂƐƚůĞ
turret and the Cabin Inn bar and entertainment
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dŚĞ^ǁĂƌŽǀƐŬŝƌLJƐƚĂůtŽƌůĚƐ;^ǁĂƌŽǀƐŬŝ
<ƌŝƐƚĂůůǁĞůƚĞŶͿŝƐĂǀŝƐŝƚŽƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶ
tĂƩĞŶƐ͕ƵƐƚƌŝĂ͘dŚĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞǁĂƐďƵŝůƚŝŶϭϵϵϱŝŶ
ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞϭϬϬƚŚĂŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌLJŽĨƚŚĞƵƐƚƌŝĂ
ďĂƐĞĚĐƌLJƐƚĂůĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ^ǁĂƌŽǀƐŬŝ͘DƵůƟŵĞĚŝĂ
ĂƌƟƐƚŶĚƌĞ,ĞůůĞƌǁĂƐĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞĚƚŽĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŚĞ
ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘dŚĞŵƵƐĞƵŵŝƐŽƉĞŶLJĞĂƌͲƌŽƵŶĚ͕ĂŶĚ
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂĐĂĨĞĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƉĂƌŬƐƉĂĐĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ
the building.
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ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉůĂŶƚĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůůŝĨĞ͘ŝŵĞĚĂƚLJŽƵŶŐƐƚĞƌƐ
ĂŐĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚƌĞĞƚŽŶŝŶĞLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚ͕ůŝŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚ
ƌĞĞƉĞƌƐŝƐĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞďŽƚĂŶŝĐĂůƉůĂLJnjŽŶĞ͕ĂŶĚ
ŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞƉůĂŶƚͲůŝĨĞĨƵŶĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĨŽƌ
children. The area has been built inside a spacious
old green house in the heart of the gardens and
ĞŶĂďůĞƐůŝƩůĞͲŽŶĞƐƚŽďĞ͚ŝŶƐĞĐƚƐ͛ĐůŝŵďŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ƐůŝĚŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚƵŶŶĞůƐ͕ŚĂǀŝŶŐĨƵŶĂŶĚ
learning about botany.
dŚĞƉůĂLJĂƌĞĂĂůƐŽĞdžƚĞŶĚƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ
ŵŽƌĞĐůŝŵďŝŶŐĨƌĂŵĞƐ͕ƐůŝĚĞƐĂŶĚƐĞĞƐĂǁƐƚŽƉůĂLJŽŶ
ŝĨƚŚĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƉĞƌŵŝƚƐ͘EĞdžƚƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂLJĂƌĞĂƚŚĞƌĞ
ĂƌĞĂĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨĨĂŵŝůLJͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ
toilets and a shop.
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Red pigmented concrete

džƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƉŝŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƚĞdžƚƵƌĞƐ͕
ĂŐŐƌĞŐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ

&ŝƌƐƚŇŽŽƌƉĂǀŝůŝŽŶƐ͗ƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨĨŽůĚĞĚƌŽŽĨƐ͕ŚŝĞƌĂĐŚLJ
ŽĨƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĚĂLJůŝŐŚƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌŽŽĨƐ

Exposed structure

^ƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐƐƚĞĞůƐĐƌĞĞŶĨŽƌWůĂLJƚŽǁĞƌ͕ŝŶƉĂƌƚƐƐŽŌĞŶĞĚ tĞƐƚsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ^ĐŽƵƚƐdƌĞĞ,ŽƵƐĞͲƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂůƚŽǁĞƌ
ǁŝƚŚƉůĂŶƟŶŐŽƌůŝƚ ǁŝƚŚƉůĂLJĨƵůůĂLJĞƌŝŶŐŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůƐƉĂĐĞƐ

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GROUND FLOOR GROUND FLOOR 24
1 Lobby A Reception
2 Reception B 2IÀFH
3 2IÀFH C Store C )LUVWÁRRU
4 Staff welfare D WCs B
5 Changing room E The Cat
6 Accessible team changing F The Woolpack E A
7 Accessible changing room
8 Referee changing FIRST FLOOR
9 Therapy/ First Aid G Grouproom D
 Therapy H WCs F
11 Retail/ bike rental & repair I The Woolpack
12 Grab & go J The Castle
13 Cafe K The Red Lion
14 Kitchen L Bull’s Head

FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR 12

15 Restaurant M Grouproom 
16 Servery N Staff 11  9
6 6 1
17 WCs O The Woolpack 8 7
18 Bar & social space P Bull’s Head
19 13 14 1
Learning & event space Q Hart’s Horns
 Group room 2 4 8 8
1
21 Storage THIRD FLOOR 3 1 5 5 5 5 5 5
R Grouproom 1
22 Terrace S The Castle
23 Skate/ BMX/ Parcour T The Old Green Dragon
24 Climbing U Hart’s Horns
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PLAY INTERVENTIONS BASED ON THE NAMES OF BARNET INNS
dŚĞƉůĂLJƚŽǁĞƌƚĂŬĞƐŝƚƐŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂƌŶĞƚ͛Ɛ
historic past and proximity to the city centre of
>ŽŶĚŽŶǁŚŝĐŚŵĂĚĞŝƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚͬůĂƐƚĐŽĂĐŚƐƚŽƉĨŽƌ
ƚŚŽƐĞƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐĂŶĚĐĂƌƟŶŐŐŽŽĚƐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞh<͘
dŚŝƐƐĂǁĂƌŶĞƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨWƵďůŝĐ/ŶŶƐ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞdŽǁŶƐĞŶƚƌĞƚŽŚŽƐƚƚŚĞƐĞƚƌĂǀĞůůĞƌƐ͘
dŚĞŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ/ŶŶƐŚŽƐƚĞĚĂŶĂƌƌĂLJŽĨĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ
ŶĂŵĞƐͲ͚dŚĞKůĚ'ƌĞĞŶƌĂŐŽŶ͛ͲƚŚĂƚĐƌĞĂƚĞĂŶ
ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞĨŽƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƚŽƌŽůĞƉůĂLJĂŶĚ
BULL’S HEAD
THE CASTLE
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ŚĞůƉŵĂŬĞŝƚĂĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶŝŶŝƚƐŽǁŶƌŝŐŚƚ͘
dŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞWůĂLJdŽǁĞƌďĞĐŽŵĞƐ
Ă^ĂŶĚĂŶĚtĂƚĞƌWůĂLJĂƌĞĂǁŚĞƌĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂƌĞ
ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŽĐĂƌǀĞǁĂƚĞƌĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͕ƉŽŽůƐĂŶĚ
streams across the landscape. This is inspired by
ĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐƉƌŝŶŐƐǁŚŽƐĞƉƌĂŝƐĞƐǁĞƌĞǁŝĚĞůLJ
ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞĐƵƌĂƟǀĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘
THE CAT
HART’S HORNS
THE WOOLPACK THE RED LION
COPTHALL SPORTS HUB + PLAY TOWER
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HUB & PLAY TOWER

COPTHALL

SCHEDULE OF ACCOMMODATION
v3

LOBBY STORAGE, PLANT & WASTE

Lobby, unheated 217 sqm Plantroom 1 30 sqm Equivalent to 40ft shipping container
Plantroom 2 65 sqm Alternatively in depot
NET Lobby area 217 sqm
Store 1 40 sqm
ADMIN
Store 2 15 sqm
Reception 12 sqm
Waste Room for Kitchen 11 sqm
Office 13 sqm For 4 people
NET Internal area 161 sqm
Staff welfare 20 sqm
TOILETS
NET Internal area 45 sqm GF Disabled WCs, 1LH & 1RH 10 sqm
CHANGING All changing rooms to be sized for RUGBY, not lockable Baby changing 12.5 sqm Accessible
Changing rooms 324 sqm 54sqm x 6, sized for 23 players, including 3no WC cubicles, 4no showers & 1no accessible shower 1x male cubicle, 2x urinals 9 sqm
Accessible changing rooms 148 sqm 68sqm x 2, sized for 23 players with 2no accessible WCs (LH & RH), 3no showers & 2no accessible showers 3x female cubicles 14 sqm
Official changing rooms 24 sqm 12sqm x 2, each to provide changing for four officials 1F 3x female cubicles 14 sqm
Accessible changing room 10 sqm x1, changing space for up to 4 people 3x male cubicles 12 sqm
Ambulant Accessible changing room 14 sqm 1no accessible WC 5.5 sqm
Team & single lockers 15 sqm Team & person size lockers 1no accessible WC 3.8 sqm
NET Internal area 535 sqm NET Internal area 80.8 sqm
CAFÉ/ RESTAURANT HUB TOTAL NET Internal area 3837.3 sqm
GF Café 178 sqm CIRCULATION
1F Circulation 54.0 sqm
Kitchen 128 sqm
GF Circulation 151.0 sqm
Grab & Go 99 sqm
Stair+Lifts 14.0 sqm
Toilet/Changing room 8 sqm
HUB TOTAL GROSS Internal area 4056.3 sqm
Office 5 sqm
1F Restaurant 190 sqm EXTERNAL
Survery 18 sqm Covered external space 100 sqm
Unisex Toilet 5.6 sqm Viewing areas/ terraces 130 sqm
Accessible Toilet 12 sqm Planting on roof sqm
Bar & Social Space 187 sqm Hard surface on roof sqm
NET internal area 830.6 sqm Planted embankment with fitness sqm
SOCIAL/ TEACHING/ MULTI-USE SPACES Bike parking sqm
Social/ learning space 84 sqm Allow for acoustic partition between social and learning space so they can be transformed into 1 room.
Teaching space 84 sqm PLAY TOWER
Meeting rooms 50 sqm 2 x 16sqm Vertical circulation Stair, elevators
Furniture store 8 sqm For teaching/ social space to make multi-functional GF Platform 314 sqm
Admin 1 25 sqm
Resource store 15 sqm
Storage 12 sqm
External equipment/ furniture store 11 sqm
Event space 27 sqm
Toilets 18 sqm 3no female cubicles, 3no male cubicles, 1no accessible WC
WCs 8.4 sqm 3 unisex toilet, 1 accessible toilet
NET Internal area 270 sqm
Store 3.5 sqm
RETAIL, BIKE ETC RENTAL/ DISABLED BIKE ETC RENTAL 1F Platform 370 sqm
Retail space 391 sqm Event space 44 sqm
WCs 7.4 sqm 2 unisex toilet, 1 accessible toilet
NET Internal area 391 sqm 2F Platform 220 sqm
PHYSIOTHERAPY Event space 54 sqm
Therapy room 22.4 sqm 1 x 11sqm 1 x 12sqm. For use by sports clubs and possible wider public during week WCs 5.4 sqm 3 unisex toilets
Therapy / First aid room 10.4 sqm 1 x 16sqm. 3F Dragon 93 sqm
Waiting area/ reception 38.4 sqm Platform 52 sqm
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ƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐĂƌĞŬĞƉƚĂƚĂŵŝŶŝŵĂůůĞǀĞů
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ
stays for schools or other similar groups. The
ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐĐŽŵƉŽƐƟŶŐƚŽŝůĞƚƐ͕ƐĞĐƵƌĞ
storage and a small secure covered or enclosed
ƌŽŽŵ͕ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƐŵĂůůĨŽůůLJƚLJƉĞĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŚƵƚƐĨŽƌ
ŶĂƚƵƌĞͲďĂƐĞĚůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘

/ŶǀŝƐŝďůĞƐƚƵĚŝŽͬŽŵƉŽƐƟŶŐƚŽŝůĞƚ DŽƐƐͲĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƌŽŽĨ

OPTION 1 - UNINSULATED, ENCLOSED WITH OPTION 2 - CANOPY WITH COMPOSTING

COMPOSTING TOILETS AND SECURE STORAGE TOILET & SECURE STORAGE

ŽŵƉŽƐƟŶŐƚŽŝůĞƚƐ͕ϮŶŽ͕ƵƐĞƌŽƚĂƚĞƐ ŽŵƉŽƐƟŶŐƚŽŝůĞƚƐ͕ϮŶŽ͕ƵƐĞƌŽƚĂƚĞƐ
^ƚŽƌĂŐĞ͕ϭϬƐƋŵ ^ƚŽƌĂŐĞ͕ϭϬƐƋŵ
ŶĐůŽƐĞĚƐƉĂĐĞ͕ĂƉƉƌŽdžϱϬƐƋŵ ŶĐůŽƐĞĚƐƉĂĐĞ͕ĂƉƉƌŽdžϱϬƐƋŵ

3UHFHGHQW/LRQV3DUN6FRXWV$XEXUQ8QLYHUVLW\ 3UHFHGHQW3HUU\/DNHV3DUN3DYLOLRQ
Rural Studio

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 CRICKET PAVILLION OPTIONS

Mini pavilion viewed from main cricket pitch Mini pavilion viewed from secondary pitch

dŽĐŽƵŶƚLJͲůĞǀĞůĐƌŝĐŬĞƚŝŶŽƉƚŚĂůůĂƐŵĂůůĐƌŝĐŬĞƚ
ƉĂǀŝůŝŽŶŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ͘/ƚǁŝůůďĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ
ϮŶŽĐƌŝĐŬĞƚƉŝƚĐŚĞƐĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŚĞůƚĞƌĞĚƐĞĂƟŶŐ
ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐďŽƚŚƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ĂƐŵĂůůƚĞĂƉŽŝŶƚĂŶĚ
toilets.

^,h>K&KDDKd/KE
dĞĂƉŽŝŶƚ͕ϭϮƐƋŵ
Covered staged seating facing both ways dŽŝůĞƚƐ͕ϭŶŽĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŝůĞƚ
Facilities below ŽǀĞƌĞĚ͕ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůƐĞĂƟŶŐ

WƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚƐ͗ŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞƐĞƚŝŶƚŽƐĞĂƟŶŐŵŽƵŶĚ WƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚƐ͗^ĞĂƟŶŐĂďŽǀĞĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞ

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A NEW WETLAND FOR COPTHALL

ĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ
KƵƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƚLJƉĞƐ;ǁĞƚůĂŶĚ͕ĨŽƌĞƐƚͬ
ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ͕ŽƉĞŶǁĂƚĞƌͿ͕ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ
number of animal abundance. They have also
ďĞĞŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚĂƐĂŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞƚŽŽůĨŽƌŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ
ƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƌƵŶŽīĚƵƌŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĨĂůůĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
ĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJǁŝƚŚŐůŽďĂů
ǁĂƌŵŝŶŐ͘tĞƚůĂŶĚƐĐĂŶŚĂǀĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨŽƌ
ůŽĐĂůĞĐŽůŽŐLJǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJƐŚŽƌƚƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͕
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞǀŝƐƵĂůĂŵĞŶŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌŝŶĂ
ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞǁĂLJ͘ WET MEADOW

<ĞLJĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶ
dŚĞĞĸĐĂĐLJŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞǁŝƚŚƐŝnjĞĂŶĚ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĞĚŐĞŝƐĂŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞǁĂLJƚŽ
ŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĂůƐŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ
ǁĂƚĞƌǀŽůƵŵĞ͘dŚĞŵĂŝŶƉŽŶĚŝƐĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJĂ
ƐĞĚŝŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶͬƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶƉŽŶĚǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ
ƌĞĞĚďĞĚƐĂĐƚĂƐƐŵĂůůĞƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͕ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂůĂƌŐĞ
ƐLJƐƚĞŵǁŝƚŚŵĂdžŝŵƵŵůĂŶĚƚŽǁĂƚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞƐĨŽƌ
ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ RETENTION/
SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT
dŚĞƐŝnjĞŽĨƚŚĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŝƐĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϬ͘ϰŚĂĂŶĚ
ǁŝůůƐĞƌǀĞĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐLJƐƚĞŵ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚϯ'ƉŝƚĐŚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĞǁůLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ
ƉƵďůŝĐĂƌĞĂƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚͲĞĂƐƚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ
ϯйŽĨƚŚĞĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌƐŚĞĚĂƌĞĂ͘

During previous ecological surveys in the

ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ͕ĐŽŵŵŽŶĂŵƉŚŝďŝĂŶƐƉĞĐŝĞƐǁĞƌĞ
ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌ'ƌĞĂƚƌĞƐƚĞĚ
EĞǁƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶϮŬŵŽĨƚŚĞŶĞǁǁĞƚůĂŶĚ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ƐƚƵĚLJŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨ
'ƌĞĂƚƌĞƐƚĞĚEĞǁƚƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĂŶĚǁŚĞƚŚĞƌĂ
ŶĞǁǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂĐŽƵůĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚŝƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ
amphibian species. REED BEDS
(SURFACE FLOW)
tĞƚůĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵ͗
tĞƚůĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶ͗WƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐĂŶĚWƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĨŽƌ
>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐĂŶĚ>ĂŶĚͲhƐĞWůĂŶŶĞƌƐǁƌŝƩĞŶ
ďLJZŽďĞƌƚ>͘&ƌĂŶĐĞ;ϮϬϬϯͿ͘
SUBSURFACE FLOW
INTO MEADOWS

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KEY
REFURBISHED
ϭ BOWLING GREEN
NEW CAFE +
2 NURSE RY BUILDING
ϲ
3 I M PROVE D COURT S
ϱ
4 GRE E N GYM 4 8
2
ϱ N E W SK ATE FACI LIT Y ϭ
ϳ
I M PROVE D +
ϲ E X T E N D E D P L AY A R E A 3 8
ϳ REFURBISHED LODGE

8 I MPROVE D E NTR ANCE

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7.2 MILL HILL BUILDINGS
dŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐŝŶŐůĞƐƚŽƌĞLJƉĂƌŬŚƵďĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂĐĂĨĞͬ
ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ͕ŶƵƌƐĞƌLJ͕ůĂǁŶďŽǁůŝŶŐĐůƵď͕ƉĂƌŬƚŽŝůĞƚƐ
and changing rooms. The hub is located in the centre
ŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ͕ƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞĚŝůĂƉŝĚĂƚĞĚŵŝŶŝŐŽůĨĂƌĞĂ
ĂŶĚŶĞdžƚƚŽƚǁŽůĂǁŶďŽǁůŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐ͘KƚŚĞƌĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
buildings in the park are a storage shed adjancent to
the tennis courts and a disused park keeper’s lodge.

