Plans For New Watermans Arts Centre Unveiled

Proposals to turn current riverside site into flats and move to police station

artists impression of new Watermans

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Plans have been unveiled for a new Watermans Arts Centre, based away from the current riverside location in the disused police station in Brentford.

The centre has attracted many customers from outside the immediate area as it has a cinema - which Ealing currently lacks.

The replacement arts centre will be built on the ground floor and have two more floors on the site of the former police station. Above the centre will be 105 new flats in 5-6 floors making a maximum height of seven stories. The mix will be 55 one-beds, 39 two-beds and 11 three-beds. 10% will be wheelchair accessible.

It's proposed that the new arts centre will have a 500 seat theatre, 3 cinemas with 50, 120 and 200 seats (compared to 120 in the current one), two studio spaces, a larger gallery, a cafe and a restaurant/bar.

This site will be developed before the riverside is transformed into "Albany Riverside".

The riverside development which covers the Watermans site and the Max Factor building will have 208 flats over five blocks, 112 parking spaces (in the basement) and 343 cycle spaces. The Thames Path will be levelled. A cafe will open onto Watermans Park (not at road level).

The flats will consist of 73 one-bed, 96 two-bed, and 39 three-beds. 10% will be wheelchair accessible.

The expectation is that at planning application will be submitted this winter which will go to planning committee in Spring, with the new Watermans completed by winter 2019.

You can contact the team with feedback at regeneratingbrentford@yourshout.org or 0800 458 6976 or by post at:

FREEPOST RTGB-KBZB-ZSKJ
Regenerating Brentford Consultation
Your Shout
1-45 Durham Street
SE11 5JH

16 November 2016

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