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

[CP 0 3 BHA]

two options, he can plough it (bugger up the plough blades though), or seek a new lease on improved terms.

Or go for planning on some form of development - although I would imagine there would be access issues assuming the club owns the land between the access road and Bennetts Field.

It sounds like the owner (who is it I wonder?) is trying to play poker with Tony Bloom.

 

[Springal]

Obviously wants a bit of that Ben White money

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Forgive my ignorance but is the area the park and ride buses stop deemed the same field?



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[*Gullsworth*]

Forgive my ignorance but is the area the park and ride buses stop deemed the same field?



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Yes what we need is an aerial view of the whole site showing who owns what....

.....ready steady.....go!

 

[Curious Orange]

Forgive my ignorance but is the area the park and ride buses stop deemed the same field?



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No, Bennetts field is to the North East of the the access road to the South Stand.

 

[Clive Walker]

Isn’t that car park temporary with a clause that it will be tuned back to agriculture at some point?

 

[blockhseagull]

How many cars are normally in Bennett’s field on a matchday ?

 

[Weststander]

As suspected.



Would be a huge windfall gain if it comes off.

 

[Driver8]

As suspected.

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Would be a huge windfall gain if it comes off.

Seeing as we couldn’t get PP for the hotel I would think it’s unlikely he would succeed.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Brighton has enough bloody students.
Time to think about the people that were born in Brighton and can't afford to live here.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

As suspected.

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Would be a huge windfall gain if it comes off.

How will the students get to the underground car park? He has no access road.

 

[timbha]

Brighton has enough bloody students.
Time to think about the people that were born in Brighton and can't afford to live here.

Yes, but we all know who gets the students votes

 

[Baldseagull]

How will the students get to the underground car park? He has no access road.

Car parking leased to the club?

 

[Icy Gull]

Bennett’s Field was absolute aggressive gridlocked mayhem when it was a 1901 Car Park. I was delighted to be moved to the University car Park. Saw so many confrontations with SUV drivers trying to bully other cars. Nasty

Being held for the buses for up to an hour before you could leave aggravated the situation

 

[Westdene Seagull]

How will the students get to the underground car park? He has no access road.

Does he not own the woods between the road and the 'field' ? If so he could probably put in an access road there - obviously if approved.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Car parking leased to the club?

Where would the students put their cars on matchdays?

 

[Icy Gull]

Where would the students put their cars on matchdays?

How times have changed, students with cars

 

[Rogero]

The landowner of Bennett's Field has triggered the break clause in the lease with the Albion. As a consequence, Bennett's Field is no longer available. We're being told that we'll have to use the Uni car park, with a shuttle service. Not an issue for me; could mean my mother can no longer attend games - no way she can do that walk (she can only just do the walk from Bennett'd Field on a good day). Will she get on the shuttle? Depends on how high the steps are, where we have to park in the uni vs where the pick up point is, etc etc.

Not good.

Brighton Community buses run a shuttle and it has a lift on the back . It runs from the uni to the top of the stairs and she can get the lift down to the stadium level . The service is for anyone like your mum and caters for wheelchair users. It is free of course.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Does he not own the woods between the road and the 'field' ? If so he could probably put in an access road there - obviously if approved.

There isn’t much distance between the lights and the roundabout, possibly 100 yards? An access road would be at least 15 feet wide.

 

[Worthing exile]

Does he not own the woods between the road and the 'field' ? If so he could probably put in an access road there - obviously if approved.

It's bloody steep from the field to the road and another access would cause chaos.