~stwyth - 01/07/2014 digital edition
by Norman Williams
[email protected]
DETA1LED plans 0·£ the £13 million project for
Aberystwyth Town Football Club's stadium
have been unveiled at a public consultation
evening.
The Park Avenue development is in collaboration with housing association Ta.• Ceredigion.
The housing association wants to build 80 fiats
along the river side of the ground.
The dub's 400--seat stand wm be demolished
and replaced with a new 5SO--seatstand .• paid {or
by Tai Ceredigion.
Taj Ceredigion will also invest in the dub's facilities by building a new clubhouse, ancillary
rooms, community facilities, and a dedicated
youth centre.
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It is believed there wil} be no other financial
settlement between the dub and Tai Ceredigion.
The ground will also have a £400,000 3G artificial surface, 75 per cent funded by the footbaU
Association of Wales.
Taj Ceredigion
likely submit a planning
application to the county council's planners in
late summer.
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Eighty-five Interested parties viewed the plans
when they were unveiled at the football dub last
week.
A spokesman for Tai Ceredi~on said: "Tai
Ceredigion was very happy With the interest
shown at the consultation.
"The constructive feedback on the initial concept plans for the site raised valid and important
questions. And we were glad to be able to share
the information during our conversations.
"We thank all who attended. for giving their
time and showing interest in the project. All
comments received will be taken into consideration in due course.
Local resident Gari Prysor is unhappy 27 flats
wiU be built on the car park adjacent to the football dub, with a Joss of parking spaces.
But Tai Ceredigion has said just five spaces will
be lost as the flats will be built on 'stilts'l with an
underground car park for tenants.
Extending the fiats into the car park is vital to
make the project financially viable, they say .
. Donald Kane, representing the dub at the consultation, said: "Nobody thought the Astroturf
pi~ch and youth centre was a bad thing.
'The Astroturf will, effectively, make it available for sports 12 hours a day, rather than just 90
minutes of footbatl,
"Youth facilities wm take pressure off the (Ceredigion) council, as it , ...,iU come under the urnbrella of the dub."
CUr Mal'tin Shewring, Rheidol ward mem. ber for Aberystwyth Town Council. said: "The
project is an exciting opportunity, and I strongly
welcome and support the development. [ hope
that it will offer affordable housing rather than
rental"
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Top: The Park Avenue ground ..
which will have a major
re-VMttp if exciting development
proposals get the go-ahead
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Above: The pi'tch and proposed
development
Above right View from the front
of the proposed development
Right: (From left) Roy Haneock,
Brian and Lynn Hunter, DonaId
Kane .. and David Parry of
Ainsley Common architects look
altheplans
Above: Aberystwyth Fe ground
Right: Bert Jones and Emyr James
Below: The vi.ew from the pitch
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