Detailed plans for the transformation of Television Centre in West London into a mixed use development have been unveiled by Stanhope and the BBC.
The building will be redeveloped to provide office and studio space for the BBC, entertainment and leisure facilities, public open space, offices, housing and a hotel with the famous forecourt remodelled and opened up to the public.
David Camp, chief executive of Stanhope Plc, said: "Stanhope is working in partnership with the BBC to deliver a publicly accessible mixed use remodelling of these iconic buildings and redevelopment of the adjoining land. The BBC will continue to have a significant presence at Television Centre and we will be bringing new life into the site with new public routes, spaces and uses. We will be introducing a vibrant and exciting mix of new retail, leisure, office and residential uses whilst keeping and enhancing the famous original BBC buildings and retaining key operational BBC studios and office facilities on site. Television Centre will be a great place to live, work and visit."
The BBC will continue to have a presence at Television Centre with BBC Studios and Post Production returning in 2015 to operate three state-of-the-art studios to serve television production in the South East plus provide new and enhanced facilities for BBC audiences, talent and production staff; and from 2014, BBC Worldwide, the BBC's commercial operation, will move into a public-facing corporate headquarters, following refurbishment of Stage 6.
The remaining office space will be aimed at occupiers in the creative sector and there will be a variety of public uses, including a cinema, health club, restaurants and cafes and the listed buildings at Television Centre will be retained.
Stanhope bought the site in July 2012 for £200m with a joint venture company, TVC Developments Ltd, established to deliver the project and to integrate the proposals into the wider White City Opportunity Area.
A series of detailed and outline planning applications are being prepared by Stanhope and the BBC for submission to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham throughout the first half of 2013.
