Green light for Olympic Legacy plans
Councillors have approved plans for a £3.5m Park Community Arena on the old Don Valley site.
The next phase of work on Sheffield's Olympic Legacy Park has been given the go-ahead.
Councillors have approved plans for a £3.5m Park Community Arena on the old Don Valley site, which will be able to seat 2,500 people.
The Arena will be the new home of the Sheffield Sharks basketball team, and will have three courts and a study support centre.
Outline permission was also granted for the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC), 3G sports pitch, and three private sector opportunities for businesses to invest.
“The Park Community Arena will provide a fantastic home for the Sheffield Sharks and all forms of basketball from junior to senior level and will be a great boost for the city.”
It's hoped the 35-acre Olympic Legacy Park - the biggest London 2012 legacy project of its kind in Europe – will become an internationally recognised centre for health.
Rt Hon Richard Caborn, project lead for the Olympic Legacy Park, on Attercliffe Common, said: “This planning approval represents another major step forward for the Olympic Legacy Park in what is set to be a hugely exciting year for the project.
“We expect work to start on the Park Community Arena this autumn. Work will also start on the AWRC and the public realm will begin to take shape, which will include the repositioning of The Flame within the heart of the park.
“The Olympic Legacy Park is already a Sheffield success story and as the project progresses we expect it to bring further health and wellbeing benefits and economic impact to the city.”