Proposals for the redevelopment of the Thistle Hotel site, close to the new T5 terminal at Heathrow Airport, have received the approval of Hillingdon Council.

The plans for the site, designed by EPR Architects, include two new hotels.

The first one, a 250-room luxury hotel, will be operated by Guoman Hotels while the operator of the second property, a 353-room budget hotel, is yet to be confirmed.

Both properties will include a number of green measures to reduce the carbon footprint.

Designed as a pair, the hotels will meet the Greater London Authority's 20 per cent renewable energy target by taking advantage of biomass boilers and photovoltaic panels on the roofs.