{"id":341916,"date":"2025-08-13T19:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/341916\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T19:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:19:16","slug":"go-ahead-for-metropolitan-workshops-affordable-mill-hill-mansion-blocks-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/341916\/","title":{"rendered":"Go ahead for Metropolitan Workshop\u2019s affordable Mill Hill mansion blocks | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Full screen in popup<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"lazyloaded \" alt=\"\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2010224_01_bunnslane_closevie_op2_430245.jpg\" width=\"2835\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">The scheme consists of three linked buildings containing a total of 130 homes<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyloaded \" alt=\"\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2010225_02_bunnslane_closeviewdusk_op2_211063.jpg\" width=\"2835\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyloaded \" alt=\"\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2010230_05_bunnslane_millhillbroadway_152982.jpg\" width=\"2756\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyloaded \" alt=\"\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2010227_03_bunnslane_milllane_288183.jpg\" width=\"4000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyloaded \" alt=\"\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2010228_04_bunnslane_op3_948532.jpg\" width=\"2835\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyloaded \" alt=\"\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2010229_06_bunnslane_baystudy_west_997569.jpg\" width=\"3029\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyloaded \" alt=\"\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2010223_09_bunnslane_typicalfloorplan_583017.jpg\" width=\"7016\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyloaded \" alt=\"\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2010226_07_bunnslane_fullelevationwest150_318022.jpg\" width=\"2503\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan Workshop\u2019s plans for a 130-home scheme inspired by London\u2019s Victorian mansion blocks have been granted planning permission by\u00a0Barnet council.<\/p>\n<p>The Bunns Lane scheme will be built on a council-owned car park next to Mill Hill Broadway station, with half of the build-to-rent homes intended to be affordable.<\/p>\n<p>It has been designed for a partnership between the council and investor Aviva Capital Partners, the in-house capital unit of insurance giant Aviva, which will work alongside property development company Stories on the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the first time the north London council has partnered with an institutional investor of the scale of Aviva Capital Partners, which invests in urban regeneration, housing and infrastructure across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme will feature three linked villas ranging from four to six storeys, offering a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"picture\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"09_Bunns Lane_Typical Floorplan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755112756_18_2010223_09_bunnslane_typicalfloorplan_583017.jpg\"   loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyloaded\" width=\"9933\" height=\"7016\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan Workshop said it had taken the \u201dhigh-density and human-scaled architecture\u201d of the capital\u2019s mansion blocks, originally built in the 19th century for wealthy residents of central London, as its inspiration for the design.<\/p>\n<p>The design team includes project manager and QS Cast, structural and civil engineer Whitby Wood, and MEP and environmental consultant XCO2.<\/p>\n<p>Construction is expected to begin next year, with completion targeted for 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme has been designed to Passivhaus principles and will be served by exhaust air heat pumps. 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