Buildings located immediately adjacent to the park

ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚnjŚĂŝŵ:ĞǁŝƐŚWƌŝŵĂƌLJ^ĐŚŽŽůĂŶĚϴϬ
ĂǁƐ>ĂŶĞ͘dŚĞEtϳ,ƵďWƌŽũĞĐƚdĞĂŵ;ƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞ ϭͺdžŝƐƟŶŐWĂƌŬWĂǀŝůŝŽŶ
ƵŵďƌĞůůĂŽĨƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůZĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͛ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶͿ
ŝƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶĂƐĐŚĞŵĞƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
ĂǁƐ>ĂŶĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĂŶĞǁĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͘
dŚĞŶĞǁĐĞŶƚƌĞǁŽƵůĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŚƵď͕
ŵĞĞƟŶŐƌŽŽŵƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚůŝďƌĂƌLJ͕ƚŽŝůĞƚƐĂŶĚ
a cafe/ restaurant. In the interim (from December
ϮϬϭϳͿƌĞĂƚĞ^ƉĂĐĞ>ŽŶĚŽŶŝƐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞƐƚƵĚŝŽƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘

Key
ϭͺdžŝƐƟŶŐƉĂƌŬƉĂǀŝůŝŽŶ
2_ Storage Ϯͺ^ƚŽƌĂŐĞ
3_ Park Keeper’s Lodge
ϰͺϴϬĂǁƐ>ĂŶĞ
ϱͺƚnjŚĂŝŵ:ĞǁŝƐŚWƌŝŵĂƌLJ^ĐŚŽŽů

4
5 ϯͺWĂƌŬ<ĞĞƉĞƌ͛Ɛ>ŽĚŐĞ

1
ϰͺϴϬĂǁƐ>ĂŶĞ
3

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2

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dŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƉĂƌŬďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝŶDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬŝƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞ
ƐƚŽƌĞLJƉĂǀŝůŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚǁĂůŬǁĂLJ͘
It dates approximately from the 1950’s and contains
ĂĐĂĨĠ͕ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵƐĂŶĚƐŚŽǁĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůŽǁůŝŶŐůƵď͕ĂŽŶĞĐůĂƐƐDŽŶƚĞƐƐŽƌŝ
ŶƵƌƐĞƌLJ͕ƉƵďůŝĐŵĂůĞ͕ĨĞŵĂůĞĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŝůĞƚƐ
and a plant room.
dŚĞĞƐŝŐŶdĞĂŵŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚǁŝƚŚ
ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŽƌŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚƐƵƌǀĞLJƐŽĨƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘KŶ
ŝŶŝƟĂůŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŚĂƐƐŝŶŐůĞŐůĂnjŝŶŐ͕
ŝŶƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĞƌŵĂůƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
and poor accessibility.

sŝĞǁƐĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚďLJĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƵƐĞƌƐ͗
• Asher/ Cafe operator: ‘Larger indoor and outdoor
ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƐĞĂƟŶŐƐƉĂĐĞǁŽƵůĚďĞŐƌĞĂƚ͛͘
• Phillipa Welch/ Friends of Mill Hill Park:
džƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŐĞŶĞƌĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ͘/ŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƐŚĞĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚĂŶ
ĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƚŽďƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌWĂƌŬ<ĞĞƉĞƌ͛ƐŚƵƚ
back into use. The Friends are also interested in
ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐŵŽƌĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞŽĨƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ
spaces including the out of use crazy golf area
adjoining park and currently unused ladies
ďŽǁůŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶ͘
• ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞͬŽǁůŝŶŐůƵď͗tŝůůƌĞůŝŶƋƵŝƐŚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƚǁŽďŽǁůŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐ͘dŚĞ
ĐůƵďǁŽƵůĚǁĞůĐŽŵĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĚŝƐĂďůĞĚĂĐĐĞƐƐ͘
The club needs male and female changing rooms
ĂŶĚĂĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚĂŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƩĞ͘

Not to scale
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dLJƉŽůŽŐŝĐĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞŶĞǁDŝůů,ŝůů,ƵďŝƐĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚĂƐĂ
village. The building form is modulated to express the
ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐŽĨĐĂĨĞͬƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ͕ůĂǁŶďŽǁůŝŶŐ
ĐůƵƵƐĞ͕ŶƵƌƐĞƌLJ͕ƉĂƌŬĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵƐ͘
dŚĞƉĂǀŝůŝŽŶŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŶĂĐƟǀĞĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞ
ƚŽĂůůƐŝĚĞƐ͘ĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵƐĐĂŶ
ďĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚƚŽĚĞƚĞƌĂŶLJĂŶƟͲƐŽĐŝĂůďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ͘

&ƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƐƉŝůůŽƵƌŝŶƚŽĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘dŚĞ
ĐĂĨĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵĂĐŽǀĞƌĞĚĂƌĞĂĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞƐƚŚĞ
ĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘dŚĞ>ĂǁŶŽǁůŝŶŐůƵďĐůƵďƌŽŽŵ
opens out on to a terrace overlooking the retained
ďŽǁůŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶ͘dŚĞŶƵƌƐĞƌLJďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵĂƐĞĐƵƌĞ͕
ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůƉůĂLJƐƉĂĐĞŽŶƚŚĞŶŽǁĚŝƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚďŽǁůŝŶŐ
green.

dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƉůĂLJŽīĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚŽĨǁŝůůďĞŵŽƌĞ
strongly connected to the hub by extending the lay
ŽīĞƌƐŽƵƚŚǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶĞǁŽƵƚĚŽŽƌŐLJŵ͘
6
1 Key
ϭͺĂĨĠǁŝƚŚŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ
5
2
2_ Public toilets
3_ Changing
3
ϰͺϮͲĐůĂƐƐŶƵƌƐĞƌLJ
4 ϱͺ>ĂǁŶďŽǁůŝŶŐĐůƵƵƐĞ
6_ Covered cafe terrace
7 7_ Secure nursery playground

5 2

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Glazed open pitches look out over the park; 'ůĂnjĞĚǁĂůůŝŶŐŽƉĞŶƐƵƉƚŽĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌƉůĂLJƐƉĂĐĞ͖

Micro Cluster; by Reiulf Ramstad Architects Montpelier Community Nursery; by AYA architects

ŽŶƚƌĂƐƟŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƚĞ͖ A village of buildings and Grass roof coverings connect

gabled extensions to brick farmhouse ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͖^ŵƆƌďůŽŵƐƚĞŶ the village of pitches;
in Belgium; by Atelier Tom Vanhee Kindergarten; by COBE ^ƵŵŵĞƌŚŽƵƐĞ͕'ĂƚĂ
Hrunmannahreppur; by ASK
Arkitektar

ŝīĞƌĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŽŶĞƐƉĂĐĞ͖ Cafe space spills out to the park;

dŽǁĞƌ,ŽƵƐĞ͖ďLJƵƐƟŶDĂLJŶĂƌĚƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐ dŝŵďĞƌ>ŽĚŐĞ͕KůLJŵƉŝĐWĂƌŬ͖ďLJƌĞĐƚƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞ

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CAFE
1 Grab & go
2 Seating
3 Kitchen
4 Storage
5 2IÀFH
23
21 22
BOWLS CLUB
 24 6 Lobby
7 2IÀFH
8 Club room
9 Furniture store
17
4 27  Equipment store
19 26 25
15 11 Kitchen/ bar
31
2 3
4 15 FACILITIES
18 28
16 12 Changing rooms x 2
13 2IÀFLDOV'LVDEOHGFKDQJLQJ
29 Changing Places
14

15 Accessible WCs, LH & RH
11  9 5
1 16 Male WCs
17 Female WCs
13 32 18 Plant
7 19 Waste

8 12 12 NURSERY
14  Lobby
6 21 2IÀFH
29

22 Staff room
23 Storage
24 Plant
31
3ODQ 33 25 Kitchen
26 First Aid/ group room
27 Adult accessible WC
28 Shower/ Washing machine
29 Cloaks
 Classroom
31 Resources
MATERIAL PALETTE 32 Infant WCs
dǁŽŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƉĂůĞƩĞƐ͖ďƌŝĐŬĂŶĚŵĞƚĂůĐůĂĚĚŝŶŐǁĞƌĞ 33 Group room
ĞdžƉůŽƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŶĞǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘ 34 Plant

Standing seam pigmented zinc for DĞƚĂŝůƐŚŝŶŐůĞƐƚŽƌŽŽĨƐĂŶĚǁĂůůƐ ƌŝĐŬƚĞdžƚƵƌĞƐƚŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ Brick textures and pitched roof shapes
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PARK KEEPER’S LODGE PROPOSAL
dŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ
of the Park Keeper’s Hut into a rentable property
ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ;ĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞͿďLJdŚĞ>ĂŶĚŵĂƌŬdƌƵƐƚ͘

The Landmark Trust’s mission statement:

Create Holidays in History. Our charity restores
ĐĂƐƚůĞƐ͕ĨŽƌƚƐ͕ƚŽǁĞƌƐĂŶĚĐŽƩĂŐĞƐĨŽƌƐĞůĨͲĐĂƚĞƌŝŶŐ
breaks.

EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR PROPERTIES MANAGED

BY LANDMARK TRUST

Houghton West Lodge, Houghton Nolfolk

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ENVIRONMENTAL FEASIBILITY STUDY
dŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƐĞĞŬƐƚŽŽƵƚůŝŶĞƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
ĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
Copthall Sports Hub. This design note focusses on:
• Energy and Sustainability Targets
• Environmental Design Strategy
• Lean Environmental Strategy
• Mean Environmental Strategy
• 'ƌĞĞŶĞƐŝŐŶŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ
• ŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨZŽŽŵ&ƵŶĐƟŽŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ
• sĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ
• WƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ
and Plant Space Requirements
• LZC Design Criteria
As this design note is at a preliminary RIBA Stage
ϮͲůĞǀĞůŽĨĚĞƚĂŝů͕ƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐƚĂƚĞĚŝƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƟǀĞ
ŽŶůLJĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞĞdžŚĂƵƐƟǀĞ
ŽƌĮdžĞĚĂƚƚŚŝƐƐƚĂŐĞ͘
THE LONDON PLAN
For a development such as the Copthall Sports
,Ƶď͕dŚĞ>ŽŶĚŽŶWůĂŶŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞŶĞƌŐLJ
ƚĂƌŐĞƚƐŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐWĂƌƚ>ϮϬϭϯ͗
• Currently – as a minimum requirement all
ŶŽŶͲĚŽŵĞƐƟĐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ
the requirements of Part L 2A 2013.
• The Mayor of London has stated that all projects
ƐŚŽƵůĚĂŝŵĨŽƌĂϯϱйƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŽŶWĂƌƚ>Ϯ
ϮϬϭϯ;dZͿǁŚĞƌĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŶLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ
ĨĂůůŝŶŐƐŚŽƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐƚĂƌŐĞƚƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶǁŝůůŶĞĞĚ
ƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽƵƚůŝŶŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƌĞĂƐŽŶƐĨŽƌƐŚŽƌƞĂůů
We propose to meet the requirement of the
>ŽŶĚŽŶWůĂŶďLJĂĚŽƉƟŽŶŽĨĂůĞĂŶ͕ŵĞĂŶĂŶĚŐƌĞĞŶ
environmental approach.
BARNET COUNCIL
Barnet Council support the energy requirements
ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŽŶĚŽŶWůĂŶ͘dŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝů
support and promote the use of building research
establishment environmental assessment method
;ZDͿǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĞŶĞƌŐLJƉŽůŝĐLJ͘/ƚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ
ƚŚĂƚĂĚŽƉƟŶŐĞŶĞƌŐLJƚĂƌŐĞƚƐŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚ
ZDEϬϭǁŝƚŚĂ͞sĞƌLJ'ŽŽĚ͟ƚĂƌŐĞƚůĞǀĞů
ǁŽƵůĚďĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞƚŽƐĂƟƐĨLJƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ĂƌŶĞƚŽƵŶĐŝůŶĞƌŐLJWŽůŝĐLJ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞ
ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƌŶĞƩŽƵŶĐŝůŶĞƌŐLJ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ͘
dŽƐĂƟƐĨLJďŽƚŚƚŚĞƐĞƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ͕ŝƚŝƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚŚĂƚ
ĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϯϱйƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŽŶWĂƌƚ>Ϯ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŝƐƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚ;ƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽƌĞǀŝĞǁǁŝƚŚ
ĂƌŶĞƚŽƵŶĐŝůŶĞƌŐLJ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚͿ͘
ENVIRONMENTAL LOW AND ZERO CARBON
DESIGN APPROACH
KZŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐĂƌĞĞŵƉůŽLJŝŶŐĂ>ĞĂŶ͕DĞĂŶ
and Green methodology to the environmental
engineering of the refurbishment of Copthall Sport
,Ƶď͘>ĞĂŶŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͛Ɛ
energy demand by improving the passive energy
ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐͬĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͘
DĞĂŶŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐŵĞĞƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ
ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJďLJƵƟůŝƐŝŶŐĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐĂŶĚ
ĞŶĞƌŐLJŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ
performance.
'ƌĞĞŶŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐƚŚĞƵƟůŝƐĂƟŽŶŽĨƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞͬůŽǁ
ĐĂƌďŽŶĞŶĞƌŐLJƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞůŽǁĐĂƌďŽŶ
ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ͗
• ,ĞĂƟŶŐ͖
• Hot Water;
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• Electricity.
ENVIRONMENTAL SKETCH
1. External shading reduces solar gains in summer
ĂŶĚƐƉƌŝŶŐ͘/ŶǁŝŶƚĞƌƐŽůĂƌŐĂŝŶƐĂƐƐŝƐƚŚĞĂƟŶŐ
systems to reduce loads.
2. ,ŝŐŚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŐůĂnjŝŶŐǁŝƚŚůŽǁhĂŶĚ'
values reduce gains and maximise daylight
ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
3. DĂŶƵĂůůLJŽƉĞŶĂďůĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĨŽƌƉƵƌŐĞ
ǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶ͕ŽĐĐƵƉĂŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚĂƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͗
• ,ŝŐŚĂŶĚůŽǁůĞǀĞůŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŚĞĂƚ
ďƵŝůĚͲƵƉĂƚĐĞŝůŝŶŐůĞǀĞůĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞ
ĐƌŽƐƐǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶ
4. ,ĞĂƚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶƐŝnjĞĚƚŽŵĞĞƚďĂƐĞ
ǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŝŵƐƚŽ͗
LEAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STRATEGY
The passive energy performance of the building can
be improved to reduce total energy demands.
This can be achieved through :
• KƉƟŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŚĞƌŵĂůƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
external envelope of the proposed building;
• ŶƐƵƌŝŶŐĂŶLJŶĞǁĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐƚŽĞĂĐŚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ
ĂŶĂŝƌͲƟŐŚƚŶĞƐƐŽĨϯŵϯͬŵϮ͘ŚĂƚϱϬWĂ͖
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• ZĞĚƵĐĞŚĞĂƟŶŐůŽĂĚƐŝŶǁŝŶƚĞƌ
• ůůŽǁĨŽƌƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐƐƉĂĐĞƐƚŽďĞĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJ
sealed for short periods as required
5. ,ĞĂƚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJƐŝnjĞĚƚŽĐŽǀĞƌĨƵůůǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶ
requirements:
• ZĞĚƵĐĞĚŚĞĂƟŶŐůŽĂĚƐ
6. Modular ceiling mounted heat recovery units
intake / exhaust through façade through
ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůůLJƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞůŽƵǀƌĞƐ͗
• Intake and exhaust separated to ensure no
ƌĞĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŵĞůůƐ
• dŽďĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŶĂƚƵƌĂůǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ĮƌƐƚŇŽŽƌƐƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƌĞĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
7. External thermal mass retains constant
ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͕ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐŚĞĂƟŶŐůŽĂĚƐŝŶǁŝŶƚĞƌ
and cooling requirements in summer
8. >d,tŚĞĂƟŶŐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŚĞĂƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵǁŝƚŚƌŽŽŵ
ďLJƌŽŽŵĂŶĚƟŵĞĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌƐ
9. ZĞƚĂŝůĂƌĞĂƐƐĞƌǀĞĚďLJƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞŚŝŐŚĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ
ƌĞǀĞƌƐĞĐLJĐůĞŚĞĂƚƉƵŵƉƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚĞĂƟŶŐͬ
ĐŽŽůŝŶŐĂƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌĮŶĂůdĞŶĂŶƚĮƚͲŽƵƚ͘
• KƉƟŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽůĂƌƐŚĂĚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨ
ŐůĂnjĞĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƵƟůŝƐĞǁŝŶƚĞƌƐŽůĂƌŐĂŝŶƐƚŽ
ŽīƐĞƚŚĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚƐƉĂĐĞƐĨƌŽŵ
peak solar gains
• hƟůŝƐŝŶŐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƚŚĞƌŵĂůŵĂƐƐĂŶĚĞŶĞƌŐLJ
including the ground surrounding the building
ƚŽŽīƐĞƚŚĞĂƟŶŐŝŶǁŝŶƚĞƌĂŶĚĂƐƐŝƐƚŝŶĐŽŽůŝŶŐ
during summer.
LEAN DESIGN FEATURES
dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŽǁ
image:
1. Atrium can be treated as semi external space
2. ,ŝŐŚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŐůĂnjĞĚĨĂĕĂĚĞǁŝƚŚƐŽůĂƌ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞƌŝƐŬŽĨŽǀĞƌŚĞĂƟŶŐ
3. Grassy bank acts as thermal mass and stores heat
/ cooling to reduce annual loads
4. Super insulated opaque structure to reduce
annual heat losses and energy loads.
5. ,ŝŐŚůLJŝŶƐƵůĂƚĞĚƌŽŽĨĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨŽƌŵƐƚĞƌƌĂĐĞ
ůĞǀĞů͕ŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂŝĚĞƐŝŶŝŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƚŚĞƌŵĂůŵĂƐƐƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ
annual loads
6. ,ŝŐŚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƌŽŽŇŝŐŚƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶdĞƌƌĂĐĞ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
7. External canopies to provide solar shading and
restrict solar gains.
MEAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
To improve building performance energy demands
ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŵĞƚďLJƵƟůŝƐŝŶŐĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ
ĂŶĚĞŶĞƌŐLJŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ
measures such as :
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨůŽǁĞŶĞƌŐLJůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͖
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨĂďƐĞŶĐĞŽƌƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ
ůŝŐŚƟŶŐĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐŝŶĂůůĂƌĞĂƐ͖
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨĂůŽǁĐĂƌďŽŶƐƉĂĐĞŚĞĂƟŶŐ
source.
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨůŽǁĐĂƌďŽŶŚŽƚǁĂƚĞƌŚĞĂƚĞƌƐ
ƚŽŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞŚŽƚǁĂƚĞƌĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJ͖
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƐĂŶŝƚĂƌLJĮƫŶŐƐ
ƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞǁĂƚĞƌĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJ
ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ŚŽƚǁĂƚĞƌ͖
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨĞŶĞƌŐLJƐƵďͲŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŽ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĂŶĞŶĞƌŐLJŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐ͕ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͖
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨǁĂƚĞƌƐƵďͲŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŽ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚŚĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ
ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ͘
GREEN DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĞĞŬƐƚŽĂĚŽƉƚůŽǁĐĂƌďŽŶƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨƚŚĞŽƉƚŚĂůů^ƉŽƌƚƐ,Ƶď͘
dŚĞůŽǁĂŶĚnjĞƌŽĐĂƌďŽŶƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗
• Biomass Boiler
• Wind turbines
• ^ŽůĂƌŽůůĞĐƚŽƌƐ;,ŽƚtĂƚĞƌͿ
• ,ĞĂƚWƵŵƉƐ;'ƌŽƵŶĚ^ŽƵƌĐĞͬŝƌ^ŽƵƌĐĞͿ
• Photovoltaics Panels
• ŽŵďŝŶĞĚ,ĞĂƚĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ^LJƐƚĞŵ;,WͿ
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LZC TECHNOLOGIES ADOPTED
&ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJĂƉƉƌĂŝƐĂůŽĨĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ͕ƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞƐƵŝƚĞĚ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJůŽĂĚƉƌŽĮůĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
standalone building and the ongoing economic
maintenance of the development:
• ZĞǀĞƌƐĞĐŝƌĐůĞŚĞĂƚƉƵŵƉƐ;ĂŝƌͬŐƌŽƵŶĚƐŽƵƌĐĞͿ
ĨŽƌƐƉĂĐĞŚĞĂƟŶŐ
• ^ŽůĂƌĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌƐƚŽŽīƐĞƚƉĂƌƚŽĨŚŽƚǁĂƚĞƌůŽĂĚƐ
• Photovoltaics to generate electricity.
If Copthall Sports hub is to form part of a larger site
ǁŝƐĞĞŶĞƌŐLJƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͕ƚŚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĞŶĞƌŐLJ
ďĂƐĞůŽĂĚƐĐŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ
ǁŽƌƚŚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůƐŽ͗
• Biomass boiler system
• ĞŶƚƌĂůŝƐĞĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚŚĞĂƚĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌWůĂŶƚ
Please note all LZC technologies should be sized on
ĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJďĂƐĞůŽĂĚƚŽŽƉƟŵŝƐĞ
ƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƉŝƚĂůĐŽƐƚĂŶĚƉĂLJďĂĐŬĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ͘
PRELIMINARY SERVICES DISTRIBUTION AND
PLANT SPACE REQUIREMENT
GROUND LEVEL
1. Central kitchen riser
Ͳ&ŽƌďƵŝůƚǁŽƌŬ;ϮϬϬϬdžϭϬϬϬŵŵͿƉƉƌŽdž͘
Ϯ͘ZĞƚĂŝůƐƉĂĐĞƐĞƌǀĞĚďLJŵŽĚƵůĂƟŶŐŚĞĂƚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ
vent
Ͳ/ŶƐƚĂůůĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĐĞŝůŝŶŐ
Ͳ/ŶƚĂŬĞĂŶĚĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůůŽƵǀĞƌĞĚ
ĨĂĕĂĚĞ;ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϰϬϬŵŵͿ
ϯ͘ĞŶƚƌĂůĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶnjŽŶĞĨŽƌƉŝƉĞǁŽƌŬĨƌŽŵƉůĂŶƚ
room
ͲϱϬϬŵŵĚĞĞƉ
4. Separate electrical intake room required adjacent
to mechanical plant space
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ϱ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƉůĂŶƚƌŽŽŵƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌ
ĂŶĚŚĞĂƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵĨŽƌŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĂƌĞĂŽŶůLJ
ͲDŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϮϬŵϮ
Ͳ>ŽĐĂůŇƵĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌŐĂƐĮƌĞĚŚŽƚǁĂƚĞƌ
system
ϲ͘DŽĚƵůĂƌŚĞĂƚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ
ƌĞĨĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵ;ŵĂůĞĂŶĚĨĞŵĂůĞͿ
Ͳ/ŶƐƚĂůůĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĐĞŝůŝŶŐǀŽŝĚ;ϲϬϬŵŵͿ
ͲŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůŽƵǀĞƌĞĚĨĂĕĂĚĞĂďŽǀĞŐƌĂƐƐ
ďĂŶŬ;ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϰϬϬŵŵŚĞŝŐŚƚͿ
7. Central plant room provides:
Ͳ,ŽƚǁĂƚĞƌƐƚŽƌĂŐĞĨŽƌĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ
ͲŽůĚǁĂƚĞƌƐƚŽƌĂŐĞĨŽƌĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ
Ͳ>d,tŝŶƚĂŬĞƉŽŝŶƚĨƌŽŵŚĞĂƚƉƵŵƉƐLJƐƚĞŵĨŽƌ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŚĞĂƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵ
ͲDŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϯϬŵϮ
Ͳ>ŽĐĂůŇƵĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ
FIRST FLOOR
1. Riser required from roof to retail space on GF for
ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚŚĞĂƟŶŐͬĐŽŽůŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ
Ͳ&ŝŶĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶƚŽďĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚ͘
Ϯ͘dŽŝůĞƚŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůĞdžƚƌĂĐƚǁŝƚŚŚĞĂƚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ
ͲŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƚŽďĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚŶĂƚƵƌĂů
ǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶ
ͲZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚŚĂƚĂƐƚŽƌĞŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶt
ĂŶĚŵĞĞƟŶŐƌŽŽŵƐ͘
3. Openable façade
ͲEĂƚƵƌĂůsĞŶƚƚŽďĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĞƚĂŝůŝŶƚĂŬĞͬ
discharge mechanical vent
Ͳ&ƌĞĞĂƌĞĂсϱйƌŽŽŵĂƌĞĂĂĐƌŽƐƐŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůĂŶĚůŽǁ
level.
4. Heat recovery unit serves restaurant mixed mode
ǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ
ϱƵĐƚǁŽƌŬĚƌŽƉƐĨƌŽŵƌŽŽĨƚŽƐĞƌǀĞ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĐĂŶŽƉLJ
extract system on GF.
ϲ͘tĂůŬǁĂLJƚŽĂĐƚĂƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐďƌŝĚŐĞĂĐƌŽƐƐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ͲDŝŶŝŵƵŵĚĞƉƚŚŽĨϰϬϬŵŵ
GROUND FLOOR
Ͳ>ŝŶŬƐĞĂƐƚĂŶĚǁĞƐƚǁŝŶŐƐŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ϳ͘KƉĞŶĂďůĞĨĂĕĂĚĞĨŽƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶDŽĚƵůĂƌ
heat recovery units in ceiling / bulkhead to
ƐĞƌǀĞŵŝdžĞĚŵŽĚĞǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͘
ϴ͘Ϭ&ůƵĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨƌŽŵŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌƉůĂŶƚ
room
ͲdŽďĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚdĞƌƌĂĐĞĂƌĞĂĂďŽǀĞ
ͲŽƵůĚďĞŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ͘

