Greenwich Council has approved a planning application relating to the future use of the Millennium Dome and adjacent land at Greenwich Peninsula. The consent consists of the following:
(a) Mixed use district including up to 10,010 dwellings; offices, research and development and light industry (343,600 sq.m.); retail facilities; food and drink facilities, hotel (60,000 sq.m.); student accommodation; residential and non-residential institutions; education; community facilities; landscape and open space; transport and highway infrastructure (including parking, riverside pier, walks and cycleways, helipad for health and safety use);
(b) Retention and change of use of Dome (127,000 sq.m.) for mixed use, including 26,000 capacity Arena with related uses and creation of Dome Waterfront (62,000 sq.m.) comprising various uses, including entertainment, sports, further retail, food and drink, exhibition, assembly, leisure, conference centre; and
(c) Associated works, (including to river wall, rebuilding of Greenwich Pavilion, greywater treatment plant and electricity sub-station and other utilities).