Imperial College London has submitted an environmental impact assessment application to Hammersmith and Fulham Council for a new 2.7m sq ft campus in White City, W12.
The plans include 2.2m sq ft of research and educational facilities as well as other commercial space. Building heights will range from six to 12 storeys, across eight plots.
Some 350 homes are also planned in two blocks of 17 and 31 storeys. Imperial said the units would be predominantly for postgraduate students, research and teaching staff.
Other uses across the masterplan include hotel and conference facilities, as well as shops, restaurants, bars at ground level.
The scheme will essentially be an extension to the North Campus, which is under construction on the other side of the Westway. Together, both sites will total more than 4m sq ft.
Imperial College London acquired the South Campus site in September 2013 for £127m. In March 2013, Aviva and Helical gained planning consent for a residential-led, mixed-use scheme that would have provided 1,150 new homes.
Allies and Morrison is the architect.
Imperial is not the only London University looking to expand. Last month, University College London submitted plans for a 2m sq ft university-led redevelopment on London Legacy Development Corporation land, next to the Olympic stadium and the Aquatics Centre, E20.
King’s College London is also on the lookout for a new satellite campus, with Canada Water, E14, and Ebbsfleet in Kent mooted as potential sites.
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