"Developer Berkley Homes has submitted plans to demolish all three gasholders and build five apartment blocks between eight and 16 storeys tall on the site. It has been working on the proposed regeneration since 2017 with gas supplier SGN, which owns the site, and has now submitted a formal application to Kingston and Merton councils to carry out the works. The three gasholders were built in 1924, 1932 and 1954 and were used to store gas for distribution"
"The site is designated as Metropolitan Open Land (MOL), which means it should be protected from inappropriate development'. Planning documents argued the site is previously developed land as it was a gasworks and that while the scheme would result in a marked change to the openness of the MOL, this would not be substantial. The documents said the scheme would open the site to the public for the first time in 100 years and create a new pedestrian and cycle route between Motspur Park and Worcester Park."
Berkeley Homes has submitted a planning application to demolish three gasholders at Motspur Park and build five apartment blocks of eight to 16 storeys, delivering 586 homes. SGN owns the former gasworks site, which has been redundant since 2007 and was decommissioned in 2012. The proposal includes 174 affordable homes, a public square, pedestrian and cycle routes, 89 resident car parking spaces, 1,035 long-stay and 28 short-stay cycle parking spaces. The site is designated Metropolitan Open Land; planning documents argue it is previously developed land and that the redevelopment would not substantially reduce openness while opening the site to the public and creating a nature-led neighbourhood.
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