What safeguards would be put in place to ensure that the palace does not become a shopping mall?
The planning office, in charge of approving any re-development of the Park, has already stated that they will not approve any application which competes with the retail centres of Bromley or Croydon. Any scheme would need to have a separate theme, such as sports & health retail, or cultural events. The Charitable Trust will embed further safeguards within the terms of engagement, which the operating firm will have to agree to before the build commences. Furthermore, the tenants for the Crystal Palace will be chosen carefully to ensure that their activities do not, in their nature, detract from the terms of engagement under which the scheme will operate. For example, one of the anchor tenants will be a world-renowned 5 star hotelier company,, such as the Hilton. A prestigious tenant such as the Hilton will have an interest in ensuring that people do not associate the New Crystal Palace with a place akin to a shopping mall. Promoting the Crystal Palace Park as a destination for cultural
