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The Earls Court Development Company has released more information on the first phase of the proposals for its Earls Court site. Phase One of the redevelopment includes around 1000 homes, the first office buildings, an exciting new cultural venue, new gardens, squares, the Table Park and much more.

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In November last year we launched our updated masterplan for the ambitious transformation of the Earls Court development site.

Today we are delighted to launch our updated masterplan for the ambitious redevelopment of Earls Court, responding to what we have heard since our last consultation in February.

Our all-new exhibition showing you what’s changed and what is new in the plans is now open at our Conversation Corner space on Lillie Road, SW6 with two fully updated 3D models, computer generated images and information boards.

Today’s proposals reveal a 20% increase in open space and a 10% reduction in the amount of development compared to the plans shown in February.

Key benefits of the whole masterplan include:

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We recently launched our draft masterplan for Earls Court, formerly home to the Exhibition Centres.

Visitors will take a majestic 360-degree audio visual journey as they marvel and explore iconic landscapes and connect with mesmerising animals on this epic adventure bringing environments to life. From fireflies putting on a spectacular light show in North America, to snub nosed monkeys huddling together to stay warm in Asia, and hungry hamsters fighting to keep their food in Europe, visitors will get to experience our seven continents in all their glory, like never before.

Venue: The Daikin Centre, Earl’s Court, London

Opening Times: Opens 30 March 2023 - 31 July 2023

10am - 7pm on Sunday - Thursday

10am - 9pm on Friday – Saturday

Earls Court Partnership Limited, a joint venture between Delancey (on behalf of its client funds) and Transport for London (TfL) has completed the acquisition of Lillie Bridge Depot and associated land. As part of the agreement, Lillie Bridge Depot has been leased back on a peppercorn rent and will continue to be operated by TfL.

Photo credit: Record Pictures Michael Collins

Lillie Bridge Depot is a key later phase of the development which is being brought forward by The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC), which started consultation in 2021. The acquisition of the 15-acre site brings the masterplan area up to 40-acres. The emerging concepts for the area around Lillie Bridge Depot currently foresees the site being used to both support local housing needs and create a new London destination for food and maker spaces on the site, re-using and building on the remaining parts of one of the original Lillie Bridge Depot buildings.

Located close to West Kensington Station in the northern part of the Earls Court development site, the sale and leaseback of Lillie Bridge Depot enables TfL to continue operations at the depot, which supports the London Underground Network.

Rob Heasman, CEO of The Earls Court Development Company, said:

“The acquisition of Lillie Bridge Depot is a very important step forward for Earls Court. Unlocking this final piece of land will enable comprehensive development of the site.

One of our key priorities is to open up the site to the community and celebrate the area’s legacy of world class ingenuity. The acquisition of the depot land means we are one step closer to achieving this. We look forward to sharing our draft masterplan and the next phase of consultation this winter.”

Neil Carron, Senior Property Development Manager at Transport for London, added:

“Lillie Bridge Depot is an important operational site supporting the London Underground network. However, given its strategic role in helping to deliver the development of the Earls Court and West Kensington Opportunity Area, we have recently completed a sale and leaseback option for the site with the Earls Court Partnership Limited. This leaseback will ensure continued TfL operations while we assess if and how the functions carried out there could viably be relocated as part of the redevelopment. Any decisions regarding the depot and its functions are being undertaken in close consultation with staff and trade unions.”

The Earls Court Development Company has today announced that eighteen local charities and organisations are to receive grants from the Earls Court Community Fund.

The total value of the Earls Court Community Fund is £180,000 per year and the Fund aims to support the local community in and around the Earls Court site, in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

The organisations awarded grants today are dedicated to supporting individuals in the local community, including children and young people, disabled and vulnerable individuals, homeless people and rough sleepers, displaced women and refugees, and old people. Each organisation is committed to tackling issues through education, theatre, sports, wellbeing support groups and much more.

ECDC received nearly 40 applications with just under £500,000 worth of requests which were assessed by an independent panel, recruited through an open process and comprised of Rebekah Paczek, Director of Public Affairs and Community Relations at ECDC, alongside community stakeholders from both LBHF and RBKC.

Since acquiring the Earls Court site in 2019, ECDC has committed to making a positive contribution to the local community. The Earls Court Community Fund has already supported local organisations in its first round of funding, which included events, performing arts organisations, children’s holiday activities and workshops, in addition to sporting activities and volunteering opportunities to support vulnerable families, and rough sleepers.

Recent analysis of the impact of the Earls Court Community Fund in 2021 has found that close to 11,000 people have been supported by the Fund so far, providing over 14,000 meals to people who need them, more than 900 1-to-1 support sessions and supporting close to 200 rough sleepers or people at risk of homelessness in the local area.

