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The 100 Avenue Road site above Swiss Cottage tube station was being developed by Essential Living to deliver 184 homes, including a landmark 24-storey tower.

But work stalled at the foundations level due to soaring costs and a dispute with the council over affordable housing provisions.

Regal London said today that it was committed to delivering this long-standing project efficiently and at pace, along the lines of the existing planning consent.

Before work can restart the Camden-based developer will seek amendments to the existing permission, in line with the latest fire safety requirements, the amendments include a second staircase.

A revised construction management plan drawing on Regal London’s extensive experience in delivering complex developments will support the amendments.

Regal London has strong relationships with Camden and has worked on multiple schemes across the borough including the recent submitted proposals for 100 Chalk Farm Road and the recent announcement of their continued partnership with 4C Group on Jamestown Road.

Marc Eden, investment director, said: “As a business with its roots and heritage in Camden, Regal London is committed to bringing to bear our local knowledge and passion to delivering 100 Avenue Road.

“Our reputation is built on delivery, which is particularly important for projects such as this one that have been stalled for a significant period.”

Robbie Myerson, Co-CEO of Essential Living said: “We are pleased to conclude the sale to Regal London and finally see this site delivered. This will allow Essential Living to recycle capital and focus on the growth of its inner London PRS investment strategy.”

Launching detailed plans for phase one, the Earls Court Development Company confirmed plans would be lodged this summer for phase one.

This will consist of major infrastructure works for the site and over 1,000 homes, the first cultural and commercial buildings, and the park.

Planned Table Park at Earls Court

Rob Heasman, CEO of ECDC, said: “Forging a new piece of city that is inclusive, climate resilient and brimming with opportunity is a great privilege.

In 2021, we shared a new vision to bring the wonder back to Earls Court, to ensure our plans for the future create unforgettable experiences, as in the past.

“Our plans have progressed and benefitted from continued open dialogue with a broad spectrum of community groups and stakeholders, as we bring forward a new piece of city that will have wide-reaching benefits for London.

There is no other central London site like this; this is our chance to build sustainably and innovatively for the future, ensuring that Earls Court is a place to discover wonder for generations to come.”

An international real estate consortium led by Native Land is behind the £3bn Bankside Yards scheme where the latest high-rise, currently known as Building 2, will be 50-storeys containing 250 apartments.

Mutliplex has already worked on other parts of the scheme including completing the ground works and delivering the development’s flagship office building.

Construction work on Building 2 is due for completion in late 2026. Keltbray is is the specialist sub-contractor for the building frame with Scheldebouw as façade contractor. Further subcontract packages have yet to be awarded.

Building 2 is the tallest in the planned Bankside Yards scheme

Alasdair Nicholls, Chief Executive of Native Land, said: “We are committing to the development of Building 2, to be named and launched to market in spring this year, when it is evident there will be little or no competing new-build product available in Central London, given the capital’s planning and funding challenges.

“Bankside Yards is a unique proposition for city centre living of unparalleled quality in London’s historic commercial and cultural core. The future residents of Building 2 will own and live in a world-class apartment building that embraces technology to provide a convenient, amenity-rich and environmentally conscious lifestyle, on a par with the very best residential developments in any global gateway city.”

Nicholls added: “Our confidence in commencing construction is founded on the demonstrable domestic and global appeal of Bankside Yards’ buildings and spaces. This is evidenced by the occupiers and operators who have already committed to the development, recognising our track record of delivering exciting, high-quality mixed-use destinations for London.”

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will open its third London hotel at Bankside Yards in 2028 – a 38-storey, 171-bed, 5-star hotel with 70 branded residences.

The scheme will transform the two-acre site by Wandsworth Bridge on the north bank of the Thames to provide a 55,000 sq ft logistics facility.

Cargo boats will bring goods up the River Thames to dock in the scheme’s newly operational ground-floor wharf, enabling them to be sustainably distributed across London. The planning application includes a new jetty to improve capacity for handling waterborne cargo.

Alongside an operational wharf, the site will be transformed into a cluster of six to 17-storey residential buildings with 276 apartments.

Ian Rickwood, Chief Executive, Henley Investment Management, said: “The redevelopment of Albert and Swedish Wharf is a truly unique opportunity to bring this site back into positive use.

“Not only does it provide much needed housing for London but also an operational wharf for last mile logistics, where demand remains high and having a site like this is incredibly rare.

“The River Thames has huge untapped potential for handling light freight and utilising the river more will help ease congestion and reduce pollution across London.

“This scheme is a prime example of how underused brownfield land can be repurposed to help meet housing need in London. The development will completely transform this part of the riverfront and the continuation of the Thames Path will create riverside access for new residents and the existing community.”

The plan will reinstate and create a permanent music venue in one half of the large former Printworks building, the other half will deliver next-generation sustainable workspace and retail, known as The Grand Press.

The designs, led by architects Hawkins\Brown, seek to maintain the building’s volume and character while creating a highly sustainable and modern cultural venue.

Planned interior of Printworks building

There are four key new cultural spaces planned at the new Printworks, which is scheduled to reopen in 2026:

• Printworks’ world-renowned Press Halls retained. The iconic space will be kept with the Press Halls remaining the focal point of the Printworks’ programme. Live music events, concerts, immersive art exhibitions and corporate events of similar capacity will be hosted here

• A brand-new rooftop leisure and cultural space. This new event space – complete with soaring views of London
• The Inkwells. A performance space dedicated to immersive exhibitions, multi-disciplinary art shows and more intimate music events
• A series of new suites with views of the Press Halls. These will offer versatile spaces for meetings, conferences, events, and corporate hospitality

Emma Cariaga, joint head of Canada Water at British Land, said: “We want to deliver a permanent world-class cultural venue at Printworks that builds on its globally acclaimed legacy.

