Battersea Power Station has revealed plans for a Christmas ice rink ahead of the iconic site’s opening.

The company behind the long-awaited redevelopment has applied for booze and entertainment licences from Wandsworth Council for smaller events too, including brand pop-ups and an outdoor cinema.

The council’s licensing committee heard on Wednesday (September 7) that the licence would mainly be used for small events and prior warning would still be given for larger events, such as the one-off launch in October.

The application from Battersea Power Station Estate Management Limited would allow booze to be sold from 10am to 11pm on Mondays to Saturdays and until 10.30pm on Sundays in the power station’s park and open spaces.

It would also allow entertainment from 9am to 11pm on Mondays to Sundays.

The £9 billion redevelopment project in Battersea aims to create a new riverside neighbourhood with homes, shops, bars, restaurants, cafés, offices and more than 19 acres of public space.

The scheme has seen the revamp of the Grade II* listed power station which will open its doors to the public on October 14. 

Caroline Sharkey, licensing manager, told councillors the Met Police and trading standards had withdrawn their initial concerns after extra conditions were agreed.

These include keeping an incident log and creating a management document for each event.

Solicitor Jack Spiegler, speaking on behalf of the company, said events at the power station could include a Christmas ice rink, children’s runs and brand pop-ups where shoppers could have a glass of champagne.

The committee was told the ice rink would open from the end of November to the start of January and would be run by a reputable operator who has managed similar sites in London.

Mr Spiegler said: “This is not about obtaining a licence for frequent, large-scale ticketed concerts for a commercial events company or similar.

"Most events will be small and infrequent. 

"The events will be accessible to everyone who will be welcome.

"A key objective is to help establish Battersea Power Station’s place in the wider local community, it’s absolutely not about providing events exclusively for new residents on the estate.”

He added: “Whatever the… proposed format of these events, the applicant has worked with the responsible authorities on a comprehensive schedule of conditions to ensure that events are thoroughly planned, risk-assessed and managed with responsible authority input at an early stage of the event planning.” 

The application received one objection from a resident concerned about noise from large crowds.

At Wednesday’s meeting, Conservative councillor Rosemary Birchall said: “How’s that going to be managed for the sake of the residents who, even though only one person complained, obviously finds that the noise can be quite intrusive?”

Mr Spiegler said the events would all have to “receive prior approval” and larger events would be “infrequent”.

He earlier said any concerns raised had been addressed by the extra conditions and a “comprehensive event management plan”.

Wandsworth Council will decide on the application in the coming days.