Key Details

Overview

More West is a development by Peabody at the edge of the Silchester Estate, adjacent Latimer Road Tube Station in London W10.

The development comprises 112 new homes (including affordable homes). The scheme will also provide a new community facility, and there are proposals to include an enterprise hub and retail unit.

The new homes at Silchester will include:

- 45 rented homes
- 39 shared-ownership homes
- 28 outright sale

Home sizes: 45 x 1-bedroom, 33 x 2-bedroom, 23 x 3-bedroom, 10 x 4-bedroom, 3 x 5-bedroom

Planned launch date - Spring 2014. The first phase of new homes is due to be completed by summer 2014.

Permission granted by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 11 Jan 2013 to planning application submitted to dated 14. February 2012:

Demolition of nos. 1- 27 (odds) Shalfleet Drive, no. 45 Bramley Road, electricity sub station, Latymer Day Centre and garages and redevelopment of the site by the erection of a 9 storey building to corner of Freston Road, a building of up to 4 storeys in height to Freston Road, 5 storeys in height facing the railway line, 6 storeys in height to the corner of Shalfleet Drive and Freston Road and 4 storeys in height to south side of Shalfleet Drive to provide 112 residential units (including affordable housing units), 600 sq m of floorspace (within Class D1) as a community facility in two units along Freston Road and to ground floor level of the existing Frinstead House tower, 315 sq m of floorspace (within Class A1 retail) to corner of Bramley Road and the railway line together with 24 basement level car parking spaces, landscaped private communal garden, re-landscaped public realm, works to integrate new buildings with existing Frinstead House tower at ground floor level, and associated works(MAJOR APPLICATION). [Planning ref. no. PP-01818106 www.rbkc.gov.uk]

Sources:
- Peabody www.peabody.org.uk
- Haworth Tompkins www.haworthtompkins.com
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea www.rbkc.gov.uk