The London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham signed off its section of the 44-acre scheme yesterday evening
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has approved its section of the 4,000-home Earls Court masterplan, clearing a major planning hurdle.
Councillors at the west London borough unanimously voted yesterday evening to back the 44-acre regeneration scheme on the site of the former Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
One of the largest development sites in the capital, the masterplan straddles two boroughs and will contain towers up to 42 storeys in height along with 2.5 million sq ft of workspace, three new cultural venues and 20 acres of public realm.
The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC), a joint venture between Delancey, Dutch pension fund manager APG and Transport for London, is now awaiting sign off from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the other half of the site.
Architects working on the hybrid planning application include Maccreanor Lavington, Sheppard Robson, dRMM and Serie.
ECDC chief executive Rob Heasman said: “This marks a major milestone, following years of active listening and engagement with local communities and the development of designs that are truly reflective of Earls Court’s heritage as a place that dared – to showcase, to entertain and celebrate the spectacular.
He added: “We now look forward to the plans being considered by the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Planning Committee and working with public and private sector partners to move into delivering the first phase of this project.”
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