FIRST FLOOR

ROOF
ϭ͘ZŝƐĞƌĨƌŽŵƌŽŽĨůĞǀĞůƚŽŐƌŽƵŶĚŇŽŽƌƌĞƚĂŝůƐƉĂĐĞ
Ϯ͘^ƉĂĐĞĂůůŽǁĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚĞŶŶĂŶƚƐĮƚŽƵƚŽĨĞdžƚĞƌŶĂů
ƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂŶƚŚĞĂƚƉƵŵƉƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞŚĞĂƟŶŐ
/ cooling.
ͲϯEŽǁŝƚŚϭƉĞƌƌĞƚĂŝůƐƉĂĐĞ
ͲWŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJĂĐŽƵƐƟĐĂůůLJĂƩĞŶƵĂƚĞĚ͘
ϯ͘^ƉĂĐĞĂůůŽǁĂŶĐĞĨŽƌ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵŽŶ
roof top.
Ͳ^ĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐƵƉƉůLJĂŶĚĞdžƚƌĂĐƚǁŝƚŚŶŽŚĞĂƚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ
available
ͲƵĐƚǁŽƌŬĚƌŽƉƐĨƌŽŵƌŽŽĨůĞǀĞůƚŽ'&<ŝƚĐŚĞŶ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶĐĞŶƚƌĂůƌŝƐĞƌ
ͲdŽďĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƌŽŽŌŽƉƉůĂŶƚǁĞůůĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ
by Architect
ϰ͘ůůŽǁĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƌŽŽŌŽƉƉŚŽƚŽǀŽůƚĂŝĐƐ͘
Ͳ^ŽƵƚŚĨĂĐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŶŽƐŚĂĚŝŶŐ͕ĮŶĂůĂƌĞĂƚŽďĞƐŝnjĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚĮŶĂůĞŶĞƌŐLJƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ
ϱůůĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůƉůĂŶƚƚŽďĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽ
ĂĐŽƵƐƟĐŽƵƚƉƵƚĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶŽĨĮƌƐƚ
ŇŽŽƌĂƌĞĂƐ͘
ͲZŽŽŇŝŐŚƚƐƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŵĞĞƟŶŐƌŽŽŵƐĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐͬ
teaching spaces.

ROOF

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LEAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STRATEGY
The passive energy performance of the building can
be improved to reduce total energy demands.
This can be achieved through :
• KƉƟŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŚĞƌŵĂůƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
external envelope of the proposed building in
ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
Design Criteria;
• ŶƐƵƌŝŶŐĂůůĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂŶĂŝƌͲ
ƟŐŚƚŶĞƐƐŽĨϯŵϯͬŵϮ͘ŚĂƚϱϬ
• KƉƟŵŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽůĂƌƐŚĂĚŝŶŐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨ
ŐůĂnjĞĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƵƟůŝƐĞǁŝŶƚĞƌƐŽůĂƌŐĂŝŶƐƚŽ
ŽīƐĞƚŚĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚƐƉĂĐĞƐĨƌŽŵ
peak solar gains.
LEAN DESIGN FEATURES
dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞďĞůŽǁ
image
,ŝŐŚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŐůĂnjĞĚĨĂĕĂĚĞǁŝƚŚƐŽůĂƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚŽ
ƌĞĚƵĐĞƌŝƐŬŽĨŽǀĞƌŚĞĂƟŶŐ
1. Super insulated opaque structure to reduce
annual heat losses and energy loads.
2. Each heated area to be separately leased should
ďĞŝŶƐƵůĂƚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐůLJƚŽĂůůŽǁ
3. ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨŚĞĂƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ
ŝŵƉĂĐƟŶŐŽŶĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚĞŶĂŶƚ͘
4. External canopies to provide solar shading and
restrict solar gains.
MEAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
To improve building performance energy demands
ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŵĞƚďLJƵƟůŝƐŝŶŐĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚ
ĞŶĞƌŐLJŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ
measures such as :
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨůŽǁĞŶĞƌŐLJůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͖
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨĂďƐĞŶĐĞŽƌƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ
ůŝŐŚƟŶŐĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐŝŶĂůůĂƌĞĂƐ͖
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨĂůŽǁĐĂƌďŽŶƐƉĂĐĞŚĞĂƟŶŐ
source.
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨůŽǁĐĂƌďŽŶŚŽƚǁĂƚĞƌŚĞĂƚĞƌƐ
ƚŽŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞŚŽƚǁĂƚĞƌĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJ͖
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100 PHASE 2 & 3 REPORT
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƐĂŶŝƚĂƌLJĮƫŶŐƐ
ƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞǁĂƚĞƌĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJ
ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ŚŽƚǁĂƚĞƌ͖
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨĞŶĞƌŐLJƐƵďͲŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŽ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĂŶĞŶĞƌŐLJŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐ͕ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͖
• dŚĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŽĨǁĂƚĞƌƐƵďͲŵĞƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŽ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚŚĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌ
ĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶ͘
GREEN DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĞĞŬƐƚŽĂĚŽƉƚůŽǁĐĂƌďŽŶƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůWĂǀŝůŝŽŶ͘dŚĞůŽǁ
and zero carbon technologies considered for the
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗
• Biomass Boiler
• Wind turbines
• ^ŽůĂƌŽůůĞĐƚŽƌƐ;,ŽƚtĂƚĞƌͿ
• ,ĞĂƚWƵŵƉƐ;'ƌŽƵŶĚ^ŽƵƌĐĞͬŝƌ^ŽƵƌĐĞͿ
• Photovoltaics Panels
• ŽŵďŝŶĞĚ,ĞĂƚĂŶĚWŽǁĞƌ^LJƐƚĞŵ;,WͿ
LZC TECHNOLOGIES ADOPTED
&ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJĂƉƉƌĂŝƐĂůŽĨĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ
ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ͕ƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞ
ƐƵŝƚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJůŽĂĚƉƌŽĮůĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ
standalone building and the ongoing economic
maintenance of the development:
• ZĞǀĞƌƐĞĐŝƌĐůĞŚĞĂƚƉƵŵƉƐ;ĂŝƌͬŐƌŽƵŶĚƐŽƵƌĐĞͿ
ĨŽƌƐƉĂĐĞŚĞĂƟŶŐ
• ^ŽůĂƌĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌƐƚŽŽīƐĞƚƉĂƌƚŽĨŚŽƚǁĂƚĞƌůŽĂĚƐ
• Photovoltaics to generate electricity.
Please note all LZC technologies should be sized on
ĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĞŶĞƌŐLJďĂƐĞůŽĂĚƚŽŽƉƟŵŝƐĞ
ƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƉŝƚĂůĐŽƐƚĂŶĚƉĂLJďĂĐŬĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ͘
PRELIMINARY SERVICES DISTRIBUTION AND
PLANT SPACE REQUIREMENT
GROUND FLOOR
ϭ͘ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶĂĐƌŽƐƐƐĞŵŝĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
Ͳ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐnjŽŶĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽďĞϰϬϬŵŵĚĞĞƉ
2. Commercial kitchen extract system installed at
roof level
ͲůůŽǁĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůŝŶƚĂŬĞǁŝƚŚ>d,tĐŽŝůƐĞƌǀĞĚ
by central boiler system
ͲŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚĂƚƌŽŽĨůĞǀĞů
ϯ͘^ƉĂĐĞĂůůŽǁĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŶĞǁĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůŝŶƚĂŬĞƌŽŽŵ
Ͳ/ŶĐůƵĚĞƐ>sŵĂŝŶĨƵƐĞĂŶĚŝŶĐŽŵŝŶŐĚĂƚĂƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ
ϰ͘ƐƐƵŵĞĚŶŽŶͲĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůƐŝnjĞĚŬŝƚĐŚĞŶͬ
ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĞƩĞǁŝƚŚĚŽŵĞƐƟĐƐĐĂůĞĞdžƚƌĂĐƚƐLJƐƚĞŵ
ͲdžƚƌĂĐƚŚŽŽĚŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚǁŝƚŚƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
roof
ϱ͘ĞŶƚƌĂůƉůĂŶƚƌŽŽŵ;ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůͿƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĂ
minimum of 30m2
ͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŚŽƚĂŶĚĐŽůĚǁĂƚĞƌƐƚŽƌĂŐĞĨŽƌĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ
rooms and kitchen
GROUND FLOOR
ROOF
1. Kitchen extract system serves canopy system
ďĞůŽǁ
ͲůůŽǁĨŽƌƌŽŽŌŽƉďŽdžĨĂŶǁŝƚŚĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĂƩĞŶƵĂƟŽŶ͕
ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƉƌŽŽĨďŽdžŝŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ
Ϯ͘ZŽŽŌŽƉƐƉĂĐĞĂůůŽǁĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƉŚŽƚŽǀŽůƚĂŝĐƉĂŶĞůƐ
ϯ͘,ŝŐŚůĞǀĞůƌŽŽŇŝŐŚƚƐŝŶĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵƐ͕ĐůƵďƌŽŽŵĂŶĚ
ĂŶĐŝůůĂƌLJĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐƉĂĐĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĚĂLJůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂŶĚĂƐƐŝƐƚŝŶƐƵŵŵĞƌ
ǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶ
ROOF
ͲWƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ>d,tŝŶƚĂŬĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŚĞĂƚ
pump technology
ϲ͘DŽĚƵůĂƌŚĞĂƚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚ
ƚŽƐĞƌǀĞĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵ;ŵĂůĞĂŶĚĨĞŵĂůĞͿ
Ͳ/ŶƐƚĂůůĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĐĞŝůŝŶŐǀŽŝĚ;ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵĚĞƉƚŚŽĨ
ϲϬϬŵŵͿ
ͲŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůŽƵǀĞƌĞĚĨĂĕĂĚĞ;ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ
ϰϬϬŵŵŚĞŝŐŚƚͿ
ϳ͘DŝŶŝŵƵŵǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶƌĂƚĞƐĨŽƌƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐĨƌŽŵ
heat recovery units installed at high level
ͲKƉĞŶĂďůĞǁŝŶĚŽǁƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƉƵƌŐĞǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
passive cooling in summer
ͲDŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϱйŇŽŽƌĂƌĞĂĂƐŽƉĞŶĂďůĞĨĂĕĂĚĞĨŽƌ
purge
8. Each leased space to be sub metered accordingly
ƚŽĂůůŽǁĨŽƌƐƵďďŝůůŝŶŐŽĨdĞŶĂŶƚƐ͘
ϰ͘džƚĞƌŶĂůĐĂŶŽƉLJĮƩĞĚǁŝƚŚƌŽŽŇŝŐŚƚ
WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĚĂLJůŝŐŚƚƚŽĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůƐĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ǁŝůůĂŝĚĞŝŶƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƵŶŝĨŽƌŵŝƚLJƚŽŝŶĚŽŽƌ
ƐĞĂƟŶŐĂƌĞĂ
ϱ͘&ůƵĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƐĐŽŵďƵƐƟŽŶŐĂƐĞƐĨƌŽŵ
ĐĞŶƚƌĂůƉůĂŶƚƌŽŽŵďĞůŽǁ
ϲ͘sĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶĞdžƚƌĂĐƚĐŽǁůƐƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌŽŽĨ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĚŽŵĞƐƟĐŬŝƚĐŚĞŶďĞůŽǁ͘
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NON-MASTERPLANNED COMPONENTS
9.1 BITTACY HILL PARK
^ƵŵŵĂƌLJŽĨǁŽƌŬƐ
ŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬǁŝůůůŝŬĞůLJƐĞĞĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶƵƐĂŐĞ
due to the adjacent Millbrook development. Some
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĐĂŶďĞŵĂĚĞƚŽƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƚĞŶŶŝƐ
ĐŽƵƌƚƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂǁŝĚĞƌƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŽīĞƌƐ͘dŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ
ĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĐŽƵƌƚƐŝƐǀŝĂĂƐĞƚŽĨƐƚĂŝƌƐǁŝƚŚŶŽ
ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƌĂŵƉĂĐĐĞƐƐ͘

