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| Cost and completion dates compared with original forecasts | |||||
| Project | Actual cost or latest forecast (£m) | Increase on original budget (£m) | Increase (%) | Forecast completion date | Forecast delay against original completion date (months) |
| Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London | 52.5 | 14.2 | 36.9 | Sep-01 | – |
| Royal Court Theatre, London | 25.8 | 4.7 | 22.6 | Jun-99 | 13 |
| Royal Albert Hall, London | 66.3 | 8.6 | 15 | Dec-03 | – |
| Dovecot Arts Centre | 9.1 | 1.1 | 14 | Dec-98 | 4 |
| Cambridge Arts Theatre | 12.7 | 1.3 | 11.2 | Dec-96 | 1 |
| Milton Keynes Theatre and Gallery | 30.9 | 2.8 | 10.1 | Jun-99 | – |
| Victoria Hall and Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent | 24.6 | 1.8 | 8 | May-99 | 9 |
| Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London | 32.4 | 1.7 | 5.4 | Sep-01 | 12 |
| National Glass Centre, Sunderland | 12.6 | 0.63 | 5.3 | Jun-98 | 12 |
| Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester | 32 | 1.3 | 4.1 | Nov-98 | – |
| Royal National Theatre, London | 42.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | Mar-00 | – |
| Malvern Festival Theatre | 6.9 | 0.04 | 0.6 | Mar-98 | 1 |
| Royal Opera House, London | 214 | – | – | Dec-99 | – |
| Shakespeare’s Globe, London | 16.8 | – | – | Oct-00 | – |
| National Centre for Popular Music, Sheffield | 15 | –0.28 | –1.8 | Mar-99 | – |
| Out-turn costs and dates are as of 31 October 1998 Source: National Audit Office | |||||
| Additional grants made by the Arts Council | ||||
| Project | Original grant (£m) | Additional grant (£m) | Increase over original grant (%) | Reason |
| Sadler’s Wells, London | 30 | 6 | 20 | Costs higher than anticipated; cost overruns on main building work |
| Royal Court Theatre, London | 15.8 | 3.4 | 19.1 | Increased project costs |
| National Glass Centre, Sunderland | 5.9 | 0.95 | 16 | Elements could not be accommodated within original budget |
| Cambridge Arts Theatre | 6.6 | 0.75 | 11.3 | Cost of acceleration programme |
| Victoria Hall and Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent | 14.8 | 1.3 | 8.5 | Cost overruns |
| Dovecot Arts Centre | 6.3 | 0.37 | 6 | Higher building costs |
| Milton Keynes Theatre and Gallery | 19.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | Cost increases because of inflation and some redesign |
| Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London | 23.6 | 0.14 | 0.6 | Costs relating to building works and developing proposals for media facilities |
| Source: National Audit Office | ||||