The London Legacy Development Corporation has written to the London Assembly announcing that it has reached agreement with West Ham Utd on capacity at the London Stadium and has avoided court action.
Gareth Bacon AM, Chairman of the Budget & Performance Committee said:
“We’re pleased that peace has broken out between the London Stadium’s key players. We saw first-hand how fractious the relationship had become between the London Legacy Development Corporation and West Ham - but we also sensed a way forward was still possible.
“Both parties want the London Stadium to succeed but both had become trapped in a toxic stalemate.
“It made no sense for the LLDC to squander more taxpayers’ money on legal costs to break the deadlock, especially when talks held in a spirit of goodwill could achieve the same result.
“In October we called on both parties to pull back from the brink and seize a common sense solution. We’re glad this amicable settlement quickly followed our intervention.”
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Notes to editors
- The letter, co-signed by Lyn Garner, CEO of LLDC, and Baroness Brady, vice-chair of West Ham is attached. See link below.
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