Plans have been submitted for the £1.4 billion redevelopment of Brent Cross Shopping Centre in London.

Development partners Hammerson and Standard Life Investments are planning to refurbish and extend the iconic shopping centre as part of the wider £4.5bn regeneration for Brent Cross and Cricklewood.

Designed by architects: Callison RTKL and Chapman Taylor, features include installing more than 200 new retail stores, 60 restaurants, a modern cinema complex, hotel accommodation, a new town square, a relocated and enlarged bus station as well as improved public spaces. A new green-landscaped living bridge will span the North Circular, creating a walkway for people from Brent Cross London to the regeneration being delivered by a joint venture between Argent Related and Barnet Council to the south of Brent Cross London.

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In addition, the scheme will see Brent Cross Shopping Centre double in size to around 2 million sq ft with 7,600 car parking spaces.

Subject to relevant consent, preliminary work on the development could start in summer 2018.

James Stevens, Head of UK Development, Standard Life Investments, said: "Our plans for Brent Cross London are progressive and ambitious. We are in discussions with a breadth of retail and leisure brands who are equally excited at becoming part of north London's premier shopping centre."

Peter Cole, Chief Investment Officer for Hammerson, said: "This marks another significant milestone in the transformation of Brent Cross. We will create a world-class retail destination that will be the catalyst for a new and vibrant quarter."

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