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East-stand jigsaw complete
The final piece of Charlton's complex east-stand redevelopment jigsaw was completed on Thursday night when Greenwich Council approved the residential aspect of the club's plans.
While most fans were concerned with events elsewhere as the August transfer window neared closure, councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal to build nine flats at the rear of the south-east corner of The Valley.
The final vote was nine to zero, and Addicks chief executive Peter Varney admitted it was satisfying to gain full consent for all aspects of the project.
"The residential part is the final element of our complex east-stand planning application," he said.
"It has been a long process, and we are delighted at the successful conclusion of gaining full consent for what will be a spectacular development once it is constructed."
Varney added: "We have not set a timetable for any work at this stage, but this will be debated at board level in the near future.
"I would also like to thank the council for its support by backing this venture."
Charlton kicked off their initial plans to turn their SE7 home into a 31,000-capacity all-seater stadium back in November 2004, with detailed proposals for a second tier to the east stand and a new south-east quadrant handed to Greenwich Council the following month.
On top of that, the club also revealed its long-term intention to increase the capacity to 40,600, with additional work proposed at the south end of the stadium, the Jimmy Seed Stand.
Greenwich Council granted approval for the east-stand proposals in June 2005, with the alterations also set to benefit the community.
Among the new facilities available will be a business information centre, créche and college facilities - with the redevelopment further cementing the club's role at the heart of its local surroundings.
No you are not years behind – don’t forget ten years ago we were right where you are. No ground and the one we did have in tatters and ownership disputed and council not willing to support our plans to return. That’s why I sent this to you.
In less than ten years time you will be in a new ground and you will not be worrying about adding bits -it will all be there o your plans will be about team development.
What a lot of people don’t realise is that Charlton have had to face a number of problems since returning.
They lost generation of fans when they moved to 'Sellout' Park and they have had to invest heavily in getting that back
they also lost the local links with players and nobody wanted to go to a club operating out of portacabins that looked like it was going to fold up any minute.
The good news is that you do not compete with other local clubs you have a good fan base and identity. It’s a good place to live and the stadium will be exciting and easy to get to.
East-stand jigsaw complete
The final piece of Charlton's complex east-stand redevelopment jigsaw was completed on Thursday night when Greenwich Council approved the residential aspect of the club's plans.
While most fans were concerned with events elsewhere as the August transfer window neared closure, councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal to build nine flats at the rear of the south-east corner of The Valley.
The final vote was nine to zero, and Addicks chief executive Peter Varney admitted it was satisfying to gain full consent for all aspects of the project.
"The residential part is the final element of our complex east-stand planning application," he said.
"It has been a long process, and we are delighted at the successful conclusion of gaining full consent for what will be a spectacular development once it is constructed."
Varney added: "We have not set a timetable for any work at this stage, but this will be debated at board level in the near future.
"I would also like to thank the council for its support by backing this venture."
Charlton kicked off their initial plans to turn their SE7 home into a 31,000-capacity all-seater stadium back in November 2004, with detailed proposals for a second tier to the east stand and a new south-east quadrant handed to Greenwich Council the following month.
On top of that, the club also revealed its long-term intention to increase the capacity to 40,600, with additional work proposed at the south end of the stadium, the Jimmy Seed Stand.
Greenwich Council granted approval for the east-stand proposals in June 2005, with the alterations also set to benefit the community.
Among the new facilities available will be a business information centre, créche and college facilities - with the redevelopment further cementing the club's role at the heart of its local surroundings.
No you are not years behind – don’t forget ten years ago we were right where you are. No ground and the one we did have in tatters and ownership disputed and council not willing to support our plans to return. That’s why I sent this to you.
In less than ten years time you will be in a new ground and you will not be worrying about adding bits -it will all be there o your plans will be about team development.
What a lot of people don’t realise is that Charlton have had to face a number of problems since returning.
They lost generation of fans when they moved to 'Sellout' Park and they have had to invest heavily in getting that back
they also lost the local links with players and nobody wanted to go to a club operating out of portacabins that looked like it was going to fold up any minute.
The good news is that you do not compete with other local clubs you have a good fan base and identity. It’s a good place to live and the stadium will be exciting and easy to get to.
