Hallelujah,made us sweat more than needed.Big thanks to the grafters in this.

Congratulations. A big step forward for your club.

Well done on the stadium!



Game on!

Apparently the stadium decision will not be formally signed off until some planning docs are received. August 15th is the expected date for this.

Don't care, no place for people with facts on here today, we've had the only one that counts!!!!

Ok, the only small print is as follows -

24. The Secretary of State has carefully considered the draft unilateral undertaking supplied by the applicant on 20 January 2012, as well as the Inspector’s suggested planning conditions and the proposed supplement to these in your letter of 31 May 2012. He has a number of queries which he would like your client to address when responding to this letter:

(a) The Secretary of State would like clarification about the relationship between the letting of the stadium construction contract, as provided for in the draft unilateral undertaking, and the commencement of work on the stadium.

(b) The Inspector’s suggested condition 6 provides for the application for approval of reserved matters for the B8, B1b and B1c elements of the development to be made within 5 years of the date of the planning
permission. The usual period for such applications is 3 years and the Secretary of State would like clarification for the proposal that 5 years is required for this element of the scheme.

(c) The Inspector’s suggested condition 49 requires the developer to produce a full tender construction pack and draft of the proposed lease of the stadium to the local planning authority. The Secretary of State considers that this condition would be more relevant and precise if the documents were to be produced to the local planning authority “for approval”.

(d) The Secretary of State accepts your proposed supplement to the wording of the Inspector’s suggested condition 51, in your letter of 31 May 2012, which he notes has been agreed with WDC, and provides more certainty about the details of the stadium finish. He invites you to incorporate your proposed wording into a revised condition 51.

25. The Secretary of State proposes to allow 8 weeks from the date of this letter ie to 15 August 2012 for the submission of the planning obligation and responses to the points in paragraph 24 above. If the Secretary of State does not receive a satisfactory and duly signed planning obligation by 15 August 2012 he will reconsider his minded to approve position.

26. The Secretary of State has been unable to reach a decision on this application by the target date of 19 June 2012, as previously notified. Because of the need to allow parties time to deal with the matters set out above, he will require more time to reach a decision. He now expects to make a decision on or before 13 September 2012.

So basically, Yorkcourt need to sort out these conditions before 15th August and then the final yes from the SoS will be given on or before 13th September

In terms of the stadium this is actually good news. The SoS wants to see the legal agreements and plans to guarantee the stadium will be built and they meet their obligations. We have no doubt that this will all be sorted and of course happy this will all be sorted very so, so their can be no doubts.

So from our POV we will know the mechanics of how and who will do what in the stadium nice and early??

Yes, basically.

Nice one, lets keep it basic, basic is good!!!

Congrats Wakey ,great news and good luck with your new home!!

Congratulations, and as said from others, lets now hope Cas get there act together and we can both enjoy SL in new stadiums. Enjoy your partying.