2015 No. 661

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and 18(2) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 19751.

In accordance with section 18(4) of that Act, he has consulted with such persons or bodies of persons as appear to him to be requisite.

Title, commencement and interpretation1

1

The title of this Order is the Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015, and it comes into force on 1st October 2015.

2

In this Order, “the Act” means the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975.

Designations2

1

The sports grounds specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, being sports grounds which in the opinion of the Secretary of State have accommodation for more than 10,000 spectators, are designated as sports grounds requiring a safety certificate under the Act.

2

The sports grounds specified in Schedule 2 to this Order, being sports grounds—

a

in England and Wales,

b

at which association football matches are played,

c

which are occupied by a club that is a member of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited, and

d

which in the opinion of the Secretary of State have accommodation for more than 5,000 spectators,

are designated as sports grounds requiring a safety certificate under the Act2.

Revocations3

The Orders listed in Schedule 3 to this Order are revoked.

Helen GrantMinister for Sport and TourismDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

SCHEDULE 1SPORTS GROUNDS DESIGNATED UNDER ARTICLE 2(1)

Article 2(1)

Sports ground

Occupier(s) of sports ground

Talbot Athletic Ground, Manor Street, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, SA13 1AB

Aberavon Rugby Football Club

Twerton Park, Dominion Road, Twerton, Bath, BA2 1DB

Bath City Football Club

Provident Stadium, Rooley Avenue, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 1BS

Bradford Bulls Rugby League Football Club

Crane Park, Cranberry Road, Camborne, TR14 7PJ

Camborne Rugby Football Club

BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1JA

Cardiff Blues Rugby Football Club, and Cardiff Rugby Football Club

Mend-a-Hose Jungle, Wheldon Road, Castleford, WF10 2SD

Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club

Cwmbrân Stadium, Henllys Way, Cwmbrân, NP44 3YS

Cwmbrân Town Association Football Club

Northern Echo Arena, Neasham Road, Darlington, DL2 1DL

Darlington Mowden Park Rugby Football Club

Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, Riverside, Chester-le-Street, Durham, DH3 3QR

Durham County Cricket Club

Lord’s Cricket Ground, St. John’s Wood, London, NW8 8QN

England and Wales Cricket Board, and Middlesex County Cricket Club

Sandy Park Stadium, Sandy Park Way, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7NN

Exeter Rugby Club

Wembley National Stadium, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS

The Football Association

Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 0EF

Gateshead Football Club

SWALEC Stadium, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, CF11 9XR

Glamorgan County Cricket Club

Kingsholm Stadium, Kingsholm Road, Kingsholm, Gloucestershire, GL1 3AX

Gloucester Rugby Club

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, London, SE19 2BB

Greenwich Leisure Ltd

Blundell Park, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, DN35 7PZ

Grimsby Town Football Club

Shay Syke, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2YS

F. C. Halifax Town

The ageas Bowl, Botley Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 3XH

Hampshire County Cricket Club

Twickenham Stoop Stadium, Langhorn Drive, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 7SX

Harlequins Rugby Football Club

KC Lightstream Stadium, Preston Road, Hull, HU9 5HE

Hull Kingston Rovers Rugby League Football Club

Emirates Old Trafford Cricket, Talbot Road, Manchester, M16 0PX

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Headingley Carnegie Stadium, St. Michael’s Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 3BR

Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club

Welford Road Stadium, Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7TR

Leicester Tigers Rugby Club

Leigh Sports Village Stadium, Sale Way, Leigh, WN7 4JY

Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club

Sincil Bank Stadium, Lincoln, LN5 8LD

Lincoln City Football Club

Parc y Scarlets, Pemberton Retail Park, Trostre Roundabout, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA14 9UZ

Llanelli Rugby Football Club, and Llanelli Scarlets Rugby Club

The Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London, E20 2ST

London Legacy Development Corporation

Kingston Park Stadium, Brunton Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 8AF

