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In 2012, administrators [[Ernst & Young]] entered into an agreement with Malaysia's [[S P Setia]] and [[Sime Darby]] to develop the site to include residential, bars, restaurants, office space (occupied by [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] and others), shops and entertainment spaces. The plans were approved and redevelopment commenced a few years later. The main Power Station building was opened to the public in October 2022.
As of 2023, the building and the overall {{convert|42|acre|ha|adj=on}} site development is owned by a consortium of [[Malaysia|Malaysian]] investors.
Also, the station is mostly known for its appearance on the cover of rock band [[Pink Floyd]]'s tenth studio album ''[[Animals (Pink Floyd album)|Animals]]'' (1977).
== History ==
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[[File:Battersea Power Station, 1934 with only two chimneys (Our Generation, 1938).jpg|thumb|Battersea power station was built in two phases. This is the power station in 1934, with the first phase operational]]
[[File:Battersea power station 1950.jpg|thumb|Battersea power station in 1950]]
[[File:Battersea Power Station in London.jpg|thumb|Battersea power station was designed in the brick cathedral style
Both of the stations were designed by a team of architects and engineers. The team was headed by [[Leonard Pearce]], the chief engineer of the London Power Company, but a number of other notable engineers were also involved, including Henry Newmarch Allott, and [[Terence Patrick O'Sullivan|T. P. O'Sullivan]] who was later responsible for the Assembly Hall at [[Bristol Filton Airport|Filton]]. J. Theo Halliday was employed as architect, with Halliday & Agate employed as a sub-consultant. Halliday was responsible for the supervision and execution of the appearance of the exterior and interior of the building. Architect [[Sir Giles Gilbert Scott]] was involved in the project much later on, consulted to appease public reaction, and referred to in the press as "architect of the exterior".<ref name=page_title /> The station was designed in the ''brick-cathedral'' style of power station design, which was popular at the time.<ref name=english_heritage>{{cite web
| url = http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/Utilities_and_Communications.pdf
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=== Coal transportation ===
[[File:Battersea Power Station in London 3.jpg|thumb|right|Coal was usually brought to the station by [[Collier (ship)|collier]]s, and unloaded by cranes
The power station consumed over 1,000,000{{nbsp}}tonnes of coal annually, mostly from pits in [[South Wales]] and [[North East England]], delivered by [[Coastal trading vessel|coastal]] [[Collier (ship type)|collier]]s. These were "flat-irons"<ref name=Burntisland>{{cite web |url=http://www.burntisland.net/ships-list-anderson.htm |title=Ships built by the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd: arranged by date of launch|editor-last=Sommerville |editor-first=Iain |year=2008 |work=Welcome to Burntisland |publisher=Iain Sommerville |access-date=15 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716235447/http://www.burntisland.net/ships-list-anderson.htm| archive-date= 16 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> with a low-profile superstructure and fold-down funnels and masts to fit under the River Thames's bridges above the [[Pool of London]]. The LPC and its nationalised successors owned and operated several "flat-irons" for this service.<ref name=Burntisland />
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In June 2012, Knight Frank announced that administrators [[Ernst & Young]] had entered into an exclusive agreement with Malaysian developers [[S P Setia]] (a property company), [[Sime Darby]] (a trading conglomerate) and [[Employees Provident Fund (Malaysia)|Employees Provident Fund]] (Malaysia's largest pension fund).<ref>{{cite news |date=7 June 2012 |title=Battersea Power Station: Malaysian company beats Chelsea bid |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18352786 |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607101333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18352786 |archive-date=7 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hammond |first1=Ed |last2=Grant |first2=Jeremy |date=5 July 2012 |title=Malaysians seal £400m Battersea deal |url=https://www.ft.com/content/0b13b6b2-c674-11e1-963a-00144feabdc0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914105820/https://www.ft.com/content/0b13b6b2-c674-11e1-963a-00144feabdc0 |archive-date=14 September 2021 |access-date=14 September 2021 |website=Financial Times}}</ref> Following [[due diligence]] and agreement of the final terms of the deal, the sale to the Malaysian consortium was completed in September 2012.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|title=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19491249 | date=5 September 2012}}</ref>
