The third phase of Green Man Lane’s transformation in Ealing has been approved by members of Ealing Borough Council’s planning committee.
With the masterplan designed by Conran and Partners this phase will provide 136 new homes as well as completing a central public courtyard (begun in the previous phase of development) and a new civic square containing public artwork at the junction of the community link and Green Man Lane.
Rydon’s on-site team is currently working on Phase Two which is already well advanced, delivering 187 new private and affordable homes.
Construction of the new St John’s Primary School is also under way by Rydon and will provide a larger, modern, three-form entry school for the area. The existing school, on an adjacent site, remains fully operational throughout the construction period and will transfer to the new building once fit-out is complete.
Green Man Lane’s regeneration is seeing the replacement of 464 existing local authority flats over a five-hectare site with more than 770 mixed tenure, one to four-bedroom homes. The development also incorporates community facilities including an art café, public parks and landscaped piazzas and play areas.
Tom Rigby, Development Director for Rydon Construction, added: “We have continued to work very closely with Ealing Council to ensure the aspirations and ambitions of local people are met as this exciting scheme flourishes as part of West Ealing’s resurgence. With our partners we can now look to delivering this next part of the regeneration as another inspiring and well connected phase of new homes and public realm.”
David Price, A2Dominion’s Regeneration Director, said: “We are delighted that councillors unanimously approved this next phase of our Green Man Lane regeneration proposals. It was particularly encouraging to hear supportive feedback on the homes delivered so far and the project in general. Securing this next development phase is a testament to the project’s continuing success. We look forward to working further with the local community to help shape and deliver their vision for transforming their neighbourhood.”
Conran and Partners’ Partner/Project Director, Lee Davies said: ‘We are very pleased that Ealing Council has given the go-ahead to our detailed plans for the next phase of this project, which is one of the largest regeneration schemes currently on site in the West London area. It is exciting to see how successful the regeneration has been to date, with the completed homes and new streets integrating successfully with the wider community. It is particularly rewarding to receive such positive feedback from residents who are enjoying their new homes as well as councillors endorsing the continued success of the design. We look forward to continuing to deliver the wider regeneration of the area over the coming years and transforming it in to a successful place for people to live, work and play.”
The success of Green Man Lane was recently highly praised in the G15 London Housing Report for ‘giving residents a voice on potential designs and the overall management of the regeneration process’ and similarly used as a case study for assisting residents affected by welfare reform during regeneration.