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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
UK government gives the go-ahead for Olympic Park
The British government has given planning permission for the 500-acre Olympic Park in east London.
The applications were submitted back in February, but were approved in September by the Olympic Delivery Authority's Planning Committee, and finally passed to the Government Office for London and the Greater London Authority who gave their consent to the plans on Monday.
The Olympic Park , which is intended as the heart of the London 2012 Games, will include the main stadium, an aquatics centre, velodrome, three sports arenas, a hockey centre, media facilities and the Olympic Village, and will house 17,800 athletes and officials.
The 10,000-page Olympic Park planning document also gave details of plans for new sports venues, roads and parks and what will be done after the 2012 Games.
Chief Executive of the ODA, David Higgins, is reported to have said: "Receiving planning permission is a huge step forward."
And Sebastian Coe, who is chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, is reported to have added: "We are on track to deliver a first-class Games with an Olympic Park that will leave a lasting legacy far beyond 2012."
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