Proposed Northern line extension public consultation begins

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Transport for London and developer Treasury Holdings are starting a public consultation to hear local residents’ views on the proposed private-sector funded 3km extension of the Northern line from Kennington to Battersea Power Station.

The public consultation starts today and finishes on Friday 17 June.

The Mayor’s Transport Strategy supports an externally funded extension of the Northern line to support development in the surrounding area.

The Tube extension is part of a package of transport measures that would enable the regeneration of the GLA’s wider Opportunity Area which covers Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea.

This new infrastructure would support up to 25,000 jobs and 16,000 new homes in this major redevelopment area.

It will supplement existing Tube and National Rail stations, as well as the Vauxhall bus interchange, and help ease pressure on Vauxhall station.

If the extension goes ahead two new Tube stations would be created, one at Nine Elms and one at Battersea allowing easy access to the Tube network.

Local residents would be less than 15 minutes by Tube, from Battersea, from the West End and the City.

Around 40,000 leaflets are being sent to homes and offices in the surrounding area asking people for their views on the project, the location of stations and other infrastructure associated with the extension.

People can also find out more about the proposals at exhibitions being held on several days in May and June.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, gave the go-ahead for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station last year – the approved plans include a Tube station at the power station but the full development is dependent on the extension of the Northern line.

The construction of the extension is subject to external funding and the award of a Transport and Works Act Order by the Secretary of State.

In the first stage of the public consultation process in 2010, local residents were asked by Treasury Holdings to comment on four possible route options, all of which ran from Kennington to Battersea Power Station.

The preferred option was the route via south Nine Elms.

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, said:

“The iconic Battersea Power Station and its surrounding area have lain dormant too long but the incredible potential of the area could be realised by a privately funded extension of the Tube.

“I hope local people will visit the exhibitions and respond to the consultation as the plans have the potential to transform this part of London into a thriving new quarter, and deliver the first expansion of the Northern line for around 70 years.”

The planning framework for the area includes a proposed level of developer contributions which can be used to fund infrastructure, including the critically important Northern line extension.

Subject to funding and further planning permission the Northern line extension could be completed in 2017.

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