The brief was for a 5000 capacity stadium, split across four stands, with standing stands behind the goals and two fully seated stands along both sides of the pitch. The scheme included new facilities such as a fanzone, hospitality areas and improved back of house club accommodation, in addition to new floodlighting in line with the current FA regulations.
The timeline for the project was incredibly tight; as groundworks started in November 2016 with a capacity requirement of 3000 (two stands) having to be met by March 2017 in order to comply with FA League requirements. With SCFC currently in the 6th tier of the football league, working to a modest budget was extremely important, whilst managing the Client’s and fans expectations and aspirations for a new stadium following the high profile takeover.