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  Ground Grading
  A Grading (Premier) B Grading (South/North) C Grading
(Southern/Isthmian Premier)
Capacity 4,000 3,000 2,000
A Grading: Final planning permission together with a business strategy plan with realistic timescales must be available to achieve 5,000 capacity.
B Grading: There must also be potential to increase the capacity to 4,000 in the future.
C Grading: There must also be potential to increase the capacity to 3,000 in the future.
Seating 500 250 250
To qualify for promotion to the Football Conference Premier Division by winning the respective NORTH/SOUTH Championship and for the club to participate in the promotion play off matches, the ground must achieve a Category “B” Grading together with 500 seats under cover by 1st April in each season. These seats may be in two locations.
Cover 500 500 500
Turnstiles 8 6 4
Technical Area 11 Seats 11 Seats 8 Seats
Floodlight Lux 250 180 120
Distance from touchline to perimeter 2.25m 1.83m 1.83m
Full F A Requirements A Grading B Grading C Grading
Full list of all Gradings and Step 2 Questionnaire can be found on the F.A. Website