Iconic places in London will be rebuilt

Two of the most popular places in London that are the sites will be rebuilt. The mayor of London Boris Johnson approved the plan to an extensive renovation in an area of 32 hectares, which are occupied by Earls Court (British exhibition and sports centre) and West Kensington. The Council of Camden has approved a budget of £ 350 million to rebuild the famous towers of Saint point.

The plans for the restructuring of the Earls Court construction of more than 6,700 apartments, development of infrastructure and social facilities for 20 years. It is expected that it will create to 36,000 jobs during the construction period, and 9,000 – 10,000 permanent jobs in the long term.

This ambitious project created by the architectural office Terry Farrell and partners, was referred to the mayor for consideration after it was considered and approved by the boards of adjacent districts of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham last year.

The project area will be built a huge amount of new housing and space for commercial and social use. It will be new offices, hotels, schools, health centres, sports facilities and entertainment complexes, parks and a new public square. Will be lot of improvements to the existing transportation system to make it more convenient, accessible and comfortable.

The project developers have already invested in the improvement is located next to Olympia Exhibition Centre before to demolish Earls Court, to ensure continuity of events and exhibitions in the area.

“I have no doubt that this project will give impetus not only to this place in the capital, but also throughout the economy of London in General. This project is of great significance because it will give the city much needed jobs, new housing, improve infrastructure, and will make this strategically important part of the capital an even better place to live and work and visits,” said Boris Johnson.

“We are fully aware of all that anxiety of local residents in connection with new construction in this place, but we will make every effort jointly with local authorities to resolve all problems of local residents and completely eliminate affected by this project,” the mayor added.

The restructuring of the center point in Camden I met a lot of resistance from the local opposition. Against buildings was the Society for the Preservation of the Architectural Appearance, the society of music lovers who favors the Intrepid Fox pub , which will be demolished in the process of restructuring.

As a result of long negotiations, all contradictions were resolved.

With the introduction of the new high-speed ground road Crossrail, this part of London has much to perk up and the area Saint Poin will be at the forefront. The area is now several exotic habitat of various informal and marginalized elements.

Plans to transform the area into a more attractive place of London, while maintaining its true heritage and their identity. In the plan – tributes 82 units of residential apartments from one-bedroom apartments to duplex penthouses with 4 bedrooms, new shops and restaurants, new building, comprising 13 units of affordable housing and new stores.

The new building will also stimulate the development of surrounding areas of Fitzrovia, SOHO , Bloomsbury and Coven garden.

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