Plans for Essex Place Development Revived
Four storey building proposed in front of Sainsbury's entrance
A visualisation of the new building submitted with the planning application
May 3, 2024
Plans originally drawn up in 2017 for a four storey building in Essex Place have been resubmitted.
Planning permission is being requested for the site at number 8 opposite the main entrance to the Sainsbury’s supermarket.
The design includes three storeys of residential accommodation above commercial premises on the ground floor. There would be 4 two bedroom flats and 2 one bedroom with 209sqm of commercial space.
The application states that the design has evolved following pre-application meetings with council planners and adapting a previous application by another architect.
The building would be of a contemporary design with London Stock brick and zinc roofing and would replace an existing two storey detached building and two lean-to type structures made of brick and timber which the application describes as being in a poor state of repair.
The building, which backs on to numbers 388-394 Chiswick High Road, used to be the base of Gymboree Play & Music and has been used as centre for pottery themed parties.
The development would be car free although all day parking can be paid for in the Sainsbury’s car park. 10 cycle parking spaces would be provided for the residential component and 5 for the commercial.
The site where the new building would go
Sainsbury’s is known to have drawn up plans for the redevelopment of its Chiswick store but it is unclear at the moment if and when it will proceed with them.
Hounslow Council’s planning website is not available for searching or commenting on applications between 3 and 15 May.
Consultations and review timescales are being extended by up to 2 weeks to accommodate the transition.
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