Construction jobs in London to be created following Earl's Court planning submission

23/06/2011 16:00:00

Plans have been submitted for an £8 billion scheme for Earl's Court that would include 7,500 homes and would result in considerable construction jobs for London.

The scheme, which has been proposed by developer CapCo, is planned to be built around the existing Olympia site and will take up some 77 acres.

Gary Yardley, director at CapCo, said: "The scale of economic regeneration is huge. It is incredibly rare to get such a big piece of land without multiple ownerships or listed buildings. London needs these jobs and these homes."

He said that the end goal is to build "big lateral apartments" which should "be affordable" to residents.

Stephen Greenhalgh, leader of Hammersmith & Fulham council, described the submission of the planning application as "an important milestone" in the project.

In January, it was reported in the press that CapCo had bought the Earls Court Exhibition Centre with plans to replace the building with 8,000 flats.

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