Quinta Village

Barnet, London

  • How common helped

Introduced through the London Tree Ring Project, Common partnered with the Quinta Village Green Residents Association to help safeguard their most valued local spaces. Following a site visit, we identified a strategic opportunity to secure the local Village Green and a derelict Village Hall as Assets of Community Value (ACV).

We successfully guided the community through the registration process, granting them a formal “Right to Bid” and protecting these sites from private sale. We are now working alongside the Association to secure the funding needed to restore the Village Hall and return it to the heart of community life.

  • The land

Area: 2.5ha

Bioregion:

Existing land use: Derelict Village Hall and Village Green

  • Project impact
By bringing together community vision, private finance, and Local Authority support, this project is a model for community-led regeneration. We are working to co-produce a transformed Village Hall that supports the objectives of the Barnet Local Plan. With its strategic location bordering the Totteridge Fields Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and the London Loop, this site offers an incredible opportunity for residents to co-design a space that integrates nature recovery with local social infrastructure.

Environmental

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Social

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Economic

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  • Community organisation
The Quinta Village Green Residents Association is a dedicated community collective focused on safeguarding and revitalising local green spaces and heritage assets in Barnet. They are actively exploring different asset-locked governance structures as they look to develop the Quinta Village project.
  • Project funding
Common is not currently engaged in funding of this site, but it is hoped the community may be able to secure the land through the Community Asset Transfer mechanism and they are exploring aligned funding options such as the Greater London Authorities Green Roots Fund.