Developers plan to construct 3,365 homes in high-rise blocks alongside a new bus garage in Edgware. The proposal includes 1,150 affordable homes, student units, retail, and community spaces. The project aims to address historical underinvestment in the town. Despite a strategic planning meeting where the plan was approved, there were significant local objections, with over 5,500 complaints submitted. Concerns focused on the safety and structural integrity of the electric bus garage and its proximity to residential buildings, highlighted by correspondence from the London Fire Brigade.
Simon Ryan expressed that Edgware had suffered from decades of underinvestment and stressed the ambition required for meaningful regeneration in the town.
The proposed development includes 3,365 homes, 1,150 of which are affordable, as well as a new bus garage, library, community center, and leisure space.
Local opposition was strong, with over 5,500 objections against the development, raising concerns about structural integrity and risks associated with the electric bus garage.
Jeers erupted from local residents during the planning meeting as they voiced their strong disapproval of the approval vote for the massive housing project.
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