Wakefield Trinity Stadium – Wakefield Council position statement April
2017
We have a long, proud history of top-quality sport in the Wakefield district and Wakefield
Council is committed to supporting it to thrive.
Since 1984 the Council has provided Wakefield Trinity Rugby League Club (the Club) with
financial assistance in excess of £1.6m in the form of guarantees, ground works and
amounts written-off by the Council within Company Voluntary Arrangements entered into by
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2000 and again in 2004.
In July 2009 the Council’s Cabinet offered land assets to the value of £2m (subject to
criteria) to both Wakefield District Community Trust and Castleford Tigers on the
understanding that both clubs are in the Super League and need to upgrade facilities to
meet Rugby Football League criteria. In December 2010 the criteria hadn’t been met and
the Council chose to extend its £2m funding offer to July 2011. In July 2011 the criteria still
had not been met and the funding offer expired.
In December 2012, planning permission for a new stadium was granted by the Secretary of
State – a decision that the Council welcomed. The permission was accompanied by a
Unilateral Undertaking. This document was signed by Yorkcourt Properties Ltd (the
developer) and two other landowners and was accepted by the Government’s Planning
Inspector. It was not signed by Wakefield Council.
The Council asked for, and would have preferred, a Multi-lateral Section 106 agreement,
signed by a number of parties including the Council. This would have enabled the local
authority to negotiate clear funding streams and tighter triggers for the development of a
stadium. The decision to accept the developer’s Unilateral Undertaking was that of the
Planning Inspector and ultimately formed part of the planning approval issