St James' Park

[gjohnson]

Pipe dream i know, but wouldn't it be awesome if a 90k stadium could be built actually over the river. Would instantly make the stadium the most famous in the world purely for the architectural and engineering brilliance it would take. Could also 

[Stifler]

46 minutes ago, ponsaelius said:

 

This is not talking about the student blocks named after the area of the Town Moor, but the area of the Town Moor itself (the land immediately north of Leazes Park).

 

Also a side point but the uni don't have permission to build the new blocks yet, even though they've cracked on with demolition of the old ones.

You don’t need planning permission to knock down old buildings.

You have to inform the local authority, but unless it’s a listed building, you don’t need permission. The local authority may come back with some stipulations on when you can do it etc, but I think for where the site is, it will be fairly straight forward. 

[Earp]

20 minutes ago, Stifler said:

You don’t need planning permission to knock down old buildings.

You have to inform the local authority, but unless it’s a listed building, you don’t need permission. The local authority may come back with some stipulations on when you can do it etc, but I think for where the site is, it will be fairly straight forward. 

You do need permission if it's in a conservation area 

[ponsaelius]

24 minutes ago, Stifler said:

You don’t need planning permission to knock down old buildings.

You have to inform the local authority, but unless it’s a listed building, you don’t need permission. The local authority may come back with some stipulations on when you can do it etc, but I think for where the site is, it will be fairly straight forward. 

 

Yes, I know, but there's still a process. It's called a notice of demolition application. This was approved earlier in 2024.

 

https://portal.newcastle.gov.uk/planning/index.html?fa=getApplication&id=131631

 

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by ponsaelius

[Harry 209]

3 hours ago, MagCA said:

https://archive.ph/sq9kk

Thanks. Good article that. I now think a mega-redevelopment of the Gallowgate over Strawberry Place followed by gradual refurbishment of the other three stands is the way to go.

[Big River]

can someone who knows what they're talking about please knock up a map highlighting the key areas please? would help quite a lot I think!

[MagCA]

5 minutes ago, Big River said:

can someone who knows what they're talking about please knock up a map highlighting the key areas please? would help quite a lot I think!

The best new stadium location highlighted

[bobbydazzla]

20 minutes ago, MagCA said:

The best new stadium location highlighted

 

Buy the leftover slides from the now demolished Wet n Wild

Build a muckle slide from the Quayside Wetherspoons down to the new floating Sven Adult Books Magpie Megadome

Finish your £1.25 pint of John Smiths in Spoons at 14.45. Hop on the slide and you'll be at the ground in under 2 mins.

Safely in your seat before Hey Hey Lets Go gets aired by DJ Onedek

Would be magnificent

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by bobbydazzla

[El Prontonise]

Could we also build a monorail going into the stadium.

[mouldy_uk]

6 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

Could we also build a monorail going into the stadium.

[Pata]

2 hours ago, gjohnson said:

Pipe dream i know, but wouldn't it be awesome if a 90k stadium could be built actually over the river. Would instantly make the stadium the most famous in the world purely for the architectural and engineering brilliance it would take. Could also 

Are you alright?

[bobbydazzla]

2 hours ago, gjohnson said:

Pipe dream i know, but wouldn't it be awesome if a 90k stadium could be built actually over the river. Would instantly make the stadium the most famous in the world purely for the architectural and engineering brilliance it would take. Could also 

 

12 minutes ago, Pata said:

Are you alright?

 

Takes a big old toot on his pipe, has a brilliant pipe dream, starts typing out his dream, nods off before finishing typing 

 

We've all been there

 

[Stifler]

 

Orange: Castle Leazes

Purple: Leazes Park

Blue: Arena site

 

@Big River

 

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Stifler

[Stifler]

 

Orange: Castle Leazes

Purple: Leazes Park

Green: Strawberry Place/Sela fan park (Gallowgate expansion)

Blue: Arena site

[bobbydazzla]

I know us amateur property developers, civil engineers and town planners have talked the Arena site to death for various reasons

 

But

 

My good lord, a massive state of the art stadium perched on high ground above the banks of the Tyne

 

Imagine that being the main thing millions of billions of people see as they cross a bridge into Newcastle by rail or road

 

It'd be absolutely fucking breath taking. A proper statement piece

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by bobbydazzla

[MagCA]

39 minutes ago, Stifler said:

 

Orange: Castle Leazes

Purple: Leazes Park

Green: Strawberry Place/Sela fan park (Gallowgate expansion)

Blue: Arena site

I vote blue 

 

Add in under neath the bridge as well, alongside pottery lane for the craic. 

[Stifler]

2 minutes ago, MagCA said:

I vote blue 

 

Add in under neath the bridge as well, alongside pottery lane for the craic. 

That’s being built on as we speak.