NEW RAMPED ACCESS TO CREATE A

MORE INCLUSIVE SPORTING OFFER

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NO. MUGA AND 1 NO. TENNIS COURT

RE-ALIGN PATHWAY AND RETAINING

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^ƵŵŵĂƌLJŽĨǁŽƌŬƐ
Sunny Hill Park is part of the main access route from
Middlesex University and Copthall Playing Fields. The
ŵĂŝŶƌŽƵƚĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞǁŝůůďĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůŝƐĞĚĂŶĚ
ƌĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞďĞƩĞƌĐLJĐůŝŶŐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘
dŚŝƐŵĂŝŶƉĂƚŚǁŝůůďĞůŝƚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĨĞƚLJĚƵƌŝŶŐ
ŶŽŶͲĚĂLJůŝŐŚƚŚŽƵƌƐ͘EĞǁƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚŽŶͲƐŝƚĞ
ǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚŬĞLJ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐ͘KƚŚĞƌ
ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝůůďĞŵĂĚĞƚŽƚŚĞƉĂƌŬƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
ďĞƩĞƌĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƵƉŐƌĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
Dh'ƐĂŶĚƌĞŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĐƌŝĐŬĞƚƉŝƚĐŚ͘EĞǁĐLJĐůĞ
ƐƚĂŶĚƐǁŝůůďĞŝŶƐƚĂůůĞĚĂƐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ
cycling.

TO CONNECT TO COPTHALL
VIA NEW BRIDGE

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ƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞŽŶůLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐŵŝŶŝŵĂůǁŽƌŬ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ
ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŽǀĞƌĂůůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ͘
path to traverse the site. The site should remain
ĂƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂŶĚƉĂƚŚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝůů
ŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͘dŚĞŵĂŝŶĞŶƚƌLJƉŽŝŶƚƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ
ƐŝƚĞǁŝůůďĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůŝƐĞĚ;^ŽƵƚŚͲĞĂƐƚĂŶĚtĞƐƚĞŶƚƌLJͿ
ǁŝƚŚƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ

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ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY INTERVENTIONS
10.1 COPTHALL ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY

CHASE LODGE
PLAYING FIELDS
P OW E R L EAG U E
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METRO GOLF
3
4
CENTRE
KEY
SOUTH FIELDS
ME ADOW M ANAGEME NT
G R E E N S PACES
D E P OT ϳ ϭ
MILL HILL BARNET
RFC LEISURE 2 NATIVE
UNDER-STOREY PL ANTING
CENTRE

3 R A I LWAY WA L K
ALLIANZ PARK WOODL AND M ANAGEME NT
HASMONEAN NATIVE
HIGH SCHOOL ϭ UNDER-STOREY PL ANTING

4 FOREST ACTIVIT Y AREA

2 ϲ MOSAI C HABITAT
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C o pt h a l l S o u t h ϱ WOODLAND
&ŝĞůĚƐ;^>/EͿ SELECTIVE THINNING AND
CLE ARI NG CRE ATION

WOODL AND M ANAGEME NT

UNDER-STOREY PL ANTING

HENDON
RFC
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N E W SWA L E S W I T H
WETLAND PLANTING

ϳ HEDGEROWS
STRENGTHENED LINKING
HEDGEROW WITH
N
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KEY
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NATIVE PL ANTI NG UNDER-STOREY PL ANTING M ANAGEME NT AND
UNDER-STOREY PL ANTING
2 REPL ACE E XOTIC ϱ STRENGTHENED
SHRUB PLANTING WITH WOODLAND EDGE
NATIVE SPECI E S
ϲ GR AS SL AND M ANAGEME NT
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KEY
ϭ I NCRE ASE NATIVE SPECI E S 4 INCREASE ϲ GR AS SL AND M ANAGEME NT
AS % OF PLANTING UNDER-STOREY PL ANTING

2 E N H A N C E AV E N U E S COPPICING AND
TO CONNECT
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WOODL AND ZONES
UNDER-STOREY PL ANTING
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ͲĐŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ

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BRANDING AND SIGNAGE STRATEGY
11.1 IDENTITY, ORIENTATION AND SENSE OF PLACE
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
ŶĚƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŵĂĚĞĂůůƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘͟
- Robert Frost
WĂƩĞƌŶƐŽĨƐŝƚĞŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ
area are complex but the largest public open spaces
;^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͕ŽƉƚŚĂůů͕ƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬͿĂƌĞŽǁŶĞĚĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞĚďLJ
Barnet Council.
ƐŝĚĞĨƌŽŵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨŚĂƌĚ
ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ;ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJĂƚĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐͿ͕ĂƌŶĞƚ
does apply a standard branding to its signage that
ƌĞŇĞĐƚƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘dŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ
ŽĨƚŚŝƐƐŝŐŶĂŐĞǀĂƌŝĞƐ͕ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůůLJĂƐĂƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶŽĨ
ƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐŝŐŶƐ͘KǀĞƌĂůů͕
ƋƵĂůŝƚLJĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĞĞƚǁŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞƚLJƉŝĮĞĚĂƐ
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚďĞƐƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĨŽƌƉƵďůŝĐƌĞĂůŵĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐ
ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͘YƵĂůŝƚLJŝƐĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚďLJĂůĂĐŬ
ŽĨĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐLJ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ
ǁĂLJͲĮŶĚŝŶŐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘dŚŝƐŝƐŝŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ
ŽƚŚĞƌƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚŝƐŽŌĞŶĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŶŐůLJƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ͕
ŐŝǀŝŶŐƉĂƌƟĂůŽƌŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘^ŝŐŶĂŐĞ
does not suggest that it has been informed by
ĂŶŽǀĞƌͲĂƌĐŚŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐƌĞĂůŵƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞďŽƚŚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨŽƌ
ƉĞŽƉůĞƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJ
ĂƌĞĂ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐĐŽƌĞǀĂůƵĞƐŝŶƌĞƐƉĞĐƚŽĨƚŚĞ
management of its assets and the outcomes that
these might deliver.
&ŽƌŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐ͕ƚŚŝƐůĂĐŬŽĨĐůĂƌŝƚLJŝƐ
ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĞdžĂĐĞƌďĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞdžƉĂƩĞƌŶŽĨ
ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐĂŶĚůĞĂƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐ
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of this site. Most lease holders are commercial
ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŬĞĞŶƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶďƌĂŶĚ
to members of the public. The result is an incoherent
ĂŶĚĐůƵƩĞƌĞĚŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ
ĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚŽŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞĂŶĚŵŝŐŚƚĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŝƐĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ
ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŽƐĞƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚďLJůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ
and lease holders.
KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
is to diversify and intensify the use of Copthall and
ƚŚĞĂĚŽƉƟŽŶŽĨĂĐůĞĂƌĞƌƉƵďůŝĐƌĞĂůŵƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJǁŽƵůĚ
ďĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĞůĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
of use.
DEVELOPING A NEW IDENTITY
The project brief suggests that the masterplan study
ƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĞǁĞŶƟƚLJƚŚĂƚ
ĐŽƵůĚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐŝƚĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐDŝůů,ŝůů͘^ĞĐƟŽŶϭϮ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĂŶĞǁ
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ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐŝƚĞƵƐĞƐ;ĂŶĚƵƐĞƌƐͿĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚĞ
development of a more diverse range of uses and
ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽ͘
ŶĞǁĞŶƟƚLJĐŽƵůĚďĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďLJŶĞǁďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ
ƚŽŽůƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĐůĞĂƌĞƌŵĞƐƐĂŐŝŶŐ͕ŵŽƌĞ
ƌŽďƵƐƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚǁŽƵůĚďĞ
ƉĂƌƚŽĨĂƐƚƌĞĂŵůŝŶĞĚĂŶĚĚĞͲĐůƵƩĞƌĞĚƉƵďůŝĐƌĞĂůŵ
strategy.
ŽƉƚŚĂůůĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůů͛ƐƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐŝƚĞƐŽīĞƌ
ĂƌŝĐŚǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŵĂŶLJƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƉŽŝŶƚƐ
ŽĨĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘DĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂƌĞ
ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŝŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞŽƌĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚŽŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞ͘
Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’ promotes
the idea of a landscape revealing itself through
ĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨƚĂŬŝŶŐĂůĞƐƐŽďǀŝŽƵƐ
path. This is an appropriate metaphor for the
ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽĨDŝůů,ŝůů͛ƐƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
ƚŚĂƚůŝĞũƵƐƚŽƵƚŽĨƐŝŐŚƚďƵƚǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞƌĞĨƌĞƐŚĞĚ
and reinforced by the executed masterplan.
11.2 PRINCIPLES OF A BRANDING BRIEF
dŚĞĚĞƌŝǀĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŽƉƚ,ĂůůƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞƐƚŚŝƐ
ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ͚͘ŽƉƚ͛ŝƐĂŶKůĚŶŐůŝƐŚǁŽƌĚ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞƚŽƉŽĨĂŚŝůůĂŶĚŽƉƚŚĂůůŝƐůŝƚĞƌĂůůLJ͕͚ƚŚĞŚĂůů
ŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉŽĨƚŚĞŚŝůů͛͘dŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚůŝĞƐ͚ũƵƐƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŚŝůů͛ŝƐĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ
ďƌĂŶĚŵĞƚĂƉŚŽƌĨŽƌĂƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽŽĨƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŵĂŶLJ
ƵŶĚƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚǁŽŽĚĞĚŚŝůůƚŽƉƐ͘
A brand strategy could explore graphically the
ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽĨĞĂĐŚƐŝƚĞ͕ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůĞƐƐĞĞƐ
ĂŶĚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƵƐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƚŚĞƐĞŝŶƚŽĂŶŽǀĞƌͲ
ĂƌĐŚŝŶŐďƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞƉŽƌƞŽůŝŽŝŶƚǁŽĂŶĚ
three dimensions.
/ŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͕ĂŶĞǁůLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉďƌĂŶĚ
for Mill Hill’s sites could be expressed in a variety
ŽĨĨŽƌŵĂƚƐƚŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞďƌĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ͘dŚĞƐĞǁŽƵůĚ
ƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůĚĞƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ďƌĂŶĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĚŝŐŝƚĂůƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐ͗
• Entrance design and colour scheme
• Street furniture design and colour scheme
• hŶŝĨLJŝŶŐƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
landscape

HENDON
CEMETERY

BITTACY HILL
MILL HILL PARK
PARK

COPTHALL
PLAYING ARRANDENE
FIELDS OPEN SPACE

MIDDLESEX
UNIVERSITY SUNNY HILL
PARK

A NEW BRAND FOR

MILL HILL’S GREEN SPACES

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ĐůĞĂƌŚĞŝƌĂƌĐŚLJŽĨƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞ
of entrance and landscape types spanning across
all the sites. This heirarchy should be organised
ŝŶƚŽƚŚƌĞĞŐƌŽƵƉƐ͗ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐ͕ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJ
ǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚƚĞƌƟĂƌLJǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐ͘dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞƐƐŽŵĞĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƚLJƉĞƐ͕ŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ
ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͕ĂŶĚĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐŝŶƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ
ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘

SIGNAGE HEIRARCHY - Develop a range of coherent signage for different uses

ICONOGRAPHY AND LOGO - Develop clear and concise icons and logos for use on site

UNIFYING BRAND - Consistent language throughout the site for both landscape and buildings

SILESIAN MUSEUM, POLAND

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ƵŶŝƋƵĞŶĞƐƐŽĨĞĂĐŚƐŝƚĞ͕ƚŚĞŐƌĂƉŚŝĐůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƵƐĞĚ
ƚŽƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJĐŽŶǀĞLJƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJŽĨĞĂĐŚƐŝƚĞĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJŽĨŽƉƚŚĂůůĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůů͛ƐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ
ƐŝƚĞƐĂƐĂĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞĂĐůĞĂƌŚĞŝƌĂƌĐŚLJ͘dŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨďƌĂŶĚĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŚŽǁŚŽǁ
ĐŽůŽƵƌĂŶĚƐŚĂƉĞŝƐĂŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞƚŽŽůŝŶĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂ
ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ͘dŚĞƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐŽůŽƵƌŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ƐƚĞƉŝŶĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĨŽƌŵƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ
ĂŶĚǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚĞĂĐŚƐŝƚĞĂŶĚ
overall.

ƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJƐŝƚĞĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐŵƵůƟƉůĞƉĂƌŬƐ͕ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚ
ĨŽƌĂƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĂĐƌŽƐƐĂůů
of them is paramount to achieving the vision set out
at the beginning of this report.

ƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƐŝŐŶƐǁŝƚŚĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚŐƌĂƉŚŝĐůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ
ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚŝŶƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐ͘dŚĞ
T YPE ONE - PRIM ARY ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƐƚŽǀĂƌLJŝŶŐƐŝnjĞƐ
and types of park is important (eg. local to borough
ůĞǀĞůƉĂƌŬƐͿ͘

BURGESS PARK, UK
ůĞĂƌĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞĨƌĂŵĞĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞƐĂƌƌŝǀĂů͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƉĂƩĞƌŶĞĚǁĂůůůĞĂĚŝŶŐ
users into the park. The frame acts as a vehicular
ŚĞŝŐŚƚďĂƌƌŝĞƌŝŶĂŶĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐĂůůLJƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐǁĂLJ͘

SOUTHBANK, AUSTRALIA
hƐĞŽĨƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚƉůĂŶƟŶŐĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĂ
ǀĞƌLJƋƵŝĐŬƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞǁŽƌůĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĂƚ
ŽĨƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌƐŝĚĞƉĂƌŬ͘dŚĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐďůŽĐŬƐŽƵƚŶŽŝƐĞƐ
ŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJƐƵĐŚĂƐƚƌĂĸĐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĂǀŝƐƵĂůďĂƌƌŝĞƌ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƉĂƌŬĂŶĚƚŚĞĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚůĂƌŐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘
ĞƐƉŽŬĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƉůĂĐĞŵĂƌŬĞƌǁŚŝĐŚĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞƐ
ĂƌƌŝǀĂůǁŚĞŶĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ŝŶƚŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞ;ƉĂǀŝŶŐ͕ƐƚƌĞĞƚĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͕ƉůĂŶƟŶŐͿ͘
All elements have a consistent language to create
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ
parts of the site.

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means of marking a trail or announcement of arrival
into an area.

WALD BERLIN KLIMA, GERMANY

^ŝŵƉůĞďƵƚĞīĞĐƟǀĞƵƐĞŽĨĐŽůŽƵƌĂƐĨŽĐĂůƉŽŝŶƚƐƚŽ
ĚƌĂǁƵƐĞƌƐŝŶ͘ŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐLJŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁŝƚŚƵƐĞŽĨ
pop colour creates the sense of journey through the
ƐŝƚĞ͕ŐŝǀŝŶŐĞĂĐŚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƉŽŝŶƚƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͘

īĞĐƟǀĞƵƐĞŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶĨŽƌĂůĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ
ǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌǀĂƌLJŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐĨŽƌĂŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ
ďŝŬĞƉĂƌŬŝŶEĞǁĞĂůĂŶĚ͘ĂƐŝůLJƌĞĂĚĂďůĞĐŽůŽƵƌƐƚŽ
ĚĞŶŽƚĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĐůĞĂƌƚƌĂĐŬŶĂŵĞƐǁŝƚŚ
ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĂƌƌŽǁƐŵĂŬĞƐƚƌĂǀĞƌƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƌŬĂƚƐƉĞĞĚ
very easy and user friendly.

