The scheme for St William, a Berkeley company, is the fourth phase of the AJ100 practices Kings Road Park masterplan. Consent was recently handed down by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham for development through delegated powers.The Fosters scheme will see the eastern part of the site, a former gasworks located just south of Chelsea Football Clubs home stadium at Stamford Bridge, redeveloped.The plans feature a seven-storey podium building, a 28-storey tower and a 38-storey tower, together providing 357 private homes and amenities. In addition, nearly two acres of new parkland and public open space will be created.AdvertisementThe consented design includes one less tower than outline proposals first drawn up by Fosters for the Kings Road Park masterplan with single staircases, which were approved in February 2019 before new fire safety regulations were introduced. The previous vision also featured smaller floorplates.Fosters said the updated design reduces the developments embodied carbon compared with the outline planning application, while meeting new fire safety requirements. It also increases daylight entering the new park by 59 per cent.Giles Robinson, senior partner at Foster + Partners, said: The scheme will provide the highest-quality homes that overlook one of Londons most spectacular new public parks.Our design complements the historic urban surroundings and enhances connections with nature by significantly increasing the amount of green space at the base of the towers and extending the experience of the park onto the podiums rooftop.The wider Kings Road Park masterplan proposes 1,800 new homes, both private and affordable, on the site of the former gasworks off Imperial Road. The scheme also includes a new park and a restored Grade II*-listed gasholder.AdvertisementAn earlier vision for the masterplan and fourth phase was drawn up by Apt, also for St William, and was approved in 2018 before Fosters took over the job.Phase 1, including 345 homes, was designed by EPR Architects and is nearing completion.The timeline for completion of the works is unknown.
