St. Modwen 30 Years : A Generation of Regeneration 1 | Page 64

ST. MODWEN | A GENERATION OF REGENERATION | ST. ANDREW’S PARK, UXBRIDGE

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When I first saw
the military base
with its hangars
and sheds the
main element that
struck me was the
magnificent park
which runs right
through it.

The vision also includes a 40 acre public park,
from which the site takes its name, and is situated
alongside the River Pinn. It is the largest new
public park in Greater London.
Planning consent was obtained at the start of 2010
and work started to transform the former military
base with a targeted project timescale of 10 years.
23 acres of land were committed to a Persimmon
St. Modwen Joint Venture for the development
of circa 470 homes with construction starting
in December of 2011. To date 275 homes are
occupied and a further 100 are due to complete
in 2016.
The new primary school, known as the John Locke
Academy, opened in September 2014 and will
eventually welcome 720 pupils at the two level
entry foundation school with playgrounds that
merge into the open parklands.
A detailed planning application will deliver some
120,000 sq ft of office space on the site. The new
offices will create around 1,000 jobs and could be
delivered as early as 2018.

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A masterplan vision was developed which encompassed...

1,340 residential units
of varying scale and
mixed tenure

200,000 sq ft of
commercial office
and retail space

a new primary school

a museum

90 bed hotel and
a care home

greater London’s largest
new public park

Work on the Town Centre extension will start
shortly, with the first phase including 249
apartments which St. Modwen will deliver itself
with a significant proportion becoming part of
its new Private Rented Sector business.
The new landscaped park will come to fruition this
year with 167 new trees planted and more than
4,870 cubic metres of top soil moved with almost
20 acres seeded.
In the meantime St. Modwen is helping to maintain
the heritage having refurbished the visitor centre
in the bunker following extensive flood damage
in 2014.
Tim Seddon Regional Director at St. Modwen,
is full of praise for the few who are delivering
so much for the many. “When I first saw the
military base with its hangars and sheds the
main element that struck me was the magnificent
park which runs right through it that had never
been accessible by the public. The vision of the
architects and the efforts of our development team
have created a regeneration model and a new
community that will have a lasting impact.”

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