How towers will open the Thames Path from east to west

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12 April 2012

A large swathe of the Thames will be transformed under plans to build towers designed by Lord Rogers next to Battersea power station.

The scheme, submitted to Wandsworth council, includes more than 750 flats in steel and glass blocks ranging from 12 to 20 storeys, a 136-room hotel, health spa, shops and restaurants.

It also includes proposals to open up 60 per cent of the five-acre brownfield site between the power station and the New Covent Garden Market as public gardens and walkways, including along the river.

The scheme, by developer St James Group, will extend the Thames Path for the first time in more than 30 years, meaning the public will be able to walk almost without interruption between west and east London. The plans for the site - the largest regeneration area within central London, which includes the new US Embassy - would need to be agreed by the Mayor. Managing director Sean Ellis said: "Our vision for Tideway Wharf is to create a scheme that befits its prominent location as one of the few remaining riverside sites to be redeveloped in south-west London.

"The funding is already in place to make this happen if our planning application is successful, with work starting as soon as is possible in 2011."

The application is likely to be heard at a planning committee early next year while further public consultation will take place this month. St James's proposals are now in conflict with Thames Water's plans for a super-sewer. In addition to tunnelling underneath the site, Thames Water has proposed buildings, ventilation columns and air filters.

A Wandsworth council spokesman said: "We have serious concerns about the choice of the Tideway site, which have been made clear to Thames Water and we expect the company to work harder at looking at the alternatives. It knows it faces tough questions on some of the key sites, including this one."

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