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CALGARY, ALTA. — The Calgary Planning Commission has approved the development permit for Scotia Place, which aims to be a venue for hosting sports, arts, cultural and entertainment events in the city.

“This milestone demonstrates how a venue like Scotia Place can be designed with the Calgary community in mind, first and foremost,” says project committee member Bob Hunter in a statement. “It’s a unique amenity, unlike anything that’s been built in this city. Crews are already digging, and we’re excited to see the venue take shape over the next few years of construction.”

The site’s design incorporates Indigenous peoples’ cultural views through four sacred elements: fire, water/ice, land and air.

The building will have a capacity of 18,400 people for hockey games and sporting events and up to 20,000 people for concerts.

There will be indoor and outdoor gather spaces; two festival streets (Stampede Trail and 14 Avenue S.E.); ground level retail and commercial spaces including three restaurants, a food hall, Stephenson & Co. Café and a team store; an indoor public plaza; outdoor unstructured play space; outdoor integrated seating; a 500 stall parkade on the east side; and 1,000 seat community rink at the southeast corner of the site.

According to the city, in addition to 600 solar panels on the building that will generate onsite power, the venue features a district energy connection to Calgary’s District Energy System.

The venue is designed to be fully electrified and net-zero by 2050.

The current Saddledome will be commemorated following the decommissioning of the building.

The development permit’s approval will be on the City of Calgary’s public notices webpage for 21 days.

During this period, interested parties and Calgarians can file an appeal.

After the appeal period, and once all conditions have been met, the approved development permit allows the Scotia Place venue to be built, the city states.

This includes the community rink, parkade and the surrounding plazas in 2025.