The second round of the Fund will build upon the help ECDC has provided to the community to date which includes ongoing support to organisations such as Dads House, London Sports Trust and Earls Court Film Festival, as well as new organisations.

Speaking about the announcement, Chief Executive of The Earls Court Development Company, Rob Heasman, said:

“As a local business, The Earls Court Development Company is proud to play a role in our community. Over the last year, we have seen the incredible impact that organisations have had, through the grant they received from the Earls Court Community Fund. We are therefore thrilled to be able to award another eighteen grants, so that these organisations can continue to support our local communities through the mediums of sport, art, culture and many others.

Over the next year, we look forward to working with these groups, as well as our partners, to continue to deliver real difference to our local communities.”

The eighteen organisations that successfully applied for grants for funding in 2022 are:

The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) is launching an artist-in-residence programme, located in their recently opened Community Hub. The ambition is to produce portraiture of, and with, the community to be installed around the Earls Court site. Providing an artistic record of community members who contribute to this remarkable district.

To explore the gamut of approaches to portraiture, ECDC will commission artists working in a range of mediums, styles and from diverse backgrounds. The artists will also host art classes and workshops for the community and contribute to educational talks, supported by the ECDC community team and the National Portrait Gallery.

An independent panel will be shortlisting applications, with the rolling programme due to commence in the autumn. A representative of the National Portrait Gallery will be sat on the interview panel, in addition to other panel members, to be announced in due course. The resident artists will be based in a studio at ECDC’s Community Hub in West Kensington and will be remunerated £3,000 per month. Each residency will last for a period of three months, with a total of four artists per year.

ECDC will provide events, workshops and community engagement support and aim to offer a related programme which will include art history talks discussing key artists and portraits through history, looking at how the portraiture genre has developed and changed over the centuries.

Commenting on the programme Sarah Gaventa, Creative Director of The Earls Court Development Company said:

“We are delighted to be launching this artist-in-residence programme, which we hope will provide a fantastic platform for creatives to showcase their own talent, and our local communities, through a range of different mediums. We are keen to work with artists with a passion in engaging local people and helping them develop their creativity.”

To find out more information and how to apply visit:

As Underbelly Festival’s much-loved Udderbelly stage heads up to the cobbled streets of Edinburgh for the Fringe, The Earls Court Development Company is delighted to partner with Underbelly in bringing a new community offering to the site this summer. From 23 July, Underbelly Festival Earls Court will transform into a free public beach, an open-air cinema alongside street food traders, pop-up bars and games for all ages.

Films in the summer programme include Paddington 2, Sing 2, Encanto, Blade Runner, The Goonies, Spiderman: No Way Home, The Witches, Mary Poppins Returns, Dirty Dancing, JAWS and many more. There will be films for all ages and all tastes.

Screenings will run at 4pm and 7.30pm every day until early September with additional screenings at 12.30pm at weekends. Customers can watch all films for free with plenty of seating and table service in front the of the giant cinema screen.

The Earls Court Development Company is supporting the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week’s Public Art Trail for the second year in a row, with a new installation at the Warwick Road Apron, opposite the entrance to Earl’s Court Underground Station.

The Earls Court Development Company is supporting the Kensington + Chelsea Art Week’s Public Art Trail for the second year in a row, with a new installation at the Warwick Road Apron, opposite the entrance to Earl’s Court Underground Station. The Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea opened the installation at a special breakfast event on Thursday 30 June.

This year will see Azarra Amoy present ‘Stars of Earl’s Court’ at Warwick Road, a huge 39-metre mural celebrating artists, past and present, who lived and worked in the area. Including suggestions from local people through a public call, the mural features local legends, including visual artists such as Duggie Fields, important groups once frequenting the famous Troubadour music venue such as the Black Panthers and Bob Dylan, but also perhaps less obvious personalities who are equally important. Visitors will be able to become a star themselves with the selfie section of the mural – perfect for Instagram!

Last year ECDC supported the installation of ‘The Pleasure Garden’ at the Warwick Road Apron, which saw a mural inspired by local wildflowers, alongside a sculptural structure and a floor design, echoing the Pleasure Gardens popular in the area during 18th century.

Speaking about the return of the Kensington + Chelsea Art Trail, Sarah Gaventa, Creative Director of ECDC, said:

“The vision of The Earls Court Development Company is to bring the wonder back to Earls Court, and bringing world-class art here is a step towards that vision. This installation forms a key part of our cultural engagement with festivals, workspace, and bigger projects to be unveiled later this year.”

