Jockey Club announces proposals to shut Kempton Park by 2021

The Kempton estate has been submitted for consideration following the local authority's 'Call for Sites' to address unmet local housing needs.

Kempton, home of the King George VI Chase, could be closed for housing redevelopment "from 2021 at the earliest", its owners the British Jockey Club has announced.

The planned £500million of investments to be made in the sport in a 10-year plan proposed by the Jockey Club would see Kempton proposed as a future redevelopment site, with a new all-weather venue to be built if that idea goes ahead.