HowZat GCCC

HowZat? is a campaign group formed by local residents from Bishopston and Ashley Down. The original objective of the group was to challenge and revise the stadium expansion plans put forward by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (GCCC).

Following Bristol City Council’s decision to grant GCCC’s revised application (12/01237/F) in May, the club plans to begin works this autumn. HowZat?’s objective now is to ensure that development complies with restraints imposed by the council and with minimum nuisance to residents.

The development granted by BCC includes:

- 7,000 permanent seats (scaled back from 18,500 in the previous 2009 application) – mainly on the College side of the ground

- Temporary seating to be used on the Kennington Avenue side for big matches to increase capacity to 17,000 (no permanent seating on this side for the foreseeable future)

- The building of the extended Pavilion, Media Centre and 400 place Conference Centre at the Lancashire Road end of the ground

- A six storey block of 147 flats but with basement parking for only 111 cars.