Fawley power station: Control room 'likely to have gone by May'

But most of Fawley power station has been demolished to make way for a massive redevelopment scheme - and almost all trace of it will have disappeared by the end of July.

As reported in the Daily Echo, contractors are currently tearing down one of the most iconic structures on the site.

The former control room at Fawley power station is being demolished as part of an £800m plan to redevelop the site (Image: Andy Amor)

The circular control room, dubbed The Flying Saucer because of its size and design, has been used by countless film and TV crews over the years.

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It was used to represent the "World Control Centre" in the 1975 film Rollerball, starring James Caan.

Scenes for the sci-fi series Red Dwarf, the Channel 4 programme Spies, and the British medical comedy Green Wing were also filmed in the eye-catching building.

It even appeared in an episode of Endeavour, starring Shaun Evans as a young Inspector Morse.

Parts of Solo: A Star Wars Story and the 2015 Tom Cruise movie Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation were shot on part of the 300-acre site.

But the control room is set to disappear before the summer, with only the neighbouring canteen remaining.

The former power station at Fawley power station is being demolished as part of an £800m plan to redevelop the site (Image: Andy Amor)

Built in the late 1960s, the oil-fired power station closed in 2013 after failing to meet modern environmental standards. Major demolition work started six years later.

In 2021 the 650ft chimney that towered over the site was destroyed in a controlled explosion watched by a huge crowd lining Calshot Spit.

The power station is due to be replaced by 1,500 homes, plus a raft of commercial and community facilities.

Artist's impressions of the £800m scheme show a Venice-style development with ornate buildings overlooking a canal. Fawley Waterside, which owns the site, says it will be "one of the most beautiful small towns in England".

Contractors Brown and Mason began to demolish the control room a few weeks ago.

The former control room at Fawley power station is being demolished as part of an £800m million to redevelop the site (Image: Andy Amor)

A Fawley Waterside spokesperson said the company expected the building to be "completely gone" by the end of May.

They added: "The canteen building that sits alongside has been removed from the demolition contract and will be kept and utilised as future offices for the Fawley Waterside project."

The power station's demolition is likely to be complete by the end of July.

Fawley district councillor Alexis McEvoy said she hoped the proposed redevelopment of the site would create new landmarks.