I sent an email to the council on the 26th of May, after the council had been down to BV the previous Friday, to re-assess the ground capacity.
This is the reply I received today. 31% of normal capacity.

Dear Mr

Further to your recent question about the capacity at Wakefield Trinity I confirm the following;

Current guidance states that maximum capacity is either 50% of the stadiums current capacity or 4000, whichever is the lesser. In this case the capacity is less than 4000 due to existing safety restrictions. There is specific guidance for sports stadiums on how to calculate capacity in line with social distancing requirements. Wakefield Trinity's current occupancies are based on the 1metre plus mitigation rule. The capacities are set for each area within the stadium, having regard to the guidance, but I can confirm that the total revised capacity at present is 31% of normal capacity.

Kind regards,
Claudine Robertson

Claudine Robertson
Senior Environmental Health Officer
Wakefield Council
Environmental Health, Wakefield One, PO Box 700, Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2EB
Tel: 0345 8506 506
Mobile: 07711 153720
crobertson@wakefield.gov.uk
www.wakefield.gov.uk

I sent an email to the council on the 26th of May, after the council had been down to BV the previous Friday, to re-assess the ground capacity.
This is the reply I received today. 31% of normal capacity.

Dear Mr

Further to your recent question about the capacity at Wakefield Trinity I confirm the following;

Current guidance states that maximum capacity is either 50% of the stadiums current capacity or 4000, whichever is the lesser. In this case the capacity is less than 4000 due to existing safety restrictions. There is specific guidance for sports stadiums on how to calculate capacity in line with social distancing requirements. Wakefield Trinity's current occupancies are based on the 1metre plus mitigation rule. The capacities are set for each area within the stadium, having regard to the guidance, but I can confirm that the total revised capacity at present is 31% of normal capacity.

Kind regards,
Claudine Robertson

Claudine Robertson
Senior Environmental Health Officer
Wakefield Council
Environmental Health, Wakefield One, PO Box 700, Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2EB
Tel: 0345 8506 506
Mobile: 07711 153720
crobertson@wakefield.gov.uk
www.wakefield.gov.uk

Interesting. The ‘guidance’ states 4000 or 50% of maximum capacity. I would indicate that to be based on actual spatial capacity and not safety regulated reduced capacity. Unless Covid can now distinguish the strength of foundations etc it seems rather bizarre.

Maximum capacity of the stadium in 2008 was raised to 12,600 so that appears to be the maximum capacity of Belle vue.

The current reduced capacity seems to be 9,333 so 50% of this is 4000+ so 4000 would apply.

I have no idea how the 31% figure would be imposed. Seems quite unreasonable for a mainly open aired venue with a maximum special capacity of 12,600.

31% is 19% below the guidance limit. That’s extremely harsh. Normal capacity makes me believe it’s the capacity that’s normal without imposed restrictions so 31% of 12,600 means 3,906. Sounds more like it.

Interesting. The ‘guidance’ states 4000 or 50% of maximum capacity. I would indicate that to be based on actual spatial capacity and not safety regulated reduced capacity. Unless Covid can now distinguish the strength of foundations etc it seems rather bizarre.

Maximum capacity of the stadium in 2008 was raised to 12,600 so that appears to be the maximum capacity of Belle vue.

The current reduced capacity seems to be 9,333 so 50% of this is 4000+ so 4000 would apply.

I have no idea how the 31% figure would be imposed. Seems quite unreasonable for a mainly open aired venue with a maximum special capacity of 12,600.

31% is 19% below the guidance limit. That’s extremely harsh. Normal capacity makes me believe it’s the capacity that’s normal without imposed restrictions so 31% of 12,600 means 3,906. Sounds more like it.