The Green Quarter

Project type:	New Urban Quarter
Location:	London, UK
Client:	Berkeley West Thames
Stage:	On-site

The 45 ha Green Quarter site sits alongside the Great Western Railway between the Grand Union Canal and Southall Crossrail Station in the London Borough of Ealing. The site was formerly home to the Southall Gasworks which closed in 1973, leaving an underutilised and inaccessible site.

The site is one of London’s most significant regeneration projects and will deliver the Mayor’s first Strategic Housing Zone. Building on the cultural legacy and the original Borough motto ‘For All’, JTP has conceived the Green Quarter as a dynamic urban quarter.

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The careful balance between housing and commercial uses could turn the public perception of Southall from ‘a place to leave’ to ‘a place to live, work and stay.’

Amanda Balson, Placemaking Resource

The Vision for the Green Quarter was shaped through a series of stakeholder workshops and community engagement to ensure we created a thriving new community which complemented the existing neighbourhood.

Project Delivery

Provision of 20 ha of public realm and parkland, 3,750 new homes (30% affordable) in a range of different sizes and tenures and 70,000 sq m of mixed uses
A masterplan delivering a sequence of eight interlinked character areas amongst three distinct hubs of activity, to provide interest and identity throughout the site - focused around ‘The Flow’, a remarkable public promenade and new leisure destination for London
5.6 hectares of landscaped public squares and parkland enlivened by a curated meanwhile destination, with pop-up retail, community facilities and cultural events
An innovative ‘Staged Placemaking’ approach addresses the viability over the 25 year delivery – ensuring Southall Waterside functions successfully as a place at every stage
Dramatically enhanced urban connectivity through eight new access points, bus and cycle routes through the site, linking to the vibrant streets and residential neighbourhoods of Southall, Crossrail station, the underutilised Grand Union Canal and Minet Country Park, returning this isolated area of Southall back to the public
A hub of new social infrastructure including a primary school, health centre and community hub, as well as a commercial centre featuring workspace and a curated mix of retail, food and leisure experiences
Detailed planning approval achieved for Phase A which will deliver 618 apartment