Wembley leisure complex given the go-ahead

The latest development for the new Wembley stadium, involving the creation of a massive designer retail and leisure complex, has been approved by planners.

The regeneration project will transform a 42-acre site into a leisure and cinema complex with a 5-star hotel plus caf鳬 bars and restaurants.

This will help to revitalise the local community through the creation of 3,700 homes - 40 per cent of which

Wembley Park Boulevard will run the length of Regent Street while Arena Square, the size of Leicester Square, will boast designer and sports shops.

Developers Quintain announced today that Brent council had granted outline planning consent after a six-month consultation.

Wembley Arena is also to be refurbished. Work is expected to start on the site later