A new era

08 December 2017

Council approves final planning amendments

The first phase of the residential element of the scheme has been redesigned to fit better within the local context and the 487 new homes are a mixture of apartments to rent and buy designed to meet the housing needs of the local area.

Brentford FC and Be will now proceed to discharge a number of outstanding planning conditions and seek agreement to any revisions needed to the Section 106 Agreement outlining their obligations to LBH for this development. The GLA has indicated that the scale of the amendments proposed are such that the Mayor of London will not need to review this decision.

Cliff Crown, Chairman of Brentford FC, commented: “This decision by Hounslow Council is a great early Christmas present for fans. We now hope to be in a position to begin stadium construction in February 2018, following completion of a revised agreement with LBH on our obligations and will share more details with fans on the stadium build phase early in the New Year.”

Matthew Townend, Managing Director at Be Living Ltd, said: “Securing Hounslow Council’s support for the planning amendments takes us a step closer to delivering the Brentford Community Stadium development.  We’re all very excited to be part of creating a vibrant new community that hopefully acts as a catalyst for positive regeneration in the local area.”

Conor Hayes, Chairman of Lionel Road Developments Ltd, added: “We are delighted that the Council has resolved to approve these last planning amendments that greatly improve the robustness and quality of the stadium and the enabling residential development. I would like to thank the London Borough of Hounslow and its Councillors as well as our entire team of engineers, architects and advisers for their hard work and support to date in helping us to get to this stage. We now look forward to getting on with the job of delivering this exciting project.”

30 November 2017

Demolition of Capital Court building is complete

The work to demolish and clear the Capital Court site that was the subject of a Compulsory Purchase Order process for the new stadium development is now complete. We’ve prepared a short time lapse video here so you can see the work in action. Given the proximity to railway lines, the demolition had to be a controlled process over a number of weeks. You can also see some of the dust suppression units in the video brought in to spray water during the demolition process to try and minimise the inconvenience to our neighbours.

On Thursday 7 December, the London Borough of Hounslow will decide at a Planning Committee meeting whether to give its approval to the planning amendments submitted for the new stadium, the final step before the main stadium build phase can begin early in the New Year.

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06 October 2017

Demolition of Capital Court building well underway

Work to demolish the former office building known as Capital Court on the Brentford Community Stadium site is now well underway and will be completed by mid November.

Planning amendments for the Brentford Community Stadium development were submitted to Hounslow Council last month. These included changes to the stadium and enhancements to the overall masterplan and the first phase of the residential development. Site clearance is continuing across the whole site while these amendments are being considered by the Council so that Lionel Road Developments and its development partner Be Living are ready to start the main stadium and residential build phases early in the New Year.

A web camera has been installed on the roof of neighbouring Kew House School so that each step of the demolition process can be captured and shared with fans and local residents.

Matthew Townend, Managing Director at Be Living Ltd: “We are delighted to be getting on with work on site to demolish the Capital Court building as part of our ongoing work to clear and prepare the whole site for the start of the stadium and residential build phases early in the New Year.”

Cliff Crown, Chairman of Brentford Football Club said: “The demolition of the Capital Court building is an important step in getting ready for the first phase of stadium and residential building work. It’s a really tangible sign that progress is being made and I know that many fans, who’ve been waiting so long for this, will be really pleased to see it finally happening. I would like to thank Kew House School for allowing us to install a web camera on the roof of their new school building so we can capture and share this event with fans and local residents in a time-lapse video next month.”