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'Rebirth' of Battersea Power Station
Thursday, 22 October 2009
How the redeveloped site could look
AMBITIOUS plans for the redevelopment of a derelict power station have been unveiled.
Developers have submitted proposals for the £5.5billion “rebirth” of Battersea Power Station.
It proposes new shops, restaurants, offices and 3,700 new homes for the 40-acre site.
The planning application lodged with Wandsworth council yesterday was the biggest ever submitted in central London.
Developers Treasury Holdings UK said 15,000 new jobs and training opportunities would be created if the plans went ahead.
Rob Tincknell, Treasury Holdings’ managing director, said: “We are extremely confident that two years of detailed discussions mean that this master plan represents the aspirations and concerns of all the stakeholders involved, not least the Battersea community.
“It is a plan that, vitally, will finally deliver this important site’s regeneration and create a compelling and vibrant new urban quarter for London.”
Councillor Edward Lister, Wandsworth council leader, said: “We have already granted outline permission at a separate site in the area for the new US Embassy.
“These two important projects are hugely symbolic and demonstrate the scale of the commitment to this new urban quarter in the heart of London.”
The developer said there had been “excellent progress” in plans for a Northern line extension from Kennington to two new stations at Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station as part of the project.
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