Tide Construction has been granted planning permission to develop a 462-home co-living scheme in Ealing, West London.
The Castle, which consists of two towers, is located in the Old Oak and Park Royal Opportunity Area and has been designed in collaboration with architects HTA Design.
The scheme will provide 16,000 sq ft of communal space across four floors including lounge areas, private dining and co-working spaces, a library, a bespoke gym, cinema and games rooms, cycle parking spaces and a cycle hire scheme for residents.
The site will also create a new home for The Castle pub, which dates back to the 1930s but has been vacant since 2020. Tide said it will work with its sister company Vision to deliver The Castle scheme.
Christy Hayes, chief executive of Tide Construction, said: “The Castle’s 462 homes further strengthen Tide’s pipeline of homes and our sustained year-on-year growth. The Castle is another step forward for Tide in demonstrating how volumetric construction can deliver the housing London needs in a safe, sustainable, and efficient way.”
Helen McManus, planning manager for Tide Construction, added: “This ambitious scheme will play a significant role in the regeneration of the Old Oak and Park Royal Opportunity area. The Castle will not only bring much needed revitalisation and quality new homes to this part of Ealing, but it will do so while cutting construction time by approximately 50% compared to traditional methods of construction, enabling the project to be delivered swiftly and with minimal disruption to the local community.”
Simon Toplis, partner at HTA Design, said: “The Castle is our tenth project with Tide Construction, and will build on our joint track record of delivering high quality homes that demonstrate the incredible potential of volumetric modular. The design flexibility afforded by Vision’s volumetric system enables us to create bespoke and highly crafted schemes that respond to the neighbourhood context and character, time and time again. The Castle is particularly exciting in this respect, combining the delivery of innovative co-living with the rare opportunity to reimagine a classic London pub for the 21st Century.”
