Mayor of London seals fate of famous exhibition and concert venue.
The Earls Court exhibition centre is set to be demolished after the London mayor waved through plans to turn it into a new high street.
The building, which has been the scene of countless London concerts and conventions, will be demolished along with two neighbouring estates to create four ‘villages’ and a ‘high street’.
The plan is set to create 7,500 homes and thousands of jobs.
Boris Johnson said he was “acutely aware of the concerns” of some residents, but waved the demolition through.
“I’m in no doubt that the development will provide a massive boost not just to this part of the capital, but to London’s wider economy as well,” he said.
