Howarth Tompkins, dRMM, Studio Egret West and Metropolitan Workshop secure approval for 13-acre scheme
Hounslow’s planning committee has given the green light for Hadley Property Group’s proposals for a mixed-use scheme including more than 2,300 homes in West London.
Howarth Tompkins, dRMM, Studio Egret West and Metropolitan Workshop are collaborating on the retrofit-led scheme, which will see the transformation of the former GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) headquarters in Brentford.
The development will also include more than 300,000 sq ft of commercial, community and educational space.
The basement and substructure from the original GSK campus will be kept, shaping the masterplan, along with two existing buildings, including the high-rise tower.
The scheme’s developer Hadley Property Group estimates that its proposed approach to retrofit and reuse would save more than 34,500 tonnes.
Of the 2,324 new homes planned at 980 Great West Road, 227 will be for social rent, 90 for intermediate rent, 506 will be purpose-built student accommodation and 296 co-living units. This amounts to 22% affordable housing by habitable room.
The project team also includes Walsh as structural engineer, TPS as project manager, Gardiner & Theobald as quantity surveyor and Buro Happold covering MEP, sustainability, and services engineering.
Andy Portlock, chief executive of Hadley, said: “Reaching this milestone — the first of many for this project — is down to the way we’ve been able to work with a local authority that is genuinely committed to growth and has a clear strategic vision for one of the most exciting places in London.
“Alongside a pioneering approach to retrofit at this scale is a very clear commitment to people and place.
“A broad range of tenures, a new NHS primary care facility, a tech and innovation hub are all part of a new neighbourhood at the heart of the emerging Golden Mile district.”
Beyond the GSK redevelopment, Hadley’s other current projects are IQL North in Stratford, and Blackwall Yard in Tower Hamlets.
Across the three schemes, Hadley plans to deliver nearly 5,000 new homes and 500,000 sq ft of non-residential floorspace.
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