REGENERATION
FILMWORKS
Ealing’s new cinema is on its way along with more than 200
homes. Construction of the highly-anticipated Filmworks is being
carried out by St George and it is due to open in summer 2021.
The site of the former 1930s Forum Theatre, Filmworks
celebrates Ealing’s cinematic history with careful restoration of
the cinema’s original façade and by naming new buildings after
famous actors who trod the boards at nearby Ealing Studios.
Filmworks will be set around a new public square with an array
of shops, restaurants and bars, and a Picturehouse cinema that
will have eight screens and more than 1,000 seats.
It will also include 209 new homes (of which 43 will be affordable)
and new pedestrian links to Walpole Park, Pitzhanger Manor
and Ealing Green.
EALING TOWN HALL
Preparations are taking
place for proposed
renovations of
Ealing Town Hall.
It would see an extensive
refurbishment of the
building by Mastcraft,
preserving the Victoria
Hall and council chamber.
The east wing of the
building would be
retained by the council
for civic use and marriage
ceremonies, with the centre of the building and part
of the west wing transformed into a high-quality
hotel, with a bar and restaurant. Rooms would remain
available for public hire, including a community-use
discount for local groups during off-peak periods that
mirrors current arrangements. The proposed work
is subject to approval from the Charity Commission
and, should this be given, it will then still be subject
to planning permission.
PERCEVAL HOUSE
This project would transform the council’s head
office and also bring a new library, shops and homes.
Galliford Try Partnerships and the council signed
agreements on the concept earlier this year.
Consultations on the proposals will take place before a
planning application is submitted later this year.
Subject to planning permission, construction would
start in spring 2021 with the first phase of residential
blocks completed in late 2022. A new council office
block (much smaller than the current one) would
be completed a year later, along with a new library
and customer services centre. The second and third
phases of residential blocks would be completed in
April 2026 and late 2027, respectively.
Half of the 470 new homes would be classed as
affordable or genuinely affordable.
If the plan goes ahead, the council would continue to
own the freehold of the site and Mastcraft granted a
long lease. The building would be expected to reopen
in summer 2021, with Mastcraft responsible for the
ongoing external maintenance and repair costs of the
whole building and internal costs for the hotel.
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