Plymouth's retail entrepreneur Chris Dawson teams up with Yeovil Town to build new stand
Yeovil Town have revealed plans to build a new stand on the north side of Huish Park – with the help of Plymouth-based retail entrepreneur Chris Dawson.
The Glovers will gain a 3,500-capacity stand in place of their away fans’ terrace, if the proposed development sees the light of day, but they will lose two training pitches which adjoin Huish Park.
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Chris Dawson
The Glovers are working in partnership with Dawson, the boss of CDS International, which operates The Range, a nation-wide chain of home, garden and leisure stores.
John Fry, the npower League One football club’s chairman, said: “Yeovil Town is an important economic driver in the South West region, and is embarking on this project to ensure that it has the resources and supporters’ facilities on site to continue to compete in the Football League.
“By developing the area around Huish Park, we have the opportunity to bring in much-needed investment to the club and the area.”
Dawson has claimed that the plans to create a retail park on the site, which are subject to planning approval by South Somerset District Council, will create employment opportunities.
He said: “We are proposing retail units on the land to the north of Huish Park, which, if the planning application is successful, will deliver more than 300 new jobs for the town as well as some established retail brands.
I must, however, stress that any development plans for the site are in the very early stages.”
Dawson held talks – which came to nothing – with Plymouth Argyle and with Plymouth City Council late last year about proposed retail development on Council land adjacent to Home Park, the Pilgrims’ stadium.
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2 Comments
by Steve, Plymouth
Wednesday, March 23 2011, 9:00AM
“Chris Dawson continues to be successful and it is no surprise. He works every hour of the day 7 days a week. This is clearly a business investment from his side and if it keeps Yeovil in business then a good move for them.
Chris is premier league at what he does, and this move seems to be a good move for all involved!”
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