I was also curious about the construction work going on in Syon Park. After a quick trawl of the web I found the below info - certainly looks like 5-star hotel is being built. Seems likely that this is the reason for the new access road.web article 2004:LONDON Radisson Edwardian Hotels will invest approximately US$59 million (35 million [pounds sterling]) in a new hotel located in Syon Park. The Syon Park Hotel will be set on 310 acres (125 ha) of Syon Park, which is a place of national significance and contains buildings and landscape of great historical importance.Hounslow planning approval May 2008:Following approval of erection of 155- bed hotel with ancillary leisure club, covered walkway, glasshouse, creation of service access from London Road, reinstatement of the historic landscape at Syon Park including formal and informal landscaping and re-configuration of car parking and garden centre storage areas details pursuant to Condition 5 (Grass Roof) of permission 00707/E/P93 dated 08/03/04Architects web site:We obtained planning permission for a new 155 bedroom luxury hotel within the estate of the Duke of Northumberland at Syon Park in Brentford. The site is a Grade I listed parkland setting, and the new hotel will include extensive conference and health spa facilities. Completion is due in 2009.
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