New Stadium

Anyway, has there been any news?

It would take great vision and ambition of course, but there is a huge potential site, roughly in a rectangle between Kent Street, Freeman St, Duncombe Street and Albion Street. Roughly 2.5-3 times the size of the BP site.

Some creative planning would probably be needed for parking, such as multi-story, which, with a park and ride scheme, would also be most welcome for the town centre on non-match days. Obviously there would be a fair number of compulsory purchase orders needed but there is a lot of open space already and the buildings on the east side of Freeman St are either run down or vacant and probably never likely to be filled again.

Quoted from immariner

It would take great vision and ambition of course, but there is a huge potential site, roughly in a rectangle between Kent Street, Freeman St, Duncombe Street and Albion Street. Roughly 2.5-3 times the size of the BP site.

Some creative planning would probably be needed for parking, such as multi-story, which, with a park and ride scheme, would also be most welcome for the town centre on non-match days. Obviously there would be a fair number of compulsory purchase orders needed but there is a lot of open space already and the buildings on the east side of Freeman St are either run down or vacant and probably never likely to be filled again.

Imagine what an extra 5 thousand people once a fortnight would do for businesses down Freemo.

On the Telegraph online today:

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-town-stadium-freeman-street-1463482

Quoted from Tommy

On the Telegraph online today:

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-town-stadium-freeman-street-1463482

Well there you go completely missed the boat if only we had concentrated on building a ground with the help of grants etc there would have been plenty of room but no someone wanted rents and income from the long list of companies that was flooding in to the project

Quoted from crusty ole pie

Well there you go completely missed the boat if only we had concentrated on building a ground with the help of grants etc there would have been plenty of room but no someone wanted rents and income from the long list of companies that was flooding in to the project

I suppose we can expect some improvement at Blundell Park now like the a coat of paint on the other stairwell

Quoted from crusty ole pie

I suppose we can expect some improvement at Blundell Park now like the a coat of paint on the other stairwell

If the other development  do not have to be on the same site  then why not just  update Blundell Park ?

They could knock down one stand at a time fill in the corners and have a 15,000 seater stadium.

Park and ride could be arranged and there should not be all the hassle of getting planning permission somewhere where nobody wants a football ground.

Quoted from crusty ole pie

I suppose we can expect some improvement at Blundell Park now like the a coat of paint on the other stairwell

I thought there was something different to my visit to the toilets at the Pontoon end of the Upper Young’s !
I just thought the usual 40w light bulb had been exchanged for something brighter.

Just need someone to slap a preservation order on the oldest stand in the EFL ( the main stand) and that would scupper a few plans. Then again our Council never give a damn about our heritage.

Quoted from grimsby pete

If the other development  do not have to be on the same site  then why not just  update Blundell Park ?

They could knock down one stand at a time fill in the corners and have a 15,000 seater stadium.

Park and ride could be arranged and there should not be all the hassle of getting planning permission somewhere where nobody wants a football ground.

I've mentioned this before, there is no guarantee that the council would give planning permission for any major developments at BP. Just because there is a ground there already is of no consequence especially if the plan  is to increase the capacity of the stadium. The majority of people in the surrounding streets would object especially if they thought it was an opportunity to " get their streets back " on matchdays.
As regards a " park 'n' ride - from where ? If you mean from the A180 then what site would you use as a car park? In effect we do have a "park 'n' ride" in as much as there is loads of town centre parking and numerous buses run from town past BP. I'm not saying this is what I want, just playing Devils' Disciple if any plans come in front of the council. Posters will point out other clubs that have expanded grounds in housing areas but it is N E Lincs Council we are dealing with here and they have previous on getting most things completely wrong.