London Square to deliver 301 new homes in Willesden

Award-winning developer London Square has secured planning permission from the London Borough of Brent for a cleverly designed mixed use development, featuring 301 high quality new homes in Willesden, North-west London.

Currently used as a specialist plant hire yard and designated by Brent as a significant industrial space, the London Square development in Dudden Hill Lane has been designed by Assael Architecture to deliver a thriving new community with significant placemaking, combining attractive commercial and industrial space with 301 one, two and three bedroom new homes, with 50 affordable homes which include 25 family apartments.

The homes will sit above a plinth of almost 5,000 sq m of commercial and industrial space with a café, gym and a supermarket set in leafy open spaces and 3,000 sq m of community amenities for residents. A series of mini-courtyards will be created with gardens, quiet spaces, allotments, children’s play and sports facilities, arranged to respond to the micro-climate of the site.

New pedestrian links will be created from the High Road and Colin Road to Dudden Hill Lane and nearby Dollis Hill Station to provide safe routes for commuters.

Willesden straddles the NW10 and NW2 postcodes, with a thriving town centre, excellent transport links, good schools and is close to the affluent neighbourhoods at Brondesbury Park, Queen’s Park and Kensal Rise. Start on site will be March 2025, with expected completion late 2027 onwards.

“We are delighted to have achieved planning permission on a development which will demonstrate how residential, commercial and industrial elements can co-exist and form a thriving community through exemplary design. Our development will deliver new homes, create job opportunities, and bring a renewed focus for new residents and the existing local community to meet up and enjoy all the facilities being created”

Adam Lawrence, Chief Executive Officer, London Square, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aldar

“The approval of planning permission marks a significant milestone in the realisation of this multifaceted development. It has been a pleasure working with the planning team at Brent Council who have shown great professionalism and understanding throughout the process”

Tim Chapman-Cavanagh, Director, Assael Architecture

“The development will provide a mix of uses to activate and enliven this part of Willesden, with an extensive landscaped setting that will benefit the local community for years. We are proud to have worked on this project and look forward to seeing it built"

Laura Jenkinson, Principal & Senior Director at Avison Young, planning consultants on the scheme