East and south stand roofs surveyed at a working football ground

Naming which stands are in scope matters more on a stadium than almost anywhere else. Four stands look like one building from outside and are usually four structures of different ages, and a report that does not say which two it covers will be read as covering all four.

The survey ran to the same method as any other: desktop study, historical mapping, dated aerial review and listed building records first, then a location review and risk assessment, then flight with insurances and operator and flyer identifications verified.

The ground was in use and occupied during the inspection. Nothing was closed and no access equipment was brought onto the stands.

This is the second football ground in the portfolio alongside Charlton Athletic. Stand roofs recur as a building type because they combine height, fragility and an operating venue underneath, which is exactly the combination that makes conventional access impractical.