Battersea development plans new high street for London

The company behind the development of Battersea Power Station has unveiled plans for phase three of the regeneration scheme, designed by world-renowned architects Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners, which includes a new high street for London.

The plans show a new pedestrianised retail street, to the south of the power station, which will be known as ‘The Electric Boulevard’ and will act as the main gateway to the Battersea development, connecting the Northern Line extension station with the power station itself.

The high street will be at the heart of the 42-acre redevelopment, which will include 1,300 homes on either side of the boulevard, as well as a 160 room hotel and 350,000 square foot of retail, leisure and restaurant space. Plans for the shops include double-height retail spaces at street level within Prospect Place, which will comprise of residential and retail units, as well as two floors of retail frontage to ‘The Skyline’, which is being planned to the west of the boulevard.

Ed Vaizey, Culture Minister, said: “Battersea Power Station is an iconic site and the unveiling of this exciting new design by Frank Gehry and Foster + Partners will ensure the development of this former industrial site will put Battersea on the world stage once again.

“The plans for a new high street for the capital show that London continues to attract the best in terms of architecture, design and innovation.”

New high street planned for Battersea Power Station

Rob Tincknell, chief executive of Battersea Power Station Development Company, added: “Phase Three is an important part of our plans for the Power Station site, creating a new thoroughfare which will be at the heart of the new vibrant community. We are determined to create a genuine sense of place, and developing landmark buildings in which people are proud to make their home and work in is vital to us achieving that aim.”

The Battersea Power Station site is owned by a consortium of Malaysian investors comprising S P Setia, Sime Darby and the Employees’ Provident Fund. The development management of the project is being undertaken by British based, Battersea Power Station Development Company.

Work began on Phase One of the development, known as Circus West, in July 2013, while work on the restoration of the Grade II listed Power Station itself is gathering pace, with the reconstruction of the first of the iconic chimneys to the original specifications due to start shortly.

Images: Battersea Power Station Development Company