Whiteleys shopping centre redevelopment approved

Westminster Council has approved plans to redevelop the historic Whiteleys shopping centre in west London.

A joint venture between a Meyer Bergman-advised investment fund and Warrior Group aims to give the once grand Grade II-listed department store in Bayswater a new lease of life.

The Foster + Partners designed £1bn mixed-use scheme will see approximately 150,000m² of homes and shops built behind the existing 1911 facade.

Under the revised plans two controversial residential towers will be dropped a floor and the number of one and two bedroom flats increased from 44 to 78, while larger four bedroom homes will be reduced from 37 to seven.

A hotel is also planned for the site in order to boost footfall and bring the leisure and retail scheme to life.

The scheme will open onto the Queensway thoroughfare, which is also planned to undergo a £50M revamp in the near future.