Over several decades, Hammersmith Town Hall had lost its place at the heart of the borough. The Grade II Art Deco building sat behind a 1970s office block, lacking both civic identity and function. Earlier regeneration schemes had stalled, and inaccessible, outdated facilities meant it no longer worked for everyone. We acted on behalf of A2Dominion Housing Group, a housing association with homes across London and southern England, who formed a joint venture with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to prepare and deliver a new scheme. We served as planning consultant from pre-application to consent, alongside Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP), Silver, and HCUK Group.
We submitted a planning and listed building consent application for a two-storey extension to the existing building that would provide replacement council offices and reinvent the concept of the town hall to better serve the community. Alongside setting the planning strategy and consent applications, we also led an Environmental Impact Assessment and successfully held the programme to a tight committee date.
Inclusive design drove the scheme. Working with RSHP we included the Council's Disabled Residents Team into the process through regular co-design sessions, shaping buildings and the new civic square. Public exhibitions, a design review panel, and sustained engagement with Historic England, the Greater London Authority (GLA) helped build consensus around this sensitive heritage scheme. At committee, both the Disabled Residents Team and the Town Hall Commissioners spoke in support, a rare endorsement for a site with such a complex history. Planning and listed building consent were secured on time and budget.
A new civic square now fronts the Town Hall alongside four new-build housing blocks, 50 percent of which are to be affordable. The regeneration unites council services in a fully accessible facility, revitalises the King Street area and delivers new homes.
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