There will be approximately 1,000 new residential units and townhouses in the redevelopment of the 14-acre site.
The BBC will remain at Television Centre operating studios and BBC Worldwide will consolidate their new home at Television Centre, following refurbishment. The remaining offices are aimed at occupiers in the creative sector providing new employment opportunities and there will be a variety of public uses, including a cinema, health club, restaurants and cafes, which will benefit the local community. The much loved listed buildings at Television Centre will be retained.
Stanhope bought the site in July 2012 for £200m. It now plans to submit a series of detailed and outline planning applications, together with the BBC, to the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham throughout the first half of 2013. The developers hope to have made enough progress on planning by the end of 2013 to have vacant possession and start building work in 2015.
Stanhope chief executive David Camp said: "Stanhope is working in partnership with the BBC to deliver a publicly accessible mixed use remodelling of these iconic buildings and redevelopment of the adjoining land. The BBC will continue to have a significant presence at Television Centre and we will be bringing new life into the site with new public routes, spaces and uses. We will be introducing a vibrant and exciting mix of new retail, leisure, office and residential uses whilst keeping and enhancing the famous original BBC buildings and retaining key operational BBC studio and office facilities on site. Television Centre will be a great place to live, work and visit."
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris are Stanhope's lead architects on the project, supported by Macreanor Lavington and Duggan Morris.
Under the plans, the listed buildings and the remodelled forecourt, frontage and elevation of Television Centre from Wood Lane will be retained. The ‘inner ring' of Television Centre will be refurbished to provide space for a hotel and residential apartments.
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