Kensington & Chelsea council has approved plans for 83 new local-authority owned homes and an indoor sports centre on a site off Ladbroke Grove in North Kensington.

Stiff & Trevillion’s proposals for Barlby Road will deliver the new homes in four blocks, ranging from three to seven storeys in height. The sports centre, which will have a 525sq m court, will occupy the basement and ground-floor levels of two of the blocks. The centre will also have a studio for community and business use.

The scheme also features a large communal garden and incorportes an existing community garden. It will occupy part of the former site of Barlby Primary School, which has been replaced by a new school designed by Penoyre & Prasad nearby.

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