Trashton Gate is a Blot on the Landsape

"Ashton Gate has ruined my view" - New stadium spoils scenery for Clifton resident

THE final stages of Ashton Gate's £45 million redevelopment are under way and the stadium now stands proudly on the city's skyline.

It was lit up in all its glory last week as Bristol City took on West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup third round replay.

But despite thousands of City fans enjoying the benefits of the new improved stadium, there are some people who are less than impressed.

The newly developed Ashton Gate stadium has been described as a "blot on the landscape" by one woman with arguably one of the best views in the city.

Clifton resident Tilly Vacher's view has been so disrupted by the stadium and its floodlights, that she has been left questioning how it made it past planning.

In an open letter the Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson and Bristol Sport, which operates Ashton Gate, Ms Vacher said it is "sad" the stadium now dominates the landscape.

"The stadium has utterly transformed all our views across the city day and night," she said. "It is a massive blot on the landscape and so many locals have asked 'why on earth is it a light shiny cream?'.

"It reflects the sunlight and the street lights at night enormously."