"ZipWorld, which operates the tower, needs planning permission for the wire to be granted by both the Tower Hamlets and Newham councils. Plans say the zipline would "offer a unique and exhilarating experience" for a predicted 60,000 extra visitors a year. According to the proposal, the slide would launch from the tower on the Newham side of the border, but cross the boundary into Tower Hamlets on the other side of the River Lea, where a new structure would be built."
"A report by planning officers says the new tower would be just under 39m (128ft) tall. Riders would not disembark in the borough but would instead be returned to the Orbit in Newham. Planning officers say they do not consider the return tower to have an impact on protected Metropolitan Open Land, and are recommending that councillors vote to approve it."
ZipWorld proposes a zipline launching from the ArcelorMittal Orbit in Newham that would cross the River Lea into Tower Hamlets, where a return tower would be constructed by Marshgate Way. The return tower is planned to be just under 39m (128ft) tall. Riders would be returned to the Orbit in Newham rather than disembarking in Tower Hamlets. Planning officers conclude the return tower would not affect protected Metropolitan Open Land and recommend approval. A separate planning application for the launch platform in Newham remains pending, and a gravity descender attraction would follow in a later application.
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