The shopping centre first opened in 1967, as a joint venture between Parway Land Investments Ltd, the
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, the
Greater London Council and the
Campden Charities, the latter owners of the Charcroft Estate. The architects were Sydney Kaye, Eric Firmin & Partners. It is located on the south side of Shepherd's Bush Green, next to a number of large public housing blocks including
Woodford Court and
Roseford Court. Originally constructed with a rooftop car park and a connecting bridge to the station (decorated with an Inter-City railway train mural), West 12 was significantly redeveloped in the 1990s. The bridge was removed, and the centre now houses several chain stores, a 12-screen Vue cinema, gym, pub, restaurants, a Bush Doctors and a
Lidl supermarket (formerly a
Presto, then
Safeway followed by
Morrisons). The centre borders on, but is not a part of, the
Shepherd's Bush Conservation Area. In March 2012 it was announced that a new
Ibis Hotel would be constructed as a part of the shopping centre, replacing offices and shop units which had been empty for about 3 years. The hotel opened in the summer of 2012 In August 2017 it was announced that
Lidl would replace
Morrisons which shut in late 2016. The shop opened in March 2018. ==Tenants==