Project Overview

The scheme was to support Bristol City Football Club in their aspirations to replace their temporary changing and gym facilities with a new training ground and facilities to support the club's Championship Status and progression in the league to the Premiership; the proposals were also to aid the club in its successful Football Academy programme.

The development involved the provision of three full sized grass pitches (one with floodlighting), training areas and a new pavilion building providing changing rooms, gym, kitchen and dining space, medical rooms, analysis suits and for other functions. 

Our Role

The site lies within the Green Belt and accordingly we submitted a pre-application to North Somerset Council seeking the LPA's advice on the proposals. Following their advice, changes were made to the scheme and we submitted a detailed planning application – after successfully negotiating through the technical issues we received an officer recommendation to approve. We represented the applicants at the planning committee where members voted to approve the scheme. Since this time, we have discharged conditions, submitted s73 applications where required and undertaken additional work for other facilities at BCFC.