White City - The Future?
The White City Opportunity Area Planning Framework, which the Mayor has put out for consultation, envisages the regeneration of 20 hectares of under-used land near Westfield shopping centre.The Mayor says that, working in close partnership with the borough, he wants to help create new communities with new green and open spaces over the next 15 - 20 years.The plans includes 4,500 new homes, 10,000 jobs, a "vastly enhanced" public realm and new community and leisure facilities.He says: "Once a part of London’s Olympic history, the home of greyhound racing and more recently BBC Television Centre, White City has seen great change over the years. "While previous generations of planners have not always left their mark in a positive way, with this new framework we have the chance to build on the area’s rich heritage with exciting new green spaces, thousands of new affordable homes and an inspiring new hub for creative and high-tech industries."Will this really mean more green spaces or is the usual flanel before the concrete adn imposition of disproportionate development?
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