The Green Quarter in Southall is a multi-billion pound project being undertaken by the Berkeley Group. The project, which is expected to deliver over 8,000 homes, received final planning permission in November 2025.
The scheme comprises a phased development which will also provide “flexible commercial, education and sport” spaces, alongside the thousands of new homes. Phase one and three are already under construction, with phase two expected to begin this year.
It is unclear when phases four to nine will begin work. In these phases 5,500 homes will be built. In June, Ealing Council struck a deal with the developer to purchase 180 homes in the development for social rent, costing the council £51.36 million.
A former low-rise housing estate near Acton Main Line station is undergoing regeneration, with the final phase set to begin in 2026. Ealing Council says an agreement is being finalised, with a decision notice on phase three expected to be issued imminently.
The site is spread across two hybrid planning applications, which Ealing Council describes as a benefit to “intensify residential use and deliver more homes”. Phase one and phase two are already underway.
The most recent planning application, approved in April 2025, increased the number of homes that would be built, leading to TV presenter Sean Fletcher describing it as “dangerous overcrowding”. Phase 3 will see 1,345 homes built, an increase from the previously agreed 1,228, with construction expected to begin by mid-2026.
Residents will be pleased to know work is finally due to begin on the new Gurnell Leisure Centre. The old one was demolished in March 2025, with work expected to begin by mid-2026 on its replacement.
The new complex will include a 50-metre Olympic-sized swimming pool, fitness studios and a climbing wall. Visitors will also be able to enjoy a water park with slides and a lazy river.
The centre itself will be one of the UK’s first all-electric leisure centres, using 81 per cent less energy than its former self. The £125million project is due to be completed by the end of 2027.
Procurement exercises for the leisure centre and residential development are due to conclude this year, following which a recommendation will be brought to the council’s Cabinet. Around 300 new homes have outline planning permission to be built on the site, with around a third of these earmarked for affordable housing.
Plans to entirely redevelop the International Trading Estate in Southall will provide four “hyperscale” data centre units, a central pavilion hub and two substations. The scheme would also create public realm improvements connecting the site to Grand Union Canal.
The new estate will provide over 156,000 square metres of data centre floor space, alongside 21,759 sqm of traditional industrial floorspace. Of the industrial buildings one has been designed to operate as a logistics and distribution centre.
Planning permission was approved by the Ealing Planning Committee in October 2025, with plans currently awaiting final approval from the Greater London Authority. If approved, work is planned to start by the midpoint of the year.
The regeneration of South Acton is expected to continue this year, with further homes scheduled to be demolished throughout the year. The project involves the demolition of 1,860 across 52 blocks.
These homes are being replaced with 3,580 new homes. In Acton Gardens, 207 new homes are currently under construction, and these are set to be completed by the end of the year.
Of the 3,580 new homes, 50 per cent will be sold privately, with 40 per cent marked for “genuinely affordable” rent, and 10 per cent for shared ownership. All residents on the existing estate in secure tenancies will be able to be rehoused in one of the newly built homes.
