EMERGING LONDON 2018

EALING W5 Transport connections will dramatically improve in Ealing in December 2019 when The Elizabeth Line fully opens. Ealing Broadway (plus four other stations in the borough) will suddenly provide direct mainline rail access to central London and destinations far beyond into London’s eastern and south-eastern outer reaches. Ealing has long boasted excellent Tube connections, but the imminent arrival of The Elizabeth Line has created a buzz in the borough that is focusing thoughts on how the surrounding urban fabric might be similarly upgraded. Ealing council is promoting 20 regeneration opportunities which could provide a total of 14,000 new homes and one million sq ft of new retail space. A flagship project is the redevelopment of the council’s 1980’s-built headquarters at Perceval House. Working in partnership with Galliford Try, the council hopes to start work in late 2018 on a £275m Farrells’-designed building that will include nearly 500 new homes and commercial space, along with replacement council offices. Other schemes include a £100m cultural quarter on New Broadway, where St George is underway with 160 new homes, plus an eight-screen multiplex and supporting retail and leisure space, due for completion in 2019. The same developer is also building around 700 homes and over 100,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space at its Dickens Yard development. KEY STATISTICS C&W Evolutionary Status: TRULY ESTABLISHED C&W Location Ranking: 14 TfL travel zone: 3 Local authority: Ealing Distance from central London: 7.5 miles west Population: 351,000 (©GLA borough population projections 2018) How would you describe what is happening in Ealing? Ealing is undergoing massive change. With the start of the Crossrail service in 2019 it will become like a Zone 1 location for journey times, with all the benefits of living in a London suburb. Which five words best describe Ealing? 1. Connected 2. Green 3. Variety 4. Entrepreneurial 5. Inclusive What are people who haven’t been to Ealing missing? Experiencing a curry in Southall. Apart from Ealing, what is your favourite part of London and why? Southbank and Waterloo for the cultural experience and quality of public realm for pedestrians. What is the most exciting change you see in London over the next five years? Improved public realm for pedestrians and cyclists. Do you have a personal ‘hidden London’ location you’d like to share? Horsenden Hill in Ealing – open space and a canal as if you were in the countryside, without having to travel. Best location in London to shop for quirky gifts? China Town. Best location in London to eat? Borough Market. Best location in London for a night out with friends? The West End. Best location in London for visiting with family/relatives? Hyde Park. What is your favoured form of transport around the capital? A bicycle. Part of London you’d like to explore more and why? Along the canals – for history and nature. Lucy Taylor ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF REGENERATION AND HOUSING, EALING COUNCIL Borough Market MY LONDON Spotlight on 35 SPOTLIGHT ON EALING 34 CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD  | EMERGING LONDON