Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Manchester1894]

Nice find.

Wow. Great find. Temp use of site until the big one? Who is owning the new gym type place?

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Wow. Great find. Temp use of site until the big one? Who is owning the new gym type place?

Doubt it?

Here are details of the class A1 retail and the D2 sports facility:

• 
  Class A1. Shops
  Use for all or any of the following purposes—
  • 
    (a) for the retail sale of goods other than hot food,
  • 
    (b) as a post office,
  • 
    (c) for the sale of tickets or as a travel agency,
  • 
    (d) for the sale of sandwiches or other cold food for consumption off the premises,
  • 
    (e) for hairdressing,
  • 
    (f) for the direction of funerals,
  • 
    (g) for the display of goods for sale,
  • 
    (h) for the hiring out of domestic or personal goods or articles,
  • 
    (i) for the reception of goods to be washed, cleaned or repaired,
  where the sale, display or service is to visiting members of the public.

• 
  Class D2. Assembly and leisure
  Use as —
  • 
    (a) a cinema,
  • 
    (b) a concert hall,
  • 
    (c) a bingo hall or casino,
  • 
    (d) a dance hall,
  • 
    (e) a swimming bath, skating rink, gymnasium or area for other indoor or outdoor sports or recreations, not involving motorised vehicles or firearms.

 

[Centurions]

Doubt it?

Here are details of the class A1 retail and the D2 sports facility:

• 
  Class A1. Shops
  Use for all or any of the following purposes—
  • 
    (a) for the retail sale of goods other than hot food,
  • 
    (b) as a post office,
  • 
    (c) for the sale of tickets or as a travel agency,
  • 
    (d) for the sale of sandwiches or other cold food for consumption off the premises,
  • 
    (e) for hairdressing,
  • 
    (f) for the direction of funerals,
  • 
    (g) for the display of goods for sale,
  • 
    (h) for the hiring out of domestic or personal goods or articles,
  • 
    (i) for the reception of goods to be washed, cleaned or repaired,
  where the sale, display or service is to visiting members of the public.

• 
  Class D2. Assembly and leisure
  Use as —
  • 
    (a) a cinema,
  • 
    (b) a concert hall,
  • 
    (c) a bingo hall or casino,
  • 
    (d) a dance hall,
  • 
    (e) a swimming bath, skating rink, gymnasium or area for other indoor or outdoor sports or recreations, not involving motorised vehicles or firearms.

Hmm, the applicant is the Town Planning Manager for Asda. So no particular link to us.

 

[Gordyola]

So staying put then!

"
Whilst the ASDA Eastlands superstore continues to trade strongly ASDA are considering ways of making the store’s operation more efficient and viable so it’s future longevity is secured.
1.2 To do this they are considering utilising part of their existing superstore to create a new unit for use by other operators that complement the ASDA superstore.
1.3 ASDA are in discussion with potential occupiers, so whilst the exact occupation of the new unit is not yet known, permission for a flexible use unit is being sought for A1 and / or D2
use. The unit could either be used in its entirety for A1 or D2 use by a single operator, or by separate operators on ground and first floor. Alternatively, it could be used by a combination
of A1 and D2 uses, by separate operators on ground and first floor.
1.4 It is likely that:
 The A1 operator(s) will be non-food retail; and,
 The D2 operator(s) will be a gymnasium or other indoors sports, or both1"
.

 

[LevyBee76]

The current store is 110,000 sq. ft. so the first floor and part of ground floor will not be that large for their alterations, a very interesting development, looks like they are definitely staying for the time being then

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Told you last year that this was the 100% the case. City haven't even discussed the site with Asda never mind offering any cash for the store

 

[fbloke]

ASDA get a change of use to include sporting use and casino etc just prior to selling the site on at an inflated value then?

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

The obvious interesting bits are:

1.2 To do this they are considering utilising part of their existing superstore to create a new unit for use by other operators that complement the ASDA superstore.
1.3 ASDA are in discussion with potential occupiers, so whilst the exact occupation of the new unit is not yet known, permission for a flexible use unit is being sought for A1 and / or D2
use. The unit could either be used in its entirety for A1 or D2 use by a single operator, or by separate operators on ground and first floor. Alternatively, it could be used by a combination

Its not entirely clear at the moment what ASDA's plan might be - interesting none the less

 

[Centurions]

The obvious interesting bits are:

1.2 To do this they are considering utilising part of their existing superstore to create a new unit for use by other operators that complement the ASDA superstore.
1.3 ASDA are in discussion with potential occupiers, so whilst the exact occupation of the new unit is not yet known, permission for a flexible use unit is being sought for A1 and / or D2
use. The unit could either be used in its entirety for A1 or D2 use by a single operator, or by separate operators on ground and first floor. Alternatively, it could be used by a combination

Its not entirely clear at the moment what ASDA's plan might be - interesting none the less

Club shop while the North stand is being expanded?

 

[Sheikh Rattle n Roll]

Looks like only one fifth of the floor space, probably that Whelan chap putting one of his DW gyms in!

 

[Elbow beards]

Hi, just having a conversation with the inlaws about what used to be where the etihad is now. Doesn't anyone have any old photos or aerial Pictures? Ta.

 

[DiscoSteve]

From Britain From Above - 1939 looking North to South - the Gas Holder bottom left is the one at the end of the car parks

 

[waspish]

Think this is a quality picture

 

[jonmcity]

There were some excellent rail links in those days. We need them back

 

[JGL07]

Stores of the ASDA Velodrome type are a drain on supermarket resources. The fire is smaller stores near to the population. I suspect the stuff above is all an attempt to put the selling price up.

 

[bluem@n]

From Britain From Above - 1939 looking North to South - the Gas Holder bottom left is the one at the end of the car parks

Trying to get my bearings on this. Am I right in thinking the gasometer on the left hand side is where the B of the Bang was?

 

[west didsblue]

Trying to get my bearings on this. Am I right in thinking the gasometer on the left hand side is where the B of the Bang was?

No. The gasometer's still there. The B of the bang would have been about 3/4 of the way up the photo on the left

 

[theres only one carlito]

No. The gasometer's still there. The B of the bang would have been about 3/4 of the way up the photo on the left

The road that forks just above the gas cylinder on the left. The fork is no longer there but which path does the road now take up to Alan Turing way?Bears on the left road I think? Which would make the factory further up pretty much on the empty land next to the etihad. I think.

 

[west didsblue]

The road that forks just above the gas cylinder on the left. The fork is no longer there but which path does the road now take up to Alan Turing way. Bears on the left road I think. Which would make the factory further up pretty much on the empty land next to the etihad. I think.

Where the road forks, the left fork follows what is now Alan Turing Way (was Mill Street). The right fork was Forge Lane which runs past the East stand of the stadium and joins up with Grey Mare Lane at Ashton New Road.

 

[1.618034]

Trying to get my bearings on this. Am I right in thinking the gasometer on the left hand side is where the B of the Bang was?

No. This is close to the current view, but can't get Google maps to look from the correct angle. This is from due south.