The Earl’s Court Development Company (ECDC) have now submitted their planning application to RBKC for their proposed development of the site of the former Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre.
As the site is split between two Boroughs (RBKC and LBHF), a similar application has also been submitted to LBHF.
Over the last few years, the Earl’s Court Conservatives team and I have worked hard to engage regularly with ECDC and RBKC planning officers on all aspects of the development. This masterplan, if approved, will set the direction for the development for years to come and it is important we get it right.
We all want to see the site brought back into good use, and some of you will recall Capco’s original proposals for the site almost 10 years ago, which never came to fruition. With years of construction works ahead, we need to make sure any proposal delivers the things that many residents have said they want to see—quality homes, good design, a wide range of opportunities for home ownership, new cultural venues, commercial spaces fit for the modern workplace, a genuine public park, and good transport links.
Finding out about the plans.
What do you think? We want to hear your views about ECDC’s proposals. There are several ways you can find out more about these:
• The ECDC website provides a high-level summary of some of the key aspects of the masterplan.
• The RBKC website has a page dedicated to the planning application, where you can find links to key documents and submit a comment, objection, or supportive statement.
https://tinyurl.com/rbkc-ecapp
• Go along to ECDC’s ‘Conversation Corner’ on Lillie Road to learn more about the plans and see a site model. ECDC currently have it open each Thursday (12pm-6pm) and Saturday (12pm-4pm).
• Go along to one of the public meetings being organised by ECDC. You can find out more information and register to attend at:
https://tinyurl.com/ecdc-events
Survey
After you’ve had a chance to find out more, fill in our survey below
Next Steps
The deadline for comments or objections is November 25. RBKC officers will then assess ECDC’s application against planning policies as well as consider any objections—they may then request changes from ECDC, though these are unlikely to be large-scale changes at this stage.
The final application will then go before the Council’s Planning Committee at some point early next year, possibly in February or March. Given the scale of the site, the Mayor of London and the Department for Housing & Local Government will also have a role in reviewing the application and potentially taking over the decision.
