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Anna White

Battersea Power Station launch: London’s new £9 billion neighbourhood with a restored Art Deco icon at its heart

Riverside renaissance: the centrepiece of the £9bn scheme boasts 254 apartments above 110 stores

(Picture: John Sturrock)

Battersea Power Station, the UK’s most expensive ever historic redevelopment, will open its doors to the public on Friday after decades teetering on the brink of irreversible dereliction.

The six-acre, red brick power station is the centrepiece of the £9 billion scheme with 254 homes above 110 stores, many of which will open to shoppers on launch day, ahead of Christmas.

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