Plans have been unveiled by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to transform 200 ha of land around Battersea Power Station

Plans have been revealed for the derelict area of land in Nine Elms area, stretching from Vauxhall to Battersea Power Station which will create up to 25,000 new jobs and provide 16,000 new homes.

Central to the plans are new proposed transport links including a pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Nine Elms to Pimlico across the river and an extension to the Northern Line. The plans are published in a new planning framework for Nine Elms which also proposes:

  • permitting tall buildings on the site where they are appropriate and do not compromise the setting of the Palace of Westminster
  • a new park for residents accommodating a range of uses including allotments linking to the food economy at New Covent Garden
  • new pedestrian and cycle networks
  • better designed homes and communities bringing relief to an area suffering from multiple levels of deprivation
  • a decentralised energy network connecting to other existing and planned district heating networks at Pimlico, Whitehall and Westminster The Mayor’s report said that the proposal to relocate the U.S. Embassy to Nine Elms, and the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station and New Covent Garden Market are key to the successful regeneration of the area.

The importance of a private sector-led extension of the Northern Line from Kennington to Battersea via Nine Elms to provide the missing public transport link to the site was also highlighted.

Mr Johnson said: “This vision represents the final piece of the jigsaw that completes the central area of London.

“Although we are currently in a downturn, the area as it stands will, in the coming decades, deliver a substantial number of new homes and new jobs.

“The regeneration of Vauxhall and Nine Elms now is hugely significant in allowing us to support the economic growth of the whole of the capital, and, with the other major regeneration projects like the Olympic Park and Kings Cross taking shape, the prosperity and the role of our great city in the world is assured. “More than that, this neglected area which for years has failed to fulfil its potential, and is disconnected from surrounding neighbourhoods, will become a thriving new quarter for living, leisure and business and an easily accessible destination for Londoners and visitors.”