Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

Centurions said:
Won't United still win the Biggest Stadium trophy though? Do we gain entry to the 'UEFA Biggest Stadium' knockout competition for finishing in the top 4?

Edit: I came across this just before looking at this thread today by pure chance.

www.bbc.co.uk

Manchester City's Etihad Stadium expansion approved

Plans to increase the capacity of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium from 48,000 to about 62,000 are approved.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
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That link is from 2014 and planning permission has now expired. I think it's safe to say that the stadium won't be expanded in the near future.
 
Bluesince88 said:
They aren’t sold as that’s the biggest spot of empty seats. Don’t know if it’s still the case but schools and many of the freebies would get their tickets in that section. It’s why you usually see a full young football team together there. Also why you see big empty areas if some decide not to go. As someone else said the area should be moved to a part of the ground not as prominent on tv. We also don’t need a full stand as a “family stand”
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I always said the empty seats there were never an issue before 2011ish when the club decided to move it there.
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
That link is from 2014 and planning permission has now expired. I think it's safe to say that the stadium won't be expanded in the near future.
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expanded its needs to be lowered so you can have a bit of seating space it’s a fcuking dump they need to spend at least the price of Sancho to get it up to standards! How it gets a safety certificate in the end where when it’s a cup game behind the goal I don’t know it’s so steep if anyone slipped there they end up dead!
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
That link is from 2014 and planning permission has now expired. I think it's safe to say that the stadium won't be expanded in the near future.
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While it may not happen in the near future; the planning was for both ends and I thought that once you've enacted on part of a planning proposal anything not done does not expire.
Could be wrong as change stuff in planning and regs constantly.
 
EricBrooksGhost said:
While it may not happen in the near future; the planning was for both ends and I thought that once you've enacted on part of a planning proposal anything not done does not expire.
Could be wrong as change stuff in planning and regs constantly.
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By law, any planning permission granted expires after a certain period. Generally, unless your permission says otherwise, you have three years from the date it's granted to begin the development. If you haven't started work by then, you will probably need to reapply.
 
The FS is too big, even taking into account that (from SS) we can see groups of kids sat together in kits, it's also where lots of club freebies are too. The way to sort it could be to not sell kids tickets elsewhere in the ground, is that fair? I doubt it but if we have a FS then that's where the kids should be. Problem then becomes when it's time to move out into the wider stadium where do you go?

I'd be looking at making half the top & bottom tiers FS and the rest utilised as either normal seats (SC) or sell them on a game by game basis.

As for Schools/club tickets, shove them up in tier 3 seats, there's obviously space up there as I read about away fans being up there from posts in here on a regular basis.
 
waspish said:
By law, any planning permission granted expires after a certain period. Generally, unless your permission says otherwise, you have three years from the date it's granted to begin the development. If you haven't started work by then, you will probably need to reapply.
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Which was my point, the South Stand was done so we started.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I'm no expert but that sounds like something that could really be exploited. Get planning permission, paint a lamp-post or something to say it's been started and do the rest whenever you want? Really can't see that being the case myself and thought I'd heard (on here) it had lapsed anyway.
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Completing half the job is hardly paining a lamp post to exploit a loophole though. Either way I doubt planning would be any issue.
 
blueparrot said:
Completing half the job is hardly paining a lamp post to exploit a loophole though. Either way I doubt planning would be any issue.
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Aah, but then you're in the realm of what constitutes "started" and what constitutes "x percentage of the total original planning request". It would need to be stipulated in the planning approval documents and I just don't see councils getting into minefield areas like this. More likely it's "here's your approval, you have x years/months to do it".

I agree, there'll be no issue getting approval unless they ask for something radically different.
 
Mid Wales blue said:
Hello Vlad.
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I once had blood taken at the hospital, and the young (and very pretty) nurse did an excellent job, as I'm difficult to get blood out of ( I blame working for the Revenue for 35 years).
She had an Eastern European accent, and I asked where she was from. She replied Romania. I asked her if she was from Transylvania, and she said "how did you know?" I pointed to my arm, and the penny dropped.
She burst out laughing!
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I'm no expert but that sounds like something that could really be exploited. Get planning permission, paint a lamp-post or something to say it's been started and do the rest whenever you want? Really can't see that being the case myself and thought I'd heard (on here) it had lapsed anyway.
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Commencement keeps it alive
 
A friend was telling me last night she bought a couple of terrace houses near the stadium last year for £108k each.

Now had them valued at £160k each and her rental for each one is £920 a month.

I almost choked when I heard that, but she says people are snapping up property around the stadium.

On an interest only mortgage, she must be easily clearing £1000 a month for the pair?
 
Invisible Man's Bandage said:
That link is from 2014 and planning permission has now expired. I think it's safe to say that the stadium won't be expanded in the near future.
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I would actually hope we decide to build an entirely new stadium in the next decade on where the gas holder and car parks are - it is huge and then the footprint for the Etihad can be used for more parking, transport and leisure buildings?

It seems stupid to spend another £100m on an increase to a stadium which in ten years time will look even more dated in comparison to some of the new structures?
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
I would actually hope we decide to build an entirely new stadium in the next decade on where the gas holder and car parks are - it is huge and then the footprint for the Etihad can be used for more parking, transport and leisure buildings?

It seems stupid to spend another £100m on an increase to a stadium which in ten years time will look even more dated in comparison to some of the new structures?
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To add to that, we will have one of the best indoor arenas in the world making the Etihad look even shitter than it does. New stadium for me is the way forward, but i've always thought that was just a pipe dream.
 
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