General New Stadium Plans - Stratfield Brake

[bazzer9461]

3.74 miles from Grenoble road to Stratfield break, apparently

Really?

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Not much in the way of facilities.

Going to be loads if they get permission, restaurants, supporters pub or bar I would hope is considered

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Sorry to p*ss on your parade but this is an Oxford Fail story from 7th December 2017 - old news.

The letter is dated 7th Jan 2022. Things have progressed since 2017 it seems.

 

[Sarge]

Really?

edited below/above

 

[bazzer9461]

As a bird flies surely!

10 miles by Google

 

[Tomox]

It's deffo 4 sides yeah?

 

[Northstandboy]

10 miles by Google

I suppose that is close compared to ground sharing with Wycombe!

 

[Sarge]

As a bird flies surely!

yep- by road 10 miles give or take

 

[Marked Ox]

It's deffo 4 sides yeah?

I quite like playing on a triangle, changes the dynamics.

 

[Marked Ox]

It probably won’t get rejected but it will be the consultations and the rich folk ready to try and oppose……that’s the issue.
It doesn’t matter where the ground would be sited it will still have obstacles,!get over these and we will only be half way there.
The problem is there are so many that think it’s a piece of cake takeover announced and the foundations will be laid.
I’ve never said it won’t happen 99% says it will and it’s location won’t bother me as I can get there.
But it’s not as easy as some think.

Whose assuming planning will be easy and foundations will be laid in the next few weeks?

 

[Followtheox1]

Something I guess must of changed since then perhaps, better relationships and talks with both parties.

A pandemic and a whole heap of money?

 

[battman]

Fantastic! Moved from one ground with only a couple of local pubs, a couple of miles from the city centre to a new ground with no pubs within a 30 minute walk in another town.

Great to get rid of OGB but I can’t say I’m massively excited. I’m sure plenty will be and credit is due to the group that are the first ones in 20 years to move us from that albatross.

To be fair, pubs and other leisure facilities can be built in the new complex, and I'm sure the board and developers aren't ignorant to the fact that this is what a new stadium needs near it.

In terms of location, Stratfield Brake's one of the best places you're going to get for a modern football stadium. It's stone's throw from Oxford Parkway and is also near to where the A34, A40, A44 and A4260 all meet.

A ground closer the city centre might be easier to walk to, but for that you'd have to sacrifice capacity, facilities and expansion potential. And it wouldn't be good for inner-city congestion either.

 

[Marked Ox]

It probably won’t get rejected but it will be the consultations and the rich folk ready to try and oppose……that’s the issue.
It doesn’t matter where the ground would be sited it will still have obstacles,!get over these and we will only be half way there.
The problem is there are so many that think it’s a piece of cake takeover announced and the foundations will be laid.
I’ve never said it won’t happen 99% says it will and it’s location won’t bother me as I can get there.
But it’s not as easy as some think.

Asked on the other thread but as this is the new stadium thread:

Who is assuming planning will be a piece of cake and foundations will be laid soon?

 

[greatunclekip]

Typical- just as I've moved out of Kidlington after ten years! Was bad enough when we got our own KFC!

I think it's a splendid location. Town centre drinking and a ten minute ride to stadium via train, or some decent pubs/chippies in Kiddy itself. Very pleased to see this.

 

[battman]

Fantastic! Moved from one ground with only a couple of local pubs, a couple of miles from the city centre to a new ground with no pubs within a 30 minute walk in another town.

Great to get rid of OGB but I can’t say I’m massively excited. I’m sure plenty will be and credit is due to the group that are the first ones in 20 years to move us from that albatross.

To be fair, pubs and other leisure facilities can be built in the new complex, and I'm sure the board and developers aren't ignorant to the fact that this is what a new stadium needs near it.

In terms of location, Stratfield Brake's one of the best places you're going to get for a modern football stadium. It's stone's throw from Oxford Parkway and is also near to where the A34, A40, A44 and A4260 all meet.

A ground closer the city centre might be easier to walk to, but for that you'd have to sacrifice capacity, facilities and expansion potential. And it wouldn't be good for inner-city congestion either.

 

[bazzer9461]

Whose assuming planning will be easy and foundations will be laid in the next few weeks?

There are a couple some while back who seemed to suggest something along those lines.

 

[battman]

Not much in the way of facilities.

Yet Having green belt land next to Oxford Parkway just outside the city is more important than whether facilities are already in place.

 

[Northstandboy]

Whose assuming planning will be easy and foundations will be laid in the next few weeks?

Just put sustainable, carbon neutral and no car provisions on the planning and it will be approved

 

[oufc1991]

Well that's just fantastic I moved to a house 5 mins from the current stadium after living 15 minutes from the old stadium for the club to now move again well I'm not moving anymore

 

[holdsteady]

yep- by road 10 miles give or take

Only 5 miles from The Manor though, that’s our spiritual home anyway.