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BBC Television Centre homes and hotel plan approved BBC Television Centre homes and hotel plan approved
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The former BBC Television Centre is to be transformed into more than 1,000 homes and a hotel after plans to redevelop it were approved.The former BBC Television Centre is to be transformed into more than 1,000 homes and a hotel after plans to redevelop it were approved.
The Grade II listed central ring and the main studio will be preserved under proposals passed by Hammersmith and Fulham Council.The Grade II listed central ring and the main studio will be preserved under proposals passed by Hammersmith and Fulham Council.
Developers Stanhope said work on the White City site, which closed in March, would create 2,700 jobs. Developers Stanhope said work on the site in White City, west London, would create 2,700 jobs.
The centre, which opened in 1960, shut when the BBC moved to central London. It opened in 1960 and shut in March when the BBC moved to central London.
Programmes recorded there include Fawlty Towers, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Strictly Come Dancing, Blue Peter and earlier series of Doctor Who.Programmes recorded there include Fawlty Towers, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Strictly Come Dancing, Blue Peter and earlier series of Doctor Who.
The development will see four television studios, the centre's restaurant, drama blocks and connected buildings replaced.The development will see four television studios, the centre's restaurant, drama blocks and connected buildings replaced.
The plans will see one storey will be added to the top of Television Centre and two under it, with the facade of the building being retained and restored. The plans will see one storey added to the top of Television Centre and two under it, with the facade of the building being retained and restored.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council's Mark Loveday said the building "holds a special place in many people's hearts".Hammersmith and Fulham Council's Mark Loveday said the building "holds a special place in many people's hearts".
"By approving these plans, we have immortalised the key elements of this iconic building for the nation," he said."By approving these plans, we have immortalised the key elements of this iconic building for the nation," he said.