381:, chairman of Birmingham City F.C., submitted his support for the stadium. In March 2005, Birmingham City Council had a meeting to seek authority for the City Council to enter into an exclusivity agreement. Those at the meeting decided to implement the plan. In May 2005, an image of the stadium was released however the full plans were not. The council again held a meeting to answer and questions and to ease any concerns people had over the proposed stadium. There was confusion over whether this plans were for a new Birmingham City Football Club stadium or for a stadium for the city in general. Plans for two separate stadiums were even considered; one at the NEC and another on the Birmingham Wheels site. The ambitious plans, designed by
246:. The western boundary was determined by another railway line and partially by a canal whilst the eastern boundary is determined by a road. Phase 2, to the south, is the separated from Phase 1 via the boundary of land owned by Birmingham Wheels. Within the phase would be a soccer dome, indoor arena, basketball courts, health and fitness centre, Olympic-sized swimming pool and an entertainment complex, which would be attached to the stadium.
410:. This backfired and claims from local councillors in 2005 that 84% of residents were supportive of the proposals. However, it was revealed that the majority of the city were supportive of the proposals. Rumours of the Birmingham City board trying once again to get the backing of the council have been spreading in the press, however nothing has been confirmed at this time.
309:, and not on the later chosen Wheels' Adventure Park. When the plans developed into more serious proposals, images of the new proposed stadium showed a stadium with a rectangular footprint and a large external framework. It was the only part of the sports village to have had a detailed design as the other buildings had not had full consideration.
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43:Coordinates
1264:Categories
471:References
379:David Gold
355:Doug Ellis
303:green belt
53:52°28′50″N
1064:1875–1965
431:Brandwood
320:near the
156:area of
56:1°51′46″W
37:, England
1207:Proposed
1111:Managers
709:Archived
691:Archived
645:Archived
625:Archived
590:Archived
571:Archived
551:Archived
529:Archived
511:Archived
449:See also
383:Populous
322:Eastside
296:Coventry
284:Solihull
272:football
224:Nechells
106:Capacity
91:Operator
31:Location
1078:Grounds
1057:History
1033:Seasons
1026:Records
330:theatre
286:for an
268:cricket
254:canal.
205:Saltley
195:Setting
154:Saltley
152:in the
131:Tenants
115:Surface
1104:People
1047:Europe
439:France
435:Cannes
367:London
262:Design
123:Opened
110:55,000
326:hotel
276:rugby
228:Aston
118:Grass
81:Owner
238:the
172:and
164:and
144:The
365:in
282:in
126:TBA
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539:^
437:,
389:.
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353:,
274:,
270:,
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