Council Puts Forward Plan for 107 Flats in West Kensington
Blocks up to 12 storeys tall could be built on site being used by Avonmore School
A visualisation of the Mund Street scheme. Picture: Hammersmith and Fulham Council
September 1, 2025
An “underused school site” in West Kensington is set to be redeveloped to deliver new flats.
Formerly occupied by Fulham Boys School and currently by Avonmore Primary School, the buildings at 11 Mund Street are to be knocked down with four residential blocks to be built in their place.
Set to be between one and 12 storeys tall, they will deliver 107 housing units, split between 32 at social rent, 22 shared ownership and 53 for private sale.
Hammersmith and Fulham Council owns the site and is the applicant. Cllr Andrew Jones, Cabinet Member for the Economy, said the local authority is building a record number of homes “so the next generation can get onto the housing ladder and communities can stay together here in Hammersmith and Fulham”.
The site, off North End Road in the east of the borough, was used by Fulham Boys School until December 2020.
Avonmore moved in for a two-year stint this spring, while the school’s base is redeveloped to upgrade the educational facilities and deliver housing.
Mund Street is also a short distance from the proposed major Earl’s Court redevelopment plans, which, if approved, will deliver 4,000 new units plus a host of amenities.
As part of the Mund Street submission a through-route is proposed to be created between the application site and the Earl’s Court scheme.
Play space and shared amenities, such as public gardens, are also among the plans.
According to the submission the site is currently ‘underused’, adding, “The proposed development will contribute to Hammersmith and Fulham’s housing targets, delivering homes for people of all ages and needs, including wheelchair-accessible, affordable, and private homes. All residents will have equal access to shared amenities and services.”
Another visualisation of the Mund Street scheme. Picture: Hammersmith and Fulham Council
Cllr Jones said, “If approved, these 107 new homes in West Kensington will be built on the very same site we bought back from developers after the previous administration sold off the West Kensington and Gibbs Green estates and put hundreds of residents’ homes at risk of demolition.
“Half of the new proposed homes would be genuinely affordable and priority would be given to eligible residents in the area as we want to ensure local families can stay local.
“Every home would be built to the highest energy efficiency standards including solar panels, green roofs, and water harvesting systems.
“This development forms part of the 1,800 new homes we aim to deliver over the next five years as we make Hammersmith and Fulham a stronger, safer and kinder place.”
An application was recently submitted by Kensington Tennis Club to construct an AstroTurf court at the Mund Street site.
An accompanying planning statement noted, if approved, it would be for temporary use due to it being designated for future development.
Other council schemes delivering new homes include its Civic Campus project in Hammersmith.
Expected to be finished later this year, the Civic Campus will transform the King Street site into a complex delivering restaurants, rooftop bars, the cinema, arts and work spaces and a redeveloped town hall.
It also includes 204 new homes, 52 per cent of which are affordable. These are already complete and residents have begun moving in.
Ben Lynch – Local Democracy Reporter