Peel have submitted a planning application for a huge 4 storey, "non food bulk retail" unit on the land between the East stand, the canal and the motorway which includes 1000 car park spaces (a proper car park on the current gravel/mud one)

The tennant isn't named but the plans look like an IKEA to me.

The plans can be viewed by searching for "Salford planning public access" and the application number is 15/66923/REM

The associated documents also show new road layout and the other plots available.

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Very apt for Salford A Circus Tent !!

Could only bring greater exposure to the club. The bridge looks well on its way to being ready next season.

Exciting times.

Will this improve access and parking on matchdays?

Looking at the plans it certainly will improve access and make the random parking more ordered with 1000 more marked parking bays and another exit; not sure how charging for parking would work though? The retail unit has a footprint nearly the size of the stadium and 4 storeys high (part of why I guess IKEA), but they won't want parking charged.

Looking at the other plots, it's pretty obvious a Drive Thru fast food place will take at least one, which is all good for match day experience.

Just so I understand,let's suppose it's ikea.
We are going to be able to park in their parking area which will presumably be quiet on a Sunday ?

Any time I have went to an ikea on a Sat or Sun it has been packed, which is sort of my point. The plans show a 1000 place car park, where the current gravel car park is, with an added exit, but how could they police or regulate who parks there?

Plans are due to be considered before 1st Dec and whatever may happen with parking, it would finish a large part of the wasteland around the stadium and improve the profile of the AJBell.

If it helps I'll post a link directly to the plans, but they open as a PDF in a pop up, which lots of tablets will block which is why I suggested searching the planning ref number.

Can you open the link on an iPhone

I can't. My iPhone opens the document page but won't open the actual plans which open in a pop up as a PDF.

I also struggled to get it to open in MSN Edge, but it worked for me in Firefox on a tablet.

It is worth the effort though to see the plans. Quite exciting and great for the club and fan experience.

Cheers that's a pitty I've only got my iphone for access

You'd expect an Ikea (if it is) to be very busy on a Sunday, so more traffic in the area. Will this force us into Friday nights in future?

Just curious but how does plonking an ikea nxt to your ground help your club???

The link to the planning document page; these links may not open if you have a pop up blocker, won't open on a iPhone .... publicaccess.salford.gov.uk/publ ... KUHNPH3S00 The link to the site master plan (including the new development application) which opens in a PDF: dctmviewer.salford.gov.uk/Stream ... erplan.pdf

The link to the planning document page; these links may not open if you have a pop up blocker, won't open on a iPhone .... publicaccess.salford.gov.uk/publ ... KUHNPH3S00 The link to the site master plan (including the new development application) which opens in a PDF: dctmviewer.salford.gov.uk/Stream ... erplan.pdf

Out of curiousity, what would you build on development land beside a stadium? The land was always zoned as a non food retail area so what would you prefer?

If I get a chance tomorrow I'll try and work out how to post the plan on here, hopefully someone more tech savvy than me does it first.

Where are the plans?

Endless supply of miniature pencils.

Also discounted swedish meatballs , much better than the Dried up precooked Hot dogs at the stadium.

On the Salford council web site. Refer to my first post and use the planning reference number. You will need to do it on a PC or laptop.

Or the thousands of people who daily make a trip to an IKEA and see a stadium they didn't know existed? Or the family's who can browse before/after a game? Pencils are obviously the big draw!

You forgot mini Diam bars and paper tape measures!!!

That's my point !
It will improve the appearance certainly but,of course,they'll be able the police the car park so it won't be available for matchday parking.
By causing the stadium to be built we've started the development which will be good news for the owners of the site,and massively increased its value.
Overall,I'll be pleased if the site does become easier on the eye,and fully developed, but I fear that we'll be at the back of the queue when it comes to consideration.

If the new road does not provide adequate relief, it’s a knocking bet.



If this is Ikea and the development does happen, then in retrospect you would have to have more sympathy for John Wilkinson and the gang for how things panned out. I remember on a couple of occasions Wilky saying that Ikea was essentially the golden nugget of the stadium’s retail plan with the rental yield from them alone being able to finance much of the ongoing operations. However, that’s a mute point now.

On a different note, I wonder if this is part of the Council’s exit strategy from the JV?

Why would the fact that Peel are building a road and bridge to service their development site, including your stadium and now possibly accommodating IKEA, mean that anyone should have "more sympathy for John Wilkinson and the gang"?

Rather than IKEA being the nugget of the stadium's retail plan, surely it is more accurate to consider the stadium as the key for unlocking the 'IKEA' retail plan, or is that what you mean and how do you think that this possibly signals the Council's exit strategy?