A County Armagh football club is hoping to ensure fans are not left out in the cold – with plans for a 200-seater ‘grandstand’ at their ground.
Laurelvale FC has lodged plans with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and will be hoping to score approval.
The new grandstand is the main feature of the Mid-Ulster Intermediate A club’s exciting development plans, the tiered stand laid out in four rows.
Laurelvale FC also hopes to erect four floodlights – on 18 metre high columns – surrounding the pitch.
The application also covers the inclusion of a 12 metre high ball catch fence and a turnstile kiosk.
If approved, the plans would represent a further welcome investment in sporting facilities for the village.
Laurelvale Cricket Club has previously been granted approval for its new ‘Cricket and Community Hub’ on the Mullavilly Road.
It went out to tender at the end of last year to make its vision for new facilities a reality.
Laurelvale Cricket Club has previously said it will “strive for facilities to cater to all”.
This new single-storey building will have a multi-use space where groups will meet and, during the cricket season, will also act as changing rooms. It will also have a disabled toilet and baby-changing facilities.
The new facility would allow for more programming of indoor activities and longer opening hours. An increase in usage of the facility will lead to increased revenues, all of which will be ploughed back into maintaining and developing other facilities in the club’s vision.
Laurelvale FC’s application will now be advertised shortly.
