Battersea Power Station's affordable homes relocated off-site

Patel Taylor’s affordable homes at Battersea Power Station have been moved to a new site on the outskirts of main development to speed up their delivery by three years.

Battersea Power Station Development Corporation (BPSDC) and Patel Taylor have submitted new plans to Wandsworth council which will see 374 affordable and social homes built in a new development approximately a hundred yards from the main scheme.

According to a summary of the proposals the change is due to two “significant” infrastructure projects, the Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) and the Northern Line Extension, which is being built to accommodate the extra population in and around the development.

The summary planning statement states: “the two sites originally identified to accommodate affordable housing are subject to the TTT (Phase 5) and the NLE (Phase 4). As a result, delivery on these sites is not within the Applicant’s control and is at risk of delay.

“The Application has consequently sought an alternative strategy to enable the accelerated delivery of part of the consented affordable housing.”

If approved the current industrial state would be demolished to make way for seven buildings up to 18 storeys high, which will overlook the main railway line into Waterloo station.

Phase 4a, the application says, will allow the affordable homes to be built three years earlier than originally planned with the first homes targeted for delivery in 2019 instead of 2022, which the application states would be “the earliest delivery date under the Masterplan Consented Scheme”.

The new plan will also add an additional 64 affordable homes on top of the affordable housing provision stipulated in the original masterplan consent. The current space allocated to affordable homes within the existing Battersea masterplan will now be taken up by private sale apartments.

Rob Tincknell, CEO of BPSDC commented: “The Patel Taylor and JTP designs for the next mixed-use phase at Battersea Power Station are incredibly exciting. They will allow us to deliver, on the behalf of our shareholders, a total of 581 affordable homes.

“Many of the Phase 4A homes will be ready for occupation three years earlier than planned and to an outstanding quality through this modern take on London’s classic mansion blocks.”

Pankaj Patel, of Patel Taylor Architects, said: “London has a long history of providing high quality living space for the people that need it most, and Patel Taylor is proud to be involved with Battersea Power Station to continue this tradition in the latest phase in the regeneration of the area. Working with JTP to create a vibrant, active place connected to the Power Station, we have designed a new garden square for London, lined with a grand terrace containing a variety of generous homes offering outstanding residential quality and views of the dynamic London skyline.”