He has been told to run things past gaslight for his consent before being allowed to comment.

On reading through the Wakefield LDF and other related documents there are a number of statements and statutory obligations which give me great hope for a positive outcome for Newmarket.







The general feel of the Governments Planning act in 2004 and the Wakefield LDF lend to the feeling of positivity about the success of Newmarkets planning application(s).

Much of what is written in those documents not only supports this type of development but almost demands them Indeed, some of the benefits that Newmarket will offer will go some way to meeting WMDCs legal obligations.

I don't want to appear to have quoted these statements out of context so if anyone doubts their meaning they should look up the Wakefield LDF Policies on Google.

The thing that gets me is that the vast majority of stadium threads have had little or no substance and have rolled on to 20 plus pages sometimes. This news is HUGE and nobody has even clicked?????

I've got to say when I read the documentation for the first time I was over the moon.
WMDC would never come out in public and plough their weight behind the scheme from the very start because IMO they fear alienating anyone (Wak v Cas or NIMBY's). However this places the ball squarely in our court.

It's the nature of the information, in that detailed planning guidance is never going to be an interesting read. I don't think of myself as an intellectual slouch, but my eyes glaze pretty quickly when I see the word "regulation".

Could someone put it all in the simplest, broadest terms, for all of us slowcoaches out there.

And this thread was never going to be as long, because a full-on manhood measuring contest is always going to take a long time and attract much excitement. A quick peer down your boxers and a "looking good!" is a much quieter affair.

Essentially, the delay in considering the outline planning application seems to have worked in our favour, as the project now has a different, more progressive set of criteria to be assessed against.

Was this political delay deliberate?

If we had been assessed "on time", we may have struggled with PP, or certainly risked a lengthy Public Inquiry. It certainly looks like we are for more likely to achieve PP at the first attempt now.

Basically what the new regulations state are that; Newmarket is now marked out OFFICIALLY as an area for employment, with the preferred choice being warehousing and distribution.
It also identifies the land as being a mix of brownfield and greenbelt, but states that the site offers the best location for such a development within the city. Because of this prime location and sustainability the gifted title of "greenbelt" is null and void.

In fairness, quite a few people predicted this would happen (myself included) so probably felt no need to comment; the lengthy threads you're referring to are artificially padded by inane propaganda from our Castleford Liaison Officers, so not a fair reflection of WTW fans interest in the topic.

This is great news and has probably panned out just as Yorkcourt hoped - now roll on September!

I wonder if the club think ,if they get the outline planning sorted in September ,it will allow them more opportunities in the transfer market,it would look a better sell to any potential player.

It certainly would be a boost, the downside being lot of the better players available will have been snapped up by then.

I don't tend to post on topic's with regard to the council and political in's and out. It isn't because i'm not interested but because the reality is i don't have the knowledge and experience to know what knock on effects it will have for Wakefield Trinity.

But i've had a browse at the document and i'd say on the whole there looks to be snippets which suggest it bodes well for the OPP in September. If Sandal Cat & Armadillo are confident then it must be good news. So lets keep our fingers crossed come and hopefully we'll be building soon

I would note this:

We have all spent much energy in venting about things the council have done to make life difficult - especially in relation to Thornes Park and, more recently, with regard to the possible ground share.

Although it took some persuading, the council accepted what our 'Trinity' (Club / Trust / Developer) were telling them - i.e. give us the planning permission and we'll give Wakefield a stadium.

This LDF plan. although not something we didn't know about, now becomes a major part in the overall jigsaw that is needed for Newmarket to happen. We should, therefore, be gratious towards our local authority when news such as this arises as these are exactly the type of actions which we hoped to bring our council to make as a result of all the campiagning we have done.

The posters on here are correct - do not underestimate the significance of this news!

If this proposal goes ahead will York Court still be happy to fund a Stadium when they are only getting land to develop 34% (Square Footage) of the original development?