PrOPerty OPLC submits ‘major’ proposals
The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has said it has submitted plans that will “shape the future of East London” as part of the Legacy Communities Scheme. Five neighbourhoods are to
Seven “key locations” will undergo improvements
Work underway on £3m South Bank overhaul
Southwark Council has announced the start of work on a £3m transformation of London’s South Bank ahead of the 2012 Games and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Te council received funding from mayor
Boris Johnson earlier this year towards an overhaul of the 2-mile (3.2km) stretch between Tower and Westminster bridges. A total of seven “key locations” have been
earmarked for improvements such as new lighting, seating and paving as part of the scheme, including the Millennium Bridge; Bankside; and the Oxo Tower.
Green light for £80m Hereford development
London-based Stanhope has been awarded reserved matters consent for the £80m Old Market development in Hereford, which will include a six-screen Odeon cinema. Extensive retail accommodation and
restaurants will also form part of the mixed- use scheme, which has been designed by Allies and Morrison and Leslie Jones. John Jarvis, the leader of Herefordshire
Council, said: “We are very pleased that Herefordshire Council’s planning commit- tee has given us the go-ahead to progress the Old Market.”
£1m funding for historic Scottish properties
Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has provided more than £1m to help protect six historic properties through the Building Repair Grants scheme. More than £430,000 will be used to sta-
bilise and repair Ham Girnal in Caithness, which will see the 18th century grain store used as a hub for the performing arts. Elsewhere, Braemar Castle, Deeside, has
been awarded £144,600, which is designed to help the property’s trustees work towards establishing the castle as a tourist attraction and local education resource.
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be developed over a 20-year period across 64 hectares (158 acres) of the Olympic Park site, which have been detailed in a 5,000-page application. Chobham Manor; East
Wick; Sweetwater; Marshgate Wharf; and Pudding Mill Lane are the names for the districts, which will offer a wide range of facilities. Community spaces will be offered in each of
the five neighbourhoods, while a 14,500sq m (156,077sq ſt) hotel will be built in Marshgate Wharf to the south-east of the park.
How the Chobham Manor area could look with the Velodrome behind it Due to open in phases from 2013, the new
districts will sit alongside the sporting venues; cultural attractions; and parklands that will form part of the post-Games Olympic Park.
Wolverhampton plans submitted
Plans have been submitted for a £50m development in Wolverhampton, which will feature a £6m academy for Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (WWFC). Turley Associates lodged a
planning application with the local authority on behalf of the Premier League club; the University of Wolverhampton; Inspire; and Redrow Homes. Te project will bring about
a radical transformation of the Compton Park area, with the new WWFC facility to incorporate new indoor and improved outdoor pitches. WWFC’s new Football Academy will occupy
Te Compton Park area of Wolverhampton is in line to be transformed
the site of St Edmund’s Catholic School next to its existing training ground, with the school moving to university-owned land. Te remain- der of the university-owned site will be sold to Redrow Homes. Meanwhile, WWFC’s £1m
arena at Aldersley Leisure Village will be trans- ferred to Wolves Community Trust to benefit disadvantaged and disabled young people. WWFC chief executive Jez Moxey said: “Tis
project will deliver educational, sporting and community benefits across the city and will be a real shot in the arm for Wolverhampton.”
£20.6m refurbishment planned for Birmingham’s NIA
Birmingham City Council (BCC) leader Mike Whitby has announced plans for undertake a £20.6m refurbishment of the facilities at the National Indoor Arena (NIA). Whitby revealed the proposals in his annual State of the City speech to the full council on 11
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October, with the project to be the first major work at the NIA since its 1991 opening. It is anticipated the revamp scheme will
help ensure the long-term success of the NIA, which currently contributes around £150m to the regional economy each year.
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