Battersea Power Station redevelopment | Wandsworth | Pre-planning

[Jex7844]

So, what is it going to look like, any rendering...?

[scalatrava89]

Battersea Power Station still being put to good use!

Muse Live From London

NCM Fathom, Warner Music Group and Omniverse Vision are partnering to present Muse Live from London. The performance will launch Muse's 6th Studio album, The 2nd Law, and feature tracks from the new album as well as classics from their 16 year career. Broadcasting from one of London's most iconic landmarks, Battersea Power Station, the event will be a theatrical spectacle with dramatic flair that has made Muse so successful with fans - including a shoot with helicopters amid the full backdrop of the impressive London landscape.

https://celebrationcinema.com/movie/...ndon/9-17-2012

[rjgibb]

From BBC news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19491249

Construction work on the £8bn revamp of Battersea Power Station will begin by mid 2013, the new owners have said.

The Malaysian consortium which bought the 39-acre site in south-west London in July for £400m plans to build 3,500 homes, offices, shops and a park.

The 1933 grade II listed building's chimneys will be knocked down and replaced by replicas, the company said.

The first phase of the redevelopment, designed by Raphael Vinoly, is expected to be completed by 2016....The Malaysian consortium, comprising S P Setia, Sime Darby and the Employees Provident Fund, said preparatory work at the site would begin later this year, with ground-breaking expected to begin in the second half of next year.

The first phase will see the construction of residential buildings with 800 flats, built on top a commercial complex which will include shops, restaurants, gym, pool, spa, theatre and office space.

Not quite a champagne moment but positive noises...

[Taller London]

good to see some form of moment with this thing but still a great shame that the chimneys aren't savable even tho there will be replicas it still isn't the same

[jack_jones]

This is good news! Sorry to ask, but can some one post a picture of the final scheme that is going to be constructed?

[DanLondon]

the video on this page gives some good CGI images. Not sure I like the design of the surrounding buildings - is that a concept design or the finished product?

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londo...s-8106298.html

[hifive605]

well they are resurrecting the vinoy scheme then! it would be interesting to learn the mechanics of how an architects idea is transferred between developers..

[vank]

I hope that we can see here a very good architectural project rising and symmetry is also important!

[Taller London]

good god that video is amazing
if they build it like it is in the video then this area really will be alive with great buildings and a very good area to live i really hope this goes ahead this time

[Rational Plan]

Nice new regeneration website, which shows all projects and has images and links to their websites for most of them.

http://www.nineelmslondon.com/map



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[vank]

Originally Posted by Rational Plan

Nice new regeneration website, which shows all projects and has images and links to their websites for most of them.

http://www.nineelmslondon.com/map



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Very nice
I like

3: Hampton House
9: Eastbury House
5: One Nine Elms
6: Sainsbury's Nine Elms (no blue mirrors )
8: Battersea Gasholders
2: Battersea Power Station

[LDN_EUROPE]

Hi there, this now has outline planning permission. Would a mod be able to update the title of the thread? Many thanks

[LDN_EUROPE]

http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/ar...tation_project


Detailed plans for the first phase of Rafael Viñoly’s Battersea Power Station masterplan have now been submitted to Wandsworth Council.

The enormous development project in Nine Elms was granted 'outline planning consent' in 2011. The new application provides a detailed specification for the first stage of the development.

Leader of Wandsworth Council and co-chair of the Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership Ravi Govindia said:

"The new owners picked up the keys just two months ago so it's very encouraging to see the project moving ahead so quickly. This site is vital to the regeneration of the wider Nine Elms on the South Bank area and in particular the Northern Line Extension.

"Our planning team has started to go through the application documents in detail and is writing to local stakeholder to ask for their views."

The application covers the details of the scale of the buildings and structures, the external appearance and the landscaping within Phase 1.

A linked application has also been received covering the internal configuration of the residential units, parking and servicing, as well as sustainability, energy and waste strategies.

