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Gateway to London and the World

Welcome to Hounslow. We’re an entrepreneurial borough, led by a progressive and proactive administration who are passionate about advancing regeneration in collaboration with developers and communities. Our diverse and vibrant community reflects our vision for an inclusive and resilient future for all who call Hounslow home.

If you feel as passionately about investing in a dynamic and prosperous borough that nurtures innovation and is committed to growth, for the sake of our community, then join us.

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WHY INVEST IN

HOUNSLOW?

Hounslow is poised for transformation. With a vision of becoming a more equitable and resilient borough, we are dedicated to attracting the right development partners and investors who share our values, align with our plans, and are committed to work for the benefit of our borough and its communities. Our mission is to create local employment opportunities and a better environment, tailored specifically to our community’s needs.

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Alternatively, talk to us about how you can get involved.

Media and Communications Hub

  • Film and TV heritage in Hounslow supports London’s densest concentration of broadcast media professionals and businesses.
  • High demand for new creative and production space.
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Hub for international trade

  • Dynamic business community - attracting global companies for decades.
  • Headquarters of global brands: JCDecaux, Cisco, Sky, Paramount, Pokémon, Disney.
  • Cutting-edge startups and SMEs like Brompton Technology.
  • Second highest concentration of ICT and digital businesses in London.
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Net zero approach

  • Ambitious vision to deliver a greener, more sustainable future for the borough.
  • Spearheading environment and climate change programmes for the capital.
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Economy of tomorrow

  • Regeneration initiatives promise to catalyse profound socio-economic transformation that benefits our residents, creating a dynamic, tech-enabled, greener future for all.
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Excellent track record

  • We deliver cutting-edge housing, retail, employment space, and leisure venues.
  • A high-quality pipeline of opportunities available.
  • Great local developers with expertise and proven track records.
  • Strong backing from both public and private investors.
  • Delivered 141% of target for new homes, underlying our commitment to provide good quality, affordable homes within the borough.
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Easy to do business with

  • Award-winning business-friendly administration.
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READ OUR PROSPECTUS

Opportunity Hounslow, our inward investment programme, is leading the regeneration and renewal of the borough for all who live and work here. We invite you to join us on a journey of ambition and opportunity.

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CONNECTED

TO OPPORTUNITY

Stretching from London’s travel Zone 2 to the Home Counties and strategically located along the A4/M4 corridor, linking central London with the UK and beyond, Hounslow is truly connected for business.

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LONDON TRAVEL ZONE 2
stretching to the Home Counties along the A4/M4

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STRATEGIC CORRIDOR
connecting the Green Hub and Central London with Heathrow Airport

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EIGHT UNDERGROUND STATIONS

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SEVEN MAINLINE STATIONS

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PROPOSED WEST LONDON ORBITAL RAILWAY (OVERGROUND)
backed by Hounslow Council

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10 MINUTES FROM HEATHROW
On the doorstep of Europe’s busiest airport

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our vision for

hounslow's town centres

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BELL SQUARE

hounslow

Hounslow town centre, the Borough’s largest town centre, contains well-known national chains while the borough’s rich diversity can be seen throughout the High Street in its mix of bustling shops.

Hounslow’s new High Street Quarter, including its iconic 27-storey tower, provides 500 new homes and over 1200 m2 of retail and leisure space.

A new masterplan has identified 10 sites that can deliver 3,100 new homes and 1,450 jobs.

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CHISWICK MARKET

CHISWICK

Boasting a variety of independent shops, cafes and restaurant and bustling markets. Chiswick Common and Turnham Green provide a tranquil leafy counterpoint.

Hounsow Council in partnership with Willmott Dixon is bringing a new £40m health centre to Chiswick including
55 affordable homes.

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BRENTFORD

Located at the meeting point of River Thames, River Brent and the Grand Union Canal providing a unique historical and environmental setting to the town centre.

The Brentford Project is delivering 876 new homes, a cinema and premises for 50 new shops, cafes and restaurants.

A new masterplan for Brentford identifies six opportunity sites for around 1000 new homes, and commercial
space for 450 jobs

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FELTHAM

With a rich industrial and agricultural heritage, has become a destination for shopping and leisure with beautiful green surrounds.

The Feltham Town Centre GLA designated Housing Zone is estimated to have a capacity to deliver approximately 3,300 new homes by 2026.

Feltham’s MOD site is expected to come forward in 2027 delivering up to 1500 new homes.

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GREENING THE ECONOMY

Amidst our commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability, Hounslow Council spearheads environment and climate change programmes for London Councils and the UK Cities Climate Investment Commission. Notably, we are leading the pan-London Green Economy Action Plan, aiming to double the size of the city’s green economy by 2030.

HESTON IN THE LOOP: A PIONEER CIRCULAR COMMUNITY

A first-of-its-kind circular economy neighbourhood model, this project is dedicated to cultivating a community that fully embraces the principles of circular consumption. With ambitions reaching beyond its boundaries, the aim is to implement this innovative model not only throughout the borough but across the capital too.

NET ZERO NEIGHBOURHOODS: GREEN OPPORTUNITIES

Hounslow is actively seeking partners for our ‘net-zero neighbourhoods’ model to create a scalable place-based decarbonising of domestic properties across the borough. The model will deliver deep whole house retrofit, introduce renewable energy alongside other low carbon neighbourhood interventions.

