Extra seats ready for new season?

[HantsSeagull]

yes it said the club were very confident. some palms have probably been suitably greased

they must have had an indicative response from the planning dept already subject to committee - and lets face it which councillors in their right minds are going to risk the wrath of up to 30k voters by declining it - even the Greens have realised that.

 

[Everest]

and the concrete is being cast for the new seats already

You mean they're not getting the padded ones like the rest?

 

[*Gullsworth*]

yes some palms have probably been suitably greased

Oooooeerrrrrrrr missus be careful, careless whispers and all that!

 

[Exiled in Exeter]

Saints Programme - Ground Expansion Plans

Saints programme had, “We are aiming to complete the east upper and lower south corners in the 2012 close season and available for use at the start of the 2012-2013 season (subject to success of our planning permission). The final stage will be to fill in the North Stand corners, which, if ticket sales are going well, will be completed in the 2013 close season and available for use at the start of the 2013-14 season, which will then bring our capacity up to 30,750.”

http://www.northstandchat.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29348&d=1325369317

Amex expansion application now available to view online

Application for variation of conditions 39 and 43 of approved planning application BH2001/02418 and variation of conditions 35 and 38 of approved planning application BH2008/02732. Condition 39 of application BH2001/02418 and condition 35 of application BH2008/02732 seek to reduce the minimum number of car parking spaces from 2000 to 1500 and increase the maximum number from 2200 to 3000 and to read as follows –
"The Stadium shall not be brought into use unless and until details of arrangements for car parking for a minimum of 1500 cars and a maximum of 3,000 cars at Sussex University and land at the former Falmer High School or at alternative locations within 1.5km of the Stadium have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority and the said car parking provided. No Outdoor Event for which these parking spaces are required in accordance with the Travel Management Plan shall take place unless such parking spaces are available for use by persons attending the said Outdoor Event. The total number of car parking spaces to be provided for Outdoor Event traffic shall not exceed 3,000 within 1.5km of the Stadium."

Condition 43 of application BH2001/02418 and condition 38 of application BH2008/02732 seek to increase the maximum number of people in attendance from 22,500 to 30,750 (additional 8,250) and to read as follows - "No event shall take place at the Community Stadium with an attendance in excess of 30,750 people".

http://wam.brighton-hove.gov.uk/PlanningWAM/doc/Supporting%20Document%28s%29-2021719.pdf?extension=.pdf&id=2021719&location=VOLUME3&contentType=application/pdf&pageCount=1

4.7 As shown on the plans submitted with the Planning Application, the
breakdown of the seating would be as described below:
South Stand: 100 Seats
South East Corner: 810 Seats
South West Corner Lower: 1,175 Seats
South West Corner Upper: 370 Seats
North Stand: 100 Seats
North East Corner: 685 Seats
North West Corner Lower: 1,225 Seats
North West Corner Upper: 340 Seats
East Stand Lower: 100 Seats
East Stand Level 1: 70 Seats
East Stand Upper: 3,275
4.8 This represents a total of 8,250 seats, meaning that the Stadium would have
the capacity for attendances of up to 30,750.
4.9 There will be no material alterations to the exterior of the Stadium or to the
outer Concourse.

http://www.northstandchat.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29522&d=1326464979

 

[7:18]

You mean they're not getting the padded ones like the rest?

 

[e77]

Martin Perry confirmed on Albion Roar the other week that the steel and concrete are on order from somewhere in Northern Ireland,

 

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

.......and that will allow a change in the conditions from:
No more than 22,500 persons
To:
no more than 30,500 persons

wouldn't they only need planning permission if, say, they were to construct a metaphorical lean to that would make the stadium take up more space?

the amex is unfinished. technically. why would they need planning permission again to finish the stadium?

i didn't think people needed planning permission unless they were extending the building design.

 

[disgruntled h blocker]

Basically our ground had planning constraints when permission was initially granted, one of those being the capacity of the ground. This would be because any Transport Assessments would have been based on 22500 supporters and not 30750.

 

[Superseagull]

don't think the club need permission to put the seats in, they just need permission to have more than 22.5K fans in the ground. 2nd tier east upper will make big difference to noise levels in the ground. bring it in!