Privately owned real estate investor and developer, TT Group, has been given the green light to redevelop the former Ravenscourt Park Hospital in Hammersmith into a new residential-led scheme.
The hospital has been vacant for close to two decades and the scheme, designed by architecture studio, SPPARC, will repurpose the Grade 11 listed landmark into 140 new homes, a 65-bed care home and community use spaces.
Under plans consented by Hammersmith and Fulham Council, TT Group will turn the hospital’s former wards and treatment blocks into new homes ranging from studio apartments to large family offerings, alongside amenity spaces such as workspace, lounge areas and private gardens. The administrative building that once served as the hospital’s entrance will feature spaces available for hire for community uses.
The proposals retain and refurbish the former hospital’s Art Deco features, including welded steel semi-circular sun balconies, and two original Greek-inspired statues that flank either side of the main entrance.
A later, poor-quality 1970s addition to the site will be replaced with a purpose-built elderly care home and further residential units that better harmonise with their neighbouring heritage buildings. The 65-bed care home will relieve pressure on other local services while ensuring the site continues to be used by the healthcare sector.
Duncan Brisbane, development director at TT Group, said: “The former Ravenscourt Park Hospital’s revival is long overdue, with planning approval ensuring this important building can finally be brought back into long-term use. Alongside a best-in-class project team, we now look forward to bringing the proposals to life, building on our track record for delivering much-needed housing on some of London’s highest-quality brownfield sites.”
James Bradbury, senior development manager at TT Group, said: “Our newly consented plans for the redundant site prioritise the heritage building’s restoration and revival, bringing all the Grade II* listed hospital wards and treatment blocks back into use. Through sympathetic conversion to new housing and a care home, and by opening up part of the grounds for the first time, the project ensures this London landmark can be enjoyed for generations to come while contributing to the local area.”
Trevor Morriss, principal at SPPARC, said: “As one of Britain’s very first examples of the international modernist movement, this landmark of inter-war design is deserving of a new use that honours both its historic and architectural significance. With every aspect of the masterplan designed to respect and pay tribute to the original Art Deco design, the planning consent will ensure that the former hospital can once again return to meaningful use that puts an end to nearly 20 years of vacancy.”