Phase 1 consists of two buildings of varied heights between 8 and 18 storeys. They will be built to the west of the power station building on land which is currently vacant.

It would provide 800 homes, a hotel and space for cafes, restaurants, bars, a gym, pool, spa, theatre and office studios.

A new six-acre public park would form the setting for the new buildings.
To view the application and provide feedback online visit www.wandsworth.gov.uk/planning - search for applications 2012/4584 and 2012/4586

A Malaysian consortium of S P Setia, Sime Darby and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), completed the purchase of the iconic site earlier this year.

The new owners are implementing the approved masterplan for the 39-acre power station plot which includes the complete regeneration of the listed power station, the largest brick building in Europe and one of the most significant surviving examples of Art Deco architecture.

The masterplan covers a full mixed-use redevelopment including new homes, offices, shops, restaurants and hotels as well as community, cultural and leisure facilities and have been agreed by English Heritage and Design Council CABE.
For local people and visitors the development will mean better transport access and a wide range of shops and amenities including a health centre and riverside park. The consortium has also committed to supporting construction of the proposed extension to the Northern Line into the Nine Elms area.

Image: Battersea Power Station from the north bank of the Thames. Phase 1 is the building between the power station and the bridge.
About Nine Elms on the South Bank

Nine Elms on the South Bank includes the Albert Embankment, Vauxhall and a large slice of industrial Battersea. It is the largest regeneration area in central London.

The Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership was created in 2010 to coordinate and drive forward the transformation of this district of central London . Co-chaired by the leaders of Wandsworth and Lambeth Council, it includes the area's main developers and landowners, the Mayor of London, Transport for London and the Greater London Authority.

An enormous investment programme has begun to transform the area - around 2million sq m of new development has been granted planning permission.
Up to 16,000 new homes will be built - 14,000 already have planning consent and the first 1,000 are now under construction

Up to 1,000 construction and engineering apprenticeships and 22,000 jobs could be created over the course of the regeneration programme.

The new Nine Elms on the South Bank will support an additional 25,000 permanent jobs for London .

The Northern Line Extension will provide two new Tube stops in the area. One will be located at Wandsworth Road and another at Battersea Power Station. Plans for this Government backed scheme are now being developed by TfL.
A new stretch of Thames Path will run through the district and a new pedestrian and cycle bridge is planned to create another link to Westminster on the opposite bank of the river.

For more information visit http://www.nineelmslondon.com/
Ends

By: Eyvind Ryans
Telephone 020 8871 6031 or Email: eryans@wandsworth.gov.uk

[*Nurse*]

There are a huge number of images and information in the planning application. It looks well thought out. Fingers crossed it gets built.

[cosmictanya]

i havent followed this much haven given up in boredom in the past - what exactly is happening to the power station?

im about to type sacreligious thoughts, but im glad the chimneys arent staying - i'm up quite high & i can see them from my window. they ruin the skyline (imho), ive always hated them, although its obviously sad the upturned pool table effect will be gone.

ive also always quite like the slightly tacky white glossy qvc building on the line out of victoria, i'd be genuinely sorry to see it go. and where are they going to move to in order to continue to flogging tat? i guess maybe croydon could do with a tv studio/offices.

[Ebeneezer_Goode]

Originally Posted by cosmictanya

im about to type sacreligious thoughts, but im glad the chimneys arent staying -

The chimneys are staying.

[cosmictanya]

Originally Posted by Ebeneezer_Goode

The chimneys are staying.

gutted, personally. but probably for the greater good.

[LDN_EUROPE]

You are both right. The original chimneys are being removed. They will then construct new ones and replace the old ones. They plan to do them one at a time.

[pagey17]

Waste of time this project.

[Loathing]

Why is it a waste of time? It's quite an important building on the road to modernization and global change. It doesn't look bad, and the interior spaces will be unique - much better than any new-build shopping mall or cinema complex would be. It'll match Tate Modern and the regeneration that happened there. Lots of Londoners do regard it as an icon (although I don't). It would be senseless to destroy it.