A partnership between Ealing Council and UK housebuilder Hill will see 216 new homes built on brownfield land across Ealing. The project will see 21 underused council-owned sites and garages transformed across the borough, bringing much needed new homes to the area.

Work has already begun on the largest site on Ruislip Road in Greenford. Together, with the second largest site, Trinity Way in East Acton, 134 new homes will be built.

These will be followed by a further 19 smaller sites that will be developed in years to come to create an additional 82 new homes.

In total, 129 homes will be for private sale and 87 affordable homes available for council tenants, including a number of large family and wheelchair accessible properties, which is in accordance with the Major of London’s London Land Commission.

Councillor Jasbir Anand, Ealing Council’s cabinet member for housing, said: “This joint venture with Hill exemplifies the council’s proactive approach to creating better places and quality new housing across the borough.”

Andy Hill, chief executive at Hill, said: “Ealing is leading the way in providing homes for local people, and we are extremely pleased to be working with the council. Our work with Ealing Council will maximise the value of these sites, which are often harder to develop, and create high quality new homes for the borough.“

“Better collaboration between local authorities and house builders is essential if we are to deliver the 50,000 homes that London needs each year.”

Hill is currently on site at Ruislip Road, Greenford, where the new homes are expected to be completed by summer 2017. The result will be a collection of one, two and three bedroom apartments. Construction of new homes at Trinity Way in East Acton will follow later this year.

The London Land Commission estimates that up to 130,000 new homes could be created on underused public sector land across London, much of which belongs to local authorities.