There already is a nature reserve in Stanley



When you walk onto the area where the stadium is to be built there isn't a single house visible ... any that are nearby are completely concealed by trees. the new road being put in to bypass Newmarket Lane means that traffic will not be passing these properties either.

It is an ideal situation and if you can't get permission to develop there, where there is only a handful of neighbours, then I don't know how anyone would get permission to build anything anywhere!!

The location is also an ideal place for a camp and I would be suprised if they did not visit it from time to time.

In fairness to the people with the petition.
They live on a quiet country road with a few small terrace houses and a few large converted farm houses. They have views for miles.

When we build this stadium, a few 13+ times a year they will have a traffic jam outside their house and a big concrete structure to look at all year round.

Much as I want the stadium I can understand why they don't. The problem to them is there are only a few residents rather than 100s around the park so they are going to find it hard to be heard.

I hope they consider their houses in the design but if it was all down to my decision, they would lose out because I want a stadium and I'm biassed.

At the risk of lighting torch paper, that isn't full planning permission to my knowledge.

Please enlighten us all, what is full planning permission ?

Not trying to be clever, just interested.

Maybe the stadium isn't going to be there on its own. I don't think it will be in the middle of ANOTHER retail park but there could be oppertunities for others to use parking facilites.

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To my knowledge as someone not in the slightest bit involved in the building/planning trade, I thought full planning permission included the submission of plans so detailed as to detail every minute bit of the stadium design such as architectural plans and the like. Full details as to the usage of facilities, what the roads leading up to the stadium will be made of, how many car park spaces, how many bricks will be used, what shade of white paint will be used in the car park markings etc.

I may be completely wrong, but for full planning permission I'd have thought all plans would be in place, which I wouldn't have thought would be developed and finalised in the time you've had. Maybe someone from SWAG can clear that up?

I think you are right and I also think that is what J30 M62 Trinty may have meant.

is it me who is wrong, but how can land that used to have a colliery on it be classed as green belt land. i am confused!

perhaps the residents would prefer an opencast site???

stick a pit back on it, I'm sure that would cheer em up no end, or better still stick a site there!!!!
Basically they (20 on the picture) just want a say in what goes on, and they want assurances that it's not all going to be kicking off right in their front or back gardens, which I am sure they will get, there isn't enough of a voice in that area to stop this project. In the end we will get our ground and they will get what they want, little disruption to their lives, fair enough really.