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

Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004
a) The roundabout access to The Lawns is over-designed, and will involve pedestrians walking
along the south side of Nympsfield Road in an unnecessary detour.
b) There should be a pedestrian crossing outside the school for pedestrians approaching from
Nortonwood East, which would enable them to avoid the new roundabout access to The Lawns,
and the new access to the Stroud College site.
Several items have been omitted from the TA:
a) There is no discussion of traffic impacts on Tinkley Lane. Although these are likely to be slight
they should be considered.
b) There is no consideration of the potential impact of match attendances in excess of 3,000
spectators or increases in average match attendances of around 1,000 spectators.
c) There is no consideration of potential impacts of moving the employment use of the football
club to a site west of the primary school.
d) There is no consideration of the traffic generation of the social club, crèche and other nonmatch
leisure uses at the New Stadium.
e) The Stadium access roundabout is likely to be completed before The Lawns access. There is
no consideration of the potential traffic problems during this interim period.
The Town Council has the following additional comment:
a) The use of the term "park and ride" is misleading and has led to unnecessary public concern
about traffic impacts. The proposal is that certain organisations may use parking facilities at the
New Stadium at specific times in agreement with the football club. These may include people
going on coach trips to other places, members of the Chamber of Trade etc. The term "agreed
community car parking" would be preferable.
No transport improvements are proposed in association with the King George V Extension
3. Items for Inclusion as Conditions or in the Section 106 Agreement
3.1 General
a) The new pitch and other work affecting Nailsworth Primary School should be complete before
construction work on the New Stadium commences.
b) The existing stadium should not be demolished until work on the New Stadium and King
George V Extension is substantially complete.
3.2 New Stadium Site
a) The bank between the proposed New Stadium and western boundary of the site is of
ecological value. The bank should be protected during construction and light pollution of this
area should be minimised.
b) The footpath running along the southern boundary of the site should be secured.
c) Land in the south east of the site should be reserved for a Multi-Use Games Area. The football
club will not be responsible for funding construction of the Multi-Use Games Area. The potential
users of the multi-use games area are the school, the football club, the SDC Joint Use Centre,
the youth club and at other times by the public as a kick about area. It is proposed that the multiuse
games area will be managed by a committee comprising the Football Club, the Joint Use
Centre and the Town Council, and we would wish to see a clear written agreement to this effect.
There should be lockable gates between the primary school and the car parking south of the
primary school, and between the primary school and the proposed Multi-Use Games Area.
d) Completion of the proposed landscaping should form a condition of the permission. The
landscaping scheme should include screening along the western and southern boundary of the
primary school site, and screening to Bramble Cottage and North Farm.
e) The car parking area to the south of the primary school site should be surfaced to allow for
cycle proficiency training, when the car park is not required for parking.
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