PLANNERS have inspected the proposed site of a new 21,700-seater Bristol Rovers stadium.
Councillors who sit on the development control committee visited the scrub land between Long Down Avenue and the University of the West of England's Frenchay Campus in Stoke Gifford.
The club hopes to build the sports stadium there. It would include a gym, corporate facilities, convenience store, study centre and a 1,000-space car park. Around a dozen residents objecting to the stadium met the councillors near the proposed site and spoke about concerns over noise and parking. More than 1,100 people have now written to South Gloucestershire Council in support of the plans but the proposal has also sparked around 100 objections, including residents of neighbouring new development Cheswick Village and local businesses.
Those supporting the stadium say it is much-needed and will benefit the whole area.
Robert Carter, of Blackhorse Road in Mangotsfield, said: "I have lived in this area for all of my 61 years and all that time Bristol has been seen as a backwater by the rest of the country for anything to do with sport or recreation.
"At last South Gloucestershire Council has the chance to achieve something that will greatly enhance this area. A stadium we can be proud of to match the UWE facilities we currently have."
But objectors say the stadium will lead to increased traffic and parking problems.
Alastair Wright, who lives in Long Down Avenue near the site, said: "I believe this is not a suitable development for the area.
"There is not adequate provision to safeguard residents' free access to their properties and noise and light pollution will affect quality of life."
Hewlett Packard has listed a long list of reservations about the proposals but has made it clear that it has no objection in principle.
Meanwhile DIY firm B&Q, which has a store near the site, has objected over fears fans will park in its car park.
The site, next to Hewlett Packard's Bristol base on the northern fringe of the city, was bought by Bristol UWE which has entered into a unique partnership with the club to build the stadium.
Chairman of the planning committee Dave Hockey said a decision was likely to be made at a planning meeting in either June or July.
If all goes to plan, then Rovers hope to see the new stadium built in time for the 2014/15 season.
The plans are dependent on planning permission being given for a Sainsbury's supermarket at the Memorial Stadium site in Horfield.
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