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From the Wikipedia page on Brent Cross [1] and the shopping centre [2]

When Brent Cross Shopping Centre opened in 1976 it was the first stand-alone shopping mall in the UK. It was initially constructed in a dumbbell shape running east-west parallel to the North Circular Road, with the two largest stores (John Lewis and Fenwicks) at the ends. It was expanded and renovated beginning in 1995, with additional shops and restaurants on an arm running north from the middle. A multi-storey car park replaced the remainder of the open parking area to the north.

Although it is smaller than more recent shopping centres such as the MetroCentre, Bluewater, Lakeside and Westfield London, it has one of the largest incomes per unit area of retail space in the UK.

Brent Cross currently offers 8,000 free car-parking spaces, but according to the planning application submitted in March 2008 will eventually introduce parking charges.

Brent Cross shopping centre was planned to be extended as a part of the Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration scheme. Outline planning permission was achieved in 2010, and preparatory site clearance started in early 2018. Construction had been expected to start in 2018, but the whole scheme was put on hold in July 2018.

The nearest stations are Brent Cross Station and Brent Cross West Station. A number of buses serve the bus station.

The website is [3]

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