Bringing the Kensington + Chelsea Art Trail back to Earls Court is part of ECDC’s commitment to bring life back to the site, following last month’s launch of the Underbelly Festival and announcement of a new Community Hub on Aisgill Avenue. The opening of the ‘Stars of Earl’s Court’ is just one of the things happening at Earls Court, with more events taking place throughout the year.

Throughout July, ECDC are opening their new pop-up consultation space called ‘Conversation Corner’ on 26 Lillie Road. Open Thursday-Saturday every week in July, it will allow people to pop in for a chat and view updated information about plans for the site and crucially give their feedback. ECDC will also be going out into the community to speak to people throughout the month, this will include a weekly Wednesday afternoon pop-up in Earl’s Court Station, as well as West Kensington and West Brompton Stations, two family fun days and two pop-ups in local markets.

In our latest phase of consultation with the community, we are presenting the feedback gained from that engagement, sharing our emerging concepts to deliver the vision. There was a clear response to focus on three key areas:

The emerging concepts unveiled today form the basis of future plans that seek to create something truly outstanding, resilient and adaptable, befitting of this extraordinary and strategically important part of our capital city. Championing innovation will be central to plans to genuinely reflect the seismic changes which are continuing to impact how we live, work and spend time.

As part of an ambition to go beyond net zero, these plans focus on celebrating and retaining key structures on the site. This includes an idea to re-purpose the existing deck over the West London Line (known as “The Table”) – which could become the heart of a major flexible green open space – and looking to create a special feature of the Lillie Bridge Depot Building as a potential London destination for markets and maker spaces.

Earls Court was a place of global wonder and discovery and the ambition to lead through innovation, ingenuity and entertainment provides inspiration to this day. With an aspiration to embrace this legacy, we are also exploring how a new world-class cultural offer could be layered through the site. This would form part of a truly forward-looking mixed-use community, with a range of workspaces for over 12,000 jobs, alongside the delivery of around 4,500 homes of different tenures including low-cost rental and affordable homes.

We are committed to speaking and listening to as many residents as we can about our evolving proposals to ensure the plans are as inclusive as possible. As part of this, we have launched a dedicated youth engagement programme, ‘The Earls Court Futures Programme’ and a Public Realm Inclusivity Panel which seeks to engage individuals, that usually don’t have their voices heard in consultation (for example young people, those with disabilities and older people).

On 31 May we held a Fun Day for the whole community at our new Community Hub. There was a delicious buffet of food, gardening workshops, live magic, a bouncy castle, ice cream van and incredible face painting.

It was great to see over 300 of our local residents and members of the community come down to celebrate with us!

Projekt is working with The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) to turn six derelict Victorian Townhouses into 8,500 sq ft of work space for creatives and innovators, who live and/or work in Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea. This initiative starts the process of curating a creative commercial heart to the site.

Due to open in May 2022, Empress Studios occupy the eastside of Empress Place owned by ECDC. The westside offers accommodation for key workers and those on low income.

Planning permission has been granted for upwards of 30 new spaces, that will be created to provide affordable studio and office spaces supporting the arts and science industries. An open call application will be issued for new tenants via www.empress-studios.co.uk and is aimed particularly at creatives from the surrounding area.

The successful applicants will be welcomed into this burgeoning community, as part of the wider vision for Earls Court. This will include link-ups and discounts with other nearby businesses to support the local economy, and the opportunity to showcase their products/ work at the local pop up shop on Lillie Road.

CEO of Projekt, Nick Hartwright, said:“We’re incredibly excited to be working in partnership with The Earls Court Development Company on what we feel is a fantastic new development on this iconics London site. This area of London has been under-serviced for the type of spaces we provide, and we are looking forward to being part of London’s newest neighbourhood and creating new spaces and opportunities for local businesses.”

CEO of ECDC, Rob Heasman, said:“Creating a home for creatives and innovators at Empress Place is a crucial step in the long-term plan transformation of the site into a new piece of city, celebrating the history of ingenuity at Earls Court. We are delighted to be working with Projekt to create a new working community in Empress Place, joining our residents in Empress Place West.”

H&F Leader, Cllr Stephen Cowan, said:“We always believed these buildings were part of our beautiful Victorian heritage and should be protected. So, we are delighted that, with The Earls Court Development Company, we have a partner proven to be committed to the shared vision of transforming this part of the borough into one of the great centres in London as a beneficiary of our groundbreaking Industrial Strategy for pioneering STEM, media and medical startups.”

We know there has been a strong desire locally to see the empty Earls Court land put to good use and to benefit the area, and since taking over the site we have worked hard to make this happen.

We have been delighted to bring London Wonderground to Earls Court and we are also opening up spaces that were left empty or derelict by the previous owners.