It follows on from the closure of roads around the stadium on match days for the first time this season
Blackpool Football Club has revealed plans to install additional exits at its Bloomfield Road stadium to reduce the risk of clashes between opposing fans.
The club is seeking planning permission from the council for three new exits at the south east corner of the stadium, enabling away supporters to disperse more quickly into Henry Street. Lancashire Constabulary, which is supporting the application, says this would make the stadium safer and “prevent the large crossover of fans on Bloomfield Road” .
In a letter submitted in support of the plans, Superintendent Chris Hardy, Blackpool and Fylde operations manager, says: “From my own experience of commanding at Blackpool, the crossover of home and away fans in the north east corner has at times been problematic.
“The new south east exit would allow for a quicker and more effective dispersal of fans and reduce the pressure on the north east exits, in my view making the egress from the stadium safer. This new exit would also prevent the large crossover of fans on Bloomfield Road.” The plans would see two new double doors and one single door installed, and also include proposals for a bigger first aid room on the concourse. Planning documents add the scheme would “assist in the separation of home and away supporters which improves the local police’s ability to manage the safety of supporters and, in turn, the harmony of the surrounding areas on match days.
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