Residents will be at the heart of new proposals to regenerate the area around Hammersmith Town Hall – with a height limit of eight storeys a 'cast iron guarantee'.

This is the message from Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) Council's new leader, Cllr Nicholas Botterill, who today (July 19) signalled a radical rethink in the plans to breathe much needed new life into the west end of King Street.

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Announcing that the old proposals – which were worked up with King Street Developments Ltd (KSD) – will now not be pursued, Cllr Botterill said the council and KSD have 'listened and learned' from the opposition to the previous scheme.

The historic regeneration proposals had been approved by the council’s planning applications committee, in November 2011, but the referral to the Mayor of London was withdrawn in December when it became clear that the Greater London Authority had concerns over the proposed height of two of the residential blocks and the resulting impact on views from across the river.

Cllr Botterill said the revised scheme would not be higher than the existing Hammersmith town hall extension meaning that eight storeys would be a maximum possible height.

(CD)