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Green light for Greenwich cruise liner terminal set to create 500 jobs

A new cruise liner terminal in Greenwich that will bring thousands of tourists to the capital every year, and in turn hundreds of new jobs, was given the green light by the Mayor of London’s Office today.

As part of a scheme that will create up to 500 new jobs, up to 55 cruise ships a year are expected to dock at the new terminal at Enderby Wharf in Greenwich. The scheme also includes 477 new homes, a skills academy, restaurants, cafes and bars.

The new terminal is expected to be up and running by 2017. It will help London become a “marquee destination for cruise ships” says the Mayor’s office.

Planning permission was originally granted in 2012 for a passenger terminal on the Enderby Wharf site, however new European legislation that came into force earlier this year required cruise operators to stay for longer in London with vessels starting and ending trips in the capital.

Last month Greenwich council approved revised plans for the new terminal and today the Deputy Mayor for Planning, Sir Edward Lister, also gave the application the go ahead.

London’s Deputy Mayor for Planning, Sir Edward Lister, said: “We have worked with the local authority and the developer to ensure the new terminal and surrounding infrastructure will meet the needs of thousands of tourists coming to the city each year.

“It will provide a major boost to tourism, benefit the local economy and further contribute to London’s status as a world leading city.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .