8 ▁feet ▁deep . ▁The ▁entire ▁pitch ▁was ▁sw amp ed ▁with ▁the ▁club house , ▁kitchen ▁facilities , ▁changing ▁rooms ▁and ▁shop ▁all ▁being ▁flo oded . ▁Due ▁to ▁previous ▁flo oding ▁inc idents , ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁obtain ▁ins urance ▁so ▁was ▁now ▁faced ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁clean - up ▁bill . ▁The ▁club ▁started ▁a ▁fund ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁this ▁appe aling ▁to ▁fans ▁for ▁don ations . ▁M ead ow ▁Park ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁ru in ▁since ▁this ▁date , ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁playing ▁at ▁various ▁other ▁grounds ▁instead . ▁ ▁New ▁M ead ow ▁Park ▁Stadium ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Gl ouc ester ▁City ▁Council ▁established ▁a ▁" Foot ball ▁Task ▁and ▁Fin ish ▁Group " ▁who ▁evaluated ▁several ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁before ▁dec iding ▁that ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁stad ium ▁at ▁M ead ow ▁Park ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁vi able ▁solution . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁planning ▁application ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁stad ium ▁and ▁industrial ▁land ▁was ▁submitted ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁refused ▁by ▁Gl ouc ester ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁scale d ▁down ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁capacity ▁stad ium ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁seat ▁stand ▁were ▁submitted ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁council , ▁al beit ▁with ▁ 4 5 ▁additional ▁conditions ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁council . ▁The ▁aim ▁was ▁to ▁have