O2 designer reveals exactly where London's next 'super arena' could be

Tim had previously transformed the Millennium Dome into the O2 Arena (Picture: Getty Images)

The developer who transformed the Millennium Dome into the O2 arena has revealed where in London he wants to build a new venue.

Tim Leiweke,who has just built the new co-op Live in Manchester,said he is ‘hyper-focused’ on London,naming Hammersmith as the next best place to build a super venue.

He said: ‘We could accomplish something unbelievable in London. I’m bullish on the UK,and London is biggest and best music market in the world. ‘

Tim,who is the chief executive of of Oak Valley group,said the new arena would be best placed in the north or west of the city,naming Hammersmith as one option.

This would provide a shorter route to the venue than the one in Wembley currently allows for.

Tim Leiweke,said he is ‘hyper-focused’ on London (Picture: Metro)

Tim Leiweke,said he is ‘hyper-focused’ on London (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)

But it is not known where in Hammersmith the arena could be built.

His plans to build to the west of the capital comes as residents resoundingly reject to concert venue The Sphere being built in Stratford,east London.

It had a planned capacity of 21,000,but was cut over concerns with light pollution.

Tim admitted building another arena in London would ‘take a little more time’ compared to other major global cities,but the result would be ‘worth it’.

Locals had mixed views about the proposed new super venue. Some welcomed the potential facelift that would come with the development while others felt there were already several large venues in west London.

Ikea worker Angelika (pictured) said there were enough large venues in north and west London already and wouldn’t welcome the extra noise (Picture: w8media)

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Annelise (pictured) asked where the space was for a new huge complex in Hammersmith (Pictured: w8media)

Dominic (pictured) said the project could work if developers could find a suitable space for it (Picture: w8media)

“It’s not really a great idea. We already have one [large venue] in Wembley. It would be better if it were further away.”,said Ikea worker Angelika.

“We’ve already a got a lot of noise and one more [venue] would just make it worse.”

“Where would it be?”,asked Annelise. She told the Metro she ‘didn’t think much of the Dome’ so is skeptical about plans by a similar developer.

She added that planners should prioritise improving the area which she said had got ‘a bit run down’.

But others were more optimistic about a new major development.

‘If they can fit it in,then why not?”,said Dominic.

Plans to build The Sphere were rejected (Picture: The Madison Square Garden Company)

Tim Leiweke is the chief executive of of Oak Valley group (Picture: Ron Adar/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock)

London Mayor Sadiq Khan recently announced his plans for a London 2040 Olympic bid,and more arenas would only help this.

Tim told The Times: ‘If you look at Los Angeles which is hosting the 2028 Olympic Games,the arenas are part of that offier.

‘If there really is a desire to bid for these world events,you need world-class arenas.’