Dear Sir or Madam, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I seek the following information London’s abandoned tube stations or ‘ghost tube stations’ as they are also known. 1) How many abandoned tube stations have been turned into either private housing, restaurants or bars in the past three years?-dates November 2014-November 2017 (If these dates do not correspond with your research I request the most up to date information you currently possess) 2) How many abandoned tube stations have been turned into private housing in the past three years? Detailed reports of these properties are required (name of previous station, developer, type of accommodation e.g social housing or flat)-dates November 2014-November 2017 (If these dates do not correspond with your research I request the most up to date information you currently possess) 3) Which tube stations are private companies currently planning to build on or renovate? I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably as a data set, eg. in Excel, NOT as a PDF. Please send this information to the following email address: [email protected] If the decision is made to withhold some of this data using exemptions in the Data Protection Act, please inform me of that fact and cite the exemptions used. If some parts of this request are easier to answer than others, I would ask that you release the available data as soon as possible. If you need any clarification then please do not hesitate to contact me. Under Section 16 it is your duty to provide advice and assistance and so I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request, and I look forward to hearing from you within the 20-working day statutory time period. Regards, Will Moffitt

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TfL Ref: FOI-2276-1718

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 14 November 2017 asking for information about abandoned Tube stations.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked:

1. How many abandoned tube stations have been turned into either private housing, restaurants or bars in the past three years?-dates November 2014-November 2017 (If these dates do not correspond with your research I request the most up to date information you currently possess)

    

    

   None.

    

    

2. How many abandoned tube stations have been turned into private housing in the past three years? Detailed reports of these properties are required (name of previous station, developer, type of accommodation e.g social housing or flat)-dates November 2014-November 2017 (If these dates do not correspond with your research I request the most up to date information you currently possess)

    

    

   None.

    

    

3. Which tube stations are private companies currently planning to build on or renovate?

While we are not in a position to know the ambitions of private companies, we are looking at our estate to see what we can deliver both in terms of housing and commercial space.

We have taken both Northwood Town and South Kensington stations to market where we will establish joint ventures with private sector developers.  We have been approached by the adjoining owner at North Greenwich station about the opportunity for over station development.  We are also undertaking feasibility work across a range of sites on or around our operational network. As decisions are made on whether to bring sites forward these will be announced in due course. 

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Lee Hill

Senior FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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