Transport for London is driving forward plans to secure a developer for two major developments worth £670m in Acton, west London.
The project has been kick-started following planning consent for 852 homes on the first phase at Bollo Lane, at Ealin Council’s committee on 20 January.
The £350m scheme comprises nine buildings on an 8.9-acre sliver of land from Acton Town to Chiswick.
The hybrid application includes full consent for a 25-storey tower of 200 homes and outline plans for a further 700 homes in buildings of between eight and 18 storeys. It includes 50% affordable housing and more than 24,750 sq ft of commercial space, designed by architect HOK.
A second £320m project at Ealing Common depot will bring the total number of homes to around 1,700.
TfL will now push ahead with plans to procure a joint venture development partner, following initial market engagement last year.
Jonathan Cornelius, head of property development at TfL, said: “The proposals have been designed to reflect the area’s heritage and context, such as the Grade II listed station next to it, and will bring hundreds of much-needed homes to this part of London.”
David Weatherhead, design principal at HOK, said: “Along with the climate emergency, the pandemic has brought to the forefront the importance of having an abundant amount of pedestrian-friendly and green spaces in our cities.”
He added that the scheme highlighted new ways of “thinking about transforming the underutilised parcels of land that are so common around London’s transport infrastructure into wonderful spaces that enrich people’s lives”.
TfL has a target to deliver more than 10,000 homes in London, half of which as affordable housing. It has secured partnerships with some of the UK’s largest developers, including Barratt, Grainger and A2Dominion. These ventures have seen it begin construction of 1,500 homes, with planning secured for a further 6,650 and 1,250 in planning.
London’s transport body is also looking to boost its commercial development with a mandate to maximise activity following major revenue losses during the pandemic, as a condition of its latest £1.8bn government support package. It is in the process of exploring surplus land for development and sale.
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