Newcastle Falcons Rugby Football Club

Glyndwr University Racecourse Stadium, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AH

North Wales Crusaders, and Wrexham Association Football Club

Franklin’s Gardens, Weedon Road, Northampton, NN5 5BG

Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club

Trent Bridge, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6AG

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

The Recreation Ground, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1SY

Redruth Rugby Football Club

Twickenham Stadium, 200 Whitton Road, Twickenham, TW2 7BA

Rugby Football Union

AJ Bell Stadium, 1 Stadium Way, Barton-upon-Irwell, Salford, M30 7EY

Sale Rugby Union Football Club, and Salford Red Devils Rugby Football League Club

North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 7TJ

Scarborough Cricket Club

Langtree Park, McManus Drive, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 3AL

St. Helens Rugby Football Club

Edgeley Park, Hardcastle Road, Stockport, SK3 9DD

Stockport County Football Club

The Kia Oval, Kennington, London, SE11 5SS

Surrey County Cricket Club

Rapid Solicitors Stadium, Belle Vue, Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF1 5EY

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Rugby League Football Club

Edgbaston Stadium, Edgbaston Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B5 7QU

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1JL

Welsh Rugby Union

Select Security Stadium Halton, Lowerhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 7DZ

Widnes Vikings Rugby League Football Club

Sixways Stadium, Pershore Lane, Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8ZE

Worcester Rugby Football Club

Zebra Claims Stadium, Derwent Park, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 2HG

Workington Town Rugby League Football Club

Headingley Carnegie Stadium, St. Michael’s Lane, Leeds, LS6 3DP

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

SCHEDULE 2SPORTS GROUNDS DESIGNATED UNDER ARTICLE 2(2)

Article 2(2)

Sports ground

Occupier of sports ground

Goldsands Stadium, Dean Court, Kings Park, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 7AF

A. F. C. Bournemouth

Cherry Red Records Stadium, Jack Goodchild Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 3PB

A. F. C. Wimbledon

Store First Stadium, Livingstone Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5BX

Accrington Stanley Football Club

Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park, London, N5 1BU

Arsenal Football Club

Villa Park, Trinity Road, Birmingham, B6 6HE

Aston Villa Football Club

Oakwell Stadium, Grove Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 1ET

Barnsley Football Club

St. Andrew’s Stadium, Cattell Road, Birmingham, B9 4RL

Birmingham City Football Club

Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

Blackburn Rovers Football Club

Bloomfield Road, Seasiders Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 6JJ

Blackpool Football Club

The Macron Stadium, Burnden Way, Bolton, BL6 6JW

Bolton Wanderers Football Club

Coral Windows Stadium, Valley Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 7DY

Bradford City Football Club

Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 0NT

Brentford Football Club

American Express Community Stadium, Village Way, Brighton, BN1 9BL

Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club

Ashton Gate Stadium, Ashton Road,Bristol, BS3 2EJ

Bristol City Football Club

The Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Horsfield, Bristol, BS7 0AQ

Bristol Rovers Football Club

Turf Moor, Harry Potts Way, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 4BX

Burnley Football Club

Pirelli Stadium, Princess Way, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0AR

Burton Albion Football Club

JD Stadium, Gigg Lane, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 9HR

Bury Football Club

Abbey Stadium, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LN

Cambridge United Football Club

Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ

Cardiff City Football Club

Brunton Park, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1LL

Carlisle United Football Club

The Valley, Floyd Road, London, SE7 8BL

Charlton Athletic Football Club

Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London, SW6 1HS

Chelsea Football Club

Abbey Business Stadium, Whaddon Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 5NA

Cheltenham Town Football Club, and Gloucester City Association Football Club

Proact Stadium, 1866 Sheffield Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8NZ

Chesterfield Football Club

Weston Homes Community Stadium, United Way, Colchester, CO4 5UP

Colchester United Football Club

Ricoh Arena, Phoenix Way, Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 6GE

