Local Developments Timeline
2000
March 2000
Barnet Council publish a planning brief for the New Barnet gasworks site.
2005
2005
ASDA buy gasworks site from Transco.
2006
2006
Rumours circulate locally about ASDA's plans for the gasworks site.
2007
25th May 2007
Barnet Council receive a planning application to rebuild East Barnet School on the Chestnut Grove site.
25th May 2007
Barnet Council receive a planning application to build JCoSS on East Barnet School's Westbrook Crescent site.
4th July 2007
Barnet Council's Planning Committee approve an application to rebuild East Barnet School on the Chestnut Grove site.
8th August 2007
Barnet Council's Planning Committee approve an application to build JCoSS on East Barnet School's Westbrook Crescent site.
5th October 2007
Barnet Council receive a planning application for a Tesco Express at 7-11 Victoria Road.
30th November 2007
Barnet Council refuse the planning application for a Tesco Express at 7-11 Victoria Road.
2008
January 2008
Plans to rebuild East Barnet School on the Chestnut Grove site are put on hold by Barnet Council due to fear of a budget overrun.
23rd January 2008
New Barnet residents receive a hand delivered letter from Tesco informing them of plans for a 'mixed use development' north of East Barnet Road.
30th January 2008
Barnet Council receive a second planning application for a Tesco Express at 7-11 Victoria Road.
(Note: This second application has still not been resolved.)
31st January - 2nd February 2008
Tesco hold a public exhibition at LA Fitness in East Barnet Road.
10th February - 5th March 2008
Sainsburys New Barnet store is closed for refurbishment. A temporary convenience store operates in their car park during the closure.
3rd April 2008
Public Meeting at St James' Church, East Barnet Road, is attended by a very large number of local residents. This website holds a report, audio and video clips, plus there was coverage in the local newspapers the following week.
29th April 2008
Barnet Council receive a planning application for revised (cheaper) plans to rebuild East Barnet School on the Chestnut Grove site.
May 2008
Tesco hold 'workshop' consultation sessions with local residents and organisations.
A completely unofficial sketch map [433K pdf] of Tesco's site plan based on information gathered at their 'workshop' consultation sessions. A second unofficial sketch map just shows the outline of the regeneration site [416k pdf]. Note: Some of these details may now be out of date
Late May 2008
Demolition work starts on the former call centre building on the gasworks site.
5th to 7th June 2008
Tesco hold a three day public exhibition of their plans at the Optex Building in Victoria Road.
6th to 7th June 2008
ASDA hold a two day public exhibition of their plans at the Salvation Army Centre in Albert Road. This is the first time local residents have any direct contact with ASDA and confirmation of their intentions for the site.
11th June 2008
Barnet Council's Planning Committee approve the revised application to rebuild East Barnet School on the Chestnut Grove site.
13th to 14th June 2008
ASDA hold a second two days of public exhibition due to poor advance publicity of the first weekend's dates.
30th June 2008
Tesco applies for an 'ES Scoping Opinion'. The council planning department is due to respond by 4th August 2008.
2nd July 2008
'Save New Barnet Campaign' launched.
19th July 2008
Our Community Consultation event is held at the New Barnet Community Centre, Victoria Road.
Mid August 2008
Demolition of the former call centre building on the gasworks site is completed.
11th August 2008
Phase 1 of construction of the new East Barnet School building due to start at Chestnut Grove.
October 2008
Three Valleys Water due to start 2 years of work on water main renewal in the New Barnet & East Barnet area.
13th October 2008
Tesco appeal to the Planning Inspectorate over the non-determination of their second planning application for a Tesco Express at 7-11 Victoria Road.
2009
January 2009
Construction of JCoSS due to start at Westbrook Crescent.
2010
26th April 2008
Phase 1 of construction of the new East Barnet School building due to be completed at Chestnut Grove.
Phase 2 of construction of the new East Barnet School building due to start at Chestnut Grove.
31st August 2010
Construction of JCoSS due be completed at Westbrook Crescent.
1st September 2010
JCoSS due to open at Westbrook Crescent.
October 2008
Three Valleys Water due to complete 2 years of work on water main renewal in the New Barnet & East Barnet area.
8th November 2010
Phase 2 of construction the new East Barnet School building due to be completed at Chestnut Grove.
