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1.3 Ariel Way and the White City Industrial Estate lie immediately to the north of the
application site. The White City Industrial Estate comprises warehouses, offices and
distributions units. Outline planning permission was granted (in March 2012) for the
comprehensive redevelopment of the land for mixed use purposes including an
extension to the Westfield London Shopping Centre to provide circa 60,000 sqm retail,
restaurant, community, offices and leisure floorspace and 1,522 residential units.
1.4 White City Underground Station is located approximately 450 metres northwest of
the Site, while Shepherds Bush Underground Station is located approximately 530
metres to the south of the site. Both stations are served by the Central Line.
Shepherds Bush station was rebuilt with a relocated entrance as part of the
development of Westfield London. In addition, as part of the original Westfield London
shopping centre development, an integrated bus station interchange and London
Overground Station served by the West London Line and Southern train services were
constructed adjacent to Shepherds Bush underground station. Wood Lane
Underground Station is located approximately 300 metres to the west of the site and is
served by the Hammersmith and City Line. This is an entirely new station built as part
of the Westfield London development.
1.5 The land to the east of the shopping centre comprises an internal service road
which connects Shepherd's Bush Bus Station with the White City Bus Station. The
service road contains a number of bus stands and coach drop-off bays which serve the
shopping centre. The West London Line Overground line lies immediately to the east of
the service road. The West Cross Route lies immediately to the east of the rail line
which includes a raised H-junction section that provides vehicular access to the
shopping centre. There is a free-standing lift/stair tower which provides pedestrian
access from the raised footway area at the top of the H-junction to the lower ground
level and the service road.
1.6 The site is located within the White City Opportunity Area as designated in the
London Plan (2011) and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Core
Strategy (2011). Westfield Shopping Centre is located within the Shepherd's Bush Town
Centre which is a Metropolitan Town Centre in the Core Strategy and London Plan.
1.7 The site is not located within a conservation area and there are no heritage assets
immediately adjacent to the part of the building where the extension is proposed. The
nearest heritage asset is the Grade II listed Dimco building which comprises a bus
stabling facility. This is located approximately 100m from the area where the extension
is proposed to the west. Wood Lane Conservation Area is located to the north of the
Hammersmith and City Line viaduct.
Planning History
1.8 Planning permission (Ref: 1993/01830/OUT) was granted for a major mixed use
development incorporating retail, leisure, residential, workshops and a new rail station
which became Westfield London on 29 March 1996. A further outline planning
permission (Ref: 2000/01642/OUT) was granted in January 2003 for the south-west
corner retail expansion. Changes have been made as follows to vary these
permissions:
- Condition 8 attached to the 1996 permission restricted the gross lettable retail
floorspace (excluding plant and circulation space) such that it was restricted to 57,598