https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/tag/olympia-brook-green-addison/ Working to preserve and enhance our architecture and urban environment since 1962 Tue, 06 May 2025 16:05:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cropped-hammersmith-society_founded1962.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/tag/olympia-brook-green-addison/ 32 32 141086131 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/olympia-update-3/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:18:02 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=34422 The Olympia project is approaching completion after over seven years of planning and construction, and has been holding ‘sneak peeks’ for locals to see in and around selected parts of the building in recent weeks. We were fortunate enough to join one of these tours.   As has been fairly longstanding policy, no independent photos were]]> 34422 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/development-permitted/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:29:51 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=33182 Since the election of the new government, we’ve seen a significant rise in medium to large offices in Hammersmith being proposed for conversion to residential use, under Permitted Development (PD) rules which are much more relaxed than normal planning rules. So far, nearly 400 potential flats have been proposed, all on busy main roads, with]]> 33182 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/olympia-update-2/ Mon, 08 May 2023 08:58:41 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=30210 On a brisk March morning, we looked at the new West Hall music venue, the most advanced of the structures being built at Olympia, and viewed some of the rest of the site. As you can see, it’s still a major construction site and will be for the next couple of years.  From the roof,]]> 30210 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/66-hammersmith-road-big-yellow-proposals/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 05:16:31 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=28199 We wrote about this site nearly five years ago, and in summary, our view then was that it was rather overbearing on the listed buildings opposite, and adjacent conservation areas. Since then, Olympia has come along and given us a whole new perspective on large redevelopments in the vicinity. You can see a CGI of]]> 28199 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/olympia-update/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:16:20 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=25390 Anyone living near Olympia will be all too aware of the scale of the building works going on. When we first looked at the plans in late 2017,  we couldn’t envisage the true scale of the project.  At that time, the visualisations showed mezzanine decks added to the halls to increase floor area, and the]]> 25390 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/developments-in-lockdown/ Fri, 08 May 2020 18:18:28 +0000 http://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=14787 Developers’ teams remain busy during lockdown.  Last week we reported on the planning application for 181 Talgarth Road, with nearly 130 application documents and reports prepared and coordinated by a team operating from their home based computers – a remarkable feat. In April the Society joined an on-line consultation meeting when the Olympia development team]]> 14787 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/winter-newsletter-2019-20/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:04:14 +0000 http://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=10857 Our 12-page newsletter has been published, and printed copies circulated to subscribing members.  Subjects include: Hammersmith Bridge Cycleways Heathrow Third Runway King Street Civic Campus (Town Hall) “Warmer Together” HUC winter fuel appeal OPDC – Old Oak Linford Christie stadium Thames Water Supersewer (Tideway Tunnel) Climate Emergency West London College – Origin and Possible Future]]> 10857 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/2019-agm-and-awards/ Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:45:10 +0000 http://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=9766 We were pleased to announce our 2019 Awards at the AGM at Olympia on Wednesday 12th June, introduced by committee member Derrick Wright and presented by our President, Prof. Hans Haenlein. The large number of members present were provided excellent hospitality by Olympia in their Apex Room. Full details and a narrative are posted on]]> 9766