Drogs Stadium

[TheBoss]

It says 18th June Now

http://www.meath.ie/ePlan40/FileRefD...455&LASiteID=0

[iceman]

Meath councillers voting on the rezoning today. Meeting currently in session. Decision due shortly after 4pm. If the rezoning is passed , County Manager will sign planning approval if rezoning is passed today.

[Drogman.]

Re-zoning approved just now.

Full steam ahead for new stadium.

Massive news for us!!

[thischarmingman]

Excellent news, congrats!

[Duggie]

cool - any design pics of this stadium ? never actually saw any.

[Boo_Boy]

cool - any design pics of this stadium ? never actually saw any.

http://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/single/id/1323

[amaccann]

Congratulations guys; a hairy one for sure, but it's good to see it getting the go ahead - no excuses now

What was the ETA for building / completion assuming the go-ahead was got?

[iceman]

Yeeessssss :d

[Duggie]

http://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/single/id/1323

nice - pity the corners arent rounded but im been picky there !
this is the kind of facilities we need in the league if it is to attract spectators if u ask me. go the drogs !

[Drogman.]

Congratulations guys; a hairy one for sure, but it's good to see it getting the go ahead - no excuses now

What was the ETA for building / completion assuming the go-ahead was got?

Well the planning application is to be decided on the 18th, so after that I'm not sure of timescale.

I wouldn't be surprised if at the latest it was 2011 that we get to play the first game there.

[gufc4life]

hopefully ye actually get it bulit.! how much is it costing ye ???how much seat are in it ?

[Magicme]

Whooohoo! Great news. Well done.

[Flume]

Congratulations.Great news for the league.They are type of grounds we need.

[iceman]

from www.droghedaunited.ie
http://droghedaunited.ie/news/single/id/1341

[all drogged up]

seats 10,000
it's a lego build apprarently in that it uses all similar parts no matter which stand is being manufactured. not quite pre fab but similar time benefits to pre fab .

bits are shipped in and slotted onto a foundation and pitch. construction happening as foundations prepared and then slotted together - I reckon completion a year after official go ahead so probably end of 2009 possible with 2010 the more likely. Sounds like a date from back to the future but really its the season after next. C'mon the super drogs

Lovin it except for three things
no terrace
it's in meath and
traffic issues may arise

it's free stadium though so eh.. Nice One!

[Celdrog]

hopefully ye actually get it bulit.! how much is it costing ye ???how much seat are in it ?

The development consists of the following elements on a site area of c25.925 HA with a total gross floor area of c25,864.38 m2;
A 10,068 seat football stadium (including associated club, hospitality and ancillary facilities) with a building footprint of 1.981 HA and an external façade height of c11m above ground level (AGL) and four no. lighting columns of c35m (AGL);
A three story ;leisure centre with a floor area of 3390m2 and height of c14.8m (AGL);
A three storey (mezzanine levels) multi-plex cinema (with 12 no. screens) with a floor area of 4351.98m2 and a height of c22.5m (AGL);
A single storey (with mezzanine level) retail warehouse park that consists of 10 no. retail warehouse units, with a total floor area of 16285m2 a height of c14.10m (AGL);
A single storey motor service station compromising 4 no sets of fuel pumps, a canopy with an area of c344m2 and a height of c6m (AGL), an ancillary retail unit with a floor area of c214m2 and a height of c4.5m (AGL), a 47.5m2 floor area. Significant further information and revised plans, in relation to the application has been submitted.

From what I can remember its €11M to build, but I'm not sure if that's just the stadium. Stadium supposedly build in six months. No idea what the overall timeframe is but I'd imagine the ground will be first before we are thrown out of United Park.


There is still a month for objections .......

[all drogged up]

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...um-115851.html

more accurate than my own memory - have a read!

[Mr A]

Many congrats to Drogs- so what are the remaining hurdles to surmount before diggers can go on site?

[CuanaD]

This is great news
delighted that Drogs have moved this step closer to their new stadium; sure its still a long way to go (ask Shamrock Rovers) BUT its a step forward (& many of us worried that MeathCC would block them at this point)

[CuanaD]

Many congrats to Drogs- so what are the remaining hurdles to surmount before diggers can go on site?

This is just the zoning issue,
now they have to get the planning permission
followed by the inevitable appeal to An Bord Pleanalla

possibly followed by recourse to the courts (although hopefully this won't happen THIS time!)

THEN FINALLY, the only hurdles will be finance & problems with the build/builders