Earls Court planning application
Have your say on the future proposals for Earls Court and West Kensington
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EC Properties Ltd has submitted two outline planning applications for the Earls Court Site, one within London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and one within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Together, these applications seek permission for the redevelopment of an area of 28 hectares (69 acres), including the Earls Court Exhibition Centres, the Lillie Bridge Rail Depot and the West Kensington and Gibbs Green Housing Estates.
The outline planning application submitted to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is referred to as Application 2. Its reference number is 2011/02001/OUT. You can view and comment on this outline planning application on this webpage. See below.
The outline planning application submitted to the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is referred to as Application 1. Its reference number is PP/11/01937. You can view and comment on this application on the website: http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/planningandconservation.aspx
The outline planning applications seek approval at this stage for the maximum amount of development, the various land uses and access. Details relating to scale, layout, appearance and landscaping will be considered at a later date.
EC Properties Ltd has submitted a separate, detailed planning application for a residential scheme on the site of the Earls Court Exhibition Centre car park on Seagrave Road. The affordable housing provision could provide the first phase of the development enabling the regeneration of the Gibbs Green and West Kensington estates. In the event the wider Earl’s Court proposals do not occur, this application would still seek to provide an affordable housing provision of 200 units on this site. The reference number for the application is 2011/02000/FUL.
Revisions to the Earls Court planning application
Revised Earls Court Masterplan diagram (pdf 9mb)
In the summer 2011 the two planning applications were consulted on for a period of 6 weeks from 22 August 2011 to 30 September 2011. Following this consultation and due to further design changes, the applicants EC Properties Ltd have submitted revisions to both planning applications and have provided further information in relation to the Environmental Statement. The table below sets out the proposed revisions to application 2
Overview of Revisions to Planning Application 2 (LBHF)
| Land Use | Use Class |
Maximum Floorspace
GEA (sqm) |
|
| Revised | Difference from original | ||
| Residential | C3 | 617,940 | +3,996 |
| Business | B1 | 84,701 | -20,064 |
| Retail | A1-5 | 23,318 | -2,412 |
| Hotel & Serviced Apartments | C1 | 8,938 | +428 |
| Education / Health / Community / Culture / Leisure | D1 / D2 | 25,760 | -3,598 |
| Private Hospital | C2 | 10,578 | -1,109 |
| Sub-total | 771,235 - | 23,181 | |
| Ancillary* | - | 150,421 | +12,181 |
| Stabling | Sui generis | 11,175 | +970 |
| Total | - | 932,831 - | 10,030 |
Broadly the proposed revisions result in the following:
a) The amount of development has been reduced from 942,861sqm.
b) The proposed total number of residential units has been increased from 5,759 to 5,845.
c) The scale and massing of the proposed development has been reduced and is more tightly controlled through changes to the Parameter Plans and Design Guidelines.
In terms of application 1 the changes are:
a) The nature of the planning application has changed. The applicant has now submitted detailed designs for three of the development plots (WVO1,WV02,WV05). The remaining plots (WV03, WV04, WV02 and WK04) remain in outline form. The scale of these is however more tightly controlled thrpogh changes to the Parameter Plans and Design Guidelines. Detailed design proposals for these plots will be the subjext of further planning applications and consultation at a later date.
b) The scale and massing of the proposed development has been reduced.
c) The amount of development has been reduced from 202,038sq. to 195,796sq m.
d) The proposed total number of residential units hasa been reduced from 1,016 to 930.
The consultation closes on the 6th April
Planning application 2 documents
This section sets out the documents submitted in support of the proposed revisions to application 2. Please refer to the development specification for further detail. To view documents relating to planning application 1, please visit http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/planningandconservation.aspx
Replacement documents in support of application 2
The following documents supersede the original versions that formed part of the summer 2011 submission.
» Development specification
This explains the main elements of the revised planning application.
» Parameter plans
These divide the application site into a series of separate smaller development plots. The plans explain the proposed limits and constraints for each plot within which further detailed proposals would have to be contained. The plans have been amended to take account of the reduction in scale and massing of a number of the plots.
» Access plans
These show the proposed access points and junctions into the site from the surrounding area.
» Design guidelines
The revised guidelines provide greater design controls and requirements for some of the development plots. The guidelines include extra illustrative material to demonstrate the detailed design of development that is likely to come forward at a future stage.
» Transport assessment
This considers the transport issues in relation to the application.
Addendum documents in support of application 2
The following documents form addendums to the corresponding original documents submitted in summer 2011. They are part of the submission for both planning applications and should be read in conjunction with the corresponding documents that formed part of the original submission:
» Design and access statement addendums
This explains the design process that has been undertaken as well as the design rational for the proposal. lt includes a range of drawings and plans illustrating how the development could look in the future.
» Environmental statement addendum
» Retail and leisure assessment addendum
» Office assessment addendum(pdf 529kb)
» Cultural strategy addendum (pdf 5.5mb)
» Community engagement report (pdf 721kb)
New documents in support of application 2
The following documents are new documents submitted in support of application 2:
» Internal daylight and sunlight report - illustrative design guide
Further information
The application drawings and supporting documents including the Environmental Statement can be seen between 9:00am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) at Hammersmith Town Hall King Street London W6 9JU.
Copies of the full Environmental Statement can be purchased from DP9 Planning 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ at a charge of £2,000. Alternatively electronic copies on CD or memory stick are available free of charge. The Non Technical Summary is also available free of charge.
Please write to:
Dp9 Planning,
100 Pall Mall,
London SW1Y 5NQ
If you have any views or comments on the proposal, please write to the planning case officer John Finlayson, quoting the application reference number 2011/02001/OUT and marking all correspondence as Earls Court Application 2.
The consultation closes on the 6th April
You can either make your comment by email via this webpage or post your letter to:
Development Management Services
Hammersmith Town Hall Extension
Kings Street
London
W6 9JU
If you would like to discuss the proposal please
Call: John Finlayson (020) 8753 6743
Ieuan Bellis (020) 8753 3474
John Sanchez (020) 8753 3346
Original documentation
Page last updated: 19/03/2012
