Approval Given for Recladding of Landmark Brentford Building
Goat Wharf needed work after fire safety defects found
Visualisation of how Goat Wharf will look after the work
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Hounslow Council planners have given approval under delegated authority to the recladding of a landmark building in Brentford.
The façade of the block of flats at Goat Wharf, also known as Malthouse Court, of which Housing Association Notting Hill Genesis owns the freehold, was found to present a fire hazard after tests by investigators last year.
They discovered significant concerns about the existing construction of the eight storey building which cascades from Brentford High Street down to the river Thames. There are 86 flats in the development along with commercial units along the High Street and underground parking.
There were 19 comments on the application of which 14 were supportive. Many of the objections were on the basis that they did not want to lose the look of the building given by the zinc cladding and hoped for a like for like replacement.
The planners decided that the proposed materials would be similar to existing, no harm to character and appearance of host property or wider area.
The existing façade will now be completely removed and replaced with new, guaranteed fire safe materials.
It was originally expected that the work would last for up to nine months.
No indication has been given that residents will have to vacate their homes for the duration of the works.
There are no proposals to change the layout or scale of the existing building.
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October 1, 2021
