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Flagship Hotel for Guoman Receives Planning Permission 13 May 2009 Planning Approval has just been given by Hillingdon Council to redevelop the Thistle Hotel Heathrow site, close to Terminal 5, for 2 new hotels, designed by EPR Architects Ltd. The first hotel, a new luxury 250 bed hotel will be the first new building for the Guoman Hotels chain and will showcase their 4*. The second hotel will be a new 353 bed budget hotel. The proposed brand has not been confirmed. Taking advantage of the locations excellent connections to Heathrow Airport and Terminal Five, the proposals are to demolish the existing 1960’s hotel and replace it with the two new high quality hotels. Designed as a pair, the hotels will meet the GLA 20% renewable /carbon reduction targets with a combined CHP plant with biomass boilers and photovoltaic panels on the roof. The hotels have been orientated tominimise solar gain and be visually linked along a graceful curved frontage to help with way finding and orientation. The hotels are set back from the Bath Road to maintain the leafy character of the approach to Longford Village and to provide a car park area that is secure and easily surveyed. Client : Guoman Hotels Ltd Heathrow Terminal 5 T5 Hilton Hotel London also by EPR Architects Heathrow Airport Hotel by Foster + Partners Key London Buildings: Battersea Power Station Commonwealth Institute Lloyds Building London Olympic Stadium Tate Modern Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 World Architecture: e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe Comments / photos for the Guoman Hotels Building page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk Guoman Heathrow Hotel London - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt			Buildings by this architect: Ram Brewery London ABN Amro Bank NV Biggin Hill Airport Hotel Cardinal Place London Key London Buildings: One Hyde Park Canary Wharf Tower Emirates Stadium Key Building Links: London Architecture Skyscrapers Architecture Studios London Architects Heathrow Airport T5 London Hotel Buildings