Truro City Football Club has won planning permission for a project to add more than 500 seats at its stadium as it eyes a spot in the Football League. The plans will increase covered facilities at the Truro City Stadium at Langarth.
It will also see a family seating area created along with extra disabled seating and wheelchair provision. The plans will see the current Eden Hot Tubs North Stand double in size, with the current terraced areas either side pushed east and west respectively.
The current terraces, when moved to their new positions, will also be covered, adding further protection from the elements to supporters.
The club is using the Premier League Stadium Fund to pay for the works, which will cost approximately £180,000. All clubs at National League South level have access to the fund of up to £250,000, every five years, to make ground improvements.
CAD Architects, one of the club’s sponsors, managed the planning application. The club says it will now “assess fixture schedules and contractor availability”, before timescales are set for a programme of works.
Truro City’s stadium lead John Fabby said: “The club has engaged closely with the fans on this project. We believe this delivers the supporters’ needs of providing the much needed additional covered seating, but also covered standing to allow for better zoning of the ground.
“Fans will now have covered accommodation for almost the full length of pitch on the north side of the ground. The Truro City Stadium is already one of the most accessible grounds in non-league with its three, stand alone, disability toilets and a changing spaces toilet too.
“The extra provision of facilities for disabled fans will further improve their overall match day experience. The club would like to thank not only Cornwall Council but also Kenwin Parish Council for supporting the application.”
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Truro City’s executive chairman Eric Perez added: “We are super pumped to reveal the club’s plans for ground improvements at the Truro City Stadium. This is another step on our journey towards the Football League and therefore making the TCS as spectator friendly as possible, is key to the club’s continued progression.”
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