Southend get the go ahead for their stadium

[Yorkie]

BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southend Utd | Southend get stadium green light

Southend United have been given the go-ahead to build a new 22,000-seater stadium at Fossetts Farm.

They got planning permission for the project last year and were waiting on the response from an inquiry called by the Secretary of State.

Chairman Ron Martin told Southend's website: "The decision issued by the Secretary of State approved the club's new stadium plans.

"This is without a doubt a pivotal moment in Southend United's history."

Martin added: "Once the final points of the decision notice have been considered we will waste no time in commencing construction."




Is Alex Revell a lucky mascot for teams needing planning permission?

 

[Djmiles]

 

[surrey jim]

looks interesting, whats the bit to the bottom left??

 

[Djmiles]

looks interesting, whats the bit to the bottom left??

A retail "Village" I think

 

[Simon Morgan]

Is this the one with the train station part of the stadium, or am I thinking of somehwere completely different? Either way, looks very nice and I am pleased for them.

 

[Nemesis]

Out in open fields and it was approved how quickly? If that was our plans we'd have never even got to the application stage without being told to scale down our ambitions.

LDC, Baker, DeVagi, Cuntrest, Pepper, Baker and all you other bastards-I hope you all get your rewards for what you did.

 

[Munkfish]

A retail "Village" I think

Looks good

 

[pornomagboy]

how nice is the stadium..

bit of a shame we will never get a chance to go to it..

with us going up this season and then staying in the championship untill we get our theatre of dreams in the lovley village of falmer

 

[maffew]

that looks cool, like the little putting greens at the front as well

 

[byf]

I like it...looks more fun than falmer...bit galpharm mixed in with ricoh arena.....if thats the train cover going along...it looks spot on/

 

[Scotty Mac]

that is flair - isnt that long bit a STATION?

 

[gullshark]

Its retail and restaurants and other similar outlets, oh and a hotel