Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004 - Stroud District Council

Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004
was not accepted. Bramble Cottage will be protected by a landscaped noise bund and by
closure of the adjoining car parks on all except match days. Studies indicate that there will be no
shadowing of North Farm during the proposals.
2.3 King George V Playing Field Extension
General Comment
a) The provision of an enlarged playing pitch that would accommodate a number of different
sports is an improvement over existing facilities.
b) Bollards should be provided at the edge of the existing car parking area to stop vehicles
driving over the existing field.
Management
Town Council has agreed to take on the management of King George V Extension on the basis
of an agreed commuted sum. Any legal costs incurred in setting up the arrangement should be
borne by the applicant.
Changing Room Facilities
From its experience of managing the existing King George V Playing Field, and the fact that the
extension will involve only a redistribution of existing activities, the Town Council considers that
no additional changing facilities are required as a result of the King George V Extension
Landscape Impact
a) The proposed extension lies within the Cotswold AONB and will have some long-distance
impact on the AONB, as it is clearly visible from the "W". The photo-visualisation in Appendix R
of the Environmental Statement does not show any new fencing between the playing field
extension and the remainder of the field. Post and rail fencing has been mentioned in
discussions and would be satisfactory. The Town Council would in addition like to see a
hedgerow of native species along the boundaries outside the post and rail fence. It must be
remembered that for many years this land was part of a small tip, accessed from the Avening
Road, which was unsightly, and the playing field extension is much less visually intrusive than the
former tip.
Habitats
a) The Habitat Survey concluded that the wooded banks and hedgerows of the existing playing
field and the extension are of some habitat interest.
b) The hedge between the existing playing fields and the extension should therefore be retained
and improved with supplementary planting.
2.5 Highways and Transport Proposals
Transport includes a roundabout access for the New Stadium site, a second roundabout
for The Lawns, and improvements to bus access. The proposals include a 21m
diameter 4-arm roundabout at the junction of Nympsfield Road and Nortonwood West to
provide access to the New Stadium, and a 26m diameter 4-arm roundabout at the
junction of Nympsfield Road and The Lawns. Three sets of speed pads are proposed
between the two roundabouts, with associated signage, and extension of the 30mph
speed limit to just west of Bramble Cottage.
The Town Council has several comments with regards to the public transport proposals:
a) The proposal that all Stagecoach services will enter the New Stadium site is welcomed
because it will increase activity within the site.
b) The parking of three buses overnight at the New Stadium site will reduce early morning
and late evening service runs on Spring Hill.
c) Buses will turn in the car park loop, which should therefore be for one-way traffic only.
The Town Council is particularly concerned at two aspects of the proposals:
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