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Offline chrisw1

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11025 on: Today at 11:58:27 AM »
The Holte could be improved, but the cost-benefit is a non-starter.

We had one opportunity to rebuild a stand unfettered by land constraints, but have chosen to extend it instead.  If we had any serious ambitions to maximise capacity, we'd be building something equivalent to the Anfield Road stand, which would have added an extra 4-5k more than the current plan.

Getting up to 55k with that one stand would have made a hell of a difference.  As it is, we'll be topping out at 50k + whatever any further 'bowl optimisation' adds for the next decade at least.
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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11026 on: Today at 12:24:25 PM »
North Stand plans have been approved by BCC. https://x.com/villareport/status/1961024665037533515

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11027 on: Today at 01:31:53 PM »
North Stand plans have been approved by BCC. https://x.com/villareport/status/1961024665037533515

Seems to have been forever  but good news.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11028 on: Today at 01:42:33 PM »
Bearing in mind we had approval for a bigger development, this must have been a simple box tick.

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11029 on: Today at 02:04:47 PM »
Bearing in mind we had approval for a bigger development, this must have been a simple box tick.

That’s not how it works. The size of the previous application makes no difference.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11030 on: Today at 02:05:03 PM »
Bearing in mind we had approval for a bigger development, this must have been a simple box tick.

This is correct; the new design was already inside the planning envelope so always a formality as you say.

Offline chrisw1

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11031 on: Today at 02:11:58 PM »
Bearing in mind we had approval for a bigger development, this must have been a simple box tick.

That’s not how it works. The size of the previous application makes no difference.
Of course it does.  As ADS has said they had previously approved something larger both physically and capacity.  They were hardly going to be able to find a reason to turn this one down.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11032 on: Today at 02:48:37 PM »
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker: "Huge congrats to Aston Villa. The good news doesn't stop there. We've got funding to upgrade Witton Station and we're working closely with the club and our rail partners to make sure fans get the great train arrival they deserve."

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11033 on: Today at 02:53:35 PM »
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker: "Huge congrats to Aston Villa. The good news doesn't stop there. We've got funding to upgrade Witton Station and we're working closely with the club and our rail partners to make sure fans get the great train arrival they deserve."

<Brian Blessed voice> PARKERS ALIVE </Brian Blessed voice>

 


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