Vistry abandons £275m Ealing scheme over second staircase

London’s Ealing Council and developer Vistry Partnerships have scrapped plans to redevelop the council’s ageing headquarters to build a new civic centre alongside nearly 500 flats.
The partners blamed soaring costs and the new second staircase rule for the decision to abandon the Perceval House project.
Instead, the council now plans to retain and retrofit the building to make it an office building and community space.
Council leader Peter Mason said the decision was the right decisi