Bristol Rovers' plan for the new South Stand at the Mem has been revealed. A planning application submitted to Bristol City Council states that the stand will have capacity for 3,414 seats, offering a more permanent structure with "significantly improved comfort, sightlines and wheelchair provision".
Back in April the club confirmed it wanted to construct a new permanent stand opposite the Thatchers' End, which would replace the temporary and much-derided tented areas of the ground. According to plans submitted to the council, ground preparation and site clearance was due to commence last month, with a "target handover for the new grandstand in time for the start of the 2023/24 EFL season" at the beginning of August 2023.
The team tasked with designing the stand said the brief from Rovers was to "provide a more comprehensive grand stand structure than that previously in situ...from both an architectural and functional perspective". However, some neighbours have already lodged objections on the planning portal, claiming the new addition to the Memorial Stadium could overshadow them.
