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Masterplan model

Wandsworth planning committee have  approved  the Nine Elms masterplan by Allies & Morrison Architects. The mIxed-use scheme for  Royal Mail Group includes 1,870 residential units and 2.5 hectares of public open space and is located in the Vauxhall Nine Elms and Battersea Opportunity Area.

Looking east toward Kieran Timberlake's new US embassy

A Nine Elms linear ‘Park Walk’ will provide a route for pedestrians and cyclists connecting Battersea Park to Lambeth Palace Gardens.

Proposals include:

• a site-wide urban drainage strategy to mitigate flooding
• a site-wide central refuse network
• provision for units to connect to the local district heating network when it becomes available
• a central CHP unit providing heating ot be used in the interim
• photovoltaic panels on several buildings

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