Planning Secured for 30-Storey PBSA Led Mixed-Use Development in London
19/8/24
A complex Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) led
mixed-use development designed by Maccreanor Lavington has been awarded
planning permission.
The development is on a pair of sites located either side of
Park Royal Road, situated just to the north of North Acton Town Centre in West
London. It will transform Park Royal Road, infusing it with local amenities and
workspace and addressing student and affordable housing needs.
The development will deliver 888 PBSA studios with
associated amenity and teaching spaces, over 2,000 sq m of workspace and 32
affordable homes. Additionally, the scheme provides significant greening and
public realm improvements and a public benefits package which features upgraded
active travel connections to North Acton.
The design has successfully overcome a host of constraints
typical of brownfield regeneration sites, including HS2 tunnels, Thames Water
sewers and proximity to Network Rail Infrastructure. The development consists
of two buildings: To the north of Park Royal Road a 30-storey triangular tower
will house the PBSA studios and sits on a plinth containing the student amenity
and workspace.
The southern site will feature a standalone nine-storey
building dedicated to affordable housing, with commercial uses at ground level.
Maccreanor Lavington’s Associate Director, Ken Thompson,
said: “We are thrilled to secure planning permission for this transformative
development on Park Royal Road. Our project will deliver PBSA (Purpose Built
Student Accommodation) studios, affordable homes, over 2,000 sq m of workspace,
and enhanced green public spaces.
“It will revitalise the area with urban street frontages and upgraded active travel connections, addressing both student and affordable housing needs.”