QINHUANGDAO PARK, CHINA

/ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŝƐĂƵƐĞĨƵůĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŽŽůƚŽ
create pause and interest. This type of signage
ǁŽƵůĚďĞƐƵŝƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚƉůĂLJĂŶĚĨŽƌĞƐƚ
ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĂƌĞĂ͘
DŝŶŝŵĂůĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶŽĨĂϱϬϬŵůŽŶŐ͚ƌĞĚ
ƌŝďďŽŶ͛ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉĂƌŬǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƐ
ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͕ƐĞĂƟŶŐ͕ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƐŝŵƉůŝĐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚƐƉŝŶĞ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉĂƌŬŝƐĞīĞĐƟǀĞŝŶďƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐŶĞǁůŝĨĞ
ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĂƚƌŝƐŬŽĨ
ŵŽĚŝĮĐĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƵƌďĂŶƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ͘/ƚĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĂďŽůĚ
ĂŶĚƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƐŝŶŐŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ͘

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REFER TO PLAN ‘OTHER INTERVENTIONS’ - PAGE
44 FOR LOCATIONS OF THE SIGNAGE TYPES
TYPE ONE PRIMARY WAYFINDING
KEY ELEMENTS
SCULPTURE/FRAME/FEATURE ELEMENT
&ƌĂŵĞĐŽƵůĚďĞĮŐƵƌĂƟǀĞ͕ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ
ĂĐůĞĂƌĚĞŵĂƌĐĂƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽƵƚƐŝĚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚ
ĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ͘dŚĞƐŝŐŶƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ
ĂŶĚĞdžƉƌĞƐƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ͘
MAP
Map should be prominent and show key
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŽŶƐŝƚĞ͘
C O P T H A L L P L AY I N G F I E L D S
PARK NAME/LOGO/PARK IDENTITY
Name of the park should be legible from
appropriate distances (i.e. vehicular approaches,
cycle approach, pedestrian approach). Entrance
ƐŝŐŶĐŽƵůĚďĞƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚĞdžƉƌĞƐƐƚŚĞ
ŝĚĞŶƟƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘
^ZE^ͬ>/',dKy^  
ĚǀĞƌƟƐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĞǀĞŶƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ͕
markets, and other public events is important to
ĂƩƌĂĐƟŶŐŵŽƌĞǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͘
INTEGRATION WITH SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE
The primary signage should set the precedent for
ĂůůŽƚŚĞƌǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘/ƚƐŚŽƵůĚ
therefore be deisgned to the same landscape
language as the site and as set out in the vision
for the masterplan. It should communicate the
brand of the Mill Hill Open Space sites as well as
ƚŚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐŝƚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ͘
TYPE TWO SECONDARY WAYFINDING
KEY ELEMENTS
MAP/KEY LOCATIONS DIRECTIONAL ARROWS
Secondary signage should convey enough
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌǁŚĞƌĞĂďŽƵƚƐĨŽƌƵƐĞƌƐ
ƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌůŽĐĂƟŽŶŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ
site they are about to enter. Where it is not
appropriate to include a full sized map, key
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞůŝƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĂů
ĂƌƌŽǁ͘dŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŬĞLJůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ
kept to three or four at most, as more may be
confusing for users.
APPROPRIATE SIZING FOR ENVIRONMENT
Secondary signage needs to accomodate a wide
ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĂŶĚĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌŬ͘tŚĞƌĞ
ƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĞdžŝƐƚƐŝŶŚŝŐŚĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚĞĚ
public areas or high use park, larger signage
may be used. Where secondary signage is used
ŝŶƐŵĂůůĞƌƉĂƌŬƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͕Ă
smaller design may be more appropriate.
LEGIBILITY LEGIBILITY L E G I B I L I T Y
LEGIBILITY LEGIBILITY L E G I B I L I T Y
READABILITY AND LEGIBILITY
All secondary signage needs to be legible for
cyclists and pedestrians. On routes where
cycling is encouraged, signage should be able
ƚŽďĞƌĞĂĚĂƚĐLJĐůŝŶŐƐƉĞĞĚĂŶĚŬĞLJŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
should be immediately clear without having to
dismount.
INTEGRATION WITH SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE
The secondary signage should communicate
the brand of the Mill Hill Open Space sites as
ǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐŝƚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ͘/ƚƐŚŽƵůĚ
follow a similar design language to the primary
ǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŝŐŶƐ͕ƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĐŽůŽƵƌƉĂůĞƩĞ
ĂŶĚŝĐŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞŝŶ
a similar fashion.
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KEY ELEMENTS

SIGNAGE EXPRESSION EXAMPLES ONLY

C O P T H A L L P L AY I N G F I E L D S

EFFECTIVE GUIDANCE SYSTEM

dŚĞŵĂŝŶĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨƚĞƌƟĂƌLJƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŝƐƚŽĂĐƚ
ĂƐĂĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƚŽŽůĂůŽŶŐũŽƵƌŶĞLJƐƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞ
ĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶǁŚĞŶƚƌĂǀĞƌƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƌŬƐ͘dĞƌƟĂƌLJ
signs also tend to be much more integrated
with the physical environment and can be used
to reinforce desire lines and also reinforce the
purpose of the design.

PRIMARY WAYFINDING

C O P T H A L L P L AY I N G F I E L D S
ENTRANCE

COPTHALL
P L AY I N G F I E L D S

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dĞƌƟĂƌLJƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŵĂLJďĞĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶĂ ENTRANCE
variety of ways including in-ground, on the
natural environment, and in the form of small
ǁĂLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŝŐŶƐ͘
KEY MAP
COPTHALL
P L AY I N G F I E L D S

INTEGRATION WITH SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE

dĞƌƟĂƌLJƐŝŐŶĂŐĞƐŚŽƵůĚĨŽůůŽǁƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ
language as the primary and seconday
ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͘ƌĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚƐƟůů
ďĞĂĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘dĞƌƟĂƌLJƐŝŐŶĂŐĞŝƐůŝŬĞůLJ SECONDARY WAYFINDING
ƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚŝŶůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐǁŚĞƌĞŝƚŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞ
appropriate to use secondary signage, it should
ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞďĞƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞƚŽƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ
environments.

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CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT
ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ dĂďůĞϭϮ͘ϭƐƵŵŵĂƌŝƐĞƐƚŚĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ
have been undertaken to inform the proposals ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐƚĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘
developed in the masterplan.

dĂďůĞϭϮ͘ϭͲŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƐƵŵŵĂƌLJ
ĂƚĞ ŽŶƐƵůƚĞĞ ƩĞŶĚĞĞƐ :^dĞĂŵ DĞĞƟŶŐͬ
ĂƩĞŶĚĞĞƐ ƉŚŽŶĞĂůů
02/05/2017 Playing Field Strategy EĂƟŽŶĂů^ƉŽƌƚƐ'ŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐďŽĚŝĞƐ Rhona Harley DĞĞƟŶŐ
DĞĞƟŶŐŽƉƚŚĂůů
02/05/2017 Greenspaces LBB DĂƩ'ƵŶLJŽŶ Rhona Harley DĞĞƟŶŐ
12/05/2017 Saracens Gordon Banks :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī DĞĞƟŶŐ
Mitesh Velani <ĂƚĞ^ǁĂĚĞ
ŶĚLJƵĐŬǁŽƌƚŚ Rhona Harley
Richard Gregg
23/05/2017 Middlesex University ŶĚƌĞǁŝĐŬŝĞ :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī DĞĞƟŶŐ
Mel Parker <ĂƚĞ^ǁĂĚĞ
Barbara Kaucky
Rhona Harley
24/05/2017 &ŽŽƚďĂůůƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ Mark Liddiard Rhona Harley DĞĞƟŶŐ
Middlesex FA Stuart Allen
25/05/2017 Metro Golf Brenden Van Rooyen Rhona Harley DĞĞƟŶŐ
31/05/2017 Councillor Cllr. Sury Khatri :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī DĞĞƟŶŐ
Rhona Harley
06/06/2017 Councillors Cllr. Duschinsky and Cllr. Hart Rhona Harley DĞĞƟŶŐ
12/06/2017 Copthall Community Members of the group including Rhona Harley DĞĞƟŶŐ
Sports Group ůŽĐĂůĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶŐƌŽƵƉƐ
20/06/2017 Mill Hill RFC Tim Hurst Rhona Harley DĞĞƟŶŐ
20/06/2017 Hendon RFC ĂǀŝĚ'ĞƌƐŚůŝĐŬĂŶĚDĂůĐŽůŵtĂƩƐ Rhona Harley DĞĞƟŶŐ
21/06/2017 England Hockey Steve Turner Rhona Harley Phone call
26/06/2017 Hampstead and Richard Sykes Rhona Harley Phone call
Westminster Hockey
Club
27/06/2017 EŽƌƚŚ>ŽŶĚŽŶƋƵĂƟĐƐ Wendy Kravetz Rhona Harley Phone call
28/06/2017 Stakeholder Workshop ϭϵƉĞŽƉůĞĂƩĞŶĚĞĚĨƌŽŵ :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī DĞĞƟŶŐ
Session at Allianz Park ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ůŽĐĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ Rhona Harley
ŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚƐƉŽƌƚƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ

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 10/08/2017 Sport England
02/10/2017 Middlesex FA
05/10/2017 RFU
23/11/2017 Friends of Mill Hill Park
12.1 COMMENTS RECEIVED
Comments received from individual consultees and
ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐĂƌĞĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗
^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐʹDĞĞƟŶŐĂƚůůŝĂŶnjWĂƌŬϭϮͬϬϱͬϮϬϭϳ
• tŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽďĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ
management of the Copthall Estate.
• KīĞƌĂůĂƌŐĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
• KīĞƌƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƐĐŚŽŽůƵƐĞ
ĂŶĚƐƉŽƌƚƐĚĂLJƐ͘ϭϱ͕ϬϬϬŬŝĚƐ͘
• DĂƚĐŚĚĂLJƐϭϬ͕ϬϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ
ǁŝůůďĞϭϱ͕ϬϬϬǁŝƚŚŶĞǁƐƚĂŶĚ͘
• Suggest that any football use requires
an anchor club e.g. AC Finchley.
• Roads are unadopted.
• ,ŽƐƚϮƚŚůĞƟĐĐůƵďƐ͘
• ůůůŝŐŚƚƐŽīďLJϭϬƉŵ͘
• tĂŶƚďĞƩĞƌƐŝŐŶĂŐĞĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͘
• Improve access onto A1 from Greenlane.
• Improve accessibility into and out of the site.
DŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJʹDĞĞƟŶŐĂƚƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ϮϯͬϬϱͬϮϬϭϳ
• ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ͕ϲϬϬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƵƐĞƚŚĞĂƐƚ^ƚĂŶĚ͘
• WƌŽƉŽƐĞĚtĞƐƚ^ƚĂŶĚŽīĞƌƐ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĨŽƌϭϬϬϬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘
• tĂŶƚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ
Hendon campus and Allianz Park.
• ĞƩĞƌůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͘
• ĞƩĞƌƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͘
• ĞƩĞƌĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƚŽƉƚŚĂůů͘
• tŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽďĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ
management of the Copthall Estate.
&ŽŽƚďĂůůƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdž&ʹDĞĞƟŶŐ
ŽŶƐŝƚĞϮϰͬϬϱͬϮϬϭϳ
• DĞƚŽŶƐŝƚĞĂŶĚƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚŵĂŝŶ
ƉůĂLJŝŶŐĮĞůĚƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͘
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Mark Furnish Rhona Harley DĞĞƟŶŐ
Dennis Holmes
Will McNabb
Stuart Allen Rhona Harley Conference
Barbara Kaucky call
Mark Walton
:ĂƐŽŶŽǁĞƌƐ Rhona Harley Conference
Barbara Kaucky call
Approximately 50 members of the :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂī DĞĞƟŶŐ
Dŝůů,ŝůůWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ
• /ĚĞĂůůLJĂĚŽƵďůĞϯ'ƉŝƚĐŚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĨŽƌ&ŽŽƚďĂůůĂŶĚZƵŐďLJ
ƵƐĞƉƌĞĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚůLJ͘dŚĞƐĞǁŽƵůĚƚŚĞŶŽīĞƌ
the much needed all year round playing
ƉŝƚĐŚĞƐƚŚĂƚƚĞĂŵƐ͕ŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉƵďůŝĐ
ǁŝůůƉĂLJĨŽƌĂŶĚĞdžƉĞĐƚ͘ƵƌƌĞŶƚƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ
ĂƌĞƐƟůůƚŚĞƉŽŽƌĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͘
• Rectory Park – is an exemplary site currently
being built. 50 acre site. Suggest that a visit
ĐŽƵůĚďĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
• Funding could be partly from Parklife program.
• Management and maintenance
ƐŚŽƵůĚĂůůŽǁĨŽƌĂϮϱLJĞĂƌůĞĂƐĞ͘
• Building standards – currently all single
ƐƚŽƌĞLJƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞĐŽƐƚƐƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞůŝŌƐ͘
• &ŽīĞƌŐƌĂŶƚƐŽĨάϱϬϬŬĂŶĚĐŽƵůĚďĞŵŽƌĞŝĨĂ
sports hub and run by a county football team.
• WĂƌŬŝŶŐŝĚĞĂůůLJƐŚŽƵůĚĂůůŽǁĨŽƌϮϬϬƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚ
ƐĞĂƟŶŐĨŽƌϯϬϬƚŽϰϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚǀŝĞǁŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ͘
• Costs approx. 3.2million for 2 pitches.
DĞƚƌŽ'ŽůĨʹDĞĞƟŶŐŽŶƐŝƚĞϮϱͬϬϱͬϮϬϭϳ
• ϭϴƐĐŚŽŽůƐƵƐĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞ'ŽůĨ
Driving Range; 9 hole Par 3 Golf Course –
7500+ rounds played; golf simulator 500+
bookings; golf academy 7000+ golf lessons;
ĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ'ŽůĨʹϭϬ͕ϬϬϬǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͕/ƚĂůŝĂŶ
ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚϮϱ͕ϬϬϬнĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ͖ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
'ŽůĨƐŚŽƉʹϭϮ͕ϬϬϬнĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ͘,ĂƐ
ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚϰůŽĐĂůŐŽůĨĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͘
• 4000+ membership
• Metro Golf has a 75 year lease from May 1996
• ĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĨŽƌϭϮϬĐĂƌƐďƵƚŶŽĐŽĂĐŚ
or bus parking. Also have cycle parking for 8
ďŝŬĞƐ͘KŶ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐŚŽŵĞŵĂƚĐŚĚĂLJƐ͕ƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞ
ĐůŽƐĞƐĂŶĚĂůůŽǁƐƚŚĞĐĂƌƉĂƌŬƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚďLJ
^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐĚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶLJŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŶƌĞŽƉĞŶƐĂŌĞƌ͘
• Would like Copthall to have a community tennis
 ĐĞŶƚƌĞʹǁŝƚŚĂƚůĞĂƐƚϰĂƌƟĮĐŝĂůŐƌĂƐƐƚĞŶŶŝƐ
courts and a community coaching programme.
• 18 schools currently using the site and could and
ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJĂƩƌĂĐƚŵŽƌĞƐĐŚŽŽůƵƐĞ͘dŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ
ǁŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŵĞƚŚĞ͚ŚƵď͛ŽĨƚĞŶŶŝƐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŝŶ
ƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĂŶĚĐŽĂĐŚĞƐĐŽƵůĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJŽīĞƌ
coaching programmes in other local parks.
• tŽƵůĚďĞǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƉĂƌƚͲĨƵŶĚŝŶŐŶĞǁ
ƚĞŶŶŝƐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝĨůĞĂƐĞĐŽƵůĚďĞĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚ͘
• /ĚĞĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶǁŽƵůĚďĞƚŽƚŚĞĞĂƐƚŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ
leisure centre close to close to Metro Golf Centre.
• Issues that Metro Golf raised – drainage
ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͕ĂƐƚŚĞĐĂƌƉĂƌŬĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJŇŽŽĚƐ͘
ůůƌ<ŚĂƚƌŝʹDĞĞƟŶŐĂƚEŽƌƚŚ>ŽŶĚŽŶƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ
WĂƌŬϯϭͬϬϱͬϮϬϭϳ
ůůƌ͘<ŚĂƚƌŝŚĂĚƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚƚŚĞďƌŝĞĨĨƌŽŵ
LBB Barnet and the response document.
,ĞǁĂƐĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĚĂƚĞƐ
and requested a programme for the
study. JSA sent by email same day.
Main concerns:
• >ŽƚƐŽĨƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĂŶĚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĞĚǁŚLJƚŚŝƐǁŽƌŬ
ǁĂƐŶŽƚƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨŽƚŚĞƌƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘
JS explained the Parks and Open Spaces
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJǁĂƐĂŶŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁŽĨĂůůĂƌŶĞƚ͛ƐƉĂƌŬƐ͘
• Smaller sports groups do not have a voice.
• Dŝůů,ŝůůĂƌĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐƚŚĞůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ
security of a lease to stay at Copthall
• Chase Lodge has a long lease of approximately
999 years from Camden Council. They have had
ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐǁŝƚŚ>ƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞ
old school site adjacent. Part of this area has
ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůĨŽƌĂŶĞǁ'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĚĞƉŽƚ͘
• ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǀĞƌLJƉƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞŽĨ'ƌĞĞŶĞůƚ͘
• Tennis – through golf centre.
• Netball/basketball.
• ŝǀŝŶŐƉŽŽů;ĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨůĞŝƐƵƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞͿʹƚŚŝƐ
ďĞŝŶŐĨƵŶĚͲƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌďLJůŽĐĂůƉƌŽƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͘
Cllrs also expressed concern about loss of
ŐƌĞĞŶďĞůƚ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞZŝĚŐĞǁĂLJ
especially the Jehovah’s Witness land.
ŽƉƚŚĂůůŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ^ƉŽƌƚƐ'ƌŽƵƉʹDĞĞƟŶŐĂƚ
ůůŝĂŶnjWĂƌŬϭϮͬϬϲͬϮϬϭϳ
• The main Issue raised by Mill Hill RFC and
,ĞŶĚŽŶZ&ǁĂƐƚŚĂƚŽĨǁĂŝƟŶŐĨŽƌĂƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝůƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐŶĞǁůĞĂƐĞƐ͘
• ^ƚ<ŝĞƌŶĂŶƐʹ;'ĂĞůŝĐ&ŽŽƚďĂůůͿʹǀĞƌLJĂŶŐƌLJ
that Hendon RFC pitches have not been
ĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚĨŽƌƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƉůĂLJ͕ďLJ'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
• /ƚǁĂƐŶŽƚĞĚƚŚĂƚĂůŽƚŽĨƐĐŚŽŽůƐĂƌĞŶŽƚ
ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐŽŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƵƐĞƐĨŽƌƐƉŽƌƚƐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
• ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐĂƌĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶŶĞǁ
ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚƚǁŽƐŝƚĞƐ͘
• dƌĂĸĐĂŵĂũŽƌƉƌŽďůĞŵĨŽƌĂůůƵƐĞƌƐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐ
of access from Page Street and the A1.
• The issue of poor drainage (especially
ĨŽƌDĞƚƌŽ'ŽůĨͿŚĂƐďĞĞŶƌĂŝƐĞĚǁŝƚŚ
'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŝƐďĞŝŶŐĂĐƟŽŶĞĚ͘
Dŝůů,ŝůůZ&ʹDĞĞƟŶŐĂƚDŝůů,ŝůůZ&ůƵď,ŽƵƐĞ
ϮϬͬϬϲͬϮϬϭϳ
• Mill Hill RFC are a Community Amateur
Rugby Football Club founded in 1937.
• Members 250.
• Has 2 adult teams.

