BBC Board minutes from January reveal a major wobble over the new music studios under construction on Stratford's East Bank.
The London (Olympic) Legacy Development Corporation is responsible for delivering the "shell and core" of the building, with the BBC directly managing the fit out. Handover deadline, as discussed in January, was March 2025 (originally due in 2022), and if that wasn't met, both the BBC and the LLDC could walk away from the contract.
That option was discussed by the Board, who were presented with a re-assessment of the business case for the project. In the end, they decided the contract should be 'extended'; the minutes don't say for how long, but there's to be a report back in June.
Meanwhile Westminster Council has approved plans for re-shaping Maida Vale studios, for new owner Hans Zimmer. But his purchase deal from the BBC means he can't start work until the Symphony Orchestra moves to the East Bank - and that looks more like early 2027.
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