Apple planning for delays to London headquarters at Battersea Power Station

Apple is leasing about 500,000 square feet (46,451 square meters) of office space at the new headquarters, and plans to move 1,400 employees there

Apple Inc. is making contingency plans in case construction of its new London headquarters at the iconic Battersea Power Station is delayed, the Times newspaper reported.

The iPhone maker has had early-stage talks about extending existing leases and finding temporary space if needed, the paper said, citing people in the property market that it didn’t identify.

The project’s Malaysian-backed developer said it would deliver the building on schedule. “We are confident that the power station will be completed on time and we look forward to Apple starting to fit out their space in December 2020,” a spokesman for Battersea Power Station Development