Fulham Gasworks Development Named King's Road Park
Site south of Kings Road to offer almost 1,900 homes plus new public park and square
The redevelopment of Fulham Gasworks has been named King's Road Park by developer St Willia
will transform a hidden part of London's heritage, to create a new sustainable neighbourhood set within a beautiful park, truly designed for life.
Set within 16 acres, St William will create a new Fulham landmark within walking distance to the famous King's Road and the River Thames. A collection of stylish suites, 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments, a new public park with an extensive range of community facilities.
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given the go ahead by H&F Council's Planning and Development Control Committee.
The committee granted planning permission to the development, set to provide almost 1,900 homes in buildings up to 37 storeys in height - 646 of them affordable - as well as a public park and new public square and community facilities, at a meeting on 9 October.
The application by developer St William - a joint venture between National Grid and property developers the Berkeley Group - replaces previous plans brought forward by the same developer for a 1,375 homes which were deemed not to comply with the London Plan by the Mayor of London’s office
The new application envisages a higher total of 1,843 homes. In the committee meeting's Agenda planning officers accept that this density would exceed guidance set out in the London Plan, but conclude that overall, the
proposed density is considered acceptable, given the high quality of design, the site’s characteristics and its capacity to
accommodate growth.
The new development will have a new public park at its centre as well as a more formal new square set around the Grade II listed No 2 Gasholder and several existing buildings, including the 1856 Chief Engineer's Office, 1927 Former Research Laboratory, 1920 WW1 War Memorial and WW2 War Memorial.
Proposals also include commercial space for shops, offices, commercial, community and leisure space and restaurants, plus play space for children, a youth centre and foodbank.
The report to the meeting says: " Officers consider that the residential-led mixed use development is appropriate in this location and would replace a redundant industrial site.
" The proposal would help to regenerate the wider South
Fulham Riverside Regeneration Area whilst maximising the value of the
existing vacant site. The development provides the maximum reasonable
proportion of affordable housing on site. This is supported in order to
maximise the delivery of much needed affordable housing within the
borough."
In the application, St William said of the plans: "The best in contemporary living encircles West London's largest new park. Blending state of the art architecture with elegant heritage buildings and features, and creating a uniquely expansive living experience, adjacent to some of the city's most vibrant neighbourhoods."
The full 'hybrid' planning application is as follows:
Planning Application (part-detailed, part-outline) for demolition of existing buildings and structures (excluding No.2 Gasholder, 1856 Chief Engineer's Office, 1927 Former Research Laboratory, 1920 WW1 War Memorial and WW2 War Memorial) and redevelopment to provide a residential-led mixed use development comprising the erection of new buildings ranging from 1 to 37 storeys to provide up to 1,843 (including 646 Affordable Housing) residential units and ancillary residential facilities (C3 Use) and non-residential floorspace in Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, D1 and D2, the provision of a new publicly accessible open space, new pedestrian and vehicle routes, accesses and amenity areas, basement level car park with integral servicing areas, interim works and other associated works:
1) Detailed planning application for 37,774sqm (GEA) residential floorspace together with 712sqm (GEA) ancillary residential facilities (C3 Use); 982sqm (GEA) flexible commercial floorspace (A1, A2, A3, A4 Uses); 3,432sqm (GEA) community and leisure floorspace (D1/D2 Use); provision of a 10,365sqm (GEA) basement; new pedestrian and vehicular access; provision of amenity space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, refuse storage, energy centre, servicing area, and other associated infrastructure works.
2) Outline planning application (with all matters reserved) for up to 166,560sqm (GEA) residential floorspace and ancillary residential facilities (C3 Use); up to 6,895sqm non-residential floorspace comprising flexible commercial retail (A1, A2, A3, A4 Uses), office (B1 Use), community (D1 Use) and leisure (D2 Use) floorspace; provision of up to 30,573sqm (GEA) new basement level; new pedestrian and vehicular access; and associated amenity space, publicly accessible open space, landscaping, car and cycle parking, refuse storage, energy centres, servicing area, and other associated infrastructure works.
You can view the application and supporting documents here.
The development has come at the expense of 300 independent individuals and small businesses - including artists, craftspeople and fashion designers - who were based at the Old Gasworks on part of the 16 acre site. The Old Gasworks has now been closed down and the businesses forced to move elsewhere.
St George plc, another part of the Berkeley Group, is currently building the Chelsea Creek development on the adjoining land to the south of the gasworks and the new plans show the creek extended along the edge of the new park.
St George is also the developer behind Imperial Wharf further south.
The gasworks have been on the site since 1824 when the Imperial Gas Company began their construction, and as well as the ornately decorated number 2 gasholder - reputed to be the oldest in the World dating back to the 1930s - the neoclassical office building, completed in 1857 and a laboratory designed by the architect Sir Walter Tapper added in 1927 are also Grade II listed.
October 18, 2018