Battersea Power Station plans... round... er... we've lost count
The latest? A £4bn mixed-use plan, including homes for 7,000 people, due to start in 2012, ready by 2020. Details include 8m square feet of office space, shops and residential property, plus a six-acre public park, a new, 300 metre glass and steel chimney, and the world's largest solar-powered aircon system. Despite this...
"Once we have planning consent, we will have no shortage of interested parties who will want to come on board,'' said Rob Tincknell, managing director of Real Estate Opportunities' development manager, Treasury Holdings U.K.
... the details have been received with not inconsiderable skepticism, and - taking into account the site's recent history and the current economic climate - the Rat and Mouse isn't surprised. More here.
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Why not convert Battersea Power Station into a brand new Coach Station for London? The present Victoria Coach Station is badly laid out and cramped, and while it does the job admirably it has little room for expansion. A move to Battersea would allow loads of space for access and parking, Departures could be on one level and arrivals on another level, you could have shopping, hotels, a new tube Station, and a public park and also a travelator link in a tunnel to Victoria Rail station.
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