Planning application, LBHF

The outline planning application for the Earls Court Project has been submitted to the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (LBHF)

We have published a summary of the Earls Court Project proposal which includes the LBHF application. You can download and print this by clicking here.

If you would like more detail, all the planning application documents are available for download below. Outline planning applications are quite complex, so we’ve prepared a guide to how to navigate them which you can download and print by clicking here.

This document defines and describes the main components of the proposed development. It should be the first document read because it explains the content of the planning applications and includes a description of each planning application document.

The Parameter Plans divide the site into a series of development plots. Each plot represents the area within which future buildings will be designed. The plans provide information about each plot, particularly its maximum dimensions. They also describe the location of key streets and open spaces. Each development plot has an individual reference. This reference is used to help provide information about each plot throughout the planning application documents. The quantum and use proposed can be found in the development specification (above).

These define the access points and junctions into the site from the surrounding area and include improvements to existing streets and junctions.

Community consultation prior to the submission of the Planning Applications has resulted in the evolution of the Masterplan and is fully documented in the Community Engagement Report.

The evolution of the design and masterplanning approach and the proposals for the layout of new streets, squares and gardens.

The Design Guidelines provide the framework for the detailed design of development at a later stage. They contain a mix of mandatory and discretionary rules that must be adhered to by future architects in order to ensure high quality architecture and landscape design is achieved. The Guidelines contain more detailed information than the Parameter Plans. They provide a step-by-step approach to the design of each development plot, including buildings, open space and streets.

A summary of environmental impacts can be found in the Non-Technical Summary.

A report in Chapter 9 assesses the impact of development on surrounding buildings. Details on the demolition and construction process can be found in Chapter 5.

The application includes over 50 Verified Views. They can be found in Vol 2: Townscape & Visual Impact Assesment.

The Transport Assessment outlines how people will be encouraged to travel to and from the site using sustainable methods of transport, describes traffic movement and assesses the impact of these movements.

The proposals for affordable housing and the redevelopment of the existing estates including the impact on residents can be found in the Housing Statement and the Social Impact Assessment which is located in the Technical Appendices of Volume 3 of the Environmental Statement.