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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

Queensway transformation: £3bn overhaul for west London’s ‘ugly sister’ to include foodie pavilions and 350 new homes

New vision: a CGI of the new entrance to Kensington Gardens, with twin gates

(Picture: Handout)

A £3 billion transformation plan for Queensway that will see its parades of souvenir shops and fast food outlets swept away after decades as west London’s “ugly sister” is unveiled today.

Major landlords and developers who own more than 70 per cent of Bayswater’s high street have drawn up a vision that includes Parisian-style pavement pavilions, reduced traffic, major improvements to both its Tube stations, and a new entrance to Kensington Gardens, with twin gates.

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