COMPLETION OF THE PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED FOOTBALL STADIUM (APPROXIMATELY 5580 TOTAL…

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COMPLETION OF THE PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED FOOTBALL STADIUM (APPROXIMATELY 5580 TOTAL SPECTATOR CAPACITY), PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER THE NOW-LAPSED PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 05/9008. THE COMPLETED STADIUM WILL CONSIST OF 4 NO. STANDS IN A CLOSED-BOWL CONFIGURATION (WITH THE WEST STAND ALREADY PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED) AND WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) WEST STAND WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE EXISTING PRECAST CONCRETE TERRACE, PROVIDING SEATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,100 SPECTATORS, ALONG WITH AN ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION BUILDING WHICH WILL INCLUDE CHANGING FACILITIES, PUBLIC AND STAFF TOILETS, A GYMNASIUM, TREATMENT ROOMS, OFFICES, STORAGE, AND PLANT AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL (PARTIALLY UNDER THE RAKED TERRACES) WITH MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS, LICENSED CORPORATE BOXES SUITES, MEETING SPACES, TRAINING ROOMS, CLUB ROOMS, A CONTROL ROOM, MEDIA ROOMS, AND OFFICES AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR LEVELS ABOVE. THIS WILL INVOLVE THE RENOVATION AND PART DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING PARTIALLY COMPLETED ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION BLOCK, (2) EAST STAND FEATURING A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SPECTATOR TERRACE WITH SEATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,230 SPECTATORS, ALONG WITH A NEW AMENITY BUILDING WHICH WILL HOUSE A GYMNASIUM, TREATMENT ROOM, TOILETS, CHANGING FACILITIES, AND AN OFFICE AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL WITH THE PROVISION OF A HOSPITALITY AREA TO FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND A TV GANTRY LOCATED AT ROOF LEVEL AS WELL AS 2 NO. DETACHED, EXTERNALLY ACCESSED PUBLIC TOILET BLOCKS, (3) NORTH AND SOUTH STANDS WHICH WILL INCLUDE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SPECTATOR TERRACES, EACH WITH SEATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 240 SPECTATORS AND ADDITIONAL STANDING CAPACITY FOR CIRCA 885 SPECTATORS EACH, (4) COMPLETION OF THE GRASS PLAYING PITCH FORMATION WITH STORM DRAINAGE AND GOALS, FLAGS, LINING FENCING RAILS AND NORMAL SOCCER ACCESSORIES AND (5) SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF CAR PARKING, BUS PARKING, SEGREGATED PEDESTRIAN ROUTES, TURNSTILES, 4 NO. 1200 LUX FLOODLIGHTS (APPROXIMATELY 40 METERS TALL), AN ESB SUBSTATION, AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS, INCLUDING COMPLETION OF DRAINAGE, BOTH HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, GATES, ACCESS CONTROL AND SITE BOUNDARY FENCING

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Permission was granted on 19 Dec 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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