Plans for a replacement spectator stand at Larkhall Athletic FC’s ground at Charlcombe have been approved by Bath & North East Somerset Council.
The club are affiliated to the Somerset County FA and play in the Southern League at Step 4.
In 2005, the club bought the site from the council with much public support and have steadily made improvements to the ground and facilities.
They need to provide 250 covered seats as part of their licence requirement to play at Step 3.
The new four-row stand, which includes an accessible facility space for two wheelchairs, replaces the current one which is a repurposed Stothert & Pitt cycle shed that has been in place since the 1970s.
The new stand will be in the same location as the existing one but will be higher and more substantial although shorter in length.
The site is within the Green Belt and Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty but planning officers agreed that the new stand will maintain the character and appearance of the area.
