Re: Not going back to nuneaton

By Armchair vulture (Armchair Observer)26/8/2025 18:13Tue Aug 26 18:13:14 2025In response to Re: Not going back to nuneaton

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The site was previously the Haunchwood brick and Tile no1 works clay pit working the Etruria marl - it was the second pit the yard worked , the first being adjacent the works- now a pool. The large pit now on Vale view was extracted in the site of the ancient Haunchwood and was filled in after it ceased working the marl. The mark from this pit E eye red the brickworks via a tunnel under the railway line.
It was more or less worked out when photographed in 1913 - the image is on the BGS photographic archive online.
I believe that the NPPF- the governments planning directive and policy will require the sports pitch to be replaced if it is lost - but if a new 3G community pitch was created then things may be ok. The only thing that concerns me with that site is the close proximity to residential development and the poor access onto one road which is often busy The northern boundary of the site os the railway line. . But it’s for the planners to determine once they have all the facts and have done their consultations. I believe that this site would be subject to big local opposition just as the Jubilee centre site was. Would there be public benefit by constructing a stadium on this site?
We shall see.
And as VOR has rightly said you have to plan and obtain permission for the best case scenario- it is no good having permission for a 1500 capacity group d of down the line you will need 5 thousand and better floodlights and then get refused. Stick to something that is obtainable in a practical sense but make the site future proof- we're not talking about the stadium of light here are even something relative to what Burton have got but a scenario such as Liberty ways stands and capacity with a decent main stand and associated facilities would be nearer the mark.