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FSM Forest Green Rovers refused planning permission
Chairman Dale Vince says it's 'farcical' after councillors reject recommendations for 5,000-seat eco stadium. Plans for Forest Green Rovers' new 5,000-seat all-wooden football stadium have been refused. The League Two club hoped to get outline approval at a Stroud
District Council meeting, but councillors voted against building the ground by a majority of three. District council officers had recommended the stadium, made entirely
of wood, be approved to be built on land near junction 13 of the M5. But some councillors believed the ground would not provide enough
for the local community, and concerns about noise and landscaping were raised too. Seven councillors voted to refuse the stadium, designed by world
renowned architect Zaha Hadid, and four voted against. Dale Vince, Forest Green Rovers' chairman, said he was "disappointed" and the fans would be "devastated".
British stadia tuned in to concert mode
Once the regular football season ended, numerous stadia across the UK switched to concert mode. While not all operators decide to host such events, some have made it a regular feature to increase revenue.
Summer gigs, even including increased costs of field maintenance (or replacement), can generate several million extra every season and have become one of the main avenues for non-sporting revenue. Along with poker tours and the
growing e-sports industry they provide weekly injections of funding to football clubs and cities. Interestingly, poker is one of very few forms of gambling allowed within British stadia.
Many British stadia are being better and better prepared for non-football events, to name just Stadium mk or Stadium of Light, which have hotels within or directly next to the stadium. A Similar project by Celtic in Glasgow is expected to give the club a huge competitive advantage over other Scottish clubs.
Meanwhile other venues, like the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and Ashton Gate in Bristol, are becoming regular event hubs with indoor arenas joining the open air stadia. In the latter case the event arena is still in the planning stage. When ready, it will provide additional opportunities for the Bristol City ownership to generate numerous new revenues.
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