Wakefield & District Community Trust.

Press Release 23-2-17

The Wakefield & District Community Trust announces that Sir Rodney Walker has resigned as Chairman and Trustee with immediate effect.

The not-for-profit Trust was formed with the intention of supporting the development of a Community Stadium for the City of Wakefield and was named as the beneficiary of the Stadium to be built as a result of the Outline Planning permission granted at Newmarket in 2012 following a Public Inquiry and continues to work towards that aim.

Jonathan Stone was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Trust following his role in the Residents for Newmarket campaign. Jonathan commented: “I became involved in the campaign to deliver Newmarket as I believed in the projects ability to bring jobs, funding and infrastructure to Wakefield whilst, at the same time, being able to deliver the much-needed new Community Stadium that this City demands. The campaign continues with these aims and we welcome any other interested parties to come forward and see what we have to offer.”

No further comment will be made at this time.

Thank you.

If the original planning application is about to lapse, what happens next ?
Does the land revert to green belt or, does the original plan simply roll over until Yorkcourt (or whoever has filled their shoes) finally start to develop the original site ?

Wasn't a separate inquiry takes place running parallel to the SOS inquiry that removed the land from Green Belt? I'm assuming a separate planning application minus the sporting facilities to go in within the year. If at the end of the days it's not in green belt what reason would you need to bulid the facilities?

I'm aware that the land was taken out of green belt.
What I'm asking is that, IF the planning application lapses (after 5 years ?) does the land revert to green belt or, will it remain as "industrial" building land and is there the possibility that we may not get a renewal of PP to build a stadium at NM.

The Inquiry I was referring to was the local development framework (LDF) that took place around the same time but seperate to PI. I understood this took Newmarket out of the green belt. When PP for the stadium and the warehousing units lapses the land will still be out of the green belt which would be consistent with the LDF.

There has been a start on site (the access road if not Newcold) so the outline has been fulfilled. As far as I'm aware a detailed/RMA was never submitted.