How has the Council consulted with local people and kept them informed about the dome development?
Three public meetings were organised by the Greenwich Peninsula Partnership in March 2006 in Greenwich, Woolwich and Eltham. The plans for the dome and the regional casino and hotel were presented by the developer, Anschutz Entertainment Group, and the proposed operator, Kerzner. The proposals were well-received, with the key issues raised relating to: accessing the opportunities for local people and businesses; the viability of the development without the casino; community benefits that would be secured for the area, emphasising that these need to benefit the whole of the borough; repetitive gambling; the effect on local retail; transport issues – the capacity of the current infrastructure to cope with visitor numbers, and linkages between the Peninsula and the south of the borough; environmental issues.
