CG images reveal first look at new £500m Hertfordshire town centre transformation

Planning Approval for Brookfield Riverside, a major mixed use new town centre, retail, leisure and housing development for the Borough of Broxbourne.

The Borough of Broxbourne and Hertfordshire County Council, together with their development partner Sovereign Peveril, have received planning approval for the £500m Brookfield Riverside development, part of the wider Brookfield masterplan including a new Garden Village, at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.

Approval was granted at a meeting of the Planning and Regulatory Committee on June 20. Seen as a “significant future economic generator” for the region, the new town centre and garden village will deliver the 1.1 million sq ft mixed use town centre development and 1,500 residential dwellings within a comprehensive and green Brookfield masterplan.

Brookfield Riverside, the new town centre, will be a major mixed use sustainable destination with retail, leisure, food and beverage, hotel, civic uses, workspace, assisted living, 250 apartments and parking for 2,000 vehicles.

The adjacent Brookfield Garden Village will provide 1,250 new homes, a primary school, neighbourhood centre and other council facilities needed in the area. One of the last areas in the UK to support a project of this size and concept, it is extremely well-located just north of junction 25 on the M25 London Orbital Motorway and alongside the A10.

The New River, which was built in 1613 to supply London with fresh drinking water and flows through the site, will form a focal point of attraction for the leisure and restaurant elements. The development will see improved road and junction infrastructure, together with new cycling and pedestrian links to connect to Cheshunt.

The new town centre meets the requirements of the Local Plan to maximise street level activity and the night time economy; creates a defined character of design and landmark buildings; public spaces focused on the New River; car parking to meet need; exceptional public realm with extensive planting and landscaping; integration with the existing retail park, M&S and Tesco stores; and a scale and mix to create vitality and viability.

Chris Geaves, chief executive of Sovereign Centros, commented: “We, alongside our development partners Borough of Broxbourne and Hertfordshire County Council, are delighted to receive the go ahead for Brookfield Riverside, part of the wider Brookfield masterplan.

“This is a transformative urban regeneration project that will boost employment and economic opportunities in the region. It is one of London and the south east’s last regeneration opportunities on this scale and will create a new heart for shopping and leisure in this superb location.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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