The Treaty Centre is an enclosed shopping mall in the town centre of Hounslow in Greater London, England.[4] Opened on 29 September 1987 and located on the High Street, the Treaty Centre offers 270,194 square feet of retail space[2] and is anchored by Wilkinsons.[1] It has an average weekly footfall of 195,000 people.[5]
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| Location | Hounslow, England |
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| Opening date | 29 September 1987 |
| Owner | LaSalle Investment Management |
| No. of stores and services | 51[1] |
| Total retail floor area | 270,194 sq ft (25,101.8 m2)[2] |
| Parking | 700 spaces[3] |
| Website | www |
History
editThe centre took two years to build,[6] and more than 10 years in planning. The 5.8 acres (2.3 ha) site was built on the site of a former library and civic hall buildings dating back to 1905 which were demolished.[7]
In 2006 a rival shopping centre called the Blenheim Centre was built to the north.[7]
In 2011 the Treaty Centre was acquired by Quidnet Capital for £37 million and in the following years the centre was refurbished.[8] In 2012, Quidnet raised concerns regarding a development agreement entered into by Hounslow Council and Legal & General (L&G) to develop shopping, leisure and residential facilities alongside the Blenheim Centre, as being in breach of Article 56 ("freedom to provide services") of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Their legal challenge was unsuccessful because the European single market was not a factor in the case and the development agreement did not commit L&G to provide any services to the Council or restrict the ability of any other business to provide services.[9][10]
Gallery
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Inside the Treaty Centre -
Inside the Treaty Centre during Christmas time -
A carousel on High Street, in front of the Treaty Centre's entrance
References
edit- ^ a b Completely Group. "Scheme Info". Completely Industrial. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b "High Street - Treaty Centre - Treaty Centre, Hounslow, TW3 1ES – Property details on Showcase". Showcase.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Roaring success for the Treaty Centre, Hounslow". Lunson Mitchenall. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "LaSalle acquires the Treaty Centre, Hounslow". EGI. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "The Treaty Centre, Hounslow". Completely Retail. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Treaty Centre celebrates 21st birthday". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Compulsory Purchase Order 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ William Coates Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Refurbishment The Treaty Centre Hounslow, archived on 26 October 2020, accessed 6 May 2023
- ^ Monckton Chambers, Michael Bowsher QC and Anneliese Blackwood win important case on the application of Article 56 TFEU to development contracts, published 28 September 2012, accessed 26 July 2023
- ^ England and Wales High Court (Technology and Construction Court), AG Quidnet Hounslow LLP v London Borough of Hounslow [2012] EWHC 2639, delivered 28 September 2012, accessed 26 July 2023
