page_title: Old Vinyl Factory
section_title: Redevelopment
hierarchical_section_title: Old Vinyl Factory / Redevelopment
caption_attribution_description: English: Hayes Town: Enterprise House, Blyth Road. A large works building at 133 Blyth Road, in multi-occupancy use. I think this is the front of the building in 76748This is a photo of listed building number 1244861.
context_page_description: The Old Vinyl Factory is a complex of buildings formerly owned by the British music company EMI in Hayes, within the London Borough of Hillingdon. The site was originally purchased by the Gramophone and Typewriter Company and the buildings were designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners in the early 20th century.
  While used by EMI, the site was responsible for the production of many well-known vinyl records by popular musicians of the 20th century, as well as radios and other broadcasting equipment.
  In April 2011 the site was purchased for redevelopment by a joint venture of Cathedral Group PLC and Development Securities plc. Under plans for £250 million of works, the site, covering 17 acres, is to include commercial and residential units and a university technical college.
context_section_description: The former head office building on the corner of Blyth Road/Trevor Road was acquired by Stonham Housing (part of Home Group) and converted to self contained flats in around 2000 and is not part of the main project site. This is also true of Enterprise House which was, for a while, run by Workspace although it has now changed hands (current owner unknown) and is (as of summer 2018) enclosed in scaffolding awaiting works.
  The site was purchased in April 2011 by Purplexed, a joint venture between Cathedral Group PLC and Development Securities plc. The purchasers renamed the site "The Old Vinyl Factory" (from "London Gate Business Park"). The buildings on the site were renamed according to their former functions - one example being the "Shipping Building", which was where records were stored before being dispatched elsewhere. Purplexed stated the redevelopment would cost around £250 million to complete and that the company would give £40,000 to the London Borough of Hillingdon to cover the costs involved with putting the plan together.
  A seven-storey block of flats was announced as part of the development in February 2012. Its name, the Gatefold Building, was chosen as a wistful allusion to the gatefold sleeves of certain of EMI's vinyl record releases. Planning permission for the building was granted in February 2012.
  The master plan for the entire site was approved by Hillingdon Council on 30 November 2012. It includes a new building, known as "The Picturehouse", which will house a Vue cinema. The site will also feature offices, 500 flats, a museum, restaurants, landscaped areas and playgrounds.
  By February 2015, Sonos, Host Europe Group and CHAMP Cargosystems had signed agreements to occupy the Shipping Building.
  The Global Academy secondary school opened in 2016 on the site originally planned as "The Picturehouse". The "Gatefold Building" is now also completed as of late 2016. As of March 2017 a new multi storey car park dubbed "The Music Box" is currently under construction at the west end of the site near Dawley Road/Bourne Bridge. Work is rapidly reaching completion at various points on site as of March 2017.
  As of early May 2018, the Boiler House and the Machine Store buildings behind to the South, is almost complete and work has begun on the Pressing Plant to  Boiler House's East which is the new chosen location of the cinema which will see a first in Hayes for the first time in around 50 years.
  At the east end of the site and not officially part of the project are Paradigm Housing's 'The Stylus' on the former Damont Audio plot, as well as Bellway's 'Bluenote' which is the former Electropatent plot. Both of these projects are well underway as of summer 2019 and will be of similar function to the rest of the redevelopment area with commercial units at ground level with residential above.
  As at autumn 2019, work is underway at the Powerhouse to create a innovation hub. Also, planning permission has been secured for 1 Vinyl Square on the plot West of the Global Academy with work to commence soon, and permission is being sought for the Assembly Buildings completion which was briefly the car park behind Global Academy. The Material Store complex (West of Gatefold) is well underway with The Pressing Plant cinema to commence after completion
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  Status from East to West as at November 2019...
  The Stylus-Final fitting out,
  Bluenote-Underway,
  Gatefold-Complete,
  Material Store-Underway,
  Pressing Plant-To follow Material Store,
  Machine Store-Complete,
  Boiler House-Complete,
  Power House-Underway,
  Assembly Buildings-Awaiting permission,
  Global Academy-Complete,
  Record Store-Complete,
  Cabinet Building-Awaiting commencement,
  One Vinyl Square-Work to start imminently,
  Shipping Building-Complete,
  Music Box-Complete, Veneer Building Car Park-Awaiting permission.
caption: Enterprise House, part of the complex of former EMI buildings
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