Transport advice for Silk Park, Hendon

Challenge

SLR was appointed by St George City to provide transport advice in relation to the Sainsbury’s supermarket site at Hendon. The scheme will replace the existing supermarket with a new store and construct 1,309 flats, 35% affordable, across 12 buildings. It will also provide cafes, restaurants, community areas, a new park and landscaped podium gardens.

Solution

We worked closely with the architects on the site layout, with a strong focus on placemaking to create new public realm that allowed for servicing access without compromising the quality of walking and cycling routes.

From the start, the strategy was to maximise the sustainable travel options in order to limit the potential traffic impact on the A5. We successfully argued that prioritising pedestrians and cyclists was more important than capacity for general traffic during the traditional commuter peak periods.

Impact

Extensive discussions were held with transport officers from the London Borough of Barnet and TfL prior to submission of the application and during its determination. The project received planning permission in August 2020.