Ealing Council‘s cabinet has revealed plans to redevelop its current head offices in Ealing Broadway that will pave the way for building new homes.

Councillors agreed to proposals to redevelop the Perceval House site to make way for new homes and an improved customer service centre and library, as well as smaller replacement office accommodation for the council.

Under the proposals around 360 new homes would be built on the site at 14-16 Uxbridge Road with the council potentially retaining a substantial number to provide affordable housing.

The development may also include some commercial and retail space to compliment Dickens Yard and the new cultural quarter.

Revenue generated through the project will pay for a new customer service centre and new library to replace the current badly located Ealing Central Library, as well as replacement offices.

With property prices across London continuing to rise, the council’s Perceval House offices are now a valuable asset and the council is seeking to unlock the site’s potential by redeveloping it for housing, commercial space and replacement council facilities.

Council Leader, Councillor Julian Bell, said: “We’re sitting on top of a potentially very valuable site and when you consider the tough times we’re in financially and the desperate need to provide more affordable homes, it makes perfect sense for us to release the site’s value.”