The Brunel Building at The Brentford Project has been shortlisted in the Housing Design Awards. The building, designed by Glenn Howells Architects, is a modern interpretation of a dockside warehouse, inspired by the site’s industrial heritage, whilst retaining its own identity. Comprised of 66 private ground...
Between September 2021 and January 2022 the West London Alliance ran a project to systematically analyse every boundary between West London boroughs and report on areas for improvement, including wider strategic opportunities like cycle networks and town centre connections. Using Google Maps, Transport for London’s Playbook...
Graduates from HNC and HND Business programmes at local Further Education colleges were among those celebrating at a formal ceremony to mark their achievements. They were joined by friends, family and staff, for the first in-person formal Higher Education (HE) graduation for Uxbridge College and Harrow...
The Barnet Council-led Community Innovation Fund (CIF) has awarded over £450,000 in second-round grants to local projects helping residents and communities improve their health and wellbeing. This round of funding saw grants awarded to 30 local organisations that are promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, green spaces for healthy...
Hounslow Council will redevelop Charlton House, Albany House, and Osier Court in Brentford High Street to make way for a new regeneration project of five new apartment blocks comprised of 209 flats. The blocks will range between one and eight storeys high. Following a successful consultation the...
Brent Council and Uber are collaborating to deliver 160 electric vehicle charge points across the borough. The streetside chargers, available to all, will improve access to EV chargers for those without driveway or home chargers. The project forms part of Brent Council’s bigger plans to achieve net...
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has appointed two seasoned regeneration and development experts to the board of the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC). Aman Dalvi OBE and Jon Milward will join OPDC’s Board to help spearhead the delivery of tens of thousands...
The new £40 million Brent Cross West station near Brent Cross Shopping Centre is on track to open in December 2022. The station includes four new platforms and a connecting bridge and is part of the wider £419m regeneration programme for the area known as Brent...
A new electric train service between West Ealing and Greenford Stations is set to be trialled later this year – the first of its kind in the country. The trial has been secured for the borough by Ealing Council and aims to demonstrate that the equipment...
Brent Council has confirmed it will deliver 99 affordable homes in Church End. In partnership with construction company Wates, the new housing area will also include a market square and commercial space. The development forms part of the council’s wider plans to revitalise the area, including new...