Over time there were various conversations regarding the type and size of dome before the club decided on a 60m long, single skin Covair dome. The plan was to resurface a disused 5-a-side area with a new synthetic grass pitch and cover it with an air dome to be used seasonally during the inclement winter months.
Staff from Leicester Tigers visited an existing Covair dome at David Lloyd Gloucester to see one in use and check that this would be the correct solution for them.
Covair then visited Oadby to take measurements and assess the site. The location of the doors and fans was agreed, and a proposal was issued. Covair were also able to put the client in touch with an experienced planning consultant.
Covair had previously installed single skin domes this size for tennis, but this would be the first for rugby and the first with a machinery access tunnel.