New stadium plans for Gainsborough Trinity reveal multiple-sport and retail complex
The new home of Gainsborough Trinity FC will be the best sporting venue in the town, according to its planners.
The 4,000-capacity community stadium will operate as a multiple-sport and retail complex for seven days a week.
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Future goal: An artist's impression of Gainsborough Trinity's proposed new home
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Future goal: An artist's impression of Gainsborough Trinity's proposed new home
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Future goal: An artist's impression of Gainsborough Trinity's proposed new home
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Future goal: An artist's impression of Gainsborough Trinity's proposed new home
The 9.4-acre development will include a synthetic pitch training facility next to the ground, and a separate five-a-side pitch with changing rooms and floodlights.
Rugby, hockey, basketball and netball teams will all be able to use the complex.
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Situated at The Little Belt, north of the town centre, the completed scheme will have a club shop, office space, physiotherapy centre, creche and space for another retail unit.
There will be 272 parking spaces – something that is lacking at Trinity's current ground, The Northolme.
Gainsborough Trinity chairman Peter Swann has submitted planning application to West Lindsey District Council.
It is hoped the Blues will kick off the 2013-14 season in their new home.
Andy Booth, of planning consultants Global Limited, told the Echo: "This will surely be the best sports facility in Gainsborough.
"It will be as state-of-the-art as it can be."
"It is extremely exciting for the local community because it offers so much to so many people.
"Schools will be using the facilities as well as other general sportsmen and women. It is a substantial and significant project.
"We are confident everything will get the go-ahead."
The Blue Square Bet North club thought its plans were scuppered when it discovered a covenant on the former Castle Hills School site – which said only rugby could be played there.
Gainsborough Rugby Club used to play on the site before moving to Queen Elizabeth's High School.
But that obstacle appears to have been resolved after Mr Swann offered the rugby club the chance to use the new community stadium as its training base.
Mark Sturgess, director of regeneration and planning at West Lindsey District Council, said: "The council has received a planning application to relocate Gainsborough Trinity Football Club to a new site within the town.
"The application is currently being checked to ensure it contains all the necessary information.
"The council fully supports Gainsborough Trinity's desire to improve its facilities for the benefit of the town as a whole.
"However, it also needs to ensure that in such a large and significant project, all the details will work as planned.
"The council will be working with the club to ensure this happens."
Comments
by 28LMan
Friday, August 17 2012, 1:09PM
“I think you need a 4000 capacity stadium for the Conference Premier, despite the fact that Gainsborough would only probably get crowds of 1000 in the Conference Premier. You need a 3000 capacity stadium for the Conference North despite few teams ever geeting crowds of even half that. These capacity requirments are set by the FA”
by swampy73
Wednesday, August 15 2012, 3:19PM
“I have just been reading about the new stadium for Gainsborough Trinity and yes i think that it is time for a change on the stadium but some fundamentals need to be addressed. See below:
1) What is the average gate at the stadium currently, and please take a look over the last 10 years. The reason i say this is that i do not believe for one second that the current ground has topped more than 700 visitors consistently so why the need for a 4,000 stadium? I understand the desire of reaching the next level and this would meet those requirements but sure they need to start filling the current stadium before pipe dreams of a new one....
2) Just a simple maths question really, if the car park caters for 272 cars, does this equate to 1,088 people if you take an average of 4 people per car? If the answer is yes then where are the other 2,912 visitors going to park. How much is allocated for disabled people and how much for staff???? Just a thought.
I do wish them well for the new season and also the new plans but some serious thought has to be put into better than what i have just read.”