The Masterplan of the 77-acre Earls Court development, which proposes the transformation of the area into four new urban villages and a high street, has been formally approved and the demolition and construction phases have started. The site is being developed by property company Capco (Capital & Counties Properties PLC), and includes 7,500 new homes, ranging from mansion blocks to family houses, loft-style flats and Affordable Housing.

The first phase is Lillie Square, a joint venture between Capco and KFI (the Kwok Family Interests). The development is transforming a car park on Seagrave Road into 808 homes. Construction began in 2014 and apartments are being sold off-plan with the first apartments set to be completed by the end of 2016.

Detailed proposals for the first phase of the Earls Court Masterplan were approved in April 2014 and will create the new districts of Earls Court Village and West Brompton Village. Additionally, planning was granted to change the use of the Empress State Building from office to residential. Further detailed planning applications for the other villages will be submitted in due course.

Source: Capco (Capital & Counties Properties PLC)

Infrastructure

As part of the Masterplan for Earls Court, a number of improvements will be made to the existing streets, new streets will be built and parts of the railway line decked over, significantly improving the connectivity of the area. There will be cycle paths and new cycle docking stations as well as improvements to the neighbouring Tube stations. The development will incorporate 27 acres of green space, including the Lost River Park.