Developers have recently submitted plans for an exciting new revamp of the area that surrounds the Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station in London. Back in 2009, to make room for the Crossrail development of Tottenham Court Road station, the iconic Astoria theatre was demolished. However, plans for a new 350-seat theatre, shops, offices, and flats have been submitted to Westminster Borough Council.

Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station will play an important part in the new Crossrail high speed rail network as travellers will be able to pass to and from the tube lines and Crossrail trains at Tottenham Court Road. To this end, Tottenham Court Station is currently being expanding to make way for Crossrail facilities.

As part of this expansion work, developers are now hoping to revamp the area surrounding the station. These plans include a new theatre to replace the old Astoria, plus four new blocks of offices, flats and shops at various points in the vicinity of Tottenham Court Crossrail station.

One nine-storey block will be constructed above the station itself, and will include nine floors of office units and three floors of shops. A further block will be built on Charing Cross road and will be comprised of offices, flats, and shops, plus the new theatre. Another two blocks are also planned for development on Dean Street and Oxford Street, and will include flats and shops.

Work on Crossrail is moving forward quickly and work on the tunnelling phase of the Crossrail project will begin next spring when TBMs move in and start excavating beneath the city of London. The high speed Crossrail network should be ready for its first passengers in 2018 and commuters will be able to travel from Maidenhead and Brentwood across central London to Abbey Wood.

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