1.107 The revised deal has meant that the Armouries has received a number of benefits. The museum has not closed and a smooth transition to the new operating regime has been achieved. The Armouries has also taken control of a fully trained operational workforce in order to run the new museum, on private sector terms and conditions. The Armouries will also receive 20 per cent of RAI's turnover from its corporate entertainment and catering activities as a royalty once RAI has paid off its debt. After 40 years the Armouries will also receive from RAI 20 per cent of the car parking income and all of this after 57 years. The Armouries will also eventually have sole use of the new museum (paragraph 1.97), the construction of which has been funded with the help of the private sector.
1.108 The revised deal has also ensured the survival of the Clarence Dock redevelopment. Outline planning permission for the development was granted in February 2000 and the start on site is planned for summer 2001. Although under the revised deal the Armouries' share of the proceeds from this development will now go to RAI, the Armouries will still benefit from this development in a number of ways (Figure 16).