Barnet - CS8: Promoting a Strong and Prosperous Barnet

CS8: Promoting a Strong and Prosperous Barnet

The council and its partners will ensure a strong and prosperous Barnet that provides opportunity for economic advancement.

We will support Barnet residents in accessing work by:

delivering 1,500 new jobs in our growth areas of Colindale and Mill Hill East by 2021 and a total of 20,000 new jobs in Brent Cross-Cricklewood by 2026;
attracting business growth as part of Brent Cross – Cricklewood with further provision in the other growth areas and town centres to meet the forecast demand for business space of 13.5 ha (161,000m2 ) by 2026;
requiring major developments to provide financial contributions and to deliver employment and training initiatives in consultation with the Skills Development and Employability Group;
working in partnership with the Skills Development and Employability Group in delivering the skills agenda required for a growing borough in a successful London suburb.

We will support businesses by:

safeguarding existing employment sites that meet the needs of modern business in accordance with Policy DM14 New and Existing Employment Space;
encouraging development that improves the quality of existing employment provision;
encouraging new mixed use commercial floorspace in our priority town centres (Edgware, North Finchley, Finchley Church End and Chipping Barnet) where access to public transport is good;
in order to support small to medium sized enterprises new employment provision should include a range of unit sizes and types such as affordable and flexible workspaces and home working hubs;
through the Skills Development and Employability Group building an understanding about the experience of local businesses and their skills needs;
encouraging partnership working between providers of further and higher education and local business.

We will support providers of further and higher education by:

encouraging the provision of new and improved facilities within Barnet; and
encouraging the provision of further and higher education programmes, skills training and continuing professional development programmes, business support initiatives and applied research.