Planning permission for Fossetts

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[Spaceman Spiff]

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In 20 years time you’ll be able to post a new set of images of the current plans @Tinks , so we can compare them to whatever the new plan is then

 

[CanveyCastle]

This document confirms my thoughts all along--- Martin gets involved and thinks "I will bail the club out for a couple of years and the stadium will be done"

Only 20years later the dough has run out.

 

[Cockle43]

So no Greater Crested Newt found?

That's interesting as the Ilke site just down the road had reptile prevention fencing around it for some considerable time because of newt presence being detected there near to the pond at the back of the site.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

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To be fair to old Ronald McDonald the 'latest' stadium designs do look better with 100's of flats built into it. Plus he's clearly got the clubs best interest at heart with all the rent money the club will receive from the occupiers, oh wait........

 

[Yer Blues]

To be fair to old Ronald McDonald the 'latest' stadium designs do look better with 100's of flats built into it. Plus he's clearly got the clubs best interest at heart with all the rent money the club will receive from the occupiers, oh wait........

Isn't most of it council? I don't think he'll get any rent but he will make money from selling the residential units.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

Isn't most of it council? I don't think he'll get any rent but he will make money from selling the residential units.

Kinda my point

 

[Tommy2holes]

I actually liked the original design.

 

[kentblues]

Isn't most of it council? I don't think he'll get any rent but he will make money from selling the residential units.

I think the SBC units are leased by the council for x years from the development (SBC then rent on to residents) and at the end of x years SBC take ownership?

 

[Rob1920]

Makes me sad that picture. I was excited about the new ground when it was going to look like that. Now its going to be a glorified housing estate I've really lost all enthusiasm.

 

[Kat_r]

I actually liked the original design.

Same

 

[kentblues]

The original design is basically an airifx stadium with no seats in corners and just a curved bit of roofing on top. Would certainly be cheaper. You can experience it if you could bring yourself to spend 10 mins in the Col U stadium.

I rather suspect if the new design was the the old, and the old was the new you wouldn't like it any more :-)

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[North Banker]

It's just surrounded by a sea of car parking instead in the old design. Houses offer a lot more to society than car parks do, and in any case I'd much rather the stadium felt like part of a community than part of a soulless out of town retail park.

The flats on top of the main stand do look a bit daft though. I'd probably rather they were in separate tower blocks next to the stadium and let the stadium be a stadium. Or at least have the flats go all the way around for some symmetry. Still, if it's what it takes to make it happen, I'll take it.

 

[Tommy2holes]

The original design is basically an airifx stadium with no seats in corners and just a curved bit of roofing on top. Would certainly be cheaper. You can experience it if you could bring yourself to spend 10 mins in the Col U stadium.

I rather suspect if the new design was the the old, and the old was the new you wouldn't like it any more :-)

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It's literally nothing like Colchester stadium.

It's essentially a bowl with a two tiered main stand.

And if memory serves, had a capacity of 15k

Col u has 4 separate stands and single tier main stand with a capacity of 10k

Other than that, they are identical!!

 

[Holy Joe]

Matches being postponed made me think of underpitch heating - anyone know if the new stadium has this? I don't think I've seen it mentioned so I'm presuming not, also I guess running costs are very high

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Matches being postponed made me think of underpitch heating - anyone know if the new stadium has this? I don't think I've seen it mentioned so I'm presuming not, also I guess running costs are very high

To be fair to Ron on one small thing, the training ground does look pretty pucker. Scrimping on pitch drainage, irrigation or heating in the stadium would seem a bit odd. It might not be like Wembley but it’s likely to have some reasonable arrangements to keep the pitch playable and in good nick.

 

[kentblues]

Matches being postponed made me think of underpitch heating - anyone know if the new stadium has this? I don't think I've seen it mentioned so I'm presuming not, also I guess running costs are very high

Very good question. As Spaceman says having gone top end on the training pitches you would hope the actual playing surface will be likewise.

Does it need under pitch heating- or these days is inflatable covers as effective/ more cost effective?

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

well I trawled the plans as much as i could but really it is a mammoth task. I could not find anything about under soil heating but we do know the pitch is going to be exactly like the lower pitch at the training ground with the plastic threads. The level down from the premiership but really good. But i did find confirmation of safe standing for home fans,
"The amendments to the permitted design of the stadium takes advantage of the existing ground level changes. The site levels allow the stadium bowl to be built into the ground limiting the scale of the building from the outside and reducing the requirement for internal vertical circulation. The stadium bowl is a simple single tier design accommodating dedicated zones for premium, general admissions home fans safe standing and away seating. The stadium bowl is covered with a simple cantilevered canopy design. The phasing of the stadium has resolved the issue of how to join the relatively simply, low and unheated three sided stadium with the larger, more complex and heated North Stand".