In July 2020 Frame [re] was selected by Imperial College London to explore options for a new planning permission on this 4.5 acre site in North Acton, currently occupied by Currys plc.
Alongside architects Pilbrow & Partners, the team spent more than 12 months exploring the optimal mix of uses for a site that has the potential to accommodate substantial density, culminating in a masterplan that not only uses height to help meet the local area’s housing shortfall, but equally maximises green space, community uses, and job creation. Having spent more than six months in close consultation with the local community, the team submitted a hybrid planning application to OPDC in October 2021 for what we hope will become a new heart for North Acton, comprising:
2 million sq ft of new development
1,325 homes (35% affordable)
384 co-living studios
250,000 sq ft of workspace and makerspace
1.8 acres of publicly accessible green space
200 new trees