One of the largest redevelopment proposals in London, planned to create 7,500 new homes, is under threat after Labour took control of a local council.
The party won control of Hammersmith & Fulham authority last month and is now reported to be consulting lawyers over the feasibility of scrapping a proposed £8 billion redevelopment of Earls Court, including demolishing its famous exhibition centre.
The masterplan for the area - created jointly by Transport for London and Capital & Counties Properties (known as CapCo) - includes 7,500 new homes which would provide 12,000 jobs during the construction period, as well as health facilities, new schools and improved community and transport buildings.
During the local election period existing residents on two estates earmarked for demoliition during the project campaigned to elect those councillors who opposed the proposal, and worked particularly closely with Labour.
A statement from CapCo says: The scheme received planning consent in November 2013 and we look forward to working with the new administration in the period ahead.
However, after 12 years of being led by the Conservatives the borough council saw a higher-than-average swing to Labour, which now has 26 seats against the Tories' 20.
Labour's manifesto pledged to take immediate measures to protect council homes and work with council housing residents to give them ownership of the land their homes are on. Since taking office the council's new Labour leader Stephen Cowan has promised to scrap some planned developments - but he has been careful not to name which ones.
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