Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue

Application No. 09/01089/COND

Application No. 09/00652/COND

Application No. 08/00061/F

On the 17th November 2008 the legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 was signed and planning permission issued for the redevelopment of the Memorial Stadium.

You can view and download the legal agreement and notice of decision from the following links:

• Legal Agreement (PDF 2274KB)
• Notice of Decision (PDF 1550KB)

The application was for amendments to the regeneration of the existing stadium to provide:

• a new 18,000 seated (18,500 capacity) stadium and ancillary accommodation
• hotel (84 rooms)
• 99 student flats (546 rooms)
• restaurant
• convenience store
• offices
• associated car, coach and cycle parking
• landscaping, and
• associated works.

The amendments referred to in the description of proposal above include:

• the removal of a conference facility accommodation
• reconfiguration of the student accommodation
• reduction in the level of ancillary floorspace (hotel, office and retail facilities)
• shifting of the position of the building away from southern boundary
• removal of the basement accommodation
• relocation of top floor windows of student accommodation to face outwards (as opposed to inwards as previously shown)
• alterations to the roof design including enlargement of the roof trusses
• general design alterations

The decision to grant permission was taken by the Development Control (North) Committee at their meeting on the 2nd April 2008. 

Application No. 06/03850/F

On 4th January 2008 the legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 was signed and planning permission issued for the redevelopment of the Memorial Stadium.

You can view and download  the legal agreement and notice of decision from the following links:

• Legal Agreement (PDF 1704KB)
• Notice of Decision (PDF 1158KB)

The application was to demolish the existing stands to provide:

• a new 18,000 seated (18,500 capacity) stadium and ancillary accommodation
• hotel (84 rooms)
• 105 student flats (546 rooms)
• restaurant
• convenience store
• conference facilities
• offices
• associated car, coach and cycle parking
• landscaping, and
• associated works

The decision to grant permission was taken by the Development Control (North) Committee at their meeting on the 17th January 2007.

Details of the officer's report, legal agreement, conditions and minutes of the meeting can be viewed and downloaded from the following links:

• Details of the terms of the legal agreement (PDF 25KB)
• Conditions to be attached to the planning permission (PDF 42KB)
• Minutes of the Development Control (North) Committee Meeting held on 17th January 2007 (PDF 61KB)  
• Officer’s report and recommendation (PDF 532KB)
• Officer's report and recommendation - Amendment Sheet (PDF 261KB)

The appendices accompanying the officer's report can be viewed and downloaded from the related documents section at the bottom of this page.