22 Jun Goldstein Heather submits plans for 148 homes in Willesden

Architecture firm Goldstein Heather has submitted plans for 148 new homes in Willesden as part of the UK’s largest regeneration project.

The application was submitted to the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (ODPC), the planning authority responsible for the major regeneration site which spans three West London boroughs.

The Mitre Wharf scheme for developer London Green would be on the Eastern top of the site, just north of Wormwood Scrubs, and be comprised of two blocks rising to eight and nine storeys, with commercial space on the ground floor.

If approved, work could begin early next year.

Giles Heather, practice director at Goldstein Heather, said: “Our proposals for Mitre Wharf will transform a key site of the OPDC development area at the confluence of Scrubs Lane, rail infrastructure and the Grand Union Canal. It aims to benchmark for urban design, integrate with the canal-side landscape, and cultivate a real neighbourhood around it.

“The architecture is restrained and well proportioned, deploying grey and white brickwork lifted by painted metal balconies. The two residential blocks are grouped around a playful landscape where people can while away time or even take a slide down to the canal-side.”