Coventry City Football Club, and Wasps Rugby Football Club

Checkatrade.com Stadium, Winfield Way, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9RX

Crawley Town Football Club

Alexandra Stadium, Gresty Road, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 6EB

Crewe Alexandra Football Club

Selhurst Park, Whitehorse Lane, London, SE25 6PU

Crystal Palace Football Club

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium, Victoria Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7XL

Dagenham and Redbridge Football Club

iPro Stadium, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8XL

Derby County Football Club

Keepmoat Stadium, Stadium Way, Doncaster, DN4 5JW

Doncaster Rovers Football Club, Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies Football Club, and Doncaster Rugby League Football Club

Goodison, Goodison Park, Goodison Road, L4 4EL

Everton Football Club

St James Park, Exeter, EX4 6PX

Exeter City Football Club

Highbury Stadium, Park Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6TX

Fleetwood Town Football Club

Craven Cottage, Stevenage Road, London, SW6 6HH

Fulham Football Club

MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Redfern Avenue, Gillingham, Medway, ME7 4DD

Gillingham Football Club

Victoria Park, Clarence Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8BZ

Hartlepool Football Club

The John Smith’s Stadium, Stadium Way, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6PG

Huddersfield Town Association Football Club, and Huddersfield Giants Rugby League Football Club

KC Stadium, West Park, Hull HU3 6HU

Hull City Association Football Club, and Hull Football Club

Ipswich Town Football Club, Portman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2DA

Ipswich Town Football Club

Elland Road Stadium, Elland Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 0ES

Leeds United Football Club

King Power Stadium, Filbert Way, Leicester, LE2 7FL

Leicester City Football Club

Matchroom Stadium, Brisbane Road, Leyton, London, E10 5NF

Leyton Orient Football Club

Anfield, Anfield Road, Liverpool, L4 0TH

Liverpool Football Club

Kenilworth Road Stadium, 1 Maple Road, Luton, LU4 8AW

Luton Town Football Club

City Football Academy Arena, Etihad Campus, 400 Ashton New Road, Manchester, M11 4TQ

Manchester City Football Club

Etihad Stadium, Etihad Campus, Rowsley Street, Manchester, M11 3FF

Manchester City Football Club

Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA

Manchester United Football Club

One Call Stadium, Field Mill, Quarry Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 5DA

Mansfield Town Football Club

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS3 6RS

Middlesbrough Football Club

The Den, Bolina Road, London, SE16 3LN

Millwall Football Club

Stadium MK, Stadium Way West, Milton Keynes, MK1 1ST

Milton Keynes Dons Football Club

Globe Arena, Christie Way, Westgate, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4TB

Morecambe Football Club

St. James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4ST

Newcastle United Football Club

Rodney Parade, Rodney Road, Newport, NP19 0UU

Newport County Association Football Club, Newport Gwent Dragons, and Newport Rugby Football Club

Sixfields Stadium, Upton Way, Northampton, NN5 5QA

Northampton Town Football Club

Carrow Road Football Ground, Carrow Road, Norwich, NR1 1JE

Norwich City Football Club

The City Ground, Pavilion Road, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ

Nottingham Forest Football Club

Meadow Lane Stadium, Meadow Lane, Nottingham, NG2 4HJ

Notts County Football Club

Sportsdirect.com Park, Boundary Park, Oldham, OL1 2PA

Oldham Football Club

Kassam Stadium, Grenoble Road, Oxford, OX4 4XP

Oxford United Football Club, and London Welsh Rugby Football Club

Abax Stadium, London Road, Peterborough PE2 8AL

Peterborough United Football Club

Home Park, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3DQ

Plymouth Argyle Football Club

Vale Park, Hamil Road, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, ST6 1AW

Port Vale Football Club

Fratton Park, Frogmore Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8RA

Portsmouth Football Club

Deepdale, Sir Tom Finney Way, Deepdale, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6RU

