Boroughs | Ealing

Investment Opportunities

Acton - Acton Vale Industrial Park & Westgate House - Mixed-use  intensification.

Acton - Acton Vale Industrial Park & Westgate House - Mixed-use intensification.

The Vale, Acton W3 7RR

Site area: 0.63 HA

Ownership: Private

Town: Acton

CURRENT USE

The site consists of a range of workshops and small industrial units. Offices are contained within Westgate House to the north of the site.

PROPOSED USE

Mixed-use intensification.

PLANNING DESIGNATIONS/ SITE CONSTRAINTS

Flood zone 3a (surface water), existing industrial uses (non-designated), Primary Shopping Area

INDICATIVE TIME-FRAME FOR DELIVERY

Beyond 5 Years.

RELEVANT PLANNING APPLICATION(S):

No relevant planning applications.

Ealing – Former Police station – Mixed Use/Creative/Resi - Commercial-led MU scheme with resi and cultural/leisure

Ealing – Former Police station – Mixed Use/Creative/Resi - Commercial-led MU scheme with resi and cultural/leisure

49 - 69 Uxbridge Road,

Ealing W5 5SA

Site area: 0.86HA

Ownership: Metropolitan Police, Private

Town: Ealing

CURRENT USE

The site features a number of uses, including educational facilities, offices and a police station.

PROPOSED USE

Commercial-led mixed-use scheme with some residential and cultural/leisure facilities. Development should improve permeability through the site to connect Uxbridge Road to The Questor’s Theatre/Mattock Lane.

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Site falls within an area potentially appropriate for tall buildings – refer to Tall Buildings Strategy; further guidance will be produced. Indicative heights range between 9 - 21 storeys (31.5 - 73.5 metres).

PLANNING DESIGNATIONS/ SITE CONSTRAINTS

Existing Site Allocation EAL8, Flood Zone 3a (surface water), Ealing Town Centre Conservation Area (adjacent), Grade II Listed Walpole Park (nearby), Grade I Listed Pitshanger Manor (nearby), locally listed building (nearby), Tree Preservation Order, Ealing Metropolitan Centre.

INDICATIVE TIME-FRAME FOR DELIVERY

25% within 5 years, 75% beyond.

RELEVANT PLANNING APPLICATION(S): No relevant planning applications.

Hanwell - Ealing Hospital CP (PCT Trust) - Residential and re-provide car parking for hospital

Hanwell - Ealing Hospital CP (PCT Trust) - Residential and re-provide car parking for hospital

Address: Uxbridge Road, Southall UB1 3HW

Site Ara: 1.44 HA

Ownership: NHS, Public

Town: Hanwell

CURRENT USE

The site encompasses Ealing Hospital car park.

PROPOSED USE

Residential and re-provide car parking for hospital. The site falls within an area potentially appropriate for tall buildings – refer to the Tall Buildings Strategy.   Indicative heights range between 9 - 12 storeys (31.5 - 42 metres).

SETTING/TYPOLOGY

Campus/Continuous block.

INDICATIVE TIME-FRAME FOR DELIVERY

Beyond 5 years.

PLANNING DESIGNATIONS/                

Flood Zone 2 (fluvial and tidal) and Flood Zone 3 (surface water), Grade II Listed St Bernard’s Hospital (adjacent), Grade II Listed Lock Keepers Cottage at Lock 93 of the Grand Union Canal (nearby), St Mark’s Church and Canal Conservation

Area (nearby), Site Of Borough Importance For Nature Conservation (adjacent), Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation (nearby) Green Corridor, Strategic Area for Regeneration, Metropolitan Open Land.

Perivale - Alperton Lane North - Industrial-led mixed-use  intensification

Perivale - Alperton Lane North - Industrial-led mixed-use intensification

Address: Alperton Lane, Perivale UB6 2XY

Site area: 0.40HA

Town: Perivale

Ownership: Private

CURRENT USE

The site is currently occupied by a number of small businesses, including a car wash, car sales business and IT security company.

SETTING

Campus/Continuous block.

PROPOSED USE

Industrial-led mixed-use intensification.  A masterplan will be required in line with Development Management Policies.

PLANNING DESIGNATIONS/ SITE CONSTRAINTS

Flood Zone 3a (surface water), Green Corridor, Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation (adjacent and nearby), priority habitat (nearby), Strategic Industrial Location (SIL).

INDICATIVE TIME-FRAME FOR DELIVERY

Beyond 5 years.

Greenford - Ravenor Park Farm - private – long-term resi/mixed Oldfield Lane South, Greenford UB6 9LB

Greenford - Ravenor Park Farm - private – long-term resi/mixed Oldfield Lane South, Greenford UB6 9LB

Site area: 0.23HA

Ownership: London borough of Ealing

Town: Greenford

CURRENT USE

The site has recently been in use as a Council depot and as the home of the London Motorcycle Museum. It is currently leased to a sound recording studio.

SETTING/TYPOLOGY

Centres.

PROPOSED USE

Residential.

PLANNING DESIGNATIONS/ SITE CONSTRAINTS

Part of Existing Site Allocation GRE1, locally listed building (nearby), Greenford District Centre.

INDICATIVE TIME-FRAME FOR DELIVERY

Beyond 5 years.

RELEVANT PLANNING APPLICATION(S):

No relevant planning applications.

Ealing is one of London’s most culturally diverse boroughs, with more than 200 languages spoken every day in the streets and neighbourhoods of its seven town centres.  It is home to one of the UK’s best modern universities, the University of West London, the world-famous Ealing Studios and its eco-system of creative businesses, the office corridor which is the perfect destination for businesses, an eclectic mix of restaurants and bars, and it has an abundance of green and open spaces.

