Eco Park (stadium)
Eco Park is a proposed stadium in Gloucestershire, England. If constructed, the stadium will be the home ground of Forest Green Rovers. It is reputedly going to be the world's first timber stadium.
| Address | Eastington, Stroud, Gloucestershire England |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51.7594°N 2.3193156°W |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Zaha Hadid Architects[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Forest Green Rovers | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Architects, Zaha Hadid Architects were chosen in November 2016 following a design competition.[2]
The stadium was granted planning permission by Stroud District Council in December 2019 following amendments having initially been rejected in June 2019.[3] It was approved in December 2019 and the green energy company Ecotricity revealed the revised plans in January 2022.[4]
The Eco Park stadium is estimated to cost £100m and does not yet have a target for completion.[5]
Sustainability characteristics
The stadium will have the lowest carbon footprint of any football stadium in the world.[6] It will only use renewable energy from the wind and the sun generated by Ecotricity and generate over 80% of its energy on site.[6]
References
- "Zaha Hadid Architects wins approval for world's first all-timber stadium". Dezeen. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- McManus, David (5 November 2016). "Forest Green Rovers Eco-park Design Competition". e-architect. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- McLaughlin, Luke (29 December 2019). "Forest Green Rovers granted planning permission for all-wooden stadium". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- Rial, Bradley (16 February 2023). "Forest Green breaks ground on new stadium". The Stadium Business. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- "Update: latest on FGR's Eco Park". www.punchline-gloucester.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- www.ecopark.com https://www.ecopark.com/about/. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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