jediknight49 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 "Plans for a 77-acre redevelopment in Earls Court and West Kensington have been approved by the Mayor of London. The scheme involves demolishing two estates and the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Developers want to create four "villages" and a "high street" and say the plans will create 7,500 homes and thousands of permanent jobs." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23175255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helliquin Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 "Plans for a 77-acre redevelopment in Earls Court and West Kensington have been approved by the Mayor of London. The scheme involves demolishing two estates and the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Developers want to create four "villages" and a "high street" and say the plans will create 7,500 homes and thousands of permanent jobs." http://www.bbc.co.uk...london-23175255 This is so sad....used to go to the Ideal Home & Motorbike exhibitions many decades ago, really fed up of higher beings ( that's me being polite) knocking stuff down to make tiny housing and yet another shopping centre, that they rent or sell off at extortionate prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpyghostface Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 The people who very happily live in the two estates they are knocking down aren't all that thrilled, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverGeek Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 They can make it work in their favor though, i wouldn't budge until i had THE ideal home. You tend to find the longer you hold out the bigger the deal these developers will offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevothorne101 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 My first time going to Earls Court and i read this lol. Hopefully we'll get a few more years (says 20) out of the great building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerGraph Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 With so many events in this venue each year all hotels and local business will suffer a huge loss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitani Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Im so sad about this; the exhibition centre is such a great place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGreen Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 This has been on the Cards for a while. I've been to loads of events both work and non work at Earls Court over the years, but I've never really found it that great as a venue, so whilst it is sad to see the loss of an iconic building, it would have needed serious investment in it to get it up to the standard of other venues in London that now exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsEllacott Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 With so many events in this venue each year all hotels and local business will suffer a huge loss. It brings a £1billion revenue to the area, so an extremely huge loss for the area! I am absolutely gutted at this news. Earls Court holds so many memories for me! I went to my first ever pop concert there and few years later I got my first experience of being the front few rows at a gig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 It's a shame because regardless of the quality of the venue I've always found it easy to get to via road or train/tube compared to some other venues. Where to use instead? London Excel maybe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megamike79 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Olympia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Olympia has been earmarked for demolition and or redevelopment too though hasnt it? even the tube station is under threat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helliquin Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Olympia has been earmarked for demolition and or redevelopment too though hasnt it? even the tube station is under threat Yes it has.....more unwanted development on the cards. They also have a thriving unique business area, that doesn't possess the same boring selection of shops. The steadfast existing population will suffer yet again to line someone's already full pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitani Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 It's a shame because regardless of the quality of the venue I've always found it easy to get to via road or train/tube compared to some other venues. Where to use instead? London Excel maybe? Same for me. Earls Court was so easy to get to. All other venues are a bit of a travel pain. Olympia has been earmarked for demolition and or redevelopment too though hasnt it? even the tube station is under threat Yes it has.....more unwanted development on the cards. They also have a thriving unique business area, that doesn't possess the same boring selection of shops. The steadfast existing population will suffer yet again to line someone's already full pockets. If they get rid of Olympia too, then my trips to LFCC are probably going to come to an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyT Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 They can make it work in their favor though, i wouldn't budge until i had THE ideal home. You tend to find the longer you hold out the bigger the deal these developers will offer. Dream on. If any of the people on those estates own their dwellings, it's almost certain that they own the leasehold rather than the freehold (which at best complicates things). In any case, with something this big, I've no doubt that you can expect to see the Compulsory Purchase Orders wheeled out if necessary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxc Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Ah thats bad news.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alric Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Olympia is not as good a venue as Earls Court and Excel my be an issue as a certain other comapny uses it. When it does go I hope a new home can be quickly found that is as good as the current location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxc Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I really liked Olympia! But than again, this will be my first time at Earls Court, so cant really compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timelord81r Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 The people who very happily live in the two estates they are knocking down aren't all that thrilled, either. neither are those of us who will lose our jobs so this rich mans playground can be built. of which the majority of the homes being built within it only they can afford. 20 years which will probably turn into 30 odd is also an outragious time scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Olympia is not as good a venue as Earls Court and Excel my be an issue as a certain other comapny uses it. When it does go I hope a new home can be quickly found that is as good as the current location. I wouldn't have thought the other company using it would be an issue certainly not from the venues point of view. Maybe fears from SM and the other firm that their events might get confused and lose their own identity may be an issue. It's an easy access venue that's all I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted July 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 5, 2013 There are often exclusivity clauses in contracts to prevent similar events from using venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraHawk Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 There are often exclusivity clauses in contracts to prevent similar events from using venues. Which Star Trek Destination London got around ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DavidB Posted July 5, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 5, 2013 Depends what the clause is doesn't it. Bit of a pointless argument really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Yep, we wouldn't know what the exclusivity clauses were if there were ones would we lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitani Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Olympia is not as good a venue as Earls Court and Excel my be an issue as a certain other comapny uses it. When it does go I hope a new home can be quickly found that is as good as the current location. I agree; Earls Court is much better. Far more floor space to move about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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