The redevelopment of the site will use the existing Vinoly master plan which intends to position the power station as the central focus of the regenerated site, housing a blend of shops, cafes, restaurants, art and leisure facilities, office space and residential accommodation. The plan includes the restoration of the historic power station itself, the creation of a new riverside park to the north of the power station and the creation of a new High Street which is designed to link the future entrance to Battersea Power Station tube station with the power station.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Werdigier |first=Julia |date=7 June 2012 |title=New Buyers for Venerable London Power Station |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/08/business/global/2-malaysian-property-groups-to-buy-bankrupt-london-landmark.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909144052/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/08/business/global/2-malaysian-property-groups-to-buy-bankrupt-london-landmark.html |archive-date=9 September 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The redevelopment is hoped to bring about the extension of the existing riverside walk and facilitate access directly from the power station to Battersea Park and Chelsea Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Architects' Journal|date=5 September 2012 |url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/vinoly-drmm-and-simpson-to-deliver-8bn-battersea-power-station-overhaul/8635347.article}}</ref> The full redevelopment consists of eight main phases, some of which are planned to run concurrently. The plan includes over 800 homes of varying sizes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detailed plans for power station approved|url=http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/article/11595/detailed_plans_for_power_station_approved|access-date=27 March 2013|archive-date=22 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022095131/http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/article/11595/detailed_plans_for_power_station_approved|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Construction work on Phase 1, called Circus West Village, designed by architects SimpsonHaugh and dRMM, is being undertaken by [[Carillion]] and commenced in 2013 alongside work on the power station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/sectors/battersea-power-station-chief-why-we-chose-carillion-22-05-2013/|title=Carillion chosen for Battersea Power Station £400m phase one for construction expertise|publisher=Construction News|date=22 May 2013|access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> Phase 1 was completed in 2017, with the Northern line extension and its new [[Battersea Power Station tube station|Battersea Power Station terminus]] completed in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=TFL |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/21614.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032025/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/21614.aspx |archive-date= 3 December 2013 }}</ref> Circus West Village now has over 1500 residents and over 23 restaurants, cafes and retailers now open.<ref>{{cite web |title=Battersea Power Station: flat sales in £9bn project now running at £10m a month as developers say scheme is back on track |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/buying-mortgages/battersea-power-station-flat-sales-in-ps9bn-project-now-running-at-ps10m-a-month-as-developers-say-scheme-is-back-on-track-a132666.html |website=Evening Standard |access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In pictures: First residents move into restored Battersea Power Station switch house |url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/in-pictures-first-residents-move-into-restored-battersea-power-station-switch-house/5111993.article |website=Building |access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref>
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The station gained exposure in the cover photograph of [[Pink Floyd]]'s 1977 album, ''[[Animals (Pink Floyd album)|Animals]]'', which sold millions of copies worldwide. The photo, taken in early December 1976, shows the power station with an [[Pink Floyd pigs|inflatable pink pig]] floating above it. It was tethered to one of the power station's southern chimneys, but broke loose from its moorings and drifted into the flight path of [[Heathrow Airport]]. The album itself was officially launched at an event at the power station.<ref name=pink_floyd>{{cite web|title=Pink Floyd|work=Battersea Power Station Community Group|url= http://www.batterseapowerstation.org.uk/floyd.html|access-date= 3 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921232842/http://www.batterseapowerstation.org.uk/floyd.html|archive-date=21 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The control room of Station A is used as the backdrop for a scene in ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]'' (1983).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://artdecosociety.uk/2021/05/11/battersea-power-station-part-3-life-and-death/|title=Battersea Power Station Part Three – Life and Death|first=Art Deco Society|last=UK|date=11 May 2021}}</ref> The station appears in the 1997 music video for [[The Pillows]] song, "Hybrid Rainbow".<ref name=the_pillows>{{cite web|title=The Pillows|work=Youtube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BDW1V_P5sA}}</ref> In the 2006 movie ''[[Children of Men]],'' it serves as the fictional "Ark of Arts". A pig balloon also appears in the scene as homage to Pink Floyd.<ref>{{cite news |last=Faraci |first=Devin |date=4 January 2007 |title=Exclusive Interview: Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) |publisher=Chud.com |url=https://chud.com/8440/exclusive-interview-alfonso-cuaron-children-of-men/ |access-date=8 February 2007}}</ref> Scenes from the 2008 [[Batman in film|Batman film]] ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' were filmed at Battersea.{{sfn|Duncan Jesser|Pourroy|2012|pp=168–169, 226}}{{sfn|Duncan Jesser|Pourroy|2012|p=187}} Battersea was featured as a redeveloped shopping centre in the 2020 video game ''[[Watch Dogs: Legion]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch Dogs: Legion map - London landmark locations, plus map accuracy and boundaries explained |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/watch-dogs-legion-map-london-accuracy-landmarks-7054 |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=Eurogamer.net}}</ref>
== See also ==
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