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pRopeRty RFL agrees deal to buy Bradford stadium


Odsal Stadium, the home of Bradford Bulls, will be bought by the Rugby Football League (RFL) aſter a deal was agreed to add the venue to the gov- erning body’s portfolio. According to the RFL, the


Matthew Pinsent (leſt) helps as fit-out work starts


LOCOG takes control of London’s Olympic Village


Te Olympic Delivery Authority has handed over the Olympic Village to the London 2012 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). Work has now started on fitting out the


apartments and wider village site before athletes and officials arrive in six months’ time. Te development will house up to 16,000 competitors during the Games. ODA started work in 2008 and com-


pleted the 2,800 apartments on time. Aſter the Games, the site will comprise 11 residen- tial plots with gardens and courtyards.


£4.5m Manchester stadium plans progress


FC United of Manchester’s (FCUM) plans to build a new £4.5m stadium and commu- nity facilities at the Ronald Johnson Playing Fields in Moston have progressed. Planning permission has already been


approved by Manchester City Council, with a feasibility study now concluding that the proposed site is suitable for development. FCUM is currently working alongside


Moston Juniors Football Club to deliver the scheme, which is to include a 5,000-capac- ity venue with a full-size artificial pitch and two junior grass pitches.


Olympic Development Corporation to be created


Te Olympic Park Legacy Company is to be reformed as a Mayoral Development Company (MDC) aſter the plans received the backing of the London Assembly. London mayor Boris Johnson put for-


ward the proposals, which now go before Parliament. Te MDC will oversee all future development of the Olympic Park site. Areas to be covered in the mayoral devel-


opment area include the core Olympic Park, which includes land currently owned by the Olympic Park Legacy Company and the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.


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acquisition is designed to pro- tect the stadium against recent “predatory approaches” and the club are to continue using the ground as tenants. Te RFL currently has no


plans to create a new national stadium for rugby league at the site, despite a long-stand- ing vision for the creation of a ‘Wembley of the North’. Instead, the national governing body aims to


Te deal aims to protect Odsal Stadium against “predatory approaches” RFL chair Richard Lewis said: “Tis arrange-


focus on safeguarding the venue’s future aſter proposals for a sporting village development were put on hold due to the downturn.


ment is absolutely the right thing to do because it safeguards the future of one of the sport’s most famous stadia.”


CWG takes control of Wood Wharf


Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has taken over full owner- ship of the Wood Wharf Partnership (WWP) and a 250-year lease for the mixed- use development in London. Te purchase has seen the


investment group combine its existing 25 per cent hold- ing with the 75 per cent stake held by joint venture part- ners, British Waterways and Ballymore Properties. CWG has taken on control


over the timing and design of the 16.8-acre (6.8-hect- are) scheme, which is located adjacent to Canary Wharf and includes five commercial buildings. Rogers, Stirk, Harbour and Partners are behind designs for the devel- opment, which will also include a waterside park; a hotel; restaurants; bars; and cafés. CWG chair and chief executive Sir George Iacobescu said: “Tis mixed use development


Te development site is located adjacent to the Canary Wharf complex


will set new, world-class standards for design, sustainability and community integration. “Te acquisition terms are attractive for


land with planning consent adjacent to Canary Wharf which will benefit from Canary Wharf ’s considerable existing infrastructure and be complemented by Crossrail from 2018.”


Pickles rejects £200m Project Pinewood plans


Plans for a £200m mixed-use development at Pinewood Studios, centred around a working and living community for the creative indus- tries, have been rejected by the government. Communities secretary Eric Pickles has refused permission for Project Pinewood,


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having already been turned down by South Buckinghamshire District Council in 2009. A multi-use community venue, sports facil-


ities and a cinema would have formed part of the scheme at Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=e0H8N


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