INTRODUCTION TO

THE PROPOSED LUBAVITCH YESHIVA GEDOLA

AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

BRENTMEAD PLACE, LONDON NW11

HISTORY

• The Yeshiva, an orthodox rabbinical school catering for boys between the ages of 16 and 18, is currently located in a small school building in Hampstead Garden Suburb

• This building does not suit their needs, and the Yeshiva needs urgent relocation.

SITING

• The new site in Brentmead Place is some 2 miles west of the existing building and is adjacent to the Cricklewood and West Hendon Regeneration Area

• The brownfield site, which faces the North Circular Road (A406), has been created from a number of smaller parcels of land, and is approximately 0.22 hectares in area

• The purchase of No.1 Brentfield Gardens (a semi-detached house) will allow for the demolition of its single storey garage, and the widening of the existing narrow access road to Oakfield Court, to provide an access to the Yeshiva and Oakfield Court via 2 1.8m wide footways on both sides, and a 5.5m wide carriageway

• Following negotiations with the Planning Officers at the London Borough of Barnet, the new Yeshiva will be located to the southern end of the site, with its access off the new access road leading to Oakfield Court

• Initially, Nos 17 and 19 Brentmead Place will remain in position but will be demolished in the future to create a grassed area

• The site is currently occupied by an electricity sub station, which will be relocated to an area within the Yeshiva building.