Updated Friary Park scheme approved by Ealing Council
Mount Anvil and Catalyst have had revised plans for the Friary Park estate regeneration in Acton approved by Ealing Council.
Initial proposals put forward for the six-acre development by residential developer Mount Anvil and housing association Catalyst – part of Peabody Group – received the go-ahead in 2019.
The updated scheme will deliver an additional 238 homes, increasing the total from 990 to 1,228. Of the additional homes, 50% will be affordable.
Mount Anvil and Catalyst have had revised plans for the Friary Park estate regeneration in Acton approved by Ealing Council.
Initial proposals put forward for the six-acre development by residential developer Mount Anvil and housing association Catalyst – part of Peabody Group – received the go-ahead in 2019.
The updated scheme will deliver an additional 238 homes, increasing the total from 990 to 1,228. Of the additional homes, 50% will be affordable.
Across the entire scheme, 455 homes will be affordable; 315 will be for social rent and London affordable rent; and 140 will be intermediate tenure, a split of 74% low cost rent and 26% intermediate.
Mount Anvil and Catalyst’s first scheme together will also provide resident amenities and community facilities including a community kitchen, cycle hub, and enhanced community square, revisited in accordance with changing needs and views from the community post-Covid-19.
The new facilities will include improved commercial spaces, of which 40% will be affordable workspace with 6% dedicated to local independent businesses.
The Creative Land Trust has taken on a 999-year lease, providing a permanent home for Ealing’s creative community.
The first affordable homes in the master plan are due to complete in early 2023, with private for-sale homes expected to be delivered in spring 2024.
Richard Smith, regional managing director for London at Catalyst, said: “Like many areas of the country, demand for new homes is high and our plans for Friary Park will provide affordable solutions for many local people while also supporting local businesses.”
Marcus Bate, partnerships and community director at Mount Anvil, said: “We have worked very hard to listen to Friary Park residents to create a place that will be a huge asset for the local area. Whether you are looking for a fantastic place to call home, a green space to socialise with friends in, or a creative affordable space to work from, our proposals will provide something special as part of an outstanding healthy working community at Friary Park.”
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