Cricklewood Library meeting tonight (Tuesday)

Message from Friends of Cricklewood Library:

A new library is going to be open in Spring next year in Olive Road! It has taken around five years, but it's going to happen. There is a meeting at 7.30 tomorrow in Cricklewood Library for all interested residents and supporters of the library. The new library will be completely self-funding and run by the community.

A new developer has taken over the project and building of four storey mixed development will start soon. The developer will present the plans and explain the building process.

Friends of Cricklewood Library have been named tenants of the 2000ft2 library/community space which will occupy the majority of the ground floor, and they will talk about how the space will be used and all suggestions regarding use of the space are welcome.

In order to set up the library FOCL need to raise a substantial amount of money, and this will be the start of an ongoing fundraising appeal needed to make sure the library is a success.

Revised plans for Cricklewood Library

Hot on the heels of the Kensal Rise plamming application, revised architect plans for Cricklewood Library have been drawn up (above). The plans show that the community space has been increased slightly bu 30m2 to 180m2. The  library internal space of the current building was almost 300m2 on the ground floor with additional upstairs storage.

The revision includes outside space to the front and rear of the new development and includes a possible 'picture window' facing on to the landscape space.

One apartment has been deleted leaving one at the rear of the ground floor, two  each on the 1st and 2nd floors and one apartment only on the 3rd floor.

The Friends of Cricklewood Library Committee will be meeting soon and the plans are likely to be lodged with Brent planning today.
 
In October 2013 developer Andrew Gillick withdrew plans at the last minute LINK after campaigners said the community space was too small.

Police investigations are continuing into fraudulent emails supporting Gillick's previous planning application for Kensal Rise Library.