Villa Park Redevelopment

[tomd2103]

I still think they will need to do something with Witton Lane to try and get up to Spec  ,before a major tournament

Presumably the bid has been signed off on how the stadiums are projected to look like at the start of the tournament. At the moment there are no concrete plans to do anything on that side of the ground so come 2028 the Witton Lane will look pretty much like it does today.

I know it’s been discussed many times before on here, but I’m not sure what they can do on Witton lane really given the proximity of the housing.

[Villafirst]

What about the here and now. I understand that the redevelopment of Witton Station is key to starting the building work on the new stand? I'm not sure if the funding is in place yet for the station work. A large portion of the money has to be provided  by the Council for this work. Originally it was reported that work on the new stand was planned for Spring 2023, which I assume is the end of this season? I doubt if that's the case at the moment with the Station work needing planning permission and funding.

[AV82EC]

What about the here and now. I understand that the redevelopment of Witton Station is key to starting the building work on the new stand? I'm not sure if the funding is in place yet for the station work. A large portion of the money has to be provided  by the Council for this work. Originally it was reported that work on the new stand was planned for Spring 2023, which I assume is the end of this season? I doubt if that's the case at the moment with the Station work needing planning permission and funding.

Is it the council or Mr Mayor who needs to be getting this sorted? or both?

[olaftab]

Why don't they just bring Windsor Park up to scratch? Lower cost and risk.

Waste of time and money, won't be needed when there's a United Ireland team.

I would love that, being 1/10,000,000 Irish myself.

[London Villan]

While the plans for the ground have been made public, nothing is in the open about he station development. With how long public transport projects take in Brum (look how long it's taken to get the Camp Hill line sorted) then this could drag on for years.

[Des Little]

They'll have to do something with the catering side of things in the Witton Lane - the concourse is like being on a submarine.

[Nev]

They'll have to do something with the catering side of things in the Witton Lane - the concourse is like being on a submarine.

I've often wondered if they could somehow create space under the Holte or as part of the North Stand development (if the away fans move) where you gain access from the Witton Lane into a shared concourse? It would require a ticket check in and out but may alleviate some of the issues up there.

[Des Little]

I think that if we can't rebuild the stand, the answer will be to remove the boxes and free up all that space for lounges/bars, and middle block seats being sold as 'executive'.  Boxes are a thing of the past when it comes to generating revenue per square foot.  The boxes in that stand are pretty shit anyway.

[London Villan]

There will be a massive amount of space in the new stand - ticket checks don't matter so much if everyone has a ticket. The Holte is a bit more difficult, but could be linked in the lower tier. The upper tier of the Witton though - no idea, going to need to something creative if the footprint isn't changing.

[The Man With A Stick]

They'll have to do something with the catering side of things in the Witton Lane - the concourse is like being on a submarine.

Haven't been in the Witton since the Trabzonspor game in '94 but it reminded me of a 1950s nuclear bunker (with similar toilet/catering facilities) at the time.

[tomd2103]

Was speaking to someone at the match yesterday who said that the club are waiting to see if the UK & Ireland 2028 bid is successful, as if it is, Birmingham City Council will fund some of the redevelopment. 

Any truth in that?

[Nii Lamptey]

I assumed the redevelopment work was kicking off this summer - Guess not if this is the case, as the Euro 28 host isn't chosen until September.

[Duncan Shaw]

Only slightly related but I see Citeh have put in planning to increase capacity of the Emptihad (seems pointless) with hotel and "skybar" etc.

[darren woolley]

What about the here and now. I understand that the redevelopment of Witton Station is key to starting the building work on the new stand? I'm not sure if the funding is in place yet for the station work. A large portion of the money has to be provided  by the Council for this work. Originally it was reported that work on the new stand was planned for Spring 2023, which I assume is the end of this season? I doubt if that's the case at the moment with the Station work needing planning permission and funding.

I think your spot on I've heard this a few times.

[London Villan]

Just spoken to the ticket office and they have no clue about season ticket renewals or if fans are being moved at any point next season.