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OT: Parra Stadium sharing

Nikki

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Development Application is into council for the upgrade.
First stage is a pretty major overhaul.
Excellent.


http://eplanning.par....aspx?id=349771


Description of Proposal
The proposed works for Pirtek Stadium Upgrade ? East, North and South Stands are as follows:
East Stand
 Demolish part of Ground Floor, Level 1 and Level 2 of infill structure;
 Ground Floor - reconfigure and extend the existing area to accommodate function room, kitchen, bars, storage, amenities and lifts (2);
 Level 1 ? reconfigure to accommodate amenities, food and beverage, new spectator concourse, fire stairs, glass roof to function room below and lifts (2);
 Level 2 ? reconfigure to accommodate boxes (11), police control, amenities, servery (2), fire stair and amenities;
 Roof - construct additional roofing (solid and open pergola) with lift overruns (2). Retain the existing roof height and construct lift overrun higher than the existing roof;
 Retain existing retaining wall to east of East Stand; and
 Construct ?custom folded metal façade? screen to East Elevation of East Stand using various wall finishes behind ? block, glass, etc.
North End Additional Seating
 Construct additional upper bay of seating (13-18 rows);
 Construct ticket office at ground level;
 Construct North End Additional Seating, North Elevation, as 6m high wall clad with a vertical linear grille in charcoal metallic grey finish;
 Relocate northern score board - site for relocation is not as yet determined; and
 Install new advertising board.

South End Additional Seating
 Construct additional upper bay of seating (13-18 rows);
 Construct additional South End Seating with 6m high wall clad with a vertical linear grille in a charcoal metallic grey finish;
 Relocate the existing Big Screen TV further south of its existing location - to the rear of the proposed additional tier of seating;
 Install new advertising boards within seating; and
Landscaping
 Within grounds east of existing stand - remove three (3) metal storage buildings, retain existing retaining wall and remove existing turnstile, ticket booth and plant;
 Construct suspended concrete deck along eastern perimeter;
 Remove (12) existing Broad leaf paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) trees located southeast of the existing East Stand;
 Retain existing car park, access roads;
 Make good existing turf and asphalt;
 Retain existing bronze sculpture, ?Ray Price, Mr Perpetual Motion?, in carpark area near ticket office; and
 Retain existing substation.

The current seating capacity of Pirtek Stadium will increase from 20,739 to 24,566 - giving a proposed overall increase of 3,788.

The BCA Compliance report lists the seating changes as:

Mick Cronin Stand - Loses 351 seats.
East Terrace - Loses 621 seats.
North Stand - Gains 2044 seats.
South Stand - Gains 2044 seats

East Stand Open Boxes - 232 capacity lost, but that is replaced by:
East Stand Suites - 409 capacity added.
Function Room - 507 capacity added.

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We got the plans through at work today and I thought I was gunna come in with the scoop. Obviously not! lol :p
 
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Parra Stadium's a funny place. One of the most emotional experiences of my life was taking my daughter onto the field after Manly flogged us there last year. It was f**king amazing and it still chokes me up a little when I think about it.

And that's when I realised I must be gay.

for me it was going on the field for caylo's last game i couldnt believe how soft the grass is it was like walking on carpet
 

Twizzle

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Because twiz, there are inadequate corporate facilities, not enough ticketing outlets, food and Beverage outlets are outdated and inadequate, toilets are inadequate, function room space is limited, access to facilities from grandstands is poor, wheelchair access is poor and the end terraces are wasted space with advertising hoardings obstructing views to scoreboard and replay screen.

Do I need to go on? Stadium refurbishments are not just about capacity.

That's exactly right. FP.
Twiz, the total anticipated spend on the upgrade over 5 stages is $80 million. This is stage 1 at a cost of 25 million. Be patient.

After seeing the plans, I have my concerns that this upgrade hasn't been thought through properly, with regards to future expansion.
Parramatta Stadium is hemmed in by tight boundaries, so there is very little scope to expand outside the current fence line, which is the original fence line/boundary of the old Cumberland Oval. This was one of the concessions when the stadium was originally designed. It is why the extensions to the north and south terraces are curved at the back.
I find it hard to see how they are going to design another 7-8000 seats into expansion. Height limits are also an issue, so going up could also be problematic.
I hope this isn't an ill thought out design to please the masses for the short term.


Suity

Cheers guys

I been to Cumberland Oval more than I've been to Parra Stadium
 

phantom eel

First Grade
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It felt like a state of the art facility in 1986... but that was 28 years ago and apart from sticking some seats on the hills, putting up some light towers and a changhong scoreboard, nothing been updated. It all feels a bit dated now compared to SFS or Homebush, maybe the new Kogarah and Newcastle grounds, and also I'd imagine grounds like Robina and Suncorp, Canberra Stadium and the Melbourne ground?
 

Suitman

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We got the plans through at work today and I thought I was gunna come in with the scoop. Obviously not! lol :p

Yeh. Sorry Nikki to spoil your thunder. First I saw it was a Wanderers forum. Must be some infiltrators at the Council. No surprise. They are the major tenants now anyway.

Suity.
 

Poupou Escobar

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Yeh. Sorry Nikki to spoil your thunder. First I saw it was a Wanderers forum. Must be some infiltrators at the Council. No surprise. They are the major tenants now anyway.

Suity.

They won't be the major tenants until they are drawing big enough TV crowds for the stadium's advertising to reach more than 15 thousand people.
 

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