Stadium Expansion *APPROVED* Sept ‘22 - Details / Images Released on Planning Site

[FoyleFox]

9 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

Can anyone ITK suggest what the club have to give back to the community?  Surely the expansion itself is giving back to the community?

 

 

Two cycle lanes for Soulsby and a washing machine for Vaz

[davieG]

16 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

Can anyone ITK suggest what the club have to give back to the community?  Surely the expansion itself is giving back to the community?

 

 

It was probably a Bus lane but as bus routes and times are being cancelled all over the City & County they've probably agreed on extending restricted/permit parking

[Tommy G]

23 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

Can anyone ITK suggest what the club have to give back to the community?  Surely the expansion itself is giving back to the community?

 

 

Depression

[Fox in the North]

When I was looking at updates on Skyscrapercity, someone has posted some concepts created by a service company for construction company Laing O'Rourke (must be one of the companies putting to tender).

 

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[Footballwipe]

1 hour ago, purpleronnie said:

Can anyone ITK suggest what the club have to give back to the community?  Surely the expansion itself is giving back to the community?

I dunno, but I feel like any private business wanting to expand their footprint in a local area should be subject to exactly the same requirements as any other private business under planning regulations. Doesn't matter if it's a financial institution, football club, rugby club etc, they should be held to the same standard.

 

The inherent bias on here to see the club treated differently to any other business is really weird. If a major company started riding rough shot over planning protocols and principles people would be absolutely screaming.

[Tommy G]

10 minutes ago, Fox in the North said:

When I was looking at updates on Skyscrapercity, someone has posted some concepts created by a service company for construction company Laing O'Rourke (must be one of the companies putting to tender).

 

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Looks super impressive to be fair. First few rows on that top tier will be mint.

[davieG]

2 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

I dunno, but I feel like any private business wanting to expand their footprint in a local area should be subject to exactly the same requirements as any other private business under planning regulations. Doesn't matter if it's a financial institution, football club, rugby club etc, they should be held to the same standard.

 

The inherent bias on here to see the club treated differently to any other business is really weird. If a major company started riding rough shot over planning protocols and principles people would be absolutely screaming.

Quite but maybe there's a justification for all the input the club and owners have already put into the community to be taken into account as I'm sure the land grabbing builders etc are hardly voluntary philanthropic..

[UHDrive]

2 hours ago, Fox in the North said:

When I was looking at updates on Skyscrapercity, someone has posted some concepts created by a service company for construction company Laing O'Rourke (must be one of the companies putting to tender).

 

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These are wrong. Laing o'rourke were whispered as the "go to" for this project over a year ago but there wasn't any confirmation at the time. 

 

See attached. The CGI's aren't the planning approved ones i.e the first one you would be theoretically standing in the middle of the residential tower when taking this and there isn't a road going through to the stand itself (which would be godawful)!. Photos 2/3 show the roof totally out of proportion I.e. the height at the back, the side panels, the roof construction material and lighting as well. I would be shocked if the roof wasn't lattice construction with efte illimination as approved. 

 

The hybrid app is all but approved so no change these are real or accurate. If you want some detailed info I can send you some as I have all of the technical info.

[Fox in the North]

12 minutes ago, UHDrive said:

These are wrong. Laing o'rourke were whispered as the "go to" for this project over a year ago but there wasn't any confirmation at the time. 

 

See attached. The CGI's aren't the planning approved ones i.e the first one you would be theoretically standing in the middle of the residential tower when taking this and there isn't a road going through to the stand itself (which would be godawful)!. Photos 2/3 show the roof totally out of proportion I.e. the height at the back, the side panels, the roof construction material and lighting as well. I would be shocked if the roof wasn't lattice construction with efte illimination as approved. 

 

The hybrid app is all but approved so no change these are real or accurate. If you want some detailed info I can send you some as I have all of the technical info.

Well….I did say they were “concepts” and not accurate images 
 

Go on then, I’ve seen information on the planning docs or have you seen other docs too? 

[Spudulike]

Still no news as to King Power's intension to develop the eon land? 

