--- description: The Battersea Power Station on the Thames River is undergoing a $10.4 billion redevelopment. title: Apple Unveils Plans for London Headquarters at Redeveloped Power Station image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7824c4b503718bc/6988a811bc6cfc37ec3debf1/apple-headquarters-london-battersea-power.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Apple Unveils Plans for London Headquarters at Redeveloped Power Station  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 29, 2016 4:22 PM CUT  One of the biggest London Landmarks, the Battersea Power Station, viewed from across the Thames river. One of the biggest London Landmarks, the Battersea Power Station, viewed from across the Thames river.Joas Souza Photographer—Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 29, 2016 4:22 PM CUT [Apple just unveiled](http://fortune.com/2016/09/28/apple-london-campus/ "undefined") its plans to move its U.K. headquarters to London’s iconic Battersea Power Station, an unused complex currently undergoing a massive development project costing billions of dollars. The company will lease about 500,000 square feet over [six floors ](http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/revealed-apple-to-create-stunning-new-hq-at-battersea-power-station-a3356201.html "undefined")in the central boiler house for 1,400 employees currently located across London. Apple said it plans to centralize its London operations there by 2021, once the power station construction is completed, the _Guardian_ reports. The developers initially put the cost of that project at [$10.4 billion (£8 billion)](http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-to-move-into-london-s-battersea-power-station-1475071506 "undefined"). “\[The Apple deal\] is a further sign that London is open to the biggest brands in the world and the leading city for trade and investment,” [said London mayor](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/09/28/apple-to-create-new-uk-headquarters-at-londons-battersea-power-s/ "undefined") Sadiq Khan in a statement. The power station has sat [empty and out of use](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/28/apple-moves-british-hq-into-battersea-power-station-boiler-room "undefined") on the South bank of the Thames River for 33 years, since it was decommissioned and stopped generating power in 1983\. A Malaysian consortium announced it would develop the 43-acres in 2012 into a massive office, home and retail zone. It will have more than [8.5 million square feet](http://fortune.com/2016/09/28/apple-london-campus/ "undefined") of space in total once the project is complete. \[[_The Guardian_](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/28/apple-moves-british-hq-into-battersea-power-station-boiler-room "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4513214/apple-unveils-london-headquarters/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4513214/apple-unveils-london-headquarters/"},"headline":"Apple Unveils Plans for London Headquarters at Redeveloped Power Station","datePublished":"2016-09-29T16:22:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:50:33.773Z","description":"The Battersea Power Station on the Thames River is undergoing a $10.4 billion redevelopment","url":"https://time.com/4513214/apple-unveils-london-headquarters/","keywords":["Tech","Apple","Technology","United Kingdom"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7824c4b503718bc/6988a811bc6cfc37ec3debf1/apple-headquarters-london-battersea-power.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf7824c4b503718bc/6988a811bc6cfc37ec3debf1/apple-headquarters-london-battersea-power.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"apple headquarters london battersea power","caption":"apple headquarters london battersea power","creditText":"Joas Souza Photographer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4513214/apple-unveils-london-headquarters/","name":"Apple Unveils Plans for London Headquarters at Redeveloped Power Station"}}]}] ```