Plan in for London 2,500-home Ladbroke Grove scheme
3/11/23
Ballymore and Sainsbury's have submitted plans for a major canalside neighbourhood at a large former gas works site in West London's Ladbroke Grove area.
The proposed new neighbourhood will provide over 2,500 homes, of which at least 500 will be affordable, plus two parks and a local high street with a reinstated, historic canal basin at its heart.
Plans also include over 90,000 sq ft of shops, cafes and restaurants as well as a new 130,000 sq ft Sainsbury's Supermarket.
The 19-acre site is one of the largest remaining brownfield sites in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. A large proportion of the site has been closed off to the public for over 40 years as a former gasworks site.
The former gas works site on the Grand Union Canal has most recently been occupied by a scrap metal processing facility
If planning is successful, the 11-year construction programme is estimated to start in 2025. The first homes will be delivered in 2030, along with the new Sainsbury's store and the neighbourhood centre around the restored canal basin.
New Sainsbury's Store will be the gateway to the Kensal Canalside scheme
Architect FaulknerBrowns has shaped the masterplan over the last three years, in close consultation with the local community.
Two public parks and inclusive play spaces form part of the proposals.
A comprehensive sustainability strategy aims to maximise renewable generation and green infrastructure to produce zero emissions on site.
John Mulryan, Group Managing Director, Ballymore, said: "Kensal Canalside is one of the last remaining major brownfield sites to be developed in London and the largest in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
"The scale and location of the site – in one of London's 48 Opportunity Areas – presents a real opportunity to create a thoughtfully designed, accessible and sustainable canalside neighbourhood with strong transport links.
Source; Construction Enquirer