Hounslow’s District Heat Network

The Council’s has committed to reduce carbon emissions from its own operations to net zero by 2030. The ambition is to decarbonise council assets and social housing by installing low carbon technologies and developing a borough-wide district heat network that will distribute heat from a central location to homes and businesses through a network of underground pipes. It will enable buildings to make use of renewable, low carbon heat sources and will reduce borough-wide carbon emissions. 

CASE STUDY: GREEN INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE HUB

Brunel University, West London Innovation Network (LWIN) and West London Business are partnering with Hounslow Council to develop a Green Innovation and Enterprise Hub. This collaboration aims to catalyze research, development, and innovation, promoting green jobs and encouraging green growth within the borough.

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LONDON's MEDIA HEARTLAND

transforming creativity into production

BROADCAST BUSINESS

Sky, Disney, Sony, Eurosport, Paramount, CBS, Discovery and QVC call Hounslow home, sustaining an ecosystem of music, lighting and sound; costumes and make-up; virtual reality; film locations and production space; and auxiliary support services such as catering and security – as well as specialist schools and higher and further education focus.

REGIONAL NETWORK

Hounslow’s creative sector sits within a closely connected west London offer that includes Shepperton, Ealing, Twickenham and West London Film Studios

DIGITALLY CONNECTED

Sustaining these digital industries, just under 90% of the borough has gigabit speed internet, making Hounslow one of the best digitally connected boroughs in London.

TV TALENT

Half of London’s 36,000 screen programming professionals work in Hounslow, where one in five of all London’s broadcast sector jobs are located. The concentration of film and TV talent here is six times the London average.

Jobs within TV/Film production and wider supply chain

pay 21% more than UK average

Hounslow has seen an

18% increase in screen and digital businesses

CASE STUDY:
BROMPTON TECHNOLOGY

Based in Chiswick, Brompton Technology is a global market leader in virtual and extended reality processing, vital for broadcast production and gaming industries. Cited by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s fastest growing companies, the multiple award-winning firm relocated to Hounslow in 2022 with a 50% increase in manufacturing capacity and a spacious, dedicated demo area and virtual production test zone.

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CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

JIMMY CHOO ACADEMY

Jimmy Choo’s London Fashion Academy has opened a new campus and maker space in historic Boston Manor House Brentford. It houses atelier workshops and design studios with specialist fabrication tools, focused on artisan crafts, design and accessory making, along with co-working areas and event space.

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Jimmy Choo’s London Fashion Academy

Hounslow’s Creative Enterprise Zone (CEZ)

As well as hosting major media firms, there are an array of small-scale makers and artists feeding into London’s creative supply chain. Upskilling, strengthening creative careers pathways and affordable workspaces are key themes of Creative Enterprise West. The new Boston Manor Arts Market, studios at Boston Manor House (now occupied by the Jimmy Choo Academy) been delivered within the zone. While events like the Creative Mile and the Brentford Canal Festival have been beacons to promote the area.

Powering Creative Ambition

Power Road, within Hounslow’s CEZ, is a hive of creative activity centred around the Light Box at Chiswick Studios. The workspaces behind the striking art-deco façade house dozens of creative entrepreneurs. Around the corner at Chiswick Park is a who’s who of broadcasters from Paramount and Discover to QVC and CBS. The areas wider Great West Corridor is identified in the Mayor’s London Plan as an Opportunity area with the potential for 7,500 new homes and 14,000 new jobs by 2041.

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AN ENGINE FOR GROWTH

LONDON HEATHROW

With Heathrow and Central London at our doorstep, Hounslow is the world’s meeting place – home to the headquarters of international firms including Cisco, IBM, Ericsson Starbucks, PepsiCo and Pernod Ricard.

The world’s seventh largest transport hub, Heathrow airport brings

61 million people a year to Hounslow

Heathrow is

UK’s largest single site employer

76,000 people directly employed at Heathrow (supporting a total of c.114,000 jobs)

Sky High Opportunties

Hounslow forms part of the Heathrow Opportunity area as identified in the Mayor’s London Plan, with the potential for 13,000 new homes and 11,000 new jobs by 2041.

EUROPE’S LARGEST PORT

Heathrow’s freight volume surpasses that of all UK airports combined, fuelling demand for Hounslow’s last-mile service providers and its robust highvalue logistics sector.

HEATHROW 2.0

The engine of our economy is also a driver of carbon reduction, with Heathrow airport leading the global campaign for net zero aviation.

CASE STUDY:
Supporting local supply chains: AJAR Technology

Ajar Technology, an SME based in Hounslow, specialises in security and audiovisual solutions. With over 14 years of partnership, they’ve delivered multiple projects for Heathrow Airport, including 120 meeting rooms, LED displays, and an Operations Control Centre, acting as a trusted partner for critical services.

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GET IN TOUCH

We look forward to engaging with you at upcoming events, including MIPIM, UKREiiF and our own housing conference. These platforms serve as catalysts for dialogue, collaboration, and shared vision, laying the foundation for a brighter future for Hounslow and all who call it home.

To contact Phil Creswell, Executive Director Regeneration Housing and Environment, please use this link.

To contact Peter O’Brien, Director of Regeneration & Growth at Hounslow Council, please use this link.

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