“Combining the best of the capital’s culture with next-generation workspace at The Grand Press will create an unrivalled experiential destination, which generations will benefit from for years to come.

“Printworks had a tremendous impact on the UK’s cultural landscape, and its popularity over the past six years has demonstrated how important this multi-dimensional venue is to Londoners and visitors from all over the world who were drawn to its cutting-edge programming.”

Revised fire safety guidance required five of the proposed seven buildings on the Chapel Place site to be redesigned with a secondary means of escape.

The design tweak will see two storeys added to the tallest tower, bringing it to 36 storeys, while two other blocks will increase by one storey.

Overall this sees the number of flats raised by just over 20 to 860 units and student bedrooms raised by 20 to 467.

The Chapel Place scheme on a 4.82-acre Sainsbury’s site in Ilford will deliver more than 1,000 new homes, which will be a combination of build to rent, affordable housing and student accommodation.

Telford Homes also will provide 7,000 sq m of public realm, which will include the new park space and 3,668 sqm of play space for children.

Anne Kavanagh, chief executive officer at Telford Homes, said: “We are delighted to have received a unanimous revised resolution to grant planning consent for the Chapel Place development in Ilford.

“The site has been allocated for mixed-use development in the Redbridge Local Plan, which sets out the Council’s aim to deliver over 17,250 new homes, 5,000 jobs and vital community infrastructure across the borough.

“Chapel Place allows us to deliver a mixed tenure of quality housing and commercial space in response to the needs of the area, whilst significantly improving the public realm. We believe this opportunity has all of the characteristics to enable Telford Homes to deliver a best-in-class product in Ilford and to deliver on our commitment to building sustainable communities.”

The client team includes: architect HTA, MEP Consultant Cudd Bentley, structural and civils Ramboll and Fire consultant Elementa.

The £100m Hawthorne House project is located at Farthingale Walk and replaces the former office block Jubilee House, which has now been demolished.

When completed for the for the 2026/27 academic year, Hawthorne House will have 719 beds as well as a 65,000 sq ft sixth-form academy over eight floors below the student accommodation.

Unite Students is using a ‘fabric first’ approach, which means architect AHMM’s design of the building optimises the materials being used in its construction to give better energy efficiency, such as maximising air tightness and solar gain.

Unite Students is the capital’s largest student accommodation operator and is committed to adding more beds.

The building includes a 65,000 sq ft sixth form academy – the London Academy of Excellence

Aldar said it “intends to leverage its expertise and balance sheet to support London Square’s land acquisition strategy to enable it to develop larger and prime central London sites.”Aldar added: “By exporting its expertise to the UK market through the acquisition of an established and reputable operating platform, Aldar will gain a meaningful foothold in the diverse and dynamic London property market, known for its resilience and enduring appeal to both local and international investors.”

Talal Al Dhiyebi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Aldar Properties said: “Our recently announced international expansion strategy centres on exploring opportunities to acquire or partner with established operating platforms in our target markets.

“The acquisition of London Square represents our first market entry outside of the region, and is a testament to the company’s management team, governance framework, and business model which has consistently delivered strong performance.

“The transaction, which is synergistic in nature, gives us the ability to leverage our mutual strengths, shared values, and common approach to homebuilding to scale London Square while bringing the best of Aldar to bear in the UK’s property market, as we continue to build our foothold outside of the region.”

Since its establishment in 2010, London Square has successfully created a development pipeline worth over £2bn and completed over 3,500 homes to date with a pipeline of 930 homes under construction worth £425m

Adam Lawrence, Founder and Chief Executive of London Square said: “This is an outstanding outcome for London Square. Aldar is an exemplary company with an unrivalled reputation and their strength and breadth of knowledge and experience will enable London Square to flourish and extend its presence across Greater London and the Southeast.

“Becoming part of Aldar is the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the future of London Square. We look forward to playing a leading role in tackling the housing shortage by providing more much-needed homes in the capital and surrounding areas where there is a continuing lack of supply.”

The £220m Botanical House rental flats scheme will deliver nearly 450 homes – a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments at the Altyre Road site.

Botanical House will be the first residential building in Croydon to achieve the highest possible sustainability standards – including BREEAM ‘Outstanding rating, Fitwel3* certification and WiredScore Platinum.

With a retrofit first approach, the basement and ground floor slab of the original hotel building will be retained to save embodied carbon and minimise demolition and subsequent waste on site.

Construction at Botanical House will start in 2024, with the development scheduled to complete and open in 2027.

HTA Design is the architect for the tower and mansion block, which will have similar facades, while the crown of each building will have its own identity. Shelly & Counch is the M&E consultant for the project

The scheme will now go forward as a hybrid planning application next Summer with hopes that construction work will now start in 2026, a year later than originally planned.

The first phase of development will comprise over 1,000 homes, the first cultural and commercial buildings, and the park and vital east-west connections.

Much of the 40-acre site in Earls Court has been prepared for redevelopment

The developer is a joint venture between Delancey, Dutch pension fund manager APG and Transport for London, first formed to take forward the plan in December 2019.

Rob Heasman, CEO of ECDC, said: “Today marks one more step in our journey to create something truly incredible here at Earls Court.

“In 2021, we shared a new vision to bring the wonder back to Earls Court, to ensure our plans for the future create unforgettable experiences, as in the past.

“Our plans have progressed and benefitted from continued open dialogue”

60% of the site will be unbuilt, plans include a network of Exhibition Gardens, including The Table, a new urban park

“There is no other central London site like this; this is our chance to build sustainably and innovatively for the future, ensuring that Earls Court is a place to discover wonder for generations to come.”