KPF's London Victoria Transport Interchange to face planning committee
- Published: 04 December 2007 11:05
- Author: Richard Vaughan
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Kohn Pedersen Fox's (KPF's) London Victoria Transport Interchange masterplan will be hauled in front of a Westminster Council planning committee on Thursday (6 December).
The £2 billion project, developed by Land Securities, consists of eight main elements drawn up by KPF, Benson and Forsyth, Wilkinson Eyre, and Lynch Architects.
Land Securities submitted a planning application in August and hopes to be given approval to knock down a number of buildings on the central London site, to provide 270,000m2 of retail, commercial office and leisure space.
It is understood that Westminster Council will not be making any decision on the planning application but wants to address remaining concerns it has, particularly over the height of the scheme.
KPF had originally designed two towers of around 160m in height, but these were later reduced to 134m. However, it is believed that Westminster officials still have reservations over the visual impact of the towers.
The council is also expected to raise issues over the transport improvements, particularly to the Victoria and District Tube lines.
