Outline planning permission granted for London exhibition and entertainment venue.
Plans to demolish Earls Court exhibition centre were given outline planning permission by The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham last night (12 September), paving the way for thousands of new homes to replace the venue.
The proposals from Earls Court owner Capital & Counties Properties (CapCo) would see the venue demolished to build up to 7,583 new homes as part of an £8bn redevelopment of the Earls Court and West Kensington area.
It is a second blow to those campaigning to save the venue, after the council agreed to the land sale of the exhibition venue last week.
The Association of Event Organsiers (AEO) has launched a plea to save the venue with a petition that currently has over 200 signatures. The AEO argues that London is already short of event space and losing the venue would substantially contract the event industry and reduce the number of visitors to London, after the Olympics elevated the city’s status to a global audience.
Read more here.
