LoughboroBlade
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Hmm... http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/yorkshire/blades-to-kickstart-bramall-lane-redevelopment?
On the one hand, I'd be absolutely delighted to see an end to the pillars of the Kop, which was the main reason I thought we'd brought in civil engineer and occasional footballer Martyn Woolford over the summer.
On the other hand, I'd prefer this was just a replacement with a better Kop of the same size. 37,000 ground capacity seems excessive.
EXCLUSIVE: BLADES TO KICKSTART BRAMALL LANE REDEVELOPMENT
10th Nov 2015 Yorkshire Matthew Ord
Sheffield United FC have expressed their desire to start construction work on the redevelopment of their historic Bramall Lane ground "as soon as possible" after taking the steps required to trigger a planning permission originally secured in 2009.
That approval, which the Blades successfully extended in 2013, involves an extension to the Kop Stand, alterations to the North East corner of the stadium, alongside the erection of a business enterprise centre and associated infrastructure.
The League One club has now submitted an application to discharge a series of conditions from the original approval, which need to be satisfied before work can begin. These include providing samples of all external materials and finishes, drawing up a landscape scheme for the area, submitting details of the construction process and undertaking highways improvements.
The application covering the discharge of conditions has been drawn up by Zerum Consult. In a letter to Sheffield City Council, the development consultancy confirms the club are "keen to start work on site as soon as possible".
The Kop extension will add an extra 3,215 seats. The major redevelopment, which will require the removal of the stand’s roof, is also designed to allow new hospitality, conference and exhibition space, new offices for the club and media facilities. The additional seating will be located atop a concourse area with club offices and a car park beneath.
The entirety of the resulting structure will be covered by a large cantilevered truss roof with familiar supporting steel work projecting from the Shoreham Street elevation.
Changes proposed to the North East corner are "exclusively internal" and will result in improved views for supporters, as well as the introduction of additional viewing boxes.
The business centre will be seven domestic storeys in height and occupy a rectangular footprint adjoining both the South Stand and Kop Stand. It will house office space and a TV/media centre.
GMI Construction Group has been appointed to the project.
Bramall Lane is the oldest major league ground in the world, having hosted its first game in 1862. The original redevelopment masterplan envisaged a 44,500-capacity stadium, up from the ground's current 33,000 seats, able to stage games for the 2018 FIFA World Cup which England was at the time hopeful of hosting.
The extension is to be carried out in two phases with the Kop element of the scheme first, taking capacity up to 37,000, followed by the South Stand. An extension of time for the South Stand permission was secured in 2014.
On the one hand, I'd be absolutely delighted to see an end to the pillars of the Kop, which was the main reason I thought we'd brought in civil engineer and occasional footballer Martyn Woolford over the summer.
On the other hand, I'd prefer this was just a replacement with a better Kop of the same size. 37,000 ground capacity seems excessive.
EXCLUSIVE: BLADES TO KICKSTART BRAMALL LANE REDEVELOPMENT
10th Nov 2015 Yorkshire Matthew Ord
Sheffield United FC have expressed their desire to start construction work on the redevelopment of their historic Bramall Lane ground "as soon as possible" after taking the steps required to trigger a planning permission originally secured in 2009.
That approval, which the Blades successfully extended in 2013, involves an extension to the Kop Stand, alterations to the North East corner of the stadium, alongside the erection of a business enterprise centre and associated infrastructure.
The League One club has now submitted an application to discharge a series of conditions from the original approval, which need to be satisfied before work can begin. These include providing samples of all external materials and finishes, drawing up a landscape scheme for the area, submitting details of the construction process and undertaking highways improvements.
The application covering the discharge of conditions has been drawn up by Zerum Consult. In a letter to Sheffield City Council, the development consultancy confirms the club are "keen to start work on site as soon as possible".
The Kop extension will add an extra 3,215 seats. The major redevelopment, which will require the removal of the stand’s roof, is also designed to allow new hospitality, conference and exhibition space, new offices for the club and media facilities. The additional seating will be located atop a concourse area with club offices and a car park beneath.
The entirety of the resulting structure will be covered by a large cantilevered truss roof with familiar supporting steel work projecting from the Shoreham Street elevation.
Changes proposed to the North East corner are "exclusively internal" and will result in improved views for supporters, as well as the introduction of additional viewing boxes.
The business centre will be seven domestic storeys in height and occupy a rectangular footprint adjoining both the South Stand and Kop Stand. It will house office space and a TV/media centre.
GMI Construction Group has been appointed to the project.
Bramall Lane is the oldest major league ground in the world, having hosted its first game in 1862. The original redevelopment masterplan envisaged a 44,500-capacity stadium, up from the ground's current 33,000 seats, able to stage games for the 2018 FIFA World Cup which England was at the time hopeful of hosting.
The extension is to be carried out in two phases with the Kop element of the scheme first, taking capacity up to 37,000, followed by the South Stand. An extension of time for the South Stand permission was secured in 2014.