Cllr. Khatri asked to be advised as

the masterplan develops.

ůůƌƵĐŚŝŶƐŬLJĂŶĚůůƌ,ĂƌƚʹDĞĞƟŶŐĂƚ,ĞŶĚŽŶ
dŽǁŶ,ĂůůϬϲͬϬϲͬϮϬϭϳ
dŚĞůůƌƐǁĞƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞďƌŝĞĨƚŽďĞ
ĂŵďŝƟŽƵƐĂŶĚŽĨĞdžƚĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŽīĞƌĂƚŽƉƚŚĂůůƚŽ
develop greater use of the site and suggested the
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͗
• ĂĨĠ͘
• WůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚͬƉůĂLJŽīĞƌƐ͘
• Adult exercise.
• LJĐůĞƉƌŽĮĐŝĞŶĐLJĂƌĞĂ͘
• Skatepark.
• Picnic area.
• >ĂĐƌŽƐƐĞʹ^K^ůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕
ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ͘ůůƌƵĐŚŝŶƐŬLJƚŽĨŽƌǁĂƌĚĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͘
Tim Hurst from Mill Hill RFC

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 • Recently had 3 pitches one used by St Kiernans.
tŝůůůŽƐĞŽŶĞƉŝƚĐŚĂŶĚƚŚĞϮƉŝƚĐŚĞƐǁŝůůďĞ
ĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞŶĞǁůĞŝƐƵƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŝƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ͘
• KīĞƌŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚĞůƉŝŶŐ
LJŽƵŶŐŽīĞŶĚĞƌƐ͖ǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐdŽƵĐŚZƵŐďLJ&ƌŝĚĂLJ
ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐĂůůLJĞĂƌ͖ĮƚŶĞƐƐĐůƵďŝŶĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
ǁŝƚŚ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐ͘tŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽŽīĞƌŵŽƌĞ
LJŽƵƚŚƌƵŐďLJĂŶĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌŶƵƌƐĞƌLJƵƐĞ
ŝŶĐůƵƵƐĞ͘ůƐŽ͕ǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂ
ŶĞǁůĂĚŝĞƐƚĞĂŵĂŶĚĂƌĞŝŶĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘
• Used by American Football club in
ƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌ;ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ϴŐĂŵĞƐͿ͘ϮϬϭϳ
ĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞƵƐĞĚĚƵĞƚŽƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘
• tĂŶƚĂŶĞǁůĞĂƐĞƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌ
ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŽƌĞĨƵƌďŝƐŚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘
• ,ĞŶĚŽŶZ&ʹDĞĞƟŶŐĂƚ,ĞŶĚŽŶ
Z&ůƵď,ŽƵƐĞϮϬͬϬϲͬϮϬϭϳ
• Hendon RFC are a Community Amateur
Rugby Football Club founded in 1932.
• Members 200 including younger members
ǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƌƵŶŶŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞĐůƵď͘
• Has 2 adult teams.
• Lease 2 pitches. During the summer Gaelic
Football have used the pitches. Saracens also
use the pitches for schools and rugby coaching.
• Have the longest running 7’s club in the
county. 7’s has become an Olympic sport.
• >ĞĂƐĞƌĂŶŽƵƚŝŶϭϵϵϰĂŶĚǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞĂŶĞǁ
lease so that the club can access funding
ƚŽƌĞĨƵƌďŝƐŚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘
• Club funded the main building and
refurbished the old army hut.
• tŽƵůĚďĞĂŵĞŶĂďůĞƚŽĐůƵƵƐĞƌĞͲ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶŝĨĐůŽƐĞďLJ͘tŽƵůĚƉƌĞĨĞƌĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĐůŽƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͘
ŶŐůĂŶĚ,ŽĐŬĞLJʹWŚŽŶĞĐĂůůϮϭͬϬϲͬϮϬϭϳ
• Currently no hockey pitches on site
• Nearest Hockey pitches at Mill Hill
^ĐŚŽŽů͕ďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŶŽƚĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌ
community use (note England Hockey
ŚĂǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůƚŽĂƐŬͿ͘
• Due to changes in the requirements for
,ŽĐŬĞLJƉŝƚĐŚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŵĂŶLJĐůƵďƐĂƌŽƵŶĚ
London have had to relocate to other boroughs
ƚŚĂƚĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶƚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
• Hampstead and Westminster Hockey
ůƵďƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJŶĞĞĚƚŽƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞ͘
,ĂŵƉƐƚĞĂĚĂŶĚtĞƐƚŵŝŶƐƚĞƌ,ŽĐŬĞLJůƵďͲʹWŚŽŶĞ
ĐĂůůϮϲͬϬϲͬϮϬϭϳ
• 150 adults – 20 teams and 350 juniors
ŝŶĐůƵď͘sĞƌLJŵƵĐŚĂŐƌŽǁƚŚƐƉŽƌƚ͘
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David Gershlick from Hendon RFC
Ladies and men’s teams and youths.
• dŚĞLJĂƌĞŝŶDĂŝĚĂsĂůĞǁŝƚŚϮƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͘
ŽƵŶĐŝůŽǁŶĞĚ͘ϭǁĂƚĞƌďĂƐĞĚĂŶĚϭ
ŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ;ϯ'ƟŐĞƌƐƵƌĨĂĐĞͿ
ĂŶĚĚŽŶŽƚŚĂǀĞĂůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵůĞĂƐĞ͘
• Need minimum 2 pitches ideally
ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJϭʹǁĂƚĞƌƉŝƚĐŚ͘tŽƵůĚůŝŬĞ
ƐƉĞĐƚĂƚŽƌ͛ƐĂƌĞĂĨŽƌƉŽƐƐŝďůLJϭϬϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞ͕
ŇŽŽĚůŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌds͘
• Approached Saracens 6 months ago
ĂďŽƵƚĂƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘
• Hockey pitches are suitable for
netball use and tennis.
• /ĨtĞƐƚŵŝŶƐƚĞƌŽīĞƌĂŶĞǁůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚƐƚĂLJ
ďƵƚƚŚĞLJĚŽŶŽƚƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐ͕
hence looking at possible places to relocate.
EŽƌƚŚ>ŽŶĚŽŶƋƵĂƟĐƐʹWŚŽŶĞĐĂůůϮϳͬϬϲͬϮϬϭϳ
• A community group that are fund raising
ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĚŝǀŝŶŐƉŽŽůĂƚƚŚĞŶĞǁůĞŝƐƵƌĞ
ĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘&ŽƌŵĞĚϭLJĞĂƌĂŐŽǁŚĞŶ>
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞǁůĞŝƐƵƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞĚŝĚ
not provide a replacement diving facility.
• KƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚĂ͚ϯϴĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ͛ƉĞƟƟŽŶŽŶůŝŶĞŚĂĚ
ϵϬϬ͕ϬϬϬƐŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƟŶŐĂĚŝǀŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͘
• In Dec 2016 LBB voted against
including a diving pool.
• /Ŷ:ĂŶϮϬϭϳ>ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚKƉƟŽŶϮ
ǁŚŝĐŚŽīĞƌƐάϱϬϬ͕ϬϬϬĨƌŽŵ>ĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů͕ǁŝƚŚŶŽƟŵĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶ͘
• WƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĂƌĞĨŽƌĂŶĞǁϱŵĚŝǀŝŶŐďŽĂƌĚ
ĂŶĚƉŽŽů͘ŵŽǀĞĂďůĞŇŽŽƌǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
ƉŽŽů͕ǁŽƵůĚĂůůŽǁƚŚĞƉŽŽůƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚĨŽƌ
 community use e.g. aqua aerobics.
• dŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůŚĂƐĐƌŽƐƐͲƉĂƌƚLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚ
the support of the Leader of the Council.
• dŚĞŐƌŽƵƉŝƐŝŶĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ>ŽŶĚŽŶ
Marathon Trust and Sport England.
• ŽƐƚƐŶŽƚĨƵůůLJǁŽƌŬĞĚŽƵƚLJĞƚ͘ŝŵŝƐƚŽ
ŐĞƚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶŶĞdžƚϮLJĞĂƌƐƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
in the main build of the leisure centre.
^ƉŽƌƚŶŐůĂŶĚʹDĞĞƟŶŐĂƚ^ƉŽƌƚŶŐůĂŶĚ,ĞĂĚ
KĸĐĞϭϬͬϬϴͬϮϬϭϳ
• DĞĞƟŶŐŚĞůĚƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ^ƉŽƌƚŶŐůĂŶĚ
ǀŝĞǁƐĨŽƌŽƉƚŚĂůůŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨϯ'ƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨŽƚŚĞƌůĞŝƐƵƌĞ
ĂŶĚƉůĂLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁĞƌĞŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚ͘
• ^ƉŽƌƚŶŐůĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞǁĂƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁŝůů
carefully consider any changes to the Playing
WŝƚĐŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĂŶĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ
number of playing pitches. Further discussions
ǁŝůůďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĂƐƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐ͘
DŝĚĚůĞƐĞdž&ʹŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĐĂůůϬϮͬϭϬͬϮϬϭϳ
• &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƌŶĞƚWůĂLJŝŶŐWŝƚĐŚ
^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJDĞĞƟŶŐǁŚĞƌĞ>ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚ
the proposals from Phase 1.
• &ǁŽƵůĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞϮϯ'ƉŝƚĐŚĞƐĂƚŽƉƚŚĂůů͘
FA require a sinking fund of £25k per year to
ĂůůŽǁĨŽƌƉŝƚĐŚƌĞƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚĞǀĞƌLJϭϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘
• Discussed requirements for the Sports Hub
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘DŝŶŝŵƵŵŽĨϲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵƐ͕
ĮƌƐƚĂŝĚ͕ŵĞĞƟŶŐƌŽŽŵǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚďĞ
ŇĞdžŝďůĞƵƐĞĨŽƌĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
ƐŽĐŝĂůƐƉĂĐĞ͕ĐĂĨĠ͕ƉƵďůŝĐƚŽŝůĞƚƐ͕ƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ͘
• Pitches require fencing to reduce
ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉĂƚŚƐ͘
• >ŝŐŚƟŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘>ďĞƩĞƌ͕ǁŝůů
cost more but last longer.
• Storage for maintenance vehicle
– container size 11/12m2.
• No lockers are required. 99% take
their belongings to the pitch.
• &ŽŽƚďĂůů&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞ
25 years. Novate to operator but take
ŽŶŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĂŶĚĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞLJĞĂƌůLJǁŝƚŚ
records of pitch management.
• Season 1st Sept to May.
Z&hͲŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĐĂůůϬϱͬϭϬͬϮϬϭϳ
• RFU are considering funding one
3G ATP pitch at Copthall.
• Would require a WR22 pitch. Ideally sole use
ĨŽƌZƵŐďLJĂƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĨŽƌĨŽŽƚďĂůůƵƐĞ͘
• Fencing can be smaller at 1.2m high
ƵƌĂůŽĐŬƐƚLJůĞĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐŽŶůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘
• 1 hour booking slots.
• Ideally 8 No Changing rooms.
• Referee room and training/ coaching area.
• EĞĞĚĂƐŽĐŝĂůĂƌĞĂǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞŵƵůƟͲĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂů͘
• ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐ͕Dŝůů,ŝůůZ&ĂŶĚ,ĞŶĚŽŶZ&ĂƌĞĂůů
ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌďĞƩĞƌƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘
• ŽƵůĚĂůůŽǁĨŽƌƚŚĞtŽŵĞŶƐĂŶĚ>ĞĂŐƵĞ͘
• Physio rooms.
• American football could also use the pitch.
Needs adjustment for deadball line.
• :^ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŽƉƟŽŶƉůĂŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĨƵůůƐŝnjĞZƵŐďLJƉŝƚĐŚ͕ŽƉƟŽŶϭŝŶ
ƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůŚƵďĂƌĞĂ͕ŽƉƟŽŶϮĂƚDŝůů,ŝůůZ&
ĂŶĚŽƉƟŽŶϯĂƚ,ĞŶĚŽŶZ&͘KƉƟŽŶϭďĞŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘Z&hďŽĂƌĚƚŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJǁŝƚŚďŽƚŚĐůƵďƐ͘
dŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJͲDĞĞƟŶŐ
• dŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJĂŝŵŝƐƚŽ
‘Uphold the principle of the Green Belt and to
ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂů͕ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĂŶĚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů
features of beauty and interest in Mill Hill’.
• :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂīǁĂƐŝŶǀŝƚĞĚƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĂŵĞĞƟŶŐ
ŽĨƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĞƚLJŽŶϮϯEŽǀĞŵďĞƌĂƩĞŶĚĞĚďLJ
approximately 50 members of the Society. The
ƐƵďũĞĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐǁĂƐ͚Dŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬƐʹƚŚĞ
Big Picture’.
• :ŽŶ^ŚĞĂīĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĂƚ:^ŚĂĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂ
ŶĞǁWĂƌŬƐĂŶĚKƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƚŚĂƚŚĂĚ
ďĞĞŶĂĚŽƉƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝůĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ:^ǁĞƌĞ
ůĞĂĚŝŶŐĂĚĞƐŝŐŶƚĞĂŵƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂŶĞǁ
masterplan for a suite of park across Mill Hill and
,ĞŶĚŽŶ͘dŚĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ͕
ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂĐĐƌƵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ
ŐŽŽĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽĨDŝůů,ŝůů͛ƐƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐ
ĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚďLJDŝůů,ŝůů͛ƐƉĂƌŬƐ͘
• YƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ
ĚĞůĂLJƚŽƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞƟŵĞƚĂďůĞĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶ
ŽŶƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ͕ƚŚĞŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂůĞdžƚĞŶƚŽĨ
ƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶďƌŝĞĨĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐĨŽƌďŝŽͲ
ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶǁŽƵůĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌ͘
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ƩĞŶĚĞĞƐ͗ϭϵƉĞŽƉůĞĂƩĞŶĚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ůŽĐĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚƐƉŽƌƚƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ
&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ General

&/Z^dtKZ<^,KW^^^/KE
Y͘hƐĞƌƐͲ&ƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞŽĨϯƚLJƉĞƐŽĨƵƐĞƌƐͲ
YϭǁŚĂƚĚŽƚŚĞLJǁĂŶƚ͍YϮtŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƚŚĞŵƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͍
'ƌŽƵƉϭ͗WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƉĞƌƐŽŶ 'ƌŽƵƉϮ͗^ŝŶŐůĞWĂƌĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ 'ƌŽƵƉϯ͗KůĚĞƌWĞƌƐŽŶǁŝƚŚ
ƐƉŽƌƚLJĂŶĚĂĐƟǀĞ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
Access / transport Crèche / leisure centre KƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚǁĂůŬƐ
dƌĂĸĐͬƐĂĨĞƚLJ Outdoor public changing rooms / ^ŽĐŝĂůŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ
ƚŽŝůĞƚƐͬnjŽŶŝŶŐͬǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ
Cycling access currently poor – Benches Family trips
bridge / underpass
^ĂĨĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐŝƚĞƐ Informal spaces for informal play Fitness
;ǁŝƚŚĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨŽƉĞŶŶĞƐƐͿ
^ŝŐŶĂŐĞͲŶŽƚǁĞůůƐŝŐŶĞĚ Skatepark WĂƚŚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶtŝůĚůŝĨĞƌĞĂƐ
ĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĐLJĐůŝŶŐͬƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ Cycle storage – leisure cycling Sensory experiences and quite
and a safe cycle storage areas
DŽƌĞĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƐƉŽƌƚƐŽīĞƌƐ WĂƚŚĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐͬƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ
cyclists and pedestrians
dƌĂĸĐĨƌĞĞůŽŽƉĨŽƌĐLJĐůŝŶŐͬ Chess Parking / transport / segregated
running paths
ĂĨĠŶĞĞĚĞĚ Table Tennis Signage
ŚĂŶŐŝŶŐͬƐŚŽǁĞƌŝŶŐƌŽŽŵƐ Crazy Golf dĂĐƟůĞƉĂǀŝŶŐ
should be accessible
&ŝƚŶĞƐƐƚƌĂŝůŶĞĞĚƐƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶͬ WůĂLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ;ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚĐĂĨĠͿ ĞŵĞŶƟĂͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ
outdoor gym opportunity ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƐƚĂī
tŚŽŵĂŶĂŐĞƐ͍^ƵƐƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƋƵĂůŝƚLJ Prolong visits ^ŝŐŶĂŐĞʹĐĐĞƐƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
Charitable vehicle. Scope for Access is currently not safe for Benches / rest areas
conglomerate of sports groups to children
manage
Monorail link – Mill Hill and Brent Toilets ĂĨĠ
Cross
WĞƌƐŽŶĂůĮƚŶĞƐƐůŝĐĞŶĐĞ Sense of security for older children Measured routes
/ a place of safety
ŽŶŽƚǁĂŶƚŽƉƚŚĂůůƚŽďĞƚŽŽ Family cycling Local publicity
corporate
tĂƚĞƌƉůĂLJƚŽĂƩƌĂĐƚĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ Partnerships
Need pitches that are playable to Some accessible paths into
ĂƩƌĂĐƚĐůƵďŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ Arrandene
Balance access against current
fees

