This morning the London Legacy Development Corporation appeared before the budget committee to lay out their plans for the Olympic site. This is currently closed to the public to enable removal of some venues and reconstruction of others. We were told that the reopening timetable is as follows:
December 2012 - the Greenway will reopen providing a walking corridor through the site, linking Hackney Wick and Stratford.
July 2013 - the North Park will reopen along with the 'Copper Box' venue which will host indoor sporting facilities.
Christmas 2013 - the iconic Velodrome will reopen.
April 2014 - the swimming pool will reopen minus the two wings of temporary seating installed for the games.
At that point only the Stadium will remain closed to the public.
Away from the venues, five large sites are to be developed for housing, creating an estimated 7,000 new homes. Expected receipts from sales will be around £1.1 billion, and the first plans for the Chobham Manor site are now under way. The athletes' village will provide another 2,800 homes when refitting is complete. The LLDC expect high demand to drive property values up, allowing them to provide high quality homes.
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So no indication yet as to which football club will occupy the stadium?
None given today - there have even been rumours about American Football...
Yes, but my question refers to REAL football......
Well, that rules out West Ham!
More likely rules out most of the premiership clubs below them - and of course Leyton Orient.
A photograph of a swimming pool is about a near as Redbridge will get to an "Olympic Legacy"!
"The athletes' village will provide another 2,800 homes when refitting is complete. The LLDC expect high demand to drive property values up, allowing them to provide high quality homes. "
No Thank you.
The atheletes village lacks any character.
Leaving that aside, you can be sure the trouble makers from housing associations will blight the area.
As they will be leasehold flats, you have the problems of high service charges.
Plus, it I am not sure if it built on a flood plain and there are rumours of radiation been burried.
I am sure they will sell well. There is always another sucker.
So, Harry Bearn. Did you have Newcastle in mind?
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
So - a Fulham supporter.
At least we have someone up front with a touch of class and not inconsiderable skill to take advantage of the occasional long ball.
Who's that - Tommy Trinder?
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