Transformation to Earl’s Court reaches “major milestone”
A £10 billion transformation to Earl’s Court has reached a “major milestone” as the first of two applications has been approved. The proposed plan hopes to deliver a new neighbourhood with 4,000 homes as well as workspace and cultural sites.
The project plans to build on a 40-acre brownfield site and former home of the Earl’s Court Exhibition Centres. It has sat unused since the buildings were demolished in 2015 and 2017.
The first application for the transformation to Earl’s Court has been unanimously approved by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. A decision on the second with Kensington & Chelsea is expected to be made this month.
The applications were filled on behalf of a joint venture between real estate investment firm Delancey, Dutch pension fund manager APG, and Places for London, TfL’s property arm. The venture is known as the Earl’s Court Development Company (ECDC).
The approval by Hammersmith & Fulham council was a “major milestone” according to Rob Heasman, chief executive of the ECDC. “Earl’s Court will be a new district in west London,” he said. “A long-underused, centrally located site with exceptional connectivity to deliver new homes, jobs and public space at scale – a strategic part of London’s growth agenda.”
On the Hammersmith end, the application includes plans for four 42-storey buildings with homes and student rooms, as well as range of food, drink, and retail space. The new estate also has plans for housing for the elderly, a community space, cinema, and live music venue.
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