HS2 has confirmed that the firm behind the 2012
Athletes’ Village and the new International Quarter, gateway to the Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park, will lead the planning and development of Euston, in a
deal that could unlock up to 1,700 new homes and 19,000 jobs around the wider
station site.
Lendlease will be appointed as Master
Development Partner by the Secretary of State for Transport and Network Rail.
They will then work with the Greater London
Authority and London Borough of Camden to develop a masterplan for the 54ha
station site and take forward opportunities for sustainable mixed-use
development once station construction is complete.
The arrival of HS2 will more than double the
number of seats out of Euston during peak hours, providing much-needed extra
capacity alongside an opportunity to improve accessibility and open up the
station to the surrounding communities, creating new access routes, public and
green spaces across the wider station site. Euston will be one of the best
connected parts of London, and the country.
David Biggs, Managing Director, Network Rail
Property said: “Network Rail has a successful history of creating great places
and we’re excited to use this expertise to work with stakeholders, landowners,
and our new development partner to establish a visionary masterplan for Euston.
“Like our award-winning work at nearby King’s
Cross, which attracted £2.2bn of private investment including new offices, jobs
and homes, we will work to transform Euston station to meet modern needs and
act as a catalyst for wider regeneration. With this transformation and
the arrival of HS2, Euston station quarter will become a new thriving London
destination which meets the needs of passengers and local communities.”
Lendlease are currently developing the
International Quarter London at the gateway to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic
Park, which will be home to 25,000 jobs centred around some of the best
transport connections anywhere in the country.
Lendlease worked with a broad consultant team
on the Euston bid, including Prior and Partners, Grimshaw, Arup, BIG, AHMM,
Haworth Tomkins, Asif Khan and AECOM.
The new HS2 station will be designed with input
from local communities, using best practice principles from stations around the
world, and guidelines and specifications endorsed by an independent panel of
leading architects and designers.
The project will include a new interchange with
the London Underground, combining Euston and Euston Square for the first time
and including provision for a future connection to a potential Crossrail 2.
HS2 Ltd recently announced a shortlist of
bidders in the running to build the station, and appointed Engineers Ove Arup
& Partners, working with Grimshaw Architects, to take forward the design.
The main construction phase is due to begin in 2019 with the first HS2 services
arriving in 2026.
HS2 services will also travel beyond the new
high speed network via existing tracks to a wide range of destinations
including Liverpool, the North West, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
