Apple’s new Battersea Power Station campus in London to be handed over this summer

Apple’s major new 6-floor UK campus at Battersea Power Station in London will be handed over this summer for the company to begin the fit-out of its half a million square feet of office space, which will be home to the iPhone maker’s 1,400 corporate employees in the capital, The Apple Post has learned.

The campus, which Apple announced plans for in late 2016, will be located in the iconic former power station on the south bank of the River Thames, marking one of the biggest single office deals signed in London outside the City and Docklands area, bringing together all eight of Apple’s existing offices around London to create one central hub.

Apple had always planned to open its Battersea Power Station campus this year, but it remained unclear how the coronavirus pandemic and the UK’s national lockdowns over the past near-18 months had affected construction and the move-in date for the office space.

The Apple Post has now been told that the hand-over of Apple’s 500,000 sqft. office space is set to be completed before the end of September, which would suggest the new campus could open towards the end of the year or in early 2022.

Apple won’t have exclusive use of the building, with Battersea Power Station also being home to high-end restaurants, bars, retail stores, and apartments.

Back when Apple first announced the plans, the company confirmed their main European offices would remain in Cork, Ireland, where it employs 4,000 people, with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan saying he was “delighted” that Apple was moving in, adding that “It is a further sign that London is open to the biggest brands in the world and the leading city for trade and investment”.