I think the bit in the south (west side) is above where the disabled section is (looking at photos posted) therefore there is no need to leave seat space.
The balcony thing in the north I guess is for TV cameras
Is it part of the safety certificate or whatever it's called that there must be a certain number of policemen present at a football match or outside a football match. If so could this have a possible effect to the start of next season - for all clubs not just us