Plans for a new floodlighting system at Bath City’s Twerton Park ground have been unveiled.
The Cannon Clarke Stadium @ Twerton Park | Photo © Richard Briggs
The proposal is to remove all the existing halide lamps and two old columns to the southern side of the pitch.
The existing columns on the north side will remain.
Two new 20-metre columns will be installed to the south side, along with the very latest directional LED floodlighting to the new and existing columns that remain.
The development is part of a programme of improvements, and the 16 new LEDs will save electricity and be more reliable.
Bath City, nicknamed The Romans, is a semi-professional football club affiliated to the Somerset FA. The men’s team currently competes in the National League South.
The club also has a female first team, women’s development squad and the Bath U18 Academy.
The application says: “This installation is required to meet ground grading requirements for the League and will ensure the future of the club for many years, not only at the current level of competition, but it will also enable opportunity for progression through promotion.”
The decision to replace them at this time is because funding of 70% towards the cost of replacements is available through the Football Foundation.
The replacement masts are hydraulic, which will save the club money as well as decreasing any light spill to the surrounding area.
The proposed usage of the lighting in the winter months will be 2pm to 7pm on Saturdays and Sundays and from 6pm to 10pm Monday to Friday, in line with existing usage times.
The planning reference is 25/04302/FUL and the deadline for comments is 18th December.
