lose one of the capital's key exhibition centres." The Guardian's London blogger Dave Hill cited concerns over the number and relative affordability of the housing units that will be constructed on the site after the proposed demolition of Earls Court, as well as concerns over the views of local residents. Despite the opposition, Boris Johnson approved the redevelopment plans on 3 July 2013. H&F Council bid to take over scheme Since the election of a Labour majority on the Hammersmith and Fulham side of the boundary in 2014, relations between the developers and elected representatives have soured if not stalled. Sensitivities on the Conservative Kensington and Chelsea side have grown since the Grenfell tragedy in 2017 has put elected representatives in the spotlight in relation to their public responsibilities. During 2018 the developers have been touting for buyers to off-load at least part of the scheme. In February 2019 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council let it be known they were considering a Compulsory purchase order to take over the Earls Court and adjacent land currently banked by the developers. In May 2019 H&F Council indicated they would be going ahead with raising £200 million capital to compulsorily purchase the land, including that in RBKC, with a view to "remastering" the plans, a decision to be considered at a full council meeting in September 2019. A spokesman for the developers responded that the council had not demonstrated their capacity to do this. Earls Court sold on Capco plc sold their declining interest in Earls Court to APG, a Dutch pension fund, and to the British firm Delancey for £425 million in November 2019. In 2015 Capco plc was valued at £1.4 billion. The two Hammersmith and Fulham housing estates are to be sold back to the Council at cost. References External links Save Earl's Court local campaigners still pressing in 2019 for equity in plans Official website London 2012 Olympics profile Olympic Venue Map Exhibition Centre Indoor arenas in England Exhibition and conference centres in England Exhibition and conference centres in London Demolished buildings and structures in London 20th-century architecture in the United Kingdom Art Deco architecture in London Indoor arenas in London Sports venues in London Tennis venues in London Former concert halls in London Former buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 1887 establishments in England 2014 disestablishments in England 1937 establishments in England Venues