Stadium for Cornwall
| Location | Threemilestone, Cornwall, England |
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| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Construction | |
| Construction cost | Between £14m and £24m (estimated) |
| Architect | Holmes Miller Architects |
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Truro City F.C. (proposed) Cornish Pirates (proposed) |
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The Stadium for Cornwall is a proposed multi-purpose stadium in Threemilestone, Cornwall, England. There are no major sports stadia in Cornwall: the largest capacity ground is the Recreation Ground in Camborne.Football club Truro City and rugby union team Cornish Pirates have both advanced plans for a new stadium, with both outfits requiring new facilities if they are to progress in their respective sports. Cornwall Council is developing a business plan for the stadium, although it has stated any project would have to be privately funded.
Truro City submitted a planning application for a 16,000-seat stadium, costing £12 million, on the site of their existing ground on Treyew Road in June 2005. The plans conceived a stadium that would host the Cornish Pirates rugby union team and music concerts as well as the Truro City football club. At the time these plans were submitted, Truro City played in the South Western Football League, several rungs below the professional football leagues in England. These plans were opposed by local residents, who were concerned that local roads would not cope with increased levels of traffic.
After those plans failed, Truro City published plans to build a cheaper new stadium at Kenwyn, while building a hotel and offices on their Treyew Road ground, in May 2006. A planning application was filed by March 2007.Carrick District Council approved this plan, but a referral committee of the Council overturned that decision in September 2007.
In response to this rejection, Truro City and Cornish Pirates began developing joint plans for a 16,000 seater stadium on a 50-acre site in Threemilestone. While developing those plans, the two clubs had agreed to share the Treyew Road ground, but Truro City withdrew after they were advised the pitch could not sustain both sports. Truro City continued to progress plans for a new stadium.
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