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Looks like the club have submitted the planning permission that Mark Ashton talked about in the last fan forum. The documents aren't available online yet but probably will be in the next few days to see what the plans are but the details shown on the online platform are:
1. Partial demolition and alteration to South East corner 2. Alteration to Home & Away Dugouts 3. New 'Big Screen' over South East corner
The dugouts have been a massive bug bear of Ashtons the moment he walked through the door. Could not believe a) how small they were and b) how close the home and away ones are together.
Also heard that if we make the play offs, the pitch for the semi final could be like a sand pit as they’re planning on re turfing the pitch for next season which means they need to start work (removing layers etc) as soon as the normal season finishes on the 30th April.
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 14:09 - Mar 9 by Kieran_Knows
The dugouts have been a massive bug bear of Ashtons the moment he walked through the door. Could not believe a) how small they were and b) how close the home and away ones are together.
Also heard that if we make the play offs, the pitch for the semi final could be like a sand pit as they’re planning on re turfing the pitch for next season which means they need to start work (removing layers etc) as soon as the normal season finishes on the 30th April.
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The semi-final would be at Felixstowe's Goldstar Ground - def info.
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 14:09 - Mar 9 by Kieran_Knows
The dugouts have been a massive bug bear of Ashtons the moment he walked through the door. Could not believe a) how small they were and b) how close the home and away ones are together.
Also heard that if we make the play offs, the pitch for the semi final could be like a sand pit as they’re planning on re turfing the pitch for next season which means they need to start work (removing layers etc) as soon as the normal season finishes on the 30th April.
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 14:09 - Mar 9 by Kieran_Knows
The dugouts have been a massive bug bear of Ashtons the moment he walked through the door. Could not believe a) how small they were and b) how close the home and away ones are together.
Also heard that if we make the play offs, the pitch for the semi final could be like a sand pit as they’re planning on re turfing the pitch for next season which means they need to start work (removing layers etc) as soon as the normal season finishes on the 30th April.
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They won't do anything until after the final match, indeed may well be something for next summer now anyway given the time available. No expert but I assume planning permission takes time to be sorted and then the hole has to be sorted in the corner. Pitch takes a while to be laid and ready in time for the new season.
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Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:02 - Mar 9 with 2804 views
Wait what's wrong with the scoreboards at Portman Road as they are? Would be a shame to see the old terrace steps in the corner go for the sake of creating some more digital advert space.
I survived Ipswich 0-0 Burton
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Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:06 - Mar 9 with 2758 views
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:01 - Mar 9 by PhilTWTD
They won't do anything until after the final match, indeed may well be something for next summer now anyway given the time available. No expert but I assume planning permission takes time to be sorted and then the hole has to be sorted in the corner. Pitch takes a while to be laid and ready in time for the new season.
We could be playing our early season home games at Wembley. Or Colchester...
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:01 - Mar 9 by PhilTWTD
They won't do anything until after the final match, indeed may well be something for next summer now anyway given the time available. No expert but I assume planning permission takes time to be sorted and then the hole has to be sorted in the corner. Pitch takes a while to be laid and ready in time for the new season.
Eight weeks is usual for approval I'm told by a more informed source - thanks Shefford Blue - which I assume means the pitch won't be done until next summer.
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Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:30 - Mar 9 with 2576 views
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:21 - Mar 9 by PhilTWTD
Eight weeks is usual for approval I'm told by a more informed source - thanks Shefford Blue - which I assume means the pitch won't be done until next summer.
Is that for all of it or just the pitch / screen? Assume they can still go ahead with the dug outs this summer.
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Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:32 - Mar 9 with 2563 views
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:30 - Mar 9 by Jon_456
Is that for all of it or just the pitch / screen? Assume they can still go ahead with the dug outs this summer.
Assume the dugouts/screen would still be fine but it takes a while for the pitch to get laid and bedded in so I doubt there'd be time for that to be done.
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Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:35 - Mar 9 with 2528 views
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 14:04 - Mar 9 by itfcsuth
I like that.
Dugouts massively need doing. Suspect they will build in to the stand in the dugouts.
As far as I can tell, section I1 (right behind the dugouts) has been unoccupied all season (even at the 29K match vs. Sunderland) so, yes, I believe they intend moving/expanding the dugouts area into that space.
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:32 - Mar 9 by PhilTWTD
Assume the dugouts/screen would still be fine but it takes a while for the pitch to get laid and bedded in so I doubt there'd be time for that to be done.
I suspect the limiting factor for the pitch might be carrying out the works to facilitate access and put the screen in while simultaneously using that as an access point for the pitch works.
The pitch works, while extensive can probably be done in 8 weeks or so, here's a timelapse video of similar works being done at Villa Park.
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Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 16:31 - Mar 9 with 2290 views
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 16:21 - Mar 9 by Muncher
I suspect the limiting factor for the pitch might be carrying out the works to facilitate access and put the screen in while simultaneously using that as an access point for the pitch works.
The pitch works, while extensive can probably be done in 8 weeks or so, here's a timelapse video of similar works being done at Villa Park.
Eight weeks from now takes us to early/mid-May, then the demolition work has to be done and presumably some building work so everything is safe and hunky dory, then another eight weeks of pitch work, which may be an underestimate as what they want to do is fairly extensive at a foundation level, undersoil heating etc, then we're getting awfully close to the start of the season, which is July 30th this year due to the World Cup.
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Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 17:07 - Mar 9 with 2103 views
Planning Permission Submitted For Big Screen At Portman Road on 15:02 - Mar 9 by judespiveyg
Wait what's wrong with the scoreboards at Portman Road as they are? Would be a shame to see the old terrace steps in the corner go for the sake of creating some more digital advert space.
Don’t be silly.
It’s not just for a big screen. It’s to have easier access into the stadium, so when we hosts concerts etc so lorries and the like can get in to set staging up and the like.
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