No P&R for Newport game

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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
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There are a maximum 3,000 parking spaces allowed in the stadium vicinity (essentially the UoS and Bridge car parks) according to BH2011/03861. This is the capacity extension application and the actual use figures for train, P&R, coach, bus, etc are in there somewhere, I just can't be arsed to look for them. Interestingly (ie I haven't seen it mentioned on NSC previously), BHA has submitted an application that will reduce the stadium capacity by 2,000+ when the Bennett's Field Car Park closes - due at the end of the forthcoming season.

Wow.
That, sir, definitely requires a thread of its own !
 




I don't think too much can be read into those quoted figures. The club also stated that 100% of away fans, yes 100%, every single fan for every single match, would arrive by coach! Basically we said whatever we needed to say at the time to get the nod which was fair enough; it's only now that chickens are coming home to roost.

It was 2,000 away fans but MP was still spouting this rubbish at the PC meeting about the Racecourse P&R; I'm sure he actually believe(d/s) it.
 


Husty

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Oct 18, 2008
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There are a maximum 3,000 parking spaces allowed in the stadium vicinity (essentially the UoS and Bridge car parks) according to BH2011/03861. This is the capacity extension application and the actual use figures for train, P&R, coach, bus, etc are in there somewhere, I just can't be arsed to look for them. Interestingly (ie I haven't seen it mentioned on NSC previously), BHA has submitted an application that will reduce the stadium capacity by 2,000+ when the Bennett's Field Car Park closes - due at the end of the forthcoming season.

Is that to prevent us from having to create additional parking spaces by artificially limiting our attendances?
 


Wow.
That, sir, definitely requires a thread of its own !

I was being a bit 'economical' though:

BH2013/01356 American Express Community Stadium Village Way Brighton
Received on 30/04/2013
UNDER CONSIDERATION Application for removal of condition 1 and variation of condition 36 of application BH2011/03861. (Variation of condition application to increase maximum number of spectators at American Express Community Stadium to 30,750 and to change parking provision within 1.5km to between 1500 and 3000 vehicular parking spaces). Wording for condition 1 to be removed currently reads - "Of the additional 8,250 capacity hereby approved, only 5,991 seats of the additional capacity shall be brought into use for the 2012/2013 football season". Wording for condition 36 to be varied to read as follows - "When the 650 space temporary car park on land to the east of the Stadium (planning application reference LW/11/0466) ceases to be in use, of the additional 8,250 capacity hereby approved, only 5,991 seats of the additional capacity shall continue to be in use. None of the remaining capacity of 2,259 seats shall be returned to use unless details of a permanent park and ride solution, or other permanent transport solution to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority, to replace the 650 space temporary car park, has been agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and until the permanent park and ride solution, or other permanent transport solution, has been implemented."
 


















Brovion

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Jul 6, 2003
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The P&R won't be available at the racecourse until the first league game.
I know. That's why I was wondering about the relevance of the spaces at the racecourse P&R car park when there is no P&R!

EDIT: Although on re-reading MR Gatting's post it may have been been a query to 'Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!' rather than a query on P&R! Think we may all have been at cross-purposes.
 




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