Plans approved for the redevelopment of Wandsworth gasworks
Planning approval for a 620-home development has been granted by Wandsworth Borough Council, on the site of the old Wandsworth gasworks.
One of the last remaining undeveloped brownfield sites in Wandsworth’s town centre, it will be transformed into four main plots, supporting housing, workspace, hospitality and outdoor space. It follows a joint venture between living sector specialist Mitheridge and SGN Place.
The two-hectare site currently houses a semi-dismantled gas holder and an ageing gas governor. The new development will deliver 620 new homes – 40% of which are designated as affordable housing – as well as 4,250 sqm of workspace and 9,000 sqm of parks.
Regeneration specialists Common Projects have coordinated the team on the planning application for the site, working closely with Mitheridge and SGN Place, and in close consultation with Wandsworth Borough Council, the Greater London Authority, and other key stakeholders.
Extensive engagement was carried out to influence the design proposals, including feedback from over 1,500 members of the public. It has resulted in a landscape-led scheme, offering significant biodiversity net gain, play space for local children, and workspaces aimed at promoting Wandsworth’s music industry. The rich musical legacy of the area will be celebrated in the new development, with space for recording, performance, and other related businesses.
Bordered by the River Wandle, the development will significantly enhance the area’s biodiversity value, delivering over 6,500 sqm of new landscapes, and completing the missing part of the 12.5-mile Wandle Trail from Croydon to Wandsworth. The reuse of the huge concrete gas holder foundations will also save the embodied carbon equivalent of over 100 new build homes.
Tim Simpson, Partner at Mitheridge, said: “There is a pressing need for quality homes in Wandsworth and across London. This development will deliver for both the community’s existing and new residents, as well as the area’s natural environment.”
Neil O’Cuinneagain, Director at SGN Place, said: “The gasworks have a long and important history, sitting in the centre of Wandsworth. We are incredibly excited to be shepherding them into this next chapter, and putting them once again at the heart of the local community.”
Steve Sanham, Founding Director at Common Projects, said: “This site has long sat empty and unused in the centre of one of the most well connected and desirable parts of London. We are proud to have been able to secure a future for the site that will benefit both existing and new residents, and provide space for the hugely important local music industry.”
The development has been master-planned by architects shedkm, with buildings designed by Carmody Groarke and MAX Architects. The public realm has been designed by B|D Landscape Architects.
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About Mitheridge Capital Management
Mitheridge Capital Management is a London-based alternative investment firm, specialising in real estate. Founded in 2010, Mitheridge has an established track record of generating market-leading returns – delivering Living Sector solutions for a changing world.
Through the collective experience of its team, Mitheridge combines institutional discipline with creativity and a problem-solving approach. The leadership team captures expertise and experience that extends from an asset’s inception to its operation.
About SGN Place
SGN Place is a non-regulated property development subsidiary of gas distribution network company SGN. It works to regenerate disused brownfield land of former gas holder sites across southern England and Scotland into sustainable developments for people to live and work. SGN Place aims to deliver 3,000 homes on redundant sites by 2030, bringing disused land back into community use, driving economic and social benefits.
About Common Projects
Common Projects, founded by Steve Sanham in 2021, funds and delivers complex and game-changing development projects, drawing on decades of combined experience and a desire to champion positive change in development. Its current projects include Zodiac and the redevelopment of Wandsworth Gasworks.
Its approach is underpinned by research and analysis, rooted in financial, technical and practical competence, and delivered with purpose. Common Projects uses the skills inherent in successful property development to address, mitigate or reverse issues caused by the sector; its transformational work delivers community empowerment, homes for those most in need, bold responses to the climate emergency, and support for the arts and culture our cities must protect.