UK-based multifaceted consultancy Capita Symonds is providing project management, cost management and CDMC services on the project, which is expected to be completed in 2012.
Situated in the Ashton Vale area of the city, just one kilometer from the team’s current home at Ashton Gate, the new stadium will have a 30,000 capacity which could be expanded to 42,000 if England hosts the World Cup in 2018 – last year Bristol was named in England’s World Cup bid as one of 12 potential host cities.
The stadium will be a 24 by 7 venue capable of holding events such as concerts, conferences, banquets and trade shows, as well as acting as a hub for community led enterprises.
Although an eight-versus-one majority verdict was reached – as the application is on green belt land – it will now be referred to the secretary of state who will decide whether to ‘call in’ the application for an inquiry.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers.
