The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) has secured planning consent for its hybrid planning application for the £10bn redevelopment of the former Earls Court Exhibition Centre.
ECDC, which is responsible for the transformation of the 44-acre area on behalf of the Earls Court Partnership – a joint venture between Delancey, APG and Places for London – will now work with partners across the public and private sectors with a view to making a start on site as soon as possible.
The first phase will deliver up to 1,300 homes, public realm and the first cultural venue at the 44-acre site, which will eventually provide circa 4,000 homes, 2.5m sq ft of workspace, leisure and cultural space and 20 acres of public realm.
Rob Heasman, chief executive of ECDC, 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.
“We would like to thank all who have contributed so much of their time, energy and consideration to help us shape an application that delivers so much for local people and for London. That includes residents, local businesses, community groups and charities, and the leadership officers and councillors at the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
“Earls Court will be a new district in West London. 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. We have worked closely with the leader of Hammersmith and Fulham, councillor Stephen Cowan and his team to embed the ambitions of Upstream London into the vision for Earls Court as a model of innovative urban renewal.
“We now look forward to the plans being considered by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea planning committee and working with public and private sector partners to move into delivering the first phase of this project.”
