Landmark Development in Central Ealing Gets Green Light
Broadway Connection scheme will include 21-storey tower
A visualisation of the Broadway Connection scheme. Picture: Stanton Williams
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April 27, 2023
A major development in the centre of Ealing was approved this Wednesday evening (26 April) by councillors on the Ealing borough planning committee.
British Land's Broadway Connection scheme at 9-42 The Broadway will include two main towers, 21 and 10 storeys high and will be predominantly used for offices with retail, restaurants and a music venue at the lower levels.
There were over 200 comments submitted on the application most of which were objections.
The application was allowed after ten of the Labour councillors on the committee voted in favour. There were three votes against including Liberal Democrat Jon Ball and one of the Labour councillors.
Cllr Ball said after the meeting on social media, “I voted against as the tower will be very intrusive all around the town centre and from Haven Green.”
How the scheme might look from Haven Green. Picture: Stanton Williams
The 1.5 acre site in the centre of town is bounded by train lines to the north, Ealing Broadway station to the east and The Broadway and Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre to the south. Immediately, to the west is the Arcadia Shopping Centre.
New shops and restaurants will be situated in ground floor units in the podium for the towers. A new public courtyard and private terraces are part of the scheme as well as new accessible pedestrian routes.
From 9-16 The Broadway the buildings will be refurbished and extend to provide retail and office space over the existing 2-3 storey building.
CGI view of the development from The Broadway. Picture: Stanton Williams
17-24 The Broadway will be replaced by a new street facing building and new public route creating a ‘gateway’ into a new public courtyard. The new 2 storey building will provide retail space at ground floor with offices above.
CGI view of the scheme looking east. Picture: Stanton Williams
Refurbished and extended buildings at 25-29 The Broadway will provide space over the existing 2-3 storeys which could be used for a pub or a restaurant.
30-34 The Broadway will be replaced by a new building, extending to 35 The Broadway with a new passageway into the courtyard. The 4 storey building will have shops on the ground floor with offices above.
The development will also include a 445m² music venue. A blue plaque at 42a The Broadway marks the site of The Ealing Club which is widely celebrated as the birthplace of British Rock and Roll for, amongst other things, being the location of the genesis of The Rolling Stones. It is being proposed that The Ealing Club will be revived within the development in the same location as the original historic venue as a new facility that meets modern day requirements. The heritage plaque would be retained and reinstated in a ‘meaningful location’ within the new development.
10-40 Broadway in central Ealing. Picture: Google Streetview
Architect Stanton William says that its proposals will open up sightlines to the nearby Christ St Saviour Church that will reinforce its role as a local landmark.
To allow for changes in the regulations on fire safety introduced since the application was submitted, an updated report was written which states “A fire engineering approach will take the total fire safety needs of the building into account. It can provide a more holistic and economic solution than can be achieved by a more prescriptive approach.”
To this end that the areas in towers which only have one staircase will be limited to 60 people per floor. This is described as “an alternative solution to meet the objectives of the Regulations where the design objectives make it impracticable to follow the prescriptive guidance.”
The Ealing Borough planning reference for the scheme is 223774FUL.
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