Approval likely for hundreds of student flats on Hammersmith Palais site – London
A historic dance hall and gig venue is set to be pulled down and replaced with hundreds of student flats.
The Hammersmith Palais, which opened as a ballroom in 1919 and was later immortalised in a song by The Clash, has been the target of developers since it closed its doors for the last time in 2007.
Initial plans for 429 student bedsits were rejected, leading to a planning appeal in June in which the inspector agreed that the front of the new development would detract from neighbouring buildings, including Hammersmith police station and the Laurie Arms pub …