The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 661

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

The Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) Order 2015

Made

10th March 2015

Laid before Parliament

12th March 2015

Coming into force

1st October 2015

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 1975(1).

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 interpretation

1.—(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.

Designations

2.—(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 Act(2).

Revocations

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

Helen Grant

Minister for Sport and Tourism

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

10th March 2015

Article 2(1)

SCHEDULE 1 SPORTS GROUNDS DESIGNATED UNDER 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

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 2 SPORTS GROUNDS DESIGNATED UNDER 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

Article 3

SCHEDULE 3 REVOCATIONS

• 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.

(1)

1975 c. 52; section 1(1) was amended by Schedule 2 to the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27). The functions of the Secretary of State were, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

For the number specified in section 1(1) of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 (currently 10,000), the Safety of Sports Grounds (Accommodation of Spectators) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/499) substituted the number 5,000 in respect of a sports ground in England and Wales at which association football matches are played and which is occupied by a club which is a member of either the Football League Limited or the Football Association Premier League Limited.