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Cockfosters Car Park Consultation
March 19, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
A group called Save Cockfosters has been set up to oppose plans by Connected Living London – a partnership between Transport for London (TfL) and developer Grainger – to build around 370 homes on the car parks at Cockfosters Underground Station.
The campaigners say the station was originally built as a park-and-ride facility into central London in the 1930s, and it is still used by hundreds of commuters today.
TfL previously admitted three-quarters of the people who use Cockfosters station car park travel in from outside the M25.
A spokesperson for Save Cockfosters said: “Cockfosters is at the end of the line, in a semi-rural location, next to the Green Belt, and it’s a ridiculous idea to remove the car park forever.
“As an end-of-the-line station, it plays an important role as a park-and-ride facility.”
Ben Tate, head of build to rent at TfL, said: “Working in partnership with Grainger as Connected Living London, we are developing our designs with great consideration being given to the character and important heritage of the local area alongside extensive engagement with the local community.
“By building alongside the urban edge of Cockfosters, we are working to deliver sustainable growth and homes that help to protect the Green Belt, while improving pedestrian access to Trent Park so that countryside is more easily accessible for the public.
“Alongside providing a range of improvements, such as attractive public space, the development would deliver a shift to more sustainable modes of transport by providing better facilities for pedestrians and cyclists including new pathways and cycle parking.”
Save Cockfosters will hold a public meeting on the development plans on 19 March at 19:00 in Christ Church House, Chalk Lane, Cockfosters.