A Big Sporting Item

Two of the main items at the Development Committee on August 25th deal with Southend United’s proposed new stadium.

Although these applications are just inside Southend Borough, Southend Council are consulting Rochford as the neighbouring authority. The applications are for:

11/00538/EXTM DEMOLISH NIGHTCLUB AND TRAINING FACILITIES; ERECT 22,000 SEAT FOOTBALL STADIUM INCLUDING 114 BEDROOM HOTEL, CONFERENCE FLOORSPACE, PLAYERS HOSTEL, FOOD AND DRINK CONCESSIONS, BARS AND OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES; ERECT 67 FLATS WITH BASEMENT PARKING, ERECT RETAIL UNITS (CLASS A1) TOTALLING 16,400 SQ METRES OF FLOORSPACE OF WHICH AT LEAST 20% SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO BULKY/DIY GOODS, ERECT RESTAURANT (CLASS A3) COMPRISING 279 SQ METRES OF FLOORSPACE, ERECT HEALTH CLUB (CLASS D2) TOTALLING 3205 SQ METRES OF FLOORSPACE, LAY OUT PARKING AND CYCLE SPACES AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND FORM VEHICULAR ACCESSES ONTO EASTERN AVENUE AND FOSSETTS FARM LINK ROAD (APPLICATION TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMIT FOR IMPLEMENTATION FOLLOWING PLANNING PERMISSION 06/01300/FULM GRANTED 30/06/2008) PART OF FOSSETTS FARM AND SUFC TRAINING GROUND EASTERN AVENUE SOUTHEND-ON-SEA ESSEX SS2 4DU

5.1
The above consultation was received from the Head of Environmental Planning and Transportation, Southend Borough Council. It was not possible to provide a written report on the schedule for Members? information, however, further details will be provided in advance of the Committee.
5.2
Southend Borough Council is expected to consider the application at Committee in September 2011. District officers will, therefore, provide a full report to the meeting to allow Members to form a view and this will be forwarded to the Borough Council.
5.3
For Members? information; officers have already relayed to Southend Borough Council the comments raised at the Development Committee in June 2011 with regard to the stadium development. Namely, the need for Section 106 agreement monies to be made available for the maintenance of the ditches of the flood attenuation pond and for the travel plan to include provision for away supporters to be directed to the stadium via the A127 rather than via Sutton Road.

You can download the agenda here if you wish (1.16 Mb), though there’s not much more about the stadium.

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