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

Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004
The development provides for car (162 spaces), motorcycle (12 spaces) and coach (3 spaces)
parking on site. In addition the site is currently served by a bus company but the service curtails
at 7:30pm. The club is negotiating with the bus company to provide an extended service beyond
this time. The proposals allow people to walk to the site with improvements being made to the
pedestrian network including a crossing point near the proposed new junction with Tinkley Lane.
Secure cycle parking will also be available on site. Motor cycle parking will be provided. In these
terms the site will be accessible by a variety of modes of transport and will not be solely reliant on
the car.
Access
It is proposed to use the present access arrangement for the King George V Playing Field site
and its extension which is via Wood Lane and Park Road, Nailsworth.
In terms of the new stadium it is proposed to provide a new roundabout, designed to a standard
required by the County Council. The new access will spur from the roundabout which will also
take traffic from Nympsfield Road and Norton Wood. The roundabout will provide visibility sight
lines of some 70m and other arrangements will allow the provision of a crossing point and
pedestrian routes to and from the site. The introduction of traffic calming measures and the
application to reduce the speed limit of this part of Nympsfield Road to 20 mph will also enhance
highway safety measures over those that exist at present.
Wildlife
The site has been assessed from a wildlife perspective by the applicants agent. The application
details have been forwarded to both English Nature and the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature
Conservation. as noted in the consultation section of this report English Nature have commented
on the proposals but not adversely but Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust has not responded within
the allocated time frame. It is assumed therefore, the Trust has no comments to make on the
application.
The applicant has employed a specialist who advises the site has reptiles on it and these will
need to be considered. The report recommends that the reptiles are relocated and a barrier
erected to prevent harm being caused to them if they tried to enter the site. It is not proposed to
move the reptiles any significant distance form their present location.
Lighting
The stadium will be lit by new floodlights which will have a higher lux than the lighting presently
used at The Lawn but will have less light spillage due to the better direction of the lighting. It will
also be possible to screen the lighting further if necessary and a condition is attached to the
recommendation which allows the Local Authority to further assess the stadium floodlighting
within 12 months and require alterations to be made to it, if required.
The car parking areas will be lit by a mixture of column lighting and bollard lighting and these will
be manually switched on and off to coincide with activities taking place at the site. The number of
fittings has now been reduced from the original 75 to 47. The submitted light contour plans show
there will not be any significant effect of the lighting on nearby residential properties.
Recreation / Community facility / regeneration implications
This project constitutes a significant regeneration scheme for the town in which the District
Council, Town Council, County Council (Education and Corporate Property) and Nailsworth
School have been fully involved. The process of consultation has included the formation of a
Regeneration Group for the Town, a series of public meetings as well as those which have taken
place separately with key agencies. There is confidence that the residents of Nailsworth have
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