Prince of Wales Drive, Tower Hamlets

Four redundant gasholders are making way for 955 new homes and a network of public squares, courtyards and footpaths which will reconnect this industrial site with the surrounding community.

The masterplan focuses on creating a welcoming, green and useable landscape, with adaptable event spaces and incorporating a major public artwork shaped from the remnants of the former gasholder itself.

Key Facts

• 5 acres 
• 955 mixed tenure homes 
• 2.5 acres of public open space 
• Cafés, shops, office, nursery and gym, with proposals for more shops within the neighbouring railways arches
• £39million contribution to infrastructure and services, including a second entrance to Battersea Park station