Bristol City new stadium recommended for approval
Bristol City's plans for a £65 million stadium at Ashton Vale have been recommended for approval by city planners.
But council planning officers are opposed to one of two housing developments next to the stadium
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Bristol City's new stadium has been recommended for approval
Officers at Bristol City Council have released a 139 page report on the clubs application for a 30,000 stadium to replace Ashton Gate, due to be discussed at a meeting next week.
They recommend the south and east development control committee is "minded to approve" the plans for the stadium, hotel and part of the proposed housing.
The officers’ report says they are in favour of housing being built on the site of the former Alderman Moores allotments, which is between the proposed site of the stadium itself and the city boundary, because access for pedestrians would come through there from Silbury Road.
But they object to the building of houses on an area to the south of the proposed stadium site called Southlands housing, next to the park and ride. City say the housing is crucial to paying for the cost of the new ground, but the officers feel that is not a good enough reason.
The report says: “The relevant test has not been met for the Southlands housing because the very special circumstances put forward, that it is development necessary to assist the funding of an intrinsically non-viable stadium, do not clearly outweigh the harm to the green belt and furthermore the housing development has adverse impacts on wildlife interests and is an unacceptable isolated form of development.”
The report also shows that responses sent direct to the council were split almost exactly 50-50, for and against the development.
But the biggest petition – with nearly 6,000 names on it – was in favour.
One petition on the council’s own website collected 450 signatures in favour, while one against had 295 people against the proposal.
Objections to the scheme came from the Greater Bedminster Community Partnership, Long Ashton Parish Council, The Campaign Against Urban Sprawl, Bristol Parks Forum, Hotwells & District Allotments Association Ltd, Bristol Friends of the Earth, Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance, Protect Whitchurch Greenbelt Alliance, Hands off Long Ashton, Avon Wildlife Trust, Open Spaces Society, Whitchurch Action Group and Save Siston and Warmley Green Spaces.
Any approval would be on the condition that a solution is found for providing pedestrian access between Winterstoke Road and the stadium.
The committee is due to hear the application next Thursday.
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by Davide, France
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 8:26PM
“From a gas forum, interesting.................
SirBaselTote
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Hopeless Lost Cause!
Although i am not a member of the Gas List Forum (as Geoff mistakenly said i was) i have heard from a totally reliable source that on that very forum Geoff Dunford actually encouraged Gasheads to protest against the Ashton Vale stadium developement.This is how pathetic he is and what a hopeless situtaion Rovers are in with this man in charge.
I would just ask you to remember that it is not all Gasheads who are like this man,many (how many?) have sussed him out ages ago to be the spoilt brat he is desperately clinging to Rovers like it`s his toy and no one elses.
Maybe the Gasheads he asked to protest against Ashton Vale will hopefully soon wake up,turn around and ask him "where is our new stadium Mr Dunford?"
Until such time i am afraid that my club will remain as it is now,hijacked by a few self serving businessmen who put Rovers rather low down their priority list.
Good luck to City and God help Rovers.”
by Mitch, Ashton Vale
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 7:55PM
“Ummm, cheers Chris, good input in to this debate.”
by Chris, bacubeond
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 5:38PM
“I've had such a laugh reading this item.
I've seen BCFC mentioned and also Top Flight Football.
The things people say on here really makes I laugh.
I hope it isn't Sainsburys that get the ground. They already have a supermarket nearby which is being run by planks and staffed by about 10 people.
They would probably take on 4 extra people to man the 20 extra checkouts.
All that marshland out on the Vale should be turned over to immigrant rice growers not another football ground”
by James, Totterdown
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 4:11PM
“sooooo anyway...
Well done City and BCC for showing the ambition to make this happen!
Lets get on andd get it built now.”
by Elton, Blagdon
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 4:07PM
“Fish, nothing but fish.”
by Mitch, Ashton Vale
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 3:28PM
“I think the best policy here is to ignore Elton. Clearly not acting his age.
Mr Lansdown has made his money with another person called Mr Hargreaves. They both started with nothing working in a small office offering financial investments and advice.
They are now running a multi million pound Company with people from all over the world using Hargreaves Lansdown for financial investment and advice. Pretty sound eh?
So nothing to do with people from Bristol, just because it's Bristol based and the owners are Bristolian!
Oh and Mitch is my real name!”
by P.Dant, Spelling
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 3:14PM
“Elton you moron, it's Lansdown (no E).”
by Observer, Bristol
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 3:11PM
“Elton - You really are a silly old man. Go and have a dribble with J.R. Hartley, you maggot. (Blagdon : Cheap end of Chew valley/Weston).”
by Mike, |Bristol
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 3:10PM
“Chomp.
'you people really are an amusing way to waste a few hours'
We feel the same about you chuckles, your not exactly the puppet master.”
by ian, bristol
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 3:06PM
“I hope I can find something more interesting to do when I retire than sit around provoking responses from idiots on a provincial newspaper site comments page.”