The proposals from Earls Court owner Capital & Counties Properties (CapCo) would see the venue demolished to build up to 7,583 new homes as part of an £8bn redevelopment of the Earls Court and West Kensington area.
It is a second blow to those campaigning to save the venue, after the council agreed to the land sale of the exhibition venue last week.
The Association of Event Organsiers (AEO) has launched a plea to save the venue with a
The AEO argues that London is already short of event space and losing the venue would substantially contract the event industry and reduce the number of visitors to London, after the Olympics elevated the city’s status to a global audience.
The petition points out that Earls Court attracts over 2.5m visitors, 30,000 exhibitors and over £1bn a year to London.
Residents of the West Kensington and Gibbs Green estates have also v
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