{"id":724323,"date":"2026-08-02T11:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/724323\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T11:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:42:17","slug":"knightsbridge-road-beside-harrods-set-for-major-revamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/724323\/","title":{"rendered":"Knightsbridge road beside Harrods set for major revamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Plans to revamp a road which acts as a popular west London retail and hospitality destination between luxury store Harrods and Knightsbridge Tube station have been revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The joint venture by the Knightsbridge Estate and Harrods is intended to deliver improvements to Hans Crescent, with better lighting and public seating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">New greenery would also be introduced, including three new trees and about 80 sq m (860 sq ft) of planting. The project is due to be completed by autumn 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Michael Ward, the department store&#8217;s managing director, said the plans &#8220;reflect our dedication to the long-term commitment to the stewardship of Knightsbridge&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The work includes introducing six new seating areas, new lamp-posts and an area for temporary art installations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ward said: &#8220;The project goes beyond traditional urban enhancement; it creates an inclusive, welcoming communal space that elevates the shopper experience while prioritising sustainability.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Knightsbridge Estate is a large retail area that sits between Harrods and Harvey Nichols, which has cafes, restaurants and retail units. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Redevelopment of a large portion of it has already delivered 33 luxury rental apartments and a rooftop restaurant, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ldrs.org.uk\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Local Democracy Reporting Service., external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans to revamp a road which acts as a popular west London retail and hospitality destination between luxury&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":724324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-724323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=724323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}