Cricket star Mark Butcher opens new development in West Drayton

Former England and Surrey cricketer Mark Butcher has officially opened housebuilder Weston Homes' newest development on the site of a former RAF base in West Drayton.

Fortis is a high specification and luxurious collection of 89 two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom houses, set within the large and sustainable Drayton Garden Village scheme.

Situated on the former RAF West Drayton site, Drayton Garden Village is an entirely new neighbourhood in West London, covering 31 acres and an environment surrounded by gardens, green spaces and tree-lined avenues.

Cricket legend Mark Butcher and the Mayor of Hillingdon, Councillor Mary O'Connor MBE, marked the official launch of Fortis and in tribute to the illustrious military history of the site a life-sized replica Spitfire was on display.

When complete, Drayton Garden Village will comprise a sustainable community of 773 new homes, with prices currently starting from £247,500 for a two-bedroom house.

The development will also feature an 80-bed care home, community facilities and commercial opportunities.
An innovative Combined Heat and Power (CHP) energy centre is now under construction at Drayton Garden Village. Each new build home will contain an innovative Heat Interface Unit (HIU) to control heating and hot water, providing substantial benefits to residents in helping to reduce their energy bills and carbon footprint.

The RAF West Drayton site was a non-flying Royal Air Force station which served as the main centre for military air traffic control in the UK. The site was active from 1924 until the departure of the remaining civil and military air traffic control systems led to its closure in 2008. The redundant brownfield site was then demolished before building work started on Drayton Garden Village in April 2011.