[UHDrive]

7 minutes ago, Fox in the North said:

Well….I did say they were “concepts” and not accurate images 
 

Go on then, I’ve seen information on the planning docs or have you seen other docs too? 

"Concepts". Well architecturally that's a very "technical" way of putting it 😉

 

Yeah I have too, seen the entire pack apart from the detailing which won't be on there yet (or in part) in the future. Have you?  

[UHDrive]

5 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Still no news as to King Power's intension to develop the eon land? 

Very good point. Imo I'd prefer a large 2 storey flat top commercial building with a starbucks being one of them and some eateries and KP signage wrapped around it all leading into fosse way while adding some vegetarian and outside seating areas. This isn't included into the mastetplan unless you consider hospitality and the prices that go with it. Plus there isn't anything for at least a mile or so that has these needed facilities locally so it'd make its money and attractiveness. 

 

Sorry, rambled on.. 

[sacreblueits442]

5 hours ago, Tommy G said:

Looks super impressive to be fair. First few rows on that top tier will be mint.

...you may probably need to own one to afford to sit there!!!

[FoxOnWheels]

Think it would look better if they added the blue glass look to the top of the rest of the ground, don’t like the extension look that much

[TJQuik]

5 hours ago, Fox in the North said:

When I was looking at updates on Skyscrapercity, someone has posted some concepts created by a service company for construction company Laing O'Rourke (must be one of the companies putting to tender).

 

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The city of Leicester if we weren't relegated in 2023 and put into bankruptcy

[StanSP]

3 hours ago, UHDrive said:

If you want some detailed info I can send you some as I have all of the technical info.

Yes please. 

[Guest Fox99]

On 08/03/2023 at 10:00, StanSP said:

If a final agreement is close I presume work will be penned in to start once the season is over. 

 

I wonder how long it'll take? Can't see it being less than a year, and that's generous considering all the surrounding developments too. 

 

So perhaps 18 months, taking us up to 2025? 

 

On 08/03/2023 at 10:19, Spudulike said:

From the Merc article... 

 

The final part of the build has to be done during the summer, when fans are not in attendance, and so the earliest possible completion date would now be in summer 2025. City have not set a new target date themselves.

The following piece of info is currently still on the club's website, there have of course since been developments but this was the initial aim...

 

Subject to receiving planning permission, the earliest possible completion date for the East Stand will be Summer 2024.

Edited 9 March 2023 by AlexFT

[Rusko187]

7 hours ago, Fox in the North said:

When I was looking at updates on Skyscrapercity, someone has posted some concepts created by a service company for construction company Laing O'Rourke (must be one of the companies putting to tender).

 

symmetry 

 

 

 

I thought they were moving the tunnel to the new stand?

[Phenom]

That looks cool.

[FT Goober]

1 hour ago, AlexFT said:

 

The following info is currently still on the club's website, there have of course since been developments but this was the initial aim...

 

Subject to receiving planning permission, the earliest possible completion date for the East Stand will be Summer 2024.

Just in time for the end of the Championship Season.

[Fox in the North]

14 minutes ago, Rusko187 said:

I thought they were moving the tunnel to the new stand?

No that’s never been the case 

[yorkie1999]

8 hours ago, Fox in the North said:

When I was looking at updates on Skyscrapercity, someone has posted some concepts created by a service company for construction company Laing O'Rourke (must be one of the companies putting to tender).

 

symmetry 

 

 

 

Vivid imagination if someone thinks that’s what the crowds like

[Aus Fox]

23 minutes ago, Rusko187 said:

I thought they were moving the tunnel to the new stand?

Then we’d have to bring prospective new players out of tunnel backwards again.

[adam]

9 hours ago, davieG said:

It was probably a Bus lane but as bus routes and times are being cancelled all over the City & County they've probably agreed on extending restricted/permit parking

If they keep extending this permit parking there is going to be no where to park. Usually park on Park Hill drive up near the cricket ground and I think thats about to get permit parking because the residents have moaned. Even though they all have a drive to park on.

 

[The Year Of The Fox]

11 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said:

Vivid imagination if someone thinks that’s what the crowds like

They’ve missed out the honesty flags