Brentford Developments in the Pipeline
What is the happening with major developments as of May
Old Police Station , Half Acre (P/2017/3371) and Watermans and Max Factor "Albany Riverside" (P/2017/3372). APPROVED + APPEAL
Two planning applications from London Green were approved in 2018 for193 flats on the Watermans/Max Factor site and the replacement of Watermans (of similar size to existing) plus 105 flats at the Police Station. Further details of the proposals can be found here . The proposal for the Watermans site was called in by the Secretary of State in April 2018 As Hounslow approved it and Historic England objected because of visual impact from its height and massing from Kew Gardens. The inquiry was scheduled to begin on 28 April 2020 but it has been postponed with no revised date fixed.
Morrisons supermarket site, L&Q - DECISION PENDING
L&Q submitted their revised application for non-material amendment to number of dwellings (reduced from 221 to 215), dwelling mix, design etc. in August P/2019/2892. Expected to be recommended for approval and to go to Planning Committee in the near future.
Ballymore - Brent Works , Catherine Wheel Road (P/2020/0273) - PERMISSION GRANTED
Planning permission P/2019/3844 was refused in January 2020 for the change of use of Brent Works for the temporary use as a sales and marketing suite and restaurant with ancillary storage space, access, parking and associated landscaping including external alterations to the existing building. Reasons for refusal included the lack of a flood risk assessment and insufficient information on car parking.
On 21 January 2020 a revised planning application (P/2020/0273) was submitted and permission was granted in April.
O’Riordans Tavern , 3 High Street, TW8 0DX (REFUSED)
A planning application (P/2019/2873) was submitted on 7th August 2019 for the demolition of the existing public house and construction of a three storey building with lower ground floor to create four new dwellings and a community use space. The application was refused on 20 January 2020. The grounds for refusal included inadequate assessment of flood risk, lack of details on the proposed community use space, and the impact of the design on the street scene.
A revised planning application ( P/2020/1254) was submitted in April for a three-storey building to create four new dwellings.
Royal Mail Delivery Office , 50 London Road, TW8 8AP - DECISION PENDING
Royal Mail's lease on this property will end in June 2021. A planning application (P/2020/1361) was received on 23 April. This is for 69 flats with a target of 40% affordable units, arranged in three blocks up to 6 storeys plus ground floor. Flexible workspace units would be provided at ground floor level.
Ballymore site, land south of the High Street (P/2012/2735). - IN CONSTRUCTION
A detailed permission for Blocks B, C and K and an outline permission for the remainder of the site was approved in April 2015. A Compulsory Purchase Order was approved in March 2018.The development will comprise a mix of 867 residential units, commercial, retail and parking. The car park in Dock Road (Block G) was approved at Planning Committee on 1st August 2019 , subject to the completion of agreements. A planning permission has yet to be issued. See outline timetable.
A planning application (P/2020/1335) for “non-material amendments” to the approved scheme for Bocks B, C, and K was submitted in April. These amendments arise largely from the needs of a potential occupier of the supermarket on Block B. These include an upward revision of about 400 sq. m. in the gross area of the supermarket. Plans for the provision of a cinema on the ground floor of Block C appear to be firming up.
A separate planning application for St Lawrence's Church and cemetery is expected to be submitted in May which will include change of use for the church and the building of a block of 18 flats in the SE corner of the cemetery. These proposals are the subject of a current community consultation be Ballymore. Orion Heritage have found some Roman archaeology behind the County Parade.
Brentford Community Stadium , Lionel Road South, TW8 9QR - IN CONSTRUCTION
The construction of the new stadium for Brentford FC is nearing completion. Outline permission for 910 residential flats was approved in December 2015 (P/2013/1811). A further application (P/2017/3891) was approved in December 2017 giving 740 flats full planning permission.
The capacity of the Stadium will be 17,250 and Brentford FC will play their matches there from the beginning of the 2020/21 season. At the same time London Irish will move from Reading to their new home rugby ground at the Stadium Brentford FC have now confirmed that they are unable to say when their new stadium will be fully completed because of the coronavirus lockdown. Video updates of the stadium construction can be seen from the Brentford FC Drone on Facebook or Twitter .
Junction of Power Road and 250 Gunnersbury Avenue, (Turnham Green ward)
A planning application (P/2020/0856) has been submitted to demolish the existing building at 250 Gunnersbury Avenue and redevelop the site to provide a mixed use part 11, part 12 and part 13 storey building comprising flexible workspace and co-living accommodation. A total of 204 “co-living” units are proposed.
This list is brought to you and kept updated by Brentford Voice, a new group interested in all matters related to the future of Brentford and Syon. If you interested in finding out more please email caseym@blueyonder.co.uk
The above list is by no means exhaustive. Visit the planning website and search on ward, postcode or road for other applications. Planning appeals can be found at Planning Inspectorate and Mayor of London public hearings here.
May 14, 2020