As part of the development of industrial units at Newmarket the developer made an S106 agreement to build a new community sports facility there, which included a new ground with Wakefield Trinity as anchor tenants.

Such a commitment, handed on a silver plate could never go wrong right? Plenty of other Councils have done the same thing.

Step up Wakefield Council, in particular Mr Box the Council Leader. He and his Officers have permitted a massive development to take place there that is outside the 106 agreement - is this even legal?

Why would a local council leader not want to put his every effort into implementing such a massive community benefit in his local area ?

Wakefield must be the only Council ever to have overseen such a massive failure of a 106 agreement. Was it just incompetence or is there something more sinister going on?

so does this mean wakefield are STILL waiting to get the new stadium underway?

Basically yes it does as the Council has permitted a separate application that circumvent the agreement to provide the community facilities. Furthermore, they did not indicate that it was outside the agreement until it was too late to object, and that notification was only via an obscure document that only the council members had a realistic chance of seeing.

Thought they got their new ground with the corrugated roofs - hence creating 2 new stands ( as we were told they were at the time !!)

More sickening news from relegation headed Wakefield.

forward thinking judging by that game and crowd tonight

Not sure WMDC know their arris from their elbow. How else can you explain their recent granting of (outline) permission for the building of a retail park (including a food store) and expansion of an existing large supermarket in Glasshoughton whilst, at the same time, denying permission for a smaller sized supermarket in the same area because it would “significantly impact” trade in Castleford town centre?

Maybe judging by their crowds this year they should knock 2 of the stands down and save money !!

Did you not think that maybe the club getting shafted by both the developer & the Council could actually affect things at the club?

Or do you really believe the relevant parties in the stitch-up could actually see into the future, to tonight’s game, & formulate a plan to wriggle out of their obligations .

Whatever the legalities of the Current development being outside the 106 it would still not have triggered the stadium build.

The council have no money!

Blame this current spiv government for the situation

Nope, but it would have been a start & now a precedent has been set, who knows what future proposals could be circumvented.

Absolutely! If the developer does try it again I have no doubt the response from WMDC and the Club/Trust would be a little more robust!

I’m afraid I do!

If a Tin Pot organisation has run rings round a M.D.C, they could probably do it again, we’re hardly talking about the Brain Trust here – it’s Wakefield Met .