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Battersea Power Station submits plans to nearly double its size with 3.2 million sq ft of new homes and venues

From the Newshound archive · first published 23 September 2026 · last updated 24 September 2026.

The riverside masterplan site, where Studio Egret West's revised blueprint would replace Rafael Viñoly's 15-year-old design with smaller building clusters preserving views of the Grade II-listed power station.
The riverside masterplan site, where Studio Egret West's revised blueprint would replace Rafael Viñoly's 15-year-old design with smaller building clusters preserving views of the Grade II-listed power station.

Developers have lodged a fresh planning application with Wandsworth Council to transform the remaining 16 acres of the iconic 42-acre riverside site, proposing up to 3.2 million square feet of homes, offices, shops and cultural space. The revised masterplan, drawn up by Studio Egret West, overhauls Rafael Viñoly's 15-year-old blueprint and would nearly double the scale of development already completed. Chief executive James Saunders says the rethink reflects how Covid-19 and digital life have permanently changed the way people live and work.

Instead of the original large development blocks, the new plan breaks future phases into clusters of smaller buildings linked by new streets, lanes and courtyards to preserve views of the Grade II-listed power station.

A new cultural venue called the 'Third Generator', inspired by the power station's turbine halls, would blend arts, music, fashion, food, education and sport under one roof.

Construction has already begun on Prospect Place South, two Frank Gehry-designed blocks delivering around 300 homes — his first and only residential development in the UK.

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