Overview

• A government planning inspector granted permission after Ealing Council failed to decide on the proposal.
• The scheme replaces the Waitrose store with four residential towers of 11, 16, 18 and 20 storeys beside West Ealing Crossrail station.
• The project is part of a £500 million joint venture between the John Lewis Partnership and Aberdeen Group as JLP expands into rental housing.
• Just 83 of the 428 units will be classified as affordable, representing 19% of the total and falling short of the London Plan’s 35% target.
• Local residents and Ealing Council had objected over the towers’ height and the limited provision of affordable homes.