Woodlands was located at 80 Wood Lane, London W12 0TT immediately north the intersection with A40(M). The BBC acquired the land in 1981 for £28M and erected two large main office blocks and several ancillary buildings. The majority of facilities were on first floor with a strategic placement of roadways under this at ground floor level where equipment and store rooms were located. They sold The Langham, the home of the BBC’s ‘commercial arm’ BBC Enterprises, which was located opposite Broadcasting House in Upper Regent Street and moved them to these new offices.

BBC Planning & Installation Department
For many years planning and installing staff had ben located at a number of premises, notably W,X,Y,Z. In order to reduce building costs and to increase the utilisation of expertise these staff were also moved to Woodlands.

PMS, Woodlands, 80 Wood Lane, London W12  0TT

Approximately a year later demolition started.

On 11th December 2009 BBC Press Office announced that the site had been sold to Imperial University.

The big guns gave their backing to a brave new university campus.

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Phase 1 of the building work:

BBC Worldwide

BBC Enterprises Ltd had been formed in 1979. In 1995 it was reorganised into BBC Worldwide with an even keener remit to exploit BBC programmes commercially.

Phase 2 of the building work by A40(M). A triangular building containing the Research and Translation Hub.