Council leader slams stadium opponents

The Leader of South Gloucestershire Council, Cllr John Calway, has slammed the TRASH campaign group for undermining the planned new stadium for Bristol Rovers and UWE in Stoke Gifford. He made the criticisms whilst standing on the site of the planned new £40 million 21,000+ seat stadium with Bristol Rovers Chairman Nick Higgs and UWE Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven West. Cllr

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Aerial view of Bristol Rover's proposed new UWE Stadium in Stoke Gifford, Bristol.

Contractors on site at UWE Stadium plot

Bristol Rovers FC has announced that another important milestone has been reached on the UWE Stadium project, with contractors moving in to establish the final design of the foundations. According to a news article on the club’s website, contractors have entered the site near the university’s Frenchay Campus to carry out a series of boreholes to test the ground conditions.

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Aerial view of Bristol Rover's proposed new UWE Stadium in Stoke Gifford, Bristol.

Formal planning permission granted for UWE Stadium

South Gloucestershire Council has granted formal planning permission for the new UWE Stadium in Stoke Gifford, following successful conclusion of negotiations over the scheme’s ‘Section 106’ obligations. Councillors originally resolved to approve the 21,700 seat stadium in July, subject to completion of the Section 106 agreement which sets out its contributions and enhancements to local infrastructure and amenities. With negotiations

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Aerial view of Bristol Rover's proposed new UWE Stadium in Stoke Gifford, Bristol.

Tesco “objection” could impact Bristol Rovers’ new stadium at UWE

The construction of a new stadium for Bristol Rovers on the UWE site in Stoke Gifford, which is dependent on the football club obtaining planning permission for the redevelopment of its existing ground in Horfield, could be impacted by an “objection” recently lodged by Tesco. Rival supermarket group Sainsbury’s has submitted plans to demolish the Memorial Stadium and replace it

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Internal view of Bristol Rovers' proposed new UWE Stadium in Stoke Gifford.

Opportunity to address Councillors on UWE Stadium plans

Local residents are to be given the chance to address members of the South Gloucestershire committee that is considering a planning application to construct a 21,700 seater sports stadium in Stoke Gifford. Members of the public are invited to attend a ‘site meeting’ of South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (West) Committee on land between Long Down Avenue, Cheswick Village, and

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