Here We Go Again

Now that the old workhouse at the top end has burnt down, there might be more opportunities.  The site is council owned (I think) and carries covenants on usage, and it would still require financial backing...

Peter_B wrote: So none of these have been built or in some cases got planning consent? Bear in mind that one Premiership club plays at a 2nd Division Rugby League ground.

Don't know if this was your intention Peter, but this comes across rather as if you're trying to warn off ambitious Championship clubs, a sort of "leave this to us, boys, you're playing with fire" message...

It's certainly a tough challenge to get into the Prem and get established, with the necessary facilities, and there are both shining examples (like Exeter) and danger signs (like London Welsh). But should clubs be denied the right to give it their best shot?

Of the examples quoted above, I believe Pirates' project has all necessary permissions and should start soon once the final funding hurdle's been cleared. Cov seem to be very active in exploring their options, particularly since they only achieved promotion back to the Championship last year. The Bedford proposal is more of a 'back-burner' one, it seems, but it's their prerogative to bide their time and reserve the right to have a go at some stage in the future when/if they judge the time to be right.

If people are interestedf in plans for the Coventry development, this interview given by the Coventry chairman, Jon Sharp to the rugby paper is the most recent information available. It's a fairly short piece, but it features one of the architect's impressions  which gives a good impression of the style of development. 

 

Ahh...I saw people in the stands for the Broncos game, so I thought that that might actually be the final layout (or that there might be another stand being sandwiched in still).

Not only levelled but rotated 90 degrees so that they can it can be laid out full size with 10m in-goal areas and 5m gap before the boards.

Google says the current pitch is slightly smaller at 98m x 68m with 5m in-goal but does not have the 5m space that is desirable.

I have never seen residential that close to a stadium where it is actually integral to the stadium construction .Are there any other examples where this exist ?. You said there are much better `schematics` than I posted, is there a link to these drawings. The aerial view I posted showed the surrounding area. There seemed to be large areas of waste land suitable for residential development away from the new stadium proposal.

I have no concerns on the Coventry proposal and only observations and would support any stadium for Rugby Union. 

Peter_B wrote: So none of these have been built or in some cases got planning consent? Bear in mind that one Premiership club plays at a 2nd Division Rugby League ground.

Of the examples quoted above, I believe Pirates' project has all necessary permissions and should start soon once the final funding hurdle's been cleared. Cov seem to be very active in exploring their options, particularly since they only achieved promotion back to the Championship last year. The Bedford proposal is more of a 'back-burner' one, it seems, but it's their prerogative to bide their time and reserve the right to have a go at some stage in the future when/if they judge the time to be right.