London's historic St John's Wood Barracks site is set to be transformed after the Trustees of the Eyre Estate was awarded planning permission by the local authority.

A private leisure centre is included in the plans for the site, which were given the go ahead by Westminster City Council (WCC) and will boast more than 130 flats and houses. The King's Troop is due to leave the barracks next year, after which the existing army buildings will make way for the development. The Grade II-listed Riding School, however, will house the leisure facility.

A section 106 agreement also means the Trustees of the Eyre Estate is to contribute £100,000 towards the provision of an adventure play area and a tenant's hall at a peppercorn rate to local residents. WCC deputy council leader Robert Davis said: "The fact that half the homes will be affordable along with the creation of a leisure centre in the Grade II-listed Riding School, ensures the development benefits the whole community."

The project designs have been drawn up by London-based architects John McAslan and Partners.