Building affordable homes for Hillingdon residents

Posted 04/02/2026

Hillingdon Council has marked two major housing construction milestones, which combined will deliver 200 high-quality homes for established residents of the borough.

On Friday 30 January, the council celebrated the completion of phase one of its Hayes estates redevelopment project.

The opening of Seabrook Court on the Hayes Town Centre Estate provides 80 upgraded homes for residents and builds on the successful delivery of the first 30 homes at the neighbouring Avondale Drive Estate in October.

Cllr Jonathan Bianco, Hillingdon Council’s Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Corporate Services and Property, and Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing and Growth visited the brand new properties alongside, Declan Higgins, CEO of Higgins Group, the council’s development partner, and four tenants who will be moving into the block soon.

To comply with new government building safety regulations, any building more than 18 metres (seven storeys) must be inspected and registered by the Building Safety Regulator. The council is submitting the building for registration and residents will move once this is granted.

Once completed, the entire redevelopment across both Hayes estates will create 740 new homes (50 per cent affordable), along with upgraded community spaces and improvements to the public realm.

Construction work is also continuing at pace on the council’s 100 per cent affordable Yiewsley redevelopment project, which will create 95 one, two and three-bed homes across two sites and an enhanced modern library. 

Cllr Bianco and Cllr Tuckwell also took part in a groundbreaking ceremony at the Falling Lane site on 30 January with representatives from Bugler Developments, the development contractor.

Work on the site has already included the demolition of the old library and they are preparing for the foundations of the new homes to be laid.

While the new library is being built the nearest alternative is nearby West Drayton, which has extended its opening hours. 

Cllr Tuckwell said: “It’s fantastic to see the first phase of our Hayes Estates redevelopment completed. The project is enhancing the area to create modern, well-connected neighbourhoods, and providing new homes which better suit the needs of residents who have lived on the estate for many years.

“We’re also working hard to deliver more much-needed affordable homes for established Hillingdon residents and have a pipeline of housing developments under construction. Yiewsley is a great example of how we are utilising brownfield land near our town centres to achieve this.”

Declan Higgins, Chief Executive Officer at Higgins Group, said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Hillingdon Council to deliver these new homes at Hayes Town Centre and Avondale Drive. This milestone reflects a shared commitment to putting existing residents first, ensuring they can remain within the community while benefiting from safe, modern and high-quality homes.”