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Scheme viability
DEVELOPMENT COSTS£000²õ
Construction costsÌý
Planning applications and site surveys - 2% of construction cost460
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External works including pitch, floodlights, fencing, etc 2 375
Loose furniture, furnishings and equipment700
Professional fees - 10%2 400
Finance costs @ 10% per annum based on 50% of the constrction period1 990
Total28 400
Site purchaseÌý
Site1 000
Acquisition costs and fees - 5%50
Finance costs @ 10% per annum210
Total1 260
INCOME APPRAISALÌý
Capital receiptsÌý
Sale of previous inner-city site13 000
Grant from the Football Trust, etc3 000
Sponsorship deals, donations, etc4 000
Total20 000
Gross revenue - years one to 10Ìý
(based on 10 years' income with 5% annual inflation)Ìý
Ticket sales - based on average premier league attendance of 20 000 spectators per match:Ìý
- weekly 15 000 @ £1037 000
- season 4 000 @ £30015 100
Bond sales of seats 1000 @ £2 3003 750
30 nr boxes x 50% @ £10 000 per annum1 880
Bar food and drink8 000
Merchandising9 000
Banqueting and conferencing6 280
Concessions 320m2 @ £86/m2 per annum340
Car parking 1000 spaces @ £1.50 x 20 x 2 (for ancillary) 750
Ancillary multi-use facilities1 400
TV rights5 000
Total88 500
Operating costs - years one to 10Ìý
(based on 10 years @ 5% inflation)Ìý
Assuming current operating costs of £5.5m per year 69 000
Net operating profitÌý
Gross revenue less operating costs for 10 year19 500
Equivalent net present values using discount factors of 15% to 12%9 260 - 10 540
Equivalent average net value per annum10 000
DEVELOPMENT YIELD (RATE OF RETURN)Ìý
(excluding depreciation and interest payments etc)Ìý
Development yield = net operating profit ÷ development costs less capital receiptsÌý
£1 000 000 ÷ (29 660 000 - 20 000 000) = 10.35% returnÌý
This is a simple, hypothetical example of how to compare capital and operating costs with income on a 10-year basis assuming a move away from a city centre to city outskirts.
Guide to roof types for various stand sized
Stand length (m)Stand width (m)Recommended roof design
11022Cantilever
(typical side stand)33Either
50King truss
7014Cantilever
(typical end stand)21Either
31King truss
Weight and cost of steelwork on five recently-built stands
SchemeRoof structureRoof width (m)
1King truss37
2King truss37
3King truss57
4Cantilever29
5Cantilever40
TYPICAL DESIGN CRITERIA FOR UK STADIA
Playing surface100-110m long x 98-75m wide
Grass verge1.5m minimum from pitch
Surrounding space (typical)3-6m from touch and goal lines
Advertising boards670mm high
Moats (if applicable)2.5m wide x 2.1-2.5m deep
%22C%22 ValueSightlines over spectator heads to nearest edge of pitch varies between 60 and 150mm; recommended minimum 60mm
Standing terraces (if applicable) 380mm wide; typically 300mm maximum rise (but rise depends on %22C%22 value); based on 4.7 persons/m2
Seating terraces760-800mm side; typically 300-500 mm rise (but depends on %22C%22 value); based on 2-3 persons/m2
Seating standards28 seats (maximum) per row; tip-up seats minimum 460mm wide x 610mm deep (without arms), minimum 400mm clearance in front of seats
Fire rating for terracesDepends on fire officer's requirements; generally from 0-1 hour under terracing depending on stand/stadia configuration
Rake of terrace34° (maximum)
Railings1.1m high (minimum)
Vomitory stairsStaircases leading from concourse into the middle of terraces or balconies are generally 1.1m minimum width -often double width
Turnstiles1/660 people (minimu of 6)
Security fences/barriersRefer to the Green guide; loading requirement may be as high as 5N/m2
Public toilet accommodation (lower than BS6465 Pt1) (assuming 80% male to 20% female)Sex
ÌýMale
ÌýFemale
Ìý* minimum of 2
Pitch lighting mimimum average lux/uniformityUniformity is the factor applied to an average illuminant level to arrive at the minimum permitted illumination, ie 500 lux x 0.6 = 300 lux minimum. For TV lighting, due to the fact that cameras do not react as quickly as the human eye, alternative factors are applied from measured maximum levels for both horizontal and vertical illumination
ÌýÌý
- Club200-500 lux/0.6
- National600-1200 lux/0.7
- National TV1400-1600 lux/0.5 horizontally; 0.4 vertically
Car parking provisionVaries from nothing to 20-25m2/car space/10-15 spectators
Regional factors
All costs in this article are based on a scheme in the South-east and should be adjusted by the following location factors for schemes in other regions:
RegionFactor
Inner London1.12
Outer London 1.06
East Anglia0.98
East Midlands 0.96
Northern0.98
Northern Ireland 0.84
North-west1.02
Scotland1.04
South-east1
South-west0.98
Wales0.96
East Midlands 0.97
Yorkshire and Humberside0.98