Category Archives: Ealing
Former GSK building let to banking school
The Global Banking School has signed for nearly 70,000 sq ft in Two Greenford Square, the former GlaxoSmithKline building in Greenford. The school will take 68,759 sq ft in the Brydell Partners owned building, which is next to Greystar’s 1965 … Continue reading
OPDC submits new draft Local Plan
The Mayor’s Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) has submitted a revised draft Local Plan to support the construction of more than 25,000 new homes and bring tens of thousands of new jobs to the area with a … Continue reading
Amazon chooses Ealing for first store
Amazon has opened its first UK Amazon Fresh grocery store in the Ealing Broadway shopping centre. The 2,500 sq ft grocery store concept is Amazon’s first outside of North America and is designed to offer a “convenient and seamless shopping … Continue reading
Ealing’s green homes
Ealing’s green homes will give residents a healthier, more sustainable and cost-effective home for the future. That was one of the key messages from Ealing In London and Greystar’s webinar chaired by Pat Brown, the Director of the Centre for … Continue reading
Hanwell Station restoration work complete
Grade II listed Hanwell station will be removed from the Heritage at Risk Register by Historic England following extensive renovation work by Transport for London. The nineteenth-century station, which will be served by the Elizabeth line, has been upgraded to … Continue reading
Film shows progress on Crossrail western stations
Crossrail has released a film showing progress on the western stations. Acton, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hayes & Harlington and West Drayton all feature in the new aerial footage showing the stations heading towards readiness for opening.
Oxenwood and AIMCo buy in Acton
Oxenwood Real Estate and its joint venture partner Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) have acquired a 4.7-acre site at 16 Eastman Road in Acton, currently home to Freshways. The joint venture, which was set up at the beginning of 2017, … Continue reading
Search for development partner underway as 850-home TfL Acton scheme approved
A new development by Bollo Lane in Acton has been given the go-ahead by Ealing Council, and will provide hundreds of new high-quality and affordable homes in the local area. The masterplan, designed in collaboration with architects HOK and East … Continue reading
Ealing launches Greenprint
Ealing Council have launched their ‘Greenprint for Economic Recovery and Renewal’. Led by the economic growth service, officers from across the council have collaborated on drafting this Greenprint to shop how they are focussing efforts and prioritising resources to mitigate … Continue reading
Financing agreement confirmed for Crossrail project
The Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL), the Department for Transport (DfT) and HM Treasury have confirmed an agreed funding and financing package for the final phase of the Crossrail project. This means work on the railway can continue … Continue reading
West London set fair for “hub and spoke”
Hammersmith, Uxbridge and Ealing are among the top ten locations picked by a Knight Frank report as ideal for a satellite office in Greater London and the South East. The study reviews the potential of a ‘hub and spoke’ response … Continue reading
Ealing approves link road CPO
Ealing Council’s cabinet has approved a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) to create a new link road called Healum Avenue in Southall. The new road will create safer routes for pedestrians and road users and brings further investment and enhancements to … Continue reading
Governance of Crossrail passed to TfL
Delivery of the Elizabeth line is now in its final stages with a comprehensive plan to complete the railway focused on the remaining construction and systems integration, followed by intensive operational testing. Crossrail is working to complete the remaining infrastructure … Continue reading
First phase of Havelock Estate regen complete
Catalyst has completed the first phase of the regeneration of the Havelock estate in Southall, Ealing. The project’s first phase, developed in partnership with Ealing Council, saw 291 new homes built, with over 55 per cent available new homes for … Continue reading
Connected Living London gets first consent
Transport for London and Grainger have been granted consent for their Southall Sidings scheme. The 460 home project by Connected Living London, the Grainger/TfL partnership, will include 40% affordable housing across five buildings. It was designed by Assael Architecture. The … Continue reading
Ark Data Centres buys Renault Western Avenue site
Ark Data Centres has bought Renault Retail Group’s West London site on Western Avenue in Park Royal, beating off competition from Prologis. The data centre operator will seek to build a new data centre on the site currently occupied by … Continue reading
Hyatt Place on the market
The four star Hyatt Hotel on Uxbridge Road in Southall is on the market. The hotel was the first under the Hyatt Place brand to open in the UK in 2016, in the refurbished and derelict Heathrow Gate Hotel building. … Continue reading
Network Homes secures green light for 158 affordable homes at Central Middlesex Hospital
Network Homes has secured planning permission for 158 affordable homes near Central Middlesex Hospital in Park Royal. The decision by Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) means surplus NHS land will be transformed into a mixture of one, … Continue reading
SEGRO helps out Harvest
SEGRO has provided two warehouses in kind to food redistribution charity, City Harvest, enabling it to help thousands more vulnerable Londoners urgently in need of food. City Harvest collects surplus food from all segments of the food industry and delivers … Continue reading
TfL looks for Acton Town partner
Transport for London (TfL) has issued a Prior Information Notice through OJEU to begin the search for a development partner for sites at Bollo Lane and Ealing Common which could together deliver around 1700 homes. TfL would look to appoint … Continue reading