Ealing is one of the capital’s best-connected boroughs as it enjoys unrivalled connectivity to Heathrow and the Thames Valley to the west and the West End and City to the east.  It has three underground lines, national rail services and five new Elizabeth line stations – slashing journey times to all these key locations and eventually linking to the new Old Oak HS2 terminal.   Its strategic location in London, large expanses of industrial land, well-educated workforce, excellent schools, and strong student base, make Ealing the perfect place to open and grow a business; it’s why Brompton Bikes, HBO and Ferrero are based here.

Population

Population projections 2021 367,100

Population projections 2050 381,200

Homes

London plan new homes (ten-year target) 21,570

Building council homes for Londoners (four-year programme) 1,138

  • Since 2022, Ealing has become one of the UK’s best-connected boroughs with five Elizabeth line stations with journey times of 10mins to Heathrow from the west of the borough and to central London from the east.  The Elizabeth line has made Ealing more attractive for businesses and workers to relocate to.
  • Ealing Council and TFL have secured over £7.2m levelling-up funding to deliver improvements to major transport corridors in Northolt that will bring benefits for all road users, connect people to local services and jobs, and improve the town centre environment.
  • In 2022, Ealing Council launched their New Local Plan process and more than 11,000 residents and businesses have had their say about the future of the borough’s seven towns. 
  • Last year, the council launched the Southall Reset to create and build a new relationship with Southall’s residents and businesses and town masterplans for Northolt, Acton and Greenford and Perivale.
  • Creative Enterprise Zone – launched a new CEZ in Acton in 2022
  • Ealing is working to become a Real Living Wage Place and will be encouraging borough based businesses through incentives to become a Real Living Wage employers. 
  • Investing £250k in high street improvements and events and activities to boost footfall from Ealing’s allocation from the UKSPF. 
  • Launched ‘Good for Ealing’ the council’s new Inward Investment programme in 2022 to work in partnership with new and existing investors, major businesses and promote opportunity sites within the borough in order to deliver change and make Ealing a more attractive destination to live, work and visit.

Connor McDonagh

Assistant director of Economic Growth, Regeneration and Planning

Email: McDonaghC@ealing.gov.uk

“Ealing might be known as the Queen of the Suburbs, but there is so much more to our history and our economy beyond the W5 postcode. We are seven towns, each with a sense of purpose, identity, and pride. Seven places with history, culture and opportunity for the communities that make them special.

We are London’s breadbasket, with some of the biggest food producers at Park Royal. We are the home of loud, where Marshall built his first amp. We are cinema’s best kept secret, with the oldest and the biggest number of studios and production suppliers. And we are the capital of British Asian culture and retail in the jewel of the crown that is Southall.

So much of what makes London a great city also creates some of its biggest challenges, so in Ealing we are forging that new path, by focussing our efforts and our investments in bringing good, well-paid jobs back, and bringing wealth and resilience to every part of the Borough.

We’ve already started by creating 2,000 new good jobs, tackling the climate crisis by investing in active travel and green infrastructure, and fighting inequality by finding new ways to deliver community and open spaces.

In a post-pandemic world, so many more Londoners are embracing the chance to live a healthier, more balanced life in which they can work, socialise, exercise and enjoy life closer to home. The revival of our local shopping parades, the growth of our office corridor, and the productivity in our industries is making that happen.”

Cllr Peter Mason, Leader of Ealing Council

  • Sustainability: Economic development must promote sustainable and green economy industries and initiatives. The council is committed to being carbon neutral by 2030.  It has planted more than 37,000 new trees since 2018 and is committed to rewilding and protecting our endangered species and wildlife.
  • Industrial land and affordable workspace: Ealing Council will secure, support and deliver industrial and affordable workspace to meet the needs of diverse and local businesses, create green and inclusive local economies and deliver good local jobs. This is part of the Industrious Ealing programme underpinned by recent Inclusive Growth, Industrial Workspace and Affordable Workspace studies. 
  • Ealing’s new local plan: Ealing Council’s draft new Local Plan sets out how life across all the seven towns in Ealing borough might develop over the next 15 years – from climate and transport to open spaces and homes, and many more things besides. The first stage of the consultation closed on 8 February. More than 11,000 residents across the borough shared their thoughts with the council and it is now working on publishing its first high level summary report in the spring with the full extended report due to be published in the summer. The feedback is now being used to put together a final version of the Local Plan.
  • Town centres and businesses: Supporting businesses and high streets through initiatives including the High Streets Taskforce action plan to reactivate high streets, new public spaces and increase footfall; launching a new Creative Enterprise Zone in Acton, supporting set up of new traders’ associations and business sector forums and working with BIDs.  Working closely with stakeholders to develop and implement a 20-minute neighbourhood frameworks for the borough across our seven towns. Investing £250k in high street improvements from Ealing's allocation from UKSPF. The council is working to activate vacant spaces with owners to help bring them back into meanwhile and longer-term use. 
  • Employment and Skills: Ealing Council has a target of helping to create 10,000 good new jobs over the next four years. To help achieve this the council is continuing to deliver two partnerships established in 2021 to support residents back to work. The Southall Jobs Partnership supports Southall residents in training, employment and identifies local priorities and needs in terms of employment and skills. The Youth Offer Partnership works with partners to deliver an exciting and collaborative education, training and employment offer, including apprentices, for young people aged 16 – 30 that helps them to obtain the skills and experience they need to find quality employment, and reduce youth unemployment. These Partnerships have improved access to training and increased the promotion and delivery of services to residents and helped decrease unemployment in both groups.