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I'm sure that when they award the fire certificate they don't just pen it up and they actual consider all that could go wrong.

As a customer  why should you have to put up with pre 1980 conditions ? ...... the fire officer may deam it safe but as a parent of a child that was pushed down the steps during the half time crush , I dont

Quoted from GollyGTFC

Until the stadium is built (or at least the building process starts) the discussion is still open for debate. There hasn't even been a full planning application put in to NELC yet. Why the delay? Begs the question is the project at PP viable in it's current form? And if it's not is there any feasible way to make it viable and deliverable before the better sites around Town which were rejected purely because they wouldn't be available within the next 5-10 years become open to redevelopment?

Is it? There was a feasibility study done at not inconsiderable expense and PP was chosen as the best option. The rest is just the planning process, which can take forever.

Quoted from ginnywings

Is it? There was a feasibility study done at not inconsiderable expense and PP was chosen as the best option. The rest is just the planning process, which can take forever.

I guess you're right but there seems to be an inordinate number of steps that are being taken on this project*, and it's taking a huge amount of time. We found out with the Great Coates proposal how the passing of time* led to the project's abandonment because the commercial environment had changed.

* not through any fault of the Club

I agree with what Golly is saying. The recent town re-development announcement could easily scupper the enabling development for Peaks Parkway if it means that the perceived demand for leisure facilities are sated by an alternative scheme.

Quoted from fleabag1970

As a customer  why should you have to put up with pre 1980 conditions ? ...... the fire officer may deam it safe but as a parent of a child that was pushed down the steps during the half time crush , I dont

You know it's 1980s conditions before you go in? It's not perfect but it's been deemed safe by various authorities. Have you ever walked across the Pier and felt unsafe on the 1870s construction? If or when then new stadium is built in forty years will you be demanding we get a new stadium because it is outdated?

I think the most dangerous thing in that area is in fact the fire doors going in to the turnstile area that people walk through like they're entering a saloon in a western. Surely some sort of sliding door would be better so it can be moved while matches are on?

Quoted from KingstonMariner

I guess you're right but there seems to be an inordinate number of steps that are being taken on this project*, and it's taking a huge amount of time. We found out with the Great Coates proposal how the passing of time* led to the project's abandonment because the commercial environment had changed.

* not through any fault of the Club

I agree with what Golly is saying. The recent town re-development announcement could easily scupper the enabling development for Peaks Parkway if it means that the perceived demand for leisure facilities are sated by an alternative scheme.

That presupposes that the council didn't know about both developments and the impact each will have. It's the same authority and same planners for each, so they should have an idea what will be going where and if it's feasible.

Have the authorities been there at half time during a well out game ? I doubt . As you you pier analogy ... give over . My local church is a 1000 years old but the facility's there are fine

Predictive txt is just as excrement

Quoted from LH

I'm sure that when they award the fire certificate they don't just pen it up and they actual consider all that could go wrong.

yes.....i am sure they would consider the fact its built mainly of concrete and steel , 2 relatively low combustable products, when they assess the risk...
however an "incident" sadly isnt restricted to a fire nowadays.

^^ oh yes a bombing at BP by Isis for example . Now the need for security checks becomes clear !!