Gunnersbury station in west London might get step-free entry as a part of a refurbishment of an area workplace block, in response to a session concerning the plans.
Gunnersbury Station platforms (c) ianVisits
The station, which is served by each London Overground and District line trains, is considerably hidden behind the Chiswick Tower, a big workplace block. It didn’t was once like that, because the station used to have a grand entrance constructing at avenue stage set again from the principle street by a aspect street for drop-offs.
Nevertheless, within the late Nineteen Sixties, the entrance of the station was redeveloped as Chiswick Tower, incorporating a smaller station entrance on the bottom flooring.
Small station entrance below the Chiswick Tower (c) ianVisits
As well as, two massive automobile parks have been constructed on both aspect of the railway station, with a particular zig-zag sample as seen from the platforms.
Nevertheless, the tower is half-empty lately, and the remaining massive workplace tenant is transferring out quickly. The constructing’s newish proprietor has now determined that it’s not viable to refurbish the tower as places of work and desires to refurbish it into “co-living studios.”
Co-living is the place individuals nonetheless have their very own flats but in addition share some amenities.
A two-story annexe subsequent to the tower could be demolished and changed with a brand new block of flats, whereas the automobile parks could be closed and redeveloped as free-standing housing.
Picture of the redeveloped web site – supply: Session web site
Based on the session, the “growth may also open the door for enhancements to Gunnersbury Station, together with step-free entry to the platforms by way of a elevate and elevated capability inside the station itself.”
At this stage, it’s too early to say what the plans would contain, nor if the developer would fund them in full, or if the developer will present area for the upgrades after which require Transport for London (TfL) to work out the right way to pay for the fit-out.
For the developer, having a step-free station on their doorstep will enhance the desirability of the property growth they’re planning, so there are mutual advantages to making sure it’s supplied as swiftly as potential. The DfT just lately allotted funding to TfL to cowl the prices of learning the right way to add step-free entry to the station, so they may probably already be working with the developer on the proposals.
Transport map – supply: Session web site
There had been some speak of an try to create a second entrance to the station on the far finish, however that doesn’t seem like within the scheme as proposed.
The session web site says that they goal to submit the formal planning utility later this yr, and that’s when the main points about how they may enhance the realm across the station and supply step-free entry will change into clearer.
The session web site is right here.
The darkish staircase as much as the ticket corridor (c) ianVisits
Chiswick Tower (c) ianVisits
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