Preston North End Football Club

Loftus Road Stadium, South Africa Road, London, W12 7PA

Queens Park Rangers Football Club

Madejski Stadium, Bennet Road, Reading, RG2 0FL

Reading Football Club

Spotland Stadium, Sandy Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 5DS

Rochdale Association Football Club, and Rochdale Hornets Rugby League Football Club

AESSEAL New York Stadium, Don Street, Rotherham, S60 1AH

Rotherham United Football Club

Glanford Park, Jack Brownsword Way, Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 8TD

Scunthorpe United Football Club

Bramall Lane Stadium, Sheffield, S2 4SU

Sheffield United Football Club

Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, S6 1SW

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club

Greenhous Meadow, Oteley Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ST

Shrewsbury Town Football Club

St. Mary’s Stadium, Britannia Road, Southampton, SO14 5FP

Southampton Football Club

Roots Hall Football Ground, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex SS2 6NQ

Southend United Football Club

Lamex Stadium, Broadhall Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 8RH

Stevenage Football Club

Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EG

Stoke City Football Club

Stadium of Light, Sunderland, SR5 1SU

Sunderland Association Football Club

Liberty Stadium, Landore, Swansea, SA1 2FA

Swansea City Association Football Club, and Ospreys Rugby Union

County Ground, County Road, Swindon SN1 2ED

Swindon Town Football Club

White Hart Lane, 748 High Road, London, N17 0AP

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

Prenton Park, Prenton Road West, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 9PY

Tranmere Rovers Football Club

The Banks’s Stadium, Bescot Crescent, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 4SA

Walsall Football Club

Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford, WD18 0ER

Watford Association Football Club

The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 4LF

West Bromwich Albion Football Club

Boleyn Ground, Green Street, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ

West Ham United Football Club

DW Stadium, Anjou Boulevard, Robin Park, Wigan, WN5 0UZ

Wigan Athletic Football Club, and Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club

Molineux Grounds, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4QR

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club

Adams Park, Hillbottom Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4HJ

Wycombe Wanderers Football Club

Huish Park, Lufton Way, Yeovil, BA22 8YF

Yeovil Town Football Club

Bootham Crescent, York, YO30 7AQ

York City Football Club

SCHEDULE 3REVOCATIONS

Article 3

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1264)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1323)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1091)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1022)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/1021)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/949)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/1052)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/962)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/942)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Association Football Grounds) (Designation) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1063)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Rugby Football Grounds) (Designation) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1064)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1296)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/1689)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1975)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/607)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2090)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2239)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1990)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/2648)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1676)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1845)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1930)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1809)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2372)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1754)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2893)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1256)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1637)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1907)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1748)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/218)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1662)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1971)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.4) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3168)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1587)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/55)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1644)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/373)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1394)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1501)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1485)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1664)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1864)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1437)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1499)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.3) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2244)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.4) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2669)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.5) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2869)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1133)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No.2) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1666)

  • The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2523)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

By section 1 of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, the Secretary of State may by order designate as a sports ground requiring a safety certificate under that Act any sports ground which, in his opinion, has accommodation for more than the specified number of spectators.

By the Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/499), the specified number of spectators is 5,000 for sports grounds in England and Wales at which association football matches are played and which are occupied by a club that is a member of the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited. The specified number of spectators for all other purposes is 10,000.

Article 2 of and Schedules 1 and 2 to this Order consolidate, with amendments, the large number of designations made in respect of sports grounds in England and Wales by orders previously made under section 1 of the Act.

Article 3 of and Schedule 3 to this Order revoke all previous designation orders relating to sports grounds in England and Wales. Any sports ground designated in a previous order as requiring a safety certificate is omitted from this Order if such a certificate is no longer required because that sports ground no longer meets the conditions to which the Secretary of State’s power to designate is subject.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this Order, as no impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared and is available alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.