Paragraph 69 Core capacity and features of ERC

Grand Opening must not take place unless—

(a)

the ERC, on the date of Grand Opening, includes—

(i)

class 1(a) authorised works that cover at least 32.37 hectares;

(ii)

at least 500 hotel rooms available to accommodate visitors;

(b)

construction of any facilities required to be provided under an endorsed security and emergency management plan has been completed and those facilities are operational in accordance with the endorsed plan;

(c)

the site controller has submitted for validation by the Secretary of State a report that demonstrates that authorised works have, or will have, on the date of Grand Opening, the capacity to host—

(i)

up to 8.5 million visitors to class 1 authorised works over a period of 12 months, and

(ii)

up to 55,000 visitors to class 1 authorised works on an individual day,

using buildings or structures whose construction has been completed and which the site controller considers to be ready to be declared open, and occupied;

(d)

the Secretary of State has endorsed the report submitted under sub-paragraph (c);

(e)

the site controller has provided to the Secretary of State, in respect of each work in the Inner Core Zone—

(i)

the construction of which has been completed at the date of Grand Opening, and

(ii)

which has a height exceeding 10 metres AGL,

a compliance statement in respect of its compliance with the Schedule 3 conditions in Part 6 (height controls) and Part 8 (reference design standards).