£8billion Redevelopment of Earls Court Due to Start in 2026

17/4/24

Plans for a large-scale housing, business and leisure development on the site of the former Earls Court exhibition centre will begin construction in 2026, according to developers.

The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) has revealed the details for the first buildings to be delivered of the 40-acre masterplan for the Earls Court site. The first phase of the £8billion plan will deliver a series of buildings, across a range of tenures, designed to put Earls Court back on the map. Comprising 1,000 homes, an anchor cultural venue, workspace and 20 acres of public realm, Phase One will commence in 2026.

The first phase will open up the site for the first time in 150 years, celebrating its history and future as a showcase for global innovation, culture and ingenuity. A new east-west route through the site will establish the network of Exhibition Gardens, including the 4.5 acre Table Park.

The first phase will support the creation of a multi-generational neighbourhood with homes, culture, leisure, community facilities and places for all to spend time.

Following the launch of the masterplan to the public in February 2023, the architecture and design team made up of Maccreanor Lavington, Sheppard Robson, Serie, DRMM, ACME and Haworth Tompkins alongside Hawkins Brown and Studio Egret West as masterplanners and SLA as landscape architects have worked to carefully and sensitively respond to feedback as the detailed design emerged.

Sharon Giffen, Head of Design at ECDC said: "We have an outstanding opportunity to be different at Earls Court, to curate a neighbourhood which works for existing and future communities and leaves a legacy of which we can all be proud. Working collaboratively with our stakeholders and team of fantastic designers, we are focused on an inclusive approach which will create a better piece of city, delivering the heritage of the future through exemplary design and sustainability."

Phase one will also deliver the first part of the zero carbon low cost-energy heat network, taking excess heat from surrounding infrastructure and transform it into energy for the entire site. Designed to be resilient and adaptable for future technologies, it will be one of the largest urban heat networks in the UK.

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