Up to 200 music events a year approved at new venue in Greenwich
Greenwich Councillors have backed plans to increase the number of events at a new venue in Greenwich from 43 a year to 200.
The 43 figure was only approved in July but developer Knight Dragon quickly moved to increase numbers.
On a personal level more live music and events is always welcome. The 4,400 capacity fills a nice gap between the mega arena acts in the o2.
As highlighted before though, nearby streets such as Millennium Way lack even basic paving to cope with visitors.
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Despite this, Greenwich Highways and Transport state:
It appears they believe no one will walk from the hotel or Greenwich town centre? No one from thousands of new homes at Enderby Wharf and River Gardens?
A 300-room Travelodge, set to be approved next week, will bring £324,000 to Greenwich Council from Travelodge in Community Infrastructure Levy payments. Millenium Way is between the new hotel and venue.
However, only £10,000 (compared to £264k for council agency GLLaB) is allocated from CIL income towards upgrading links between the new hotel and music venue.
£324k income from the hotel would be an ideal income source to fund upgrades but £10k is likely to achieve very much of anything. Some new signs is about the extent that is likely, meaning visitors will be walking on slippery uneven grass verges beside a dual carriageway to reach the venue.
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