Stadium aerial view

[The Grockle]

Brighton and Hove Albion | News | Stadium Gallery | Stadium Gallery | Stadium Site Gallery

Not sure if anyone has noticed but on the club site there is an aerial photo the Falmer site that was posted a couple of weeks ago, there’s now a new picture added with the stadium superimposed over it. Gives a good indication of orientation for those who are interested.

That is all

 

[Billy the Fish]

Does anyone else think they've put it back to front?

It looks to me like the slant on the roof is going the wrong way. I hope they don't build it like that.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I think they should call the stadium the Bees Knees.

 

[The Grockle]

Brighton and Hove Albion | News | Stadium Gallery | Stadium Gallery | Stadium Site Gallery

Not sure if anyone has noticed but on the club site there is an aerial photo the Falmer site that was posted a couple of weeks ago, there’s now a new picture added with the stadium superimposed over it. Gives a good indication of orientation for those who are interested.

That is all

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[TWOCHOICEStom]

Does anyone else think they've put it back to front?

It looks to me like the slant on the roof is going the wrong way. I hope they don't build it like that.

Looks ok to me

 

[Billy the Fish]

Looks ok to me

Must be my eyes then. Too much

 

[Bombadier Botty]

Being a complete thicko I never know which side of the train to look out of when I very occasionally take the train on that line, but I presume the site can't (yet) be seen from the train anyway?!?!

 

[Titanic]

Being a complete thicko I never know which side of the train to look out of when I very occasionally take the train on that line, but I presume the site can't (yet) be seen from the train anyway?!?!

It's between the road and the stadium... look out of the right side of the train and it's just past Falmer Station if you are coming from Brighton.

 

[scooter1]

f*** i'm looking forward to watching football there!!!

 

[CHAPPERS]

Being a complete thicko I never know which side of the train to look out of when I very occasionally take the train on that line, but I presume the site can't (yet) be seen from the train anyway?!?!

You won't see much from the train as you are quite a bit below the site.

 

[jrmeag1]

Quite shocked at the angle of the stadium, looks amazing.

 

[Box of Frogs]

I think thats my car - 2nd from the right!

 

[ManOnTheRun]

I never fully appreciated just how far onto the University owned land it encorached ... Theres a fair few buildings that need to come down.

 

[Spider]

I never fully appreciated just how far onto the University owned land it encorached ... Theres a fair few buildings that need to come down.

Is it stupid of me to ask why we couldn't have just moved the stadium up a bit? The field it's in is massive, why did we need to build over more land?

 

[The Large One]

As you can see from the overlay, the field isn't big enough.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

As you can see from the overlay, the field isn't big enough.

especially when it expands to a 75,000 seater stadium

 

[Mr Burns]

f*** Me. they put that up quick. It was just an empty field when I drove past it last night

 

[Mr Burns]

Is it stupid of me to ask why we couldn't have just moved the stadium up a bit? The field it's in is massive, why did we need to build over more land?

I think its something to do with Lewes DC own that part of the land. I'm sure its something to do with Lewes.

 

[Trufflehound]

Am I the only one who can see a giant brown bug-eyed alien in that picture, giving the stadium the finger? It must be a Palace fan I guess...

 

[The Large One]

I think its something to do with Lewes DC own that part of the land. I'm sure its something to do with Lewes.

Actually, I'm guessing he actually means the big plot of land further up in the picture.

That's an area of land labelled 'Village Way South', and something the club had in mind as a Plan B way way back at the start of the planning process. The club actually put in two planning applications (Village Way North and Village Way South), with a view to using VWS should it appear that there were too many issues with VWN. As it transpired, the application for VWS was pulled by the club before it went to the planning committee at the City Council.

Village Way South - and I stand to be corrected here - I don't think is owned by the University of Brighton (with whom the club had a lot of negotiations to get through), but had more planning issues associated with it than Village Way North.