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ƩĞŶĚĞĞƐ͗ϭϵƉĞŽƉůĞĂƩĞŶĚĞĚĨƌŽŵƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ůŽĐĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚƐƉŽƌƚƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ
&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ General

^KEtKZ<^,KW^^^/KE
Y͘,ŽǁǁŽƵůĚLJŽƵƌŐƌŽƵƉƉƌŝŽƌŝƟƐĞƐƉĞŶĚŝŶŐĂƚŽƉƚŚĂůůͲĂĐŚŐƌŽƵƉǁĂƐŐŝǀĞŶάϭϬϬĂƌŶĞƚWŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ
spend
'ƌŽƵƉϭ͗WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƉĞƌƐŽŶ 'ƌŽƵƉϮ͗^ŝŶŐůĞWĂƌĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ 'ƌŽƵƉϯ͗KůĚĞƌWĞƌƐŽŶǁŝƚŚ
ƐƉŽƌƚLJĂŶĚĂĐƟǀĞ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
1. Public Transport / Healthy 1. Central sports hub / changing 1. Transport
Streets ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐͬŐŽŽĚĐĂĨĠͬƚŽŝůĞƚƐ £15
£35 £30
Ϯ͘KīͲƌŽĂĚĐŝƌĐƵŝƚͬǁŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌͬ 2. Access /cycling coherent routes Ϯ͘&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐʹdͲůůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌάϴϬ
ĐLJĐůĞͬƐŬĂƚĞͬŐŽͲŬĂƌƚ £20
£35
ϯ͘^ŽĐŝĂůĂƌĞĂͬWůĂLJͬĐĂĨĠͬǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ 3. Playground close to hub or ϯ͘DĂƌŬĞƟŶŐͬƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ
ƉŽŶĚͬǁĂƚĞƌƉůĂLJ leisure centre £5
£12.50 £10
4. Toilets / changing rooms 4. Signage
£5 £5
ϱ͘ϯ'DƵůƟ^ƉŽƌƚƐWŝƚĐŚ ϱ͘ϯ'^ƉŽƌƚƐWŝƚĐŚǁŝƚŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐĨŽƌ
£5 football and rugby
£15
6. Signage / linkage 6. Skate park
£5 £10
7. Fitness trails / outdoor gym 7. Tennis / netball
£2.50 £10

Stakeholder Workshop Session at Allianz Park

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dĂďůĞϭϮ͘ϰͲŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƐƵŵŵĂƌLJͲ^d'ϯ
ĂƚĞ ŽŶƐƵůƚĞĞ
19/01/2018 ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐΘDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
25/01/2018 &ŽŽƚďĂůů&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶΘDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdž&
26/01/2018 Rugby Football Union
29/01/2018 Copthall Community Sports Group
30/01/2018 Dŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůZĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ
07/02/2018 WůĂLJŝŶŐWŝƚĐŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ;WW^Ϳʹ^ƚĞĞƌŝŶŐ'ƌŽƵƉ
12/02/2018 Dŝůů,ŝůůWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ
DĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐΘDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
;&ƌŝĚĂLJϭϵƚŚ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϭϴͿ
• ŽƚŚ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐĂŶĚDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJƚŽƌĞǀŝĞǁ
the Master Plan document and provide feedback.
• Both Saracens and Middlesex University
ĂƌĞŚĂƉƉLJƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚǁŝƚŚ>ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ
ǁŝƚŚďŽƚŚƚŚĞ'>ĂŶĚdĨ>ƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚ
the development of the site.
• Both Saracens and Middlesex University
ŚĂǀĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĂůŵĞĞƟŶŐƐƚŽ
update on the progress of the site.
• DŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂƐŬĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽĚŽǁŝƚŚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂĨĞƚLJ;ůŝŐŚƟŶŐͬ
ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞͿĂƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJƉĂƌƚ
of the phasing of the Copthall delivery.
• Both Saracens and Middlesex University agreed
that developing the transport infrastructure
ƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂƌĞŬĞLJ͘
• Saracens indicated that they expect the physical
ǁŽƌŬƐŽŶƚŚĞtĞƐƚ^ƚĂŶĚƚŽďĞŐŝŶŝŶ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϴ͘
• Middlesex University have asked for greater
ĐůĂƌŝƚLJƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕
governance and management of the site.
• Middlesex University asked for greater clarity
ŽǀĞƌŚŽǁ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬǁŝůůďĞŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ͕ĂƐƚŚŝƐ
ǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚĨĂƌĞĨŽƌƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ
from the University to the Copthall site.
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DĞĞƟŶŐͬ
ƉŚŽŶĞĂůů
DĞĞƟŶŐ
DĞĞƟŶŐ
DĞĞƟŶŐ
DĞĞƟŶŐ
DĞĞƟŶŐ
DĞĞƟŶŐ
DĞĞƟŶŐ
DĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ&ŽŽƚďĂůů&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶΘDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdž
&;dŚƵƌƐĚĂLJϮϱƚŚ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϭϴͿ
• &ŽŽƚďĂůů&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶΘDŝĚĚůĞƐĞdž&ĂƌĞ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĐŚĞŵĞƚŽŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞ'WƐ
ŽŶŽƉƚŚĂůůĂŶĚŚĂǀĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ;ůĞǀĞůƚŽďĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚͿ
DĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞZƵŐďLJ&ŽŽƚďĂůůhŶŝŽŶ;&ƌŝĚĂLJ
ϮϲƚŚ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϭϴͿ
• Z&hĂƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĐŚĞŵĞƚŽ
introduce AGPs on Copthall and have
ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ;ůĞǀĞůƚŽďĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚͿ
ŽƉƚŚĂůůŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ^ƉŽƌƚƐ'ƌŽƵƉ;DŽŶĚĂLJϮϵƚŚ
:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϭϴͿ
• D,W^ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐͲƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽƉƚŚĂůů^ŽƵƚŚ
&ŝĞůĚƐ;^>/EͿƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂŶŶŽƚĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ
no changes should be made to this area.
• Concerned that the proposed Sports Hub
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƉĂǀĞĚĂƌĞĂǁŽƵůĚďĞ
too much built development for a green belt
area. Also did not approve a proposed retail
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌĐLJĐůĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘
• While the proposed improved vehicular
ĂĐĐĞƐƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϭǁĂƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĨĂǀŽƵƌĂďůLJ
ƚŚĞƌĞƉĞƌĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ
ďŽƩůĞŶĞĐŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽŶůLJǀĞŚŝĐƵůĂƌĞdžŝƚ͘
• WƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚĐĂƌƉĂƌŬĂůƐŽƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĞĚ
ŝĨŝƚǁŽƵůĚďĞĂůůŽǁĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶŐƌĞĞŶďĞůƚ͘
• General comments about all the cycle provisions
ĂŶĚǁŚLJƚŚŝƐǁĂƐŶĞĞĚĞĚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
ďƌŝĚŐĞ͘/ƚǁĂƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨ
students accessing the site on a daily basis
 ǁŽƵůĚďĞĂďŽƵƚϭϬϬϬ͘DŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŚĞďĞƩĞƌĐLJĐůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ͘
• ĂŵĚĞŶŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ&^ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĞĚ
the capital costs and phasing.
• ^ŚĂŌĞƐďƵƌLJĂƌŶĞƚ,ĂƌƌŝĞƌƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ďĞƩĞƌĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚƐĂŶĚƌŽƵƚĞƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ͘dŚĞLJ
currently use Sunny Hill Park for training.
:ŽŝŶƚŵĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨDŝůů,ŝůůWĂƌŬ
ĂŶĚDŝůů,ŝůůZĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ;dƵĞƐĚĂLJϯϬƚŚ
:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϬϭϴͿ
• tĞĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĞƟŶŐǀĞƌLJŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟǀĞĂŶĚ
ƵƐĞĨƵů͘ƩĞŶĚĞĞƐŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚƚŚĞ
ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝƚ
presented for an increase use of greenspaces
across the Mill Hill area. The Friends recognise
ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĂƌĞĂƐĨŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ
and have been trying to persuade Barnet
to introduce more into Mill Hill Park.
• ŽŶĐĞƌŶƐǁĞƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚƚŚĂƚĂƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨ
ƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂƚŽƉƚŚĂůůǁŽƵůĚďĞ
hard paved and this might not be the most
appropriate treatment for greenbelt land.
• ŽŶĐĞƌŶƐǁĞƌĞĂůƐŽƌĂŝƐĞĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨ
increased visitor numbers on the surrounding
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚĂƩĞŶĚĞĞƐƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ
ĂĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƉĂƌŬŝŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJǁŽƵůĚ
have to be developed if the scheme proceeded.
• /ƚǁĂƐƉŽŝŶƚĞĚŽƵƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌŝĚŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬŝŶ
Arrandene Open Space already runs from Wise
Lane to Milespit Hill and is used by cyclists.
dŚŝƐĐŽƵůĚďĞƌĞƉĂŝƌĞĚǁŝƚŚǀĞƌLJůŝƩůĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ĞdžƉĞŶƐĞ͕ƐĂǀŝŶŐŵŽŶĞLJŽŶƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶ
ƵƉŐƌĂĚĞŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŐƌĂƐƐƉĂƚŚĂŶĚůŝŵŝƟŶŐ
the physical impact of this on the landscape.
DĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞWůĂLJŝŶŐWŝƚĐŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ;WW^Ϳʹ
^ƚĞĞƌŝŶŐ'ƌŽƵƉ;tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJϳƚŚ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϬϭϴͿ
• ƩĞŶĚĞĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐĨƌŽŵ
ƌŝĐŬĞƚ͕&ŽŽƚďĂůů͕dĞŶŶŝƐĂŶĚ^ƉŽƌƚŶŐůĂŶĚ
• dŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐǁĞƌĞǁĞůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ͕
ĂŶĚĂůůďĞůŝĞǀĞĚƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
excellent improvements to the area.
• ƌŝĐŬĞƚƌĂŝƐĞĚŝƐƐƵĞƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽƉŚĂƐŝŶŐ͘/ƚǁĂƐ
ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJǁŽƵůĚďĞŽǀĞƌŵĂŶLJ
LJĞĂƌƐ͘&ŽƌƌŝĐŬĞƚŶĞǁĐƌŝĐŬĞƚĮĞůĚƐŶĞĞĚĂ
ƐĞĂƐŽŶƚŽƐĞƩůĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚ͘ůƐŽ
ǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƉƚŚĂůůƚŚĞƚǁŽĐƌŝĐŬĞƚƉŝƚĐŚĞƐǁŽƵůĚ
be too far from the Hub building and they
ǁŽƵůĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĂƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞ
ŚĂĚďĞĞŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĂŶĚ
ŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƐŵĂůůĞƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͘
• ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĐĂƐĞƐŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů
'ŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐŽĚŝĞƐǁĞƌĞĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚǁŚŝĐŚ
ǁŽƵůĚďĞǀĞƌLJŚĞůƉĨƵů͘ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚ
ŵĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞŽĂƌĚ͛Ɛ
ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŽďĞŚŽƐƚĞĚďLJ^ƉŽƌƚŶŐůĂŶĚ
DĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ
;DŽŶĚĂLJϭϮƚŚ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϬϭϴͿ
dŚĞDŝůůWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŝƐƐƵĞĚƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽĂƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
masterplan proposals.
• ͚dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵĨŽƌƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐƚŽŽƵƌĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
on 12th February 2018 the Copthall and
Mill Hill Open Spaces Masterplan that
has been commissioned by the Council
and for giving MHPS the opportunity
ƚŽĐŽŵŵĞŶƚ͘KƵƌƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞĂƩĞŵƉƚƐƚŽ
ƐƵŵŵĂƌŝƐĞƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐŽĨŽƵƌŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
ĂŶĚƚŽĂĚĚŵŽƌĞĚĞƚĂŝůƚŽŽƵƌǀŝĞǁƐ͘
• dŚĞ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂ
ƉĂƌŬĂŶĚŽƉĞŶͲƐƉĂĐĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĨŽƌĂƌŶĞƚĂŶĚŝƐ
ĨƵůůLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞŽĨĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶŽƉĞŶ
spaces across Barnet into the future. We are
concerned that the quality of open spaces has
ĨĂůůĞŶƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞůĂƐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶϮϬϬϵ
ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐũƵƐƚŽŶĞƉĂƌŬŝŶƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͕
'ŽůĚĞƌƐ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƚŽďĞŽĨ
ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚƋƵĂůŝƚLJͲǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƐŝdžLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽƚŚĞƌĞ
ǁĞƌĞĮǀĞƉĂƌŬƐƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚĂƐĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ͘>ŝŬĞǁŝƐĞ
the number of parks recorded to be ‘good’
has fallen from 15 to nine during this period.
• dŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌWůĂŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐĞŶƚƌĞƐŽŶ
ŽƉƚŚĂůůƉůĂLJŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐ͕ƐĞƚƐŽƵƚĂǀŝƐŝŽŶ
encompassed by 4 headings – Regional
^ƉŽƌƚƐ,Ƶď͕tŝĚĞƌůĞŝƐƵƌĞΘƵůƚƵƌĂů
ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕^ƵƉƉŽƌƚEĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶΘ
ŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚĞƩĞƌŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚWĂƌŬƐ͘
tĞůŝƐƚŽƵƌĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞ
ƉŽŝŶƚƐ͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚǁĞŵĂLJƐƚƌĂLJĂůŝƩůĞ͘
:ŽŶ^ŚĞĂīƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐĂƚƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůWƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ
^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŵĞĞƟŶŐŽŶϮϯEŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϳ
COPTHALL AND MILL HILL OPEN SPACES MASTERPLAN
PHASE 2 & 3 REPORT 125
 • 1.0 REGIONAL SPORTS HUB: The site selected
ĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐƉŽƌƚƐŚƵďŝƐŽƉƚŚĂůů͕ĂŶĚ
ǁŚŝůƐƚǁĞŚĂǀĞƐŽŵĞƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐ͕ǁĞĂĐĐĞƉƚ
ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůŽĐĂƟŽŶƚŽĐŚŽŽƐĞ
ŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĂƌŶĞƚĂŶĚ,ĞŶĚŽŶŽƉƟŽŶƐ͘tĞĂƌĞ
ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨƉĂƌŬƐƉĂĐĞƐƐŚŽǁƐ
ŽƉƚŚĂůůWůĂLJŝŶŐ&ŝĞůĚƐĂƐďĞŝŶŐŽĨůŽǁƋƵĂůŝƚLJ
ĂŶĚŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞ͕ĂŶĚǁŚŝůƐƚǁĞĂĐĐĞƉƚŝƚŝƐŽĨ
ŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞ͕ǁĞĚŝƐƉƵƚĞƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐŽĨůŽǁƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘
ŽƉƚŚĂůůŝƐĂ'ƌĞĞŶĞůƚůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƉĂƌƚ
ĨƌŽŵƐƉŽƌƚ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ
in the area. It is important that the needs of
ƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŶŽƚŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵĞĚďLJƚŚĞ
desire to generate a regional sport centre.
• There are aspects of the proposed
ƚƌĂĸĐĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŽƉƚŚĂůůƚŚĂƚ
ǁĞĨĞĞůǁĞŵƵƐƚĐŽŵŵĞŶƚŽŶ͘KƵƌ
comments relate to the diagram COPTHALL
/Zh>d/KEs,/h>ZͲWZ</E';ϱϭͿ͗
• dŚĞƉůĂŶƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŶĞǁƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ŶĞǁůĞŝƐƵƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞǁŝůůďĞƟĐŬĞƚĞĚ͘tĞŽďũĞĐƚ
to this as the leisure centre is a community
ĂƐƐĞƚĂŶĚŚĂǀŝŶŐƚŽƉĂLJƚŽƉĂƌŬƚŽƵƐĞŝƚǁŝůůďĞ
ĂĚŝƐŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƚŽƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŶŽƚĂŶ
encouragement. The Society believes that free
ĐĂƌƉĂƌŬŝŶŐǁŽƵůĚďĞŵŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
stated aims. There is also a planning issue in
that increased car parking in the Green Belt
ŝƐĚŝƐĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ͘ƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ͕ƐŝƚĞŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĐĂƌƐǁŝůůƉƵƚĂƐƚƌĂŝŶŽŶƚŚĞ
ũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐtĂLJĂŶĚWĂŐĞ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘
• tĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚĂŶĞǁƚƌĂĸĐůĂŶĞ
ŝƐƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞϰϭ;ϭͿƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞ
ƚƌĂĸĐƚƵƌŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŽ'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ
ǁŝůůĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞůŽƐƐŽĨƚŚĞYƵŝĐŬĮƚ'ĂƌĂŐĞʹŝŶ
ŝƚƐĞůĨĂůŽĐĂůĂƐƐĞƚ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJƚŚĞĞdžŝƚĨƌŽŵ
'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐ>ĂŶĞŽŶƚŽƚŚĞϰϭ;ϭͿǁŝůůďĞ
ĐůŽƐĞĚ͕ĞǀĞŶƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƌĂĸĐůĞĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ
ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƋƵĞƵĞŽŶƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƌŽĂĚ͕ďƵƚǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚĞŽƉƚŚĂůůƐŝƚĞ͘tĞŽďũĞĐƚƚŽƚŚŝƐĨŽƌƚǁŽ
ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐʹĮƌƐƚůLJƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůŶĞŐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞ
dƌĂĸĐWůĂŶƚŚĂƚ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐƵƐĞĚƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƐƚĂŶĚƐŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ
ĂŶĚƐĞĐŽŶĚůLJƚŚŝƐǁŝůůƉƵƚƵŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞ
ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐtĂLJ
ǁŝƚŚWĂŐĞ^ƚƌĞĞƚŽŶŵĂƚĐŚĚĂLJƐ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞ
to the detriment of the local residents.
• ƐũŽƵƌŶĞLJƟŵĞƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ
ƐƚĂŐŐĞƌĞĚ͕ŽƵƌŽŵŵŝƩĞĞĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ
ƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚďĞďĞƩĞƌƚŽĚŽƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞʹ
that is to remove the ingress into Greenland
>ĂŶĞĂŶĚŵĂŬĞŝƚĞdžŝƚŽŶůLJ͕ĞdžƉĞŶĚŝŶŐĂŶLJ
ŵŽŶĞLJŵĂŬŝŶŐĂďĞƩĞƌĞdžŝƚƉŽŝŶƚ͘dŚŝƐ
ǁŽƵůĚĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞƌŽĂĚůĂLJŽƵƚƚŽĐŽƉĞŵŽƌĞ
ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJǁŝƚŚƚƌĂĸĐůĞĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŌĞƌ
ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐĮŶŝƐŚĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐĞdžŝƟŶŐ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƉůĂŶ͘dŚŝƐĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽ
COPTHALL AND MILL HILL OPEN SPACES MASTERPLAN
126 PHASE 2 & 3 REPORT
ĂǀŽŝĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶŝŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͘
• We understand that in order to have a bus
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞŶĞǁůĞŝƐƵƌĞĐĞŶƚƌĞƚŚĂƚĂŶ
ĞŶůĂƌŐĞĚƚƌĂĸĐƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂƚƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐtĂLJ
and Greenland Lane. MHPS support this and
ĨĞĞůĂůůĞīŽƌƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŵĂĚĞƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞ
ĂůŽĐĂůďƵƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽƚŚĞŶĞǁĐĞŶƚƌĞ͘
• dŚĞKEEd/s/dzWZKWK^>^Ͳ>/',d/E'
;ϰϵͿĚŝĂŐƌĂŵƐŚŽǁƐĂĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ
ŝŶŇŽŽĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŽĨŽŽƚďĂůůƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ƌƵŐďLJ
pitches and tennis courts. This increase of
ůŝŐŚƚƉŽůůƵƟŽŶǁŝůůďĞƵŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞƚŽƚŚĞh>
KďƐĞƌǀĂƚŽƌLJŶĞĂƌďLJ͘dŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŇŽŽĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐ
ǁŝůůĂůƐŽďĞĂŶĂŶŶŽLJĂŶĐĞƚŽůŽĐĂůƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘
• Ϯ͘Ϭt/Z>/^hZΘh>dhZ>d/s/d/^͗
We note that it may be appropriate to include
ĂŐƌĞĂƚĞƌĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŝŶŽƵƌƉĂƌŬƐ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐƉŽƌƚƐnjŽŶĞƐ͕ƐŬĂƚĞ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƐƐƉĂĐĞ͕
ǁĂƚĞƌƉůĂLJ͕ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƉůĂLJ͕ĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĮƚŶĞƐƐ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĂĐĂĨĠ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ǁĞďĞůŝĞǀĞ
there is an over dominance of football pitches.
ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ǁĞƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶ
ĨŽƌďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐŝŶƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĂƉůĂLJƚŽǁĞƌ͘
ŽƉƚŚĂůůŝƐ'ƌĞĞŶĞůƚƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƉůĂLJĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ
ǁŽƵůĚďĞďĞƐƚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͕
ŶŽƚĂƌƟĮĐŝĂůŽŶĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJ
ǁĞůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďLJĂƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚĂƚDĞƚƌŽ͘
• ^ŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐŵĂĚĞĂƌĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞ
spirit of the Green Belt and current the planning
ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶʹƐƵĐŚĂƐƌĞƚĂŝůƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ͘ĐĐĞƉƟŶŐ
ƚŚĂƚĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƌŽŽŵĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚĂŶĚ
ƚŚĂƚĂĐĂĨĠǁŽƵůĚƐĞƌǀĞŵĂŶLJƉĞŽƉůĞƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐƉĂĐĞĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞƐƉŽƌƟŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕
ƌĞƚĂŝůƐƉĂĐĞŝƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJŶŽƚĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞǁŝƚŚŝƚƐ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽŶŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŝŶƚŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶĞůƚ͘
Further buildings and concrete/hard surfaces
ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŶŽƚĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͘KŶĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŶŽƚ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŽƵůĚďĞƐŽŵĞĨŽƌŵŽĨ͚ĞĂƌƚŚǁŽƌŬƐ
ŽƌůĂŶĚƐĐƵůƉƚƵƌĞ͛ƚŽĂƩƌĂĐƚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͘WĞƌŚĂƉƐ
ƚŚĞWůĂLJdŽǁĞƌǁŽƵůĚďĞĂĐĐĞƉƚĂďůĞŝŶDŝůů,ŝůů
WĂƌŬĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞŽƚŚĞƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛ƐƉůĂLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘
• THE SPORTS PROVISION FOR MILL HILL PARK:
the changes proposed for Mill Hill Park
ƐĞĞŵƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚǁĞĂƌĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ
that the proposers of the neighbourhood Hub
have not been consulted. This may mean that
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƐǁŝůůďĞĚƵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚĂŶĚĂƐƐƵĐŚ
ĨĂŝů͘tĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞƌĞĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƉŽƌƚƐ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƉƚŚĂůů͕^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͕Dŝůů
,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂŶĚŝƩĂĐLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚǁĞĂƌĞ
ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚĂƐƚŽŚŽǁƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƌĞŵŽƚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ǁŝůůďĞŵĂŶĂŐĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵǀĂŶĚĂůŝƐŵ͘
tĞĂƐƐƵŵĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞŶĞǁĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐǁŝůůďĞ
ƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞůLJĂĚĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚƐŽĂƐ
not to disturb the visual nature of these spaces.
• dŚĞD^dZW>EͲD/Ed/s/dz,h;ϲϯͿ͗ ůŝŶŬ^ƵŶŶLJ,ŝůůWĂƌŬ͕DŝĚĚůĞƐĞdžhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚ
ƚŚŝƐƉůĂŶƐŚŽǁƐǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Copthall together as so many of the students
ĂŶĞǁDĂƌŬĞƚ^ƋƵĂƌĞʹǁŚŝĐŚǁĞĨĞĞůǁŽƵůĚ ŵŽǀĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ
ďĞŝŶĐŽŶŇŝĐƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚĚĂLJƐŝŶdŚĞ ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞŶĞǁ^ĂƌĂĐĞŶƐtĞƐƚ^ƚĂŶĚŝƐ
ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJ͘dŚŝƐnjŽŶĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĚƵďŝŽƵƐŝƚĞŵƐ built housing the University Sports Degree
ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞʹƚŚĞƉůĂLJƚŽǁĞƌĂŶĚ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘dŚĞůŝŶŬǁŽƵůĚĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŽŶ
ƚŚĞƌĞƚĂŝůŽƵƚůĞƚƐ͘EĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ͕ǁĞĚŽĂŐƌĞĞ ĨŽŽƚĂŶĚŽŶďŝĐLJĐůĞƐǁŝƚŚĂŶĞǁďƌŝĚŐĞŽǀĞƌ
ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐƉŽƌƚƐĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƐĂƌĞ ƚŚĞϰϭ;ϭͿ͘D,W^ǁŽƵůĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚŝƐ͘
ŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌ͚ĮƚĨŽƌƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͛ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŶĞǁ • DŽǀŝŶŐŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞ͕ƚŚĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚůŝŶŬƐĨƌŽŵ
ones are needed. Our major concern is that Copthall through Arrandene to Mill Hill Park are
ƚŚĞƐĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĨŽƌĂŶĞǁĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŚƵďĂƌĞ ŶŽƚƉƌŽǀĞŶ͕ŶŽƌŝƐƚŚĞĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚŵĂĚĞĐůĞĂƌ͘dŚŝƐ
ƐŽĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞƚŚĂƚŝĨƚŚĞLJƐƵĐĐĞĞĚŝƚǁŝůů is especially important as the routes go through
change the character of Copthall and if they ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚŵĂLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞƚŚĞ
ĚŽŶŽƚƚŚĞƐĐŚĞŵĞǁŝůůďĞĂ͚ǁŚŝƚĞĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚ͛͘ loss of grass verges and car parking. Some of
dŚĞW>zdKtZĂŶĚWZKWK^,h;ϳϬͿ these verges are Wastes of the Manor that
ŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJƐŚŽǁďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŽƚĂůůLJŽƵƚ MHPS has tried to protect for half a century.
ŽĨŬĞĞƉŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘ dŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŶĞǁƌŽƵƚĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌƌĂŶĚĞŶĞ
ǁŝůůŚĂǀĞƚŽďĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚǁŝƚŚĂŚŝŐŚĚĞŐƌĞĞ
• ϯ͘Ϭ^hWWKZdEdhZKE^Zsd/KEΘ ŽĨƐĞŶƐŝƟǀŝƚLJƐŽĂƐŶŽƚƚŽďĞǀŝƐƵĂůůLJŝŶƚƌƵƐŝǀĞ
/K/sZ^/dz͗D,W^ĂƌĞƚŽƚĂůůLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞ ĂŶĚƐƉŽŝůŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƐƚǀĞƐƟŐĞƐŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂů
of improving biodiversity and nature ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƐŝĚĞǁŝƚŚŝŶEtϳ͘ƐƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚƚŚĞ
ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ďƵƚǁĞĨĞĂƌƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŶĞǁƉĂƚŚǁĂLJǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚŵĞĞƚƚŚŝƐĂŝŵ͘
ƚŽŽŵƵĐŚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶĞůƚǁŝůů • These notes cover most of the points
ŚĂǀĞĂŶĂĚǀĞƌƐĞĞīĞĐƚŽŶǁŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚĚŝƐĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ǁĞǁŝƐŚƚŽƌĂŝƐĞĂŶĚǁĞƚƌƵƐƚƚŚĞLJǁŝůů
it. There are concerns about the loss of ‘natural’ ďĞƚĂŬĞŶŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚǁŚĞŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ
ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ the proposals further. Please be in touch
ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉĂƚŚƐĂŶĚĐLJĐůĞͲǁĂLJƐ͕ƚƵƌĨĞĚƉŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚƵƐŝĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŶLJƋƵĞƌŝĞƐ͛͘
ĐŽƵƌƚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŚĂƌĚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞůĞǀĞůŽĨůŝŐŚƚƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͘ůŵŽƐƚ
everything proposed leads to greater
ĚŝƐƚƵƌďĂŶĐĞʹŶŽŝƐĞĂŶĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌʹ
ĂŶĚĂůŽƐƐŽĨŚĂďŝƚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶŽƚĐŽŶĚƵĐŝǀĞƚŽ
ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞǁŚŝĐŚƌĂƚŚĞƌŶƵůůŝĮĞƐƚŚĞĐůĂŝŵŵĂĚĞ
ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƐǁŝůůďĞŶĞĮƚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘
• dŚĞŽƉƚŚĂůůDĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƐŚŽǁŶŽŶĚŝĂŐƌĂŵϲ͘Ϯ
ĚŽĞƐƚǁŽƚŚŝŶŐƐĂƌĞĨĂƌĂƐǁĞĂƌĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ͗
• ƚŚĞƉůĂŶƐŚŽǁƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƵƐĞƐŽŶ
ƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚƐŝĚĞŽĨŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐtĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞ
feel is not conducive to the aim of a Green Belt
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͗ĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŐŝǀĞƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐƐŚŽǁŶĂƚ
ůŽĐĂƟŽŶϳ;EŽƌƚŚŽĨƚŚĞDŝůů,ŝůůƌƵŐďLJĮĞůĚƐͿ
ĂŶĚůŽĐĂƟŽŶϭϭ;ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŶĞǁ
,ĂƐŵŽŶĞĂŶƐĐŚŽŽůƐͿ͘dŚĞƐĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞ
ǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ĨŽƌƚŚĞĞŶũŽLJŵĞŶƚ
of more natural open space by local residents
ĂŶĚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĂůŝŬĞ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJƚŚĞLJĨŽƌŵĂ
ďƵůǁĂƌŬĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƵŶǁĂŶƚĞĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
encroaching into the Green Belt. MHPS suggest
ƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶƐŽŵĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͘

• 4.0 BETTER CONNECTED PARKS: The subject of

ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŝƐƉƌŽďůĞŵĂƟĐ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĂŐƌĞĞĚ
desire to create green space corridors to enable
ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞƚŽŵŽǀĞĨƌŽŵŽŶĞŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƚŽƚŚĞ
other although a strategy for this is lacking
in the report. There is also a clear need to

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ENVIRONMENTAL FEASIBILITY STUDY
FULL TECHNICAL REPORT
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ROAD DESIGN
TECHINICAL DRAWINGS
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size to safely accommodate the movement of
HGV’s. This results in larger vehicles (a 16.5
ŵĞƚƌĞĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĚǀĞŚŝĐůĞͿŽǀĞƌƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ŝŶƐŝĚĞŬĞƌď͕ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJĂƚƚŚĞĚĞƚƌŝŵĞŶƚƚŽ
passing pedestrians. The roundabout has been
redesigned to include a mountable shoulder
ĨŽƌ,'s͛ƐƚƵƌŶŝŶŐǁĞƐƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚ͘dŚŝƐ
ĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞ,'sƚŽƚƵƌŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶĮŶĞƐŽĨ
ƚŚĞŚŝŐŚǁĂLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŶŇŝĐƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ
pedestrian movements.

dŚĞŐŝǀĞǁĂLJůŝŶĞŽŶƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶĂƌŵŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
ƐŚŝŌĞĚǁĞƐƚƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂďůĞ
ƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƌĞƐƵůƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
Existing ;ĚƌŽƉƉĞĚŬĞƌďĂŶĚƚĂĐƟůĞƉĂǀŝŶŐͿďĞŝŶŐƐĞƚďĂĐŬ
roundabout behind the mountable shoulder. The mountable
shoulder is raised slightly in height above the
unchanged ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĐĂƌƌŝĂŐĞǁĂLJƚŽĚĞƚĞƌĐĂƌƐĨƌŽŵƵƐŝŶŐ
ŝƚ͘KŶƚŚŝƐďĂƐŝƐ͕ĐĂƌƐǁŝůůŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞƚŚĞƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ
as normal.

ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶŐŝǀĞŶƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ
ĂƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨ
ůĂŶĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĂƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ͕
taking into account the provision of a solid central
ŝƐůĂŶĚ͕ǁŽƵůĚďĞĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ͘dŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶ
ƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŽĨĂŶLJƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐůĂŶĚ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞ
removal of several trees.

/ƚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŵŽƌĞďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂůƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂ
ŵŝŶŝͲƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ͕ĂƐǁŚŝůƐƚƚŚŝƐǁŝůůůŝŵŝƚƚŚĞ
ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞũƵŶĐƟŽŶ͕ĂƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƌŽƵŶĚĂďŽƵƚ
ǁŽƵůĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĂŶĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨůĂŶĚƚĂŬĞ͘

Mountable
shoulder

1:250@A3 A1771-JSA-SK01
JSA
SA
A
 dŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐĞĞŬƐƚŽĐůŽƐĞƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĂĐĐĞƐƐ
from Greenlands Way onto the A1 for all vehicles
ƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐƚŽͬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐĂŶĚƐƉŽƌƚƐ
ƉĂƌŬ͘/ƚŝƐĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐǁŝůůƌĞŵĂŝŶ
ŽƉĞŶĨŽƌƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐƚŚĂƚ
adjoin the A1 only.

ĚĞĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶůĂŶĞĂŶĚƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚǁŝůůďĞďƵŝůƚĨƌŽŵ
the A1 onto Greenlands Way to cater for inbound
ǀĞŚŝĐůĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŽ,ĞŶĚŽŶƌƵŐďLJĐůƵď͕ĂƐ
ǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐĮĞůĚƐĂŶĚůůŝĂŶnjWĂƌŬ͘dŚĞ
slip road has been designed fully in accordance
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞƐŝŐŶDĂŶƵĂůĨŽƌZŽĂĚƐĂŶĚƌŝĚŐĞƐ
;DZͿ͕ďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐƉĞĞĚůŝŵŝƚŽĨ
ϱϬŵƉŚ͘DZƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĂĚĞĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶůĂŶĞŽĨϱϱ
ŵĞƚƌĞƐĨŽƌĂŶϴϱŬƉŚĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƉĞĞĚ;ϱϬŵƉŚͿ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘dŚĞ
ƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚǁŝƚŚĂŬĞƌďƌĂĚŝŝŽĨ
ϮϬŵĞƚƌĞƐŽŶƚŚĞďĞŶĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂŐĂŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚƐǁŝƚŚ
DMRB for the speed limit.

A three metre shared pedestrian/cycle route has

ďĞĞŶĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƚŚĞĚĞĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶ
ůĂŶĞƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ
point has been provided to enable pedestrians
ĂŶĚĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐƚŽĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ
ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƚŚĞϭ͘dŚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
footbridge over the A1.

dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨĂƐůŝƉƌŽĂĚǁŝůůĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ
inbound vehicles can exit the A1 at an appropriate
ƐƉĞĞĚ͕ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĐŽŶŇŝĐƚĂƚ
ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐũƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ƌĞŵŽǀŝŶŐ
ĞdžŝƚŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĨƌŽŵ
'ƌĞĞŶůĂŶĚƐtĂLJŽŶƚŽƚŚĞϭǁŝůůĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƌĞĚƵĐĞ
ƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘ůůǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐĞdžŝƟŶŐƚŚĞ
ƐƉŽƌƚƐƉĂƌŬǁŝůůĚŽƐŽƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚͲǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ
via Page Street.

1:500@A3 A1771-JSA-SK02
A1
A 1--JSA
A SK
K02
02