Previous proposal
Consented scheme
Submitted in September 2019 for 515 homes.
The Masterplan
The proposals would transform the long-derelict brownfield site beside Hillingdon Station into a new neighbourhood of 818 homes, including affordable homes, alongside commercial space, a new public park and improved connections.
Developing the proposals
Design approach
Brownfield-first approach
The scheme is entirely located on brownfield land. The approach has been to preserve the adjoining greenfield land while improving connections into it.
Building upon established principles
A scheme for 515 homes was submitted for planning permission on this site in 2019 and subsequently received planning consent. That scheme was not built and the consent has since expired.
The current proposal builds on the already established principle of providing new homes on this land, increasing the number of homes to 818.
Emerging proposal
Current scheme
The emerging proposal for 818 new homes.
Design development
The proposals have continued to develop through a series of pre-application discussions and design reviews.
December 2025Pre-application 1
February 2026Pre-application 2
March 2026Pre-application 3
April 2026GLA review
June 2026Design Review Panel
July 2026Pre-application 4
September 2026Pre-application 5
Understanding the site
Immediate site context
The diagram highlights the key constraints that have informed the development of the scheme. These include noise from the adjacent A40, a single point of vehicular access and the site’s boundary with Metropolitan Green Belt land.
The location also has historical significance. The land next to Hillingdon Station was formerly occupied by a well-known pub which was later converted into a hotel.
The emerging design
Masterplan concept
The masterplan brings together improved connections, generous green space, a coherent streetscape and a network of public and communal spaces.
01
Connections
Key pedestrian and cycle routes have been established to connect the site with neighbouring land, public transport and existing walking and cycling infrastructure.
Significantly improved connections to the Underground and bus station are proposed at the north-western corner of the site. These include a new pedestrian crossing, access across the Transport for London embankment along Long Lane and a new pedestrian connection to Freezeland Way.
There will be a single vehicular entrance to the site.
02
Green space
Pedestrian connections will be enhanced by new planting along the principal routes, with a large park forming a green heart at the centre of the neighbourhood.
The initial development parcels are arranged around this network of routes and open spaces.
03
Creating a cohesive streetscape
Two-storey projecting bases, including maisonettes, are introduced along the principal routes to ground the buildings and break down their scale.
This creates a more domestic scale at street level and helps the development respond to its surrounding context.
04
Podiums, pocket parks and public realm
A pocket park and podium gardens will provide well-designed communal amenity space for residents.
High-quality public realm at Hillingdon Circus will complement the commercial uses at ground-floor level and help improve connections into the site.
Podiums allow parking to be accommodated without reducing the amount of green space around the buildings.
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