Prime
Place and Be:here, the residential development arms of Willmott Dixon, and their development
partner Brentford Football Club have secured detailed planning consent from
Hounslow Borough Council to deliver a new 20,000 capacity football stadium,
together with 648 new homes, in Brentford.
The
redevelopment of the site is in line with Willmott Dixon's strategy of identifying
opportunities to cross-fund major community projects through providing
large-scale residential developments in a range of tenures.
The
new stadium and seven new residential buildings will be located on a ten-acre
site on Lionel Road South, close to Kew Bridge, with 304 homes provided for
private sale and 344 for private rental through Willmott Dixon’s Private Rental
Sector company Be:here.
Branded
Prime Place, Kew Bridge, the homes will be in a mix of one, two and
three-bedroom apartments and will offer high quality hotel-style living with
facilities including a concierge service, private lounge/library and dining
room, cinema, gym, and private landscaped gardens.
Substantial
improvements to the public realm will include extensive landscaping and
greenery across the site, new pedestrian and cycle routes - including dedicated
and widened routes along Lionel Road South - retail outlets and on-site car and
cycle parking.
On
completion of the new stadium, Brentford FC – nicknamed ‘the Bees’ - will relocate
from Griffin Park. Prime Place has already secured full planning consent to
develop a further 75 two, three, four, and five-bedroom family houses for
private sale on the Griffin Park site, including a memorial garden to celebrate
the history of the football ground.
Brian
Brady, managing director of Prime Place:
“We’re delighted to get the
green light from Hounslow Borough Council and are looking forward to working
closely with Brentford FC to deliver a superb new stadium for the Bees and
badly-needed housing in a superb location that will meet the strong demand in
Brentford for high quality homes for rental and private sale.”
Chairman
of Brentford FC, Cliff Crown:
“This is another step towards
realising our dream of playing in a new community stadium. We are very pleased to
be working with the Prime Place team who have a proven track-record of
delivering high quality housing within a wider regeneration project. As well as
creating a brand new stadium for our supporters and an attractive environment
for visitors and local residents, this project will create jobs and
opportunities for local businesses. We have an exciting future ahead of
us."
Prime
Place, Kew Bridge is the latest addition to Prime Place’s growing portfolio
which includes a regeneration project to provide more than 1,100 homes at
Aberfeldy Village in Poplar E14; the conversion of the former Tubbs Hill House
in Sevenoaks; a partnership with Cheshunt School in Hertfordshire to deliver 88
new homes; 135 apartments and family houses in Godalming town centre, and a joint
venture with Westminster City Council to deliver a state of the art new leisure
centre, sports facility and 156 new homes.