[Albion] Bennett's Field no longer available - no parking season tickets

[Papa Lazarou]

I object!

 

[MXL]

I object!

I object & so does my Wife!

 

[Curious Orange]

It'll be interesting to see their plans - particularly how they plan to access the site.

 

[Official Old Man]

Talking about access. Who owns what area around the field? There seems no access other than via the Amex roads. Can we 'lease' them a road and then break the lease after two years, leaving them with a building but no road access?

 

[BNthree]

There's this drop kerb and gate that could provide access but very interested to see the proposed plans as surely they can't rely on access via stadium land?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Could probably develop that into a decent access. Won't be cheap - might require getting a Hedge Fund onboard.

 

[East Staffs Gull]

Could probably develop that into a decent access. Won't be cheap - might require getting a Hedge Fund onboard.

And a Tracker.

 

[Weststander]

Could probably develop that into a decent access. Won't be cheap - might require getting a Hedge Fund onboard.

Let’s not go down that rabbit hole.




A nose online, Downing Construction are substantial with £110m turnover.

Looks like they’ll go for planning permission, then pay Bennett a few for £m the land, develop, before selling the entire scheme to one of the many privately owned student accommodation companies.

Dick Knight & co made this feasible for Bennett and Downing. Providing a direct development link along that belt.

After that, almost inevitable that Bennett would one day cash in. He would’ve been chivied by ££££ intermediaries who spend all day scouring these opportunities, usually with “Strategic” in their business name.

 

[amexer]

How likely is it that permission will be granted.

 

[Giraffe]

How likely is it that permission will be granted.

If they can sort out the access road they will get it I'd say. Hard to justify a reason other than the access road why they wouldn't.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

If they can sort out the access road they will get it I'd say. Hard to justify a reason other than the access road why they wouldn't.

The Albion hotel got turned down not so long ago so they would need to get it right in design terms as well.

 

[ac gull]

well they turned the hotel down as it had a flat roof - had to be curved same as stadium

 

[Surf's Up]

Greedy farmer.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

The hotel application was to Brighton and Hove, why is this application to Lewes?
I thought the Falmer Road was the boundary

 

[BNthree]

The hotel application was to Brighton and Hove, why is this application to Lewes?
I thought the Falmer Road was the boundary

Because Bennett's field is in Lewes:



Blue line is the boundary.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Thanks, I thought it was the Falmer Road

 

[amexer]

I assume at some stage he has offered the Land to Albion who would not pay his price which may have gone up when we sold White

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Greedy farmer.

Farmer OUT

 

[amexer]

Because Bennett's field is in Lewes:

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Blue line is the boundary.

By that map our coach parking area is also Lewes District. Assume we had to put in separate application for that

 

[amexer]

. If he gets turned down worth nothing to anybody but Albion. Maybe another gamble by Bloom