Office Space News & Serviced Office News from Easy Offices » Battersea Power Station Community Group http://blog.easyoffices.com All the latest office space news including serviced office news and virtual office news. Updated daily. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 New Plans Emerge For Battersea Office Space at Disused Power Station http://blog.easyoffices.com/index.php/new-plans-emerge-for-battersea-office-space-at-disused-power-station/2052/ http://blog.easyoffices.com/index.php/new-plans-emerge-for-battersea-office-space-at-disused-power-station/2052/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:27:25 +0000 Ceri Jones http://blog.easyoffices.com/?p=2052 The ongoing debate regarding the future of Battersea Power Station continues to rage this month as further proposals for the redundant building have been revealed by property developer Real Estate Opportunities (REO) .

 

Earlier this year REO, part of The Treasury Holdings Group, was forced to drop plans for a £4m eco-dome and chimney development at the site which was intended to house a massive 2.5m sq ft of office space.  A number of concerns were voiced by opposition parties regarding the proposals and the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, also raised issues over the size of the project’s chimney structure which would interfere with city views of the Palace of Westminster from the Hungerford and Waterloo Bridges.

 

New plans are said to include 1.5m sq ft of office space alongside 3, 700 homes, a substantial amount of retail, a hotel, restaurants, leisure space and community facilities.  If given the green light the proposals would mean a major rejuvenation of the Battersea area and its commercial standing. 

 

However controversy continues to surround REO’s new application with local resident’s group Battersea Power Station Community Group (BPSCG) having attended this weekend’s public consultation armed with a list of hard-hitting questions for the developer. The group has campaigned to protect the Grade II listed site against demolition and continues to show concern over REO’s  long-term objectives for the site.

 

Questions for the developers were listed on the BPSCG website ahead of the public consultation, including: “Why are you projecting so far ahead for renovation of the power station and the surrounding buildings?….Is it all just smoke and mirrors to pretend that things will happen until the credit crunch is solved or the Power Station falls down releasing you from it’s renovation and then to sell the cleared site for luxury flats?”.   

 

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]]> http://blog.easyoffices.com/index.php/new-plans-emerge-for-battersea-office-space-at-disused-power-station/2052/feed/ 0 Battersea £4m Chimney Proposals Dropped to Relief of BPSCG http://blog.easyoffices.com/index.php/battersea-4m-chimney-proposals-dropped-to-relief-of-bpscg/1446/ http://blog.easyoffices.com/index.php/battersea-4m-chimney-proposals-dropped-to-relief-of-bpscg/1446/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:34:45 +0000 Ceri Jones http://blog.easyoffices.com/?p=1446 Following last year’s articles regarding proposals for the redundant Battersea Power Station site, industry reports have confirmed that the ambitious £4m eco-dome and chimney development by Real Estate Opportunities has been dropped.  The news will come as a relief to Battersea Power Station Community Group (BPSCG) who have been strongly protesting against the plans, that incorporate 1.3m sq ft of office space, with representative Keith Garner recently commenting on our site: “Battersea Water Pumping Station is a Grade II listed building of great historic and architectural interest. Retaining it within the development, e.g. as an office for a small company, or a cafe or a gallery (or combination of these) would be a straightforward matter. For this reason BPSCG will oppose any attempt by Treasury to seek its demolition.”  New proposals are now being developed which are not thought to significantly reduce the amount of office space that was originally planned for the site.  For the BPSCG website news section CLICK HERE.” For related articles see “Offices to Rent in Battersea Proposal Part III ”

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