twyford abbey hotel and health spa

Located on the southern edge of the north circular road in Ealing, West London, a planning application was prepared to convert a former monastery to a health spa with associated accommodation and facilities.

The Grade II* Listed building had been left derelict for a number of years within a mature wooded setting, protected by a blanket Tree Preservation Order. A walled garden to the north of the main building was to be developed to house a new spa and fitness suite overlooking a bowling green and tennis court. Formal gardens with lawns, ornamental beds and croquet lawn were to provide the building with an attractive setting to be used by the guests.

Car parking was set within a wooded area in a discrete part of the site away from the front of the building. Although a small number of trees were to be lost, they would be replaced on a two-for-one basis.

An arboricultural assessment was carried out as part of the proposals, from which a series of guidelines were adopted to minimise the impact of development upon the existing trees to be retained.