Further information

Despite the current economic climate and credit crunch, work has been ongoing for the project team to ensure the project could turn from plans in to reality. Westminster City Council and its development partner Marshall Street Regeneration Ltd. (MSRL) completed a legally binding development agreement on 6 August 2008. MSRL took possession of the Marshall Street site on 11 August and their build contractor ISG Interior Exterior Plc commenced works on site. On completion of the redevelopment the site will be returned to Council control.

The Council's leisure team will be appointing a contractor later in 2008 to operate the leisure centre and will agree a programme of activities for the community. The refurbished leisure centre will continue to be owned by Westminster City and it will be run as a public facility. Concessions will be offered to Westminster residents including free swimming for children. It is hoped that if the construction programme runs to plan the leisure centre will be open to the public in the first half of 2010.

Please see the 12th newsletter from ISG below regarding the building works. These will be updated and posted on the website on a regular basis.

Note that this programme is for indicative purposes only and will be amended where necessary during the course of the redevelopment

The developers and contractors will:

• be subject to the Westminster City Council Considerate Builders Scheme www.westminster.gov.uk/Business/ businessandstreettradinglicences/highways/considerate_builders.cfm;
• restrict construction activity to between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday (this is a planning restriction) and 8am and 1pm on Saturdays. However the developers do not intend to work on the weekends in Dufours Place except in emergency situations;
• have a permanent site liaison officer that can be contacted by residents and businesses in the area during business hours;
• supply a method statement that will be circulated to locally affected residents and businesses regarding the demolition of buildings in Dufours Place prior to the commencement of the demolition works;
• provide a construction programme that will be circulated and will be supplemented by monthly progress reports and bulletins posted on the website. In addition to this any relevant delays or changes to the programme will also be communicated on the website;
• undertake further discussions in the coming months with the Dufours Place residents regarding the proposed landscaping of Dufours Place.

Keeping you informed

We will be updating this site with news and information about progress with the redevelopment and the construction timetable.

You can also email us on marshallstreet@westminster.gov.uk.