News: Demolition work starts at Millmoor as plans approved for remaining stands
The new owners of Millmoor now have planning approval to demolish all of the structures at the historic home of Rotherham United.
Rothbiz revealed in May that the Ron Hull Group planned to demolish parts of Millmoor with plans explaining the poor condition and the "long term lack of a viable user" of the stadium that last hosted league football almost 20 years ago.
A second set of plans regarding the method of demolition were submitted in July.
Now both sets of plans have been approved, and contractors, Demex - part of the Ron Hull Group - have got to work on the stadium that has its origins dating back to 1890.
The applicants say that the priority to demolish is: The incomplete main stand, Tivoli, Admin building, and Tivoli stand first, followed by the terrace, uncovered stand and Part Millmoor Lane stand and lighting columns.
The second set of plans relates to the demolition of the rest of the Millmoor Lane covered stand, the Railway End stand and a maintenance building in the corner of the ground.
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Approving the plans, Rotherham Council has given applicants five years to carry out the demolition.
Ron Hull Group, the new owners of CF Booth Ltd, took on the old football ground when it acquired the assets of the historic Rotherham firm that had entered administration.
Demex, acquired as part of the deal for CF Booth Ltd, was also the contractor that demolished the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield - the temporary home of The Millers from 2008 to 2012.
The owners are working with local Rotherham firm, Eton Construction, on plans for the area - the 35-acre site that includes the ground and the large Booth operations at the Clarence Works at Armer Street in Masbrough.
It remains to be seen what will happen to the pitch, famed for its quality in league football.
The plans add: "All the proposed buildings to be demolished will be taken down to the ground slabs. The ground slabs will be removed and the site tidied and left in a state where redevelopment will be possible. The client does intend to redevelop the site at a future date."
Despite its history, and the association with The Millers and their fans, Millmooor is not a listed building, or recognised on the South Yorkshire Local Heritage List. Owners generally have permitted development rights regarding the demolition of buildings they own but are often required to get prior approval from the local council.
In the borough's 2018 local plan, the stadium and surrounding area was allocated as a Mixed Use Area. It added: "The area remains appropriate for a mix of uses include business use (excluding offices), housing, residential and non residential institutions and assembly and leisure uses."
Ron Hull website
Images: Tom Austen
Rothbiz revealed in May that the Ron Hull Group planned to demolish parts of Millmoor with plans explaining the poor condition and the "long term lack of a viable user" of the stadium that last hosted league football almost 20 years ago.
A second set of plans regarding the method of demolition were submitted in July.
Now both sets of plans have been approved, and contractors, Demex - part of the Ron Hull Group - have got to work on the stadium that has its origins dating back to 1890.
The applicants say that the priority to demolish is: The incomplete main stand, Tivoli, Admin building, and Tivoli stand first, followed by the terrace, uncovered stand and Part Millmoor Lane stand and lighting columns.
The second set of plans relates to the demolition of the rest of the Millmoor Lane covered stand, the Railway End stand and a maintenance building in the corner of the ground.
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Approving the plans, Rotherham Council has given applicants five years to carry out the demolition.
Ron Hull Group, the new owners of CF Booth Ltd, took on the old football ground when it acquired the assets of the historic Rotherham firm that had entered administration.
Demex, acquired as part of the deal for CF Booth Ltd, was also the contractor that demolished the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield - the temporary home of The Millers from 2008 to 2012.
The owners are working with local Rotherham firm, Eton Construction, on plans for the area - the 35-acre site that includes the ground and the large Booth operations at the Clarence Works at Armer Street in Masbrough.
It remains to be seen what will happen to the pitch, famed for its quality in league football.
The plans add: "All the proposed buildings to be demolished will be taken down to the ground slabs. The ground slabs will be removed and the site tidied and left in a state where redevelopment will be possible. The client does intend to redevelop the site at a future date."
Despite its history, and the association with The Millers and their fans, Millmooor is not a listed building, or recognised on the South Yorkshire Local Heritage List. Owners generally have permitted development rights regarding the demolition of buildings they own but are often required to get prior approval from the local council.
In the borough's 2018 local plan, the stadium and surrounding area was allocated as a Mixed Use Area. It added: "The area remains appropriate for a mix of uses include business use (excluding offices), housing, residential and non residential institutions and assembly and leisure uses."
Ron Hull website
Images: Tom Austen
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