Town have applied for planning permission to add more executive boxes and office space to the Magnus Group West Stand, as well as for the memorial garden behind the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand.

The application to Ipswich Borough Council reads: “Provision of new floor space infilling existing voids to the first and second floors of ITFC's West Stand to allow for new open plan offices and executive boxes. Together with the provision of a memorial garden access via Portman Road.”

The existing executive boxes in the stand were built during the late 1990s with the ultimate aim of filling all the way across to the North Stand end of the ground, however, this wasn’t completed.

Town recently announced that due to the major work to install a new state-of-the-art pitch, which will start this week, the ashes of fans interred at Portman Road will be moved to a new memorial garden behind the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand this summer.

ITFC

MaySixth added 22:10 - Apr 30 Nice
0

Suffolkboy added 22:20 - Apr 30 We ARE going places – everywhere you look or think of at Portman Road ! COYB
2

SuperBlue69 added 22:25 - Apr 30 Please can I have one of the boxes?
1

bobble added 22:31 - Apr 30 councils have far too much powers if you have to ask them permission for a garden on your own property
4

WestSussexBlue added 22:35 - Apr 30 This really encapsulates the way Gamechanger and this club are driving forward. Just hours after securing Promotion, the vision continues with planning being applied for to continue the rebuild of our iconic home.
7

blues1 added 23:36 - Apr 30 Bobble. If u wanted to put an extension on ur house, ud have to apply to the council for permission to do so. Why do you think this is any different?
4

Guthrum added 00:10 - May 1 There aren't half some curious looking characters coming out of SAR in that picture.
1

Jeff added 00:23 - May 1 Not only are there some curious looking characters coming out of SAR in that picture.; but not one of them is wearing a Home shirt!
4

shakytown added 00:39 - May 1 Finally the WHOLE club is being run in a proper manner. Well done Gamechanger.
6

bournemouthblue added 01:14 - May 1 Well that makes sense, that area is expandable
1

Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 06:21 - May 1 Agree that Gamechanger certainly seem to be making a real difference outside the pitch as well as on it. At some point, they will want their money back, but hopefully by then we will be in a win-win situation. Personally, I wouldn't want to watch a match stuck in a box, but there are those that do and who are willing to pay for it. Exciting times at PR.
0

BrockleyBlue78 added 08:32 - May 1 Love it
0

Bazza8564 added 08:47 - May 1 Suspect the Exec boxes are being done so we don't need to put them into Cobbold when it gets done, makes perfect sense. But I suspect there will be more coming a year from now.....
0

Michael101 added 09:25 - May 1 Things like this just proves just a bad our club was We have it back , Onwards and upwards.
2

Bildestoned added 11:02 - May 1 Hey Bobble, I'm not sure the Club owns the ground. I seem to think it's leased hence permission needed etc..
1

Harlestonblue added 13:05 - May 1 So how much does it cost per season to have an executive box in the Magnus Stand?
0

shakytown added 13:23 - May 1 Dont think the extra boxes are just aimed for matchday. Concerts etc as well.
1

bluesteal74 added 13:30 - May 1 So great having our club back.
1

Karlosfandangal added 13:47 - May 1 Superblue69 I wish it was that easy to get a box, you are going to need big and deep pockets for one of those.
1

Nomore4 added 17:36 - May 1 Blues1 The planning laws have been relaxed over recent years. And in most cases an extension to a house no longer requires council consent. Permitted development law allows upto a 6M house extension, 8M if detached with no local authority approval required.
0

Nomore4 added 17:42 - May 1 All commercial developments/alterations fall under local council control. This includes the inside. For example if the club wanted to turn office space into a changing area that would require planning approval. Same laws owned or leased.
0

Nochie added 19:39 - May 1 Hopefully they'll make improvements to the toilets below them as part of this. Just widening the door would be a massive improvement!
0

bobble added 23:21 - May 1 Nomore4 .....i would certainly not be informing councils of what alterations i do inside my own property as it is none of their business, they are currently operating like east german secret police the amount they want to know about what we do with our own private property....
0

Nomore4 added 07:42 - May 2 Let your judgment be your guide #Bobble
0

Blogs 295 bloggers

Ipswich Town Polls