The Brent Cross regeneration scheme has taken a further step forward with the approval of a 13-storey office block.

Detailed designs for the block, which will be located to the east of the soon-to-be-opened Brent Cross West Station, were given the go-ahead by Barnet Council’s strategic planning committee on Thursday.

The building is designed to provide at least 15,589 square metres of business floorspace and more than 12,400sqm of space for use by a higher education provider.

Outline permission for the Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration scheme, which is expected to provide 7,500 homes and more than 20,000 new jobs, was approved in 2010 and amended in 2014. Since then, several detailed planning applications have won permission and a new public space, Claremont Park, opened in June.

The 13-storey block will be around 520 metres from the Welsh Harp nature reserve and 900m from Cricklewood Railway Terraces Conservation Area. The nearest homes, in Brent Terrace, are around 120m to the south-east of the site.

Lorraine Ryan Thomas, a member of Brent Terrace Residents’ Association, objected to the plans. She told the committee meeting that the proposed block would “considerably” overlook Brent Terrace and would have a “cumulative” impact on top of other schemes approved as part of the regeneration scheme. She also claimed the block would create a “dangerous wind tunnel”.

Claiming various aspects of the regeneration scheme had changed since the outline plans were approved, Lorraine said the altered location of the block would stop the council from providing green space.

Responding to the objections in a planning report, council officers said the 13-storey block would be in line with the parameters established by the outline permission. They added that the proposal “does not result in the loss of any green space”.

An agent for Brent Cross South Limited Partnership – a joint venture between the council and developer Argent Related – said a number of remarks made during the objection raised questions that went back to principles that had already been “established, tested and assessed” when the outline consent was granted.

He added: “This scheme […] is a really significant one for the regeneration. It sits in a prominent location next to the station, it is going to act as a really important catalyst for the commercial district, and it has been carefully designed with that prominence and significance in mind.”

The application for the 13-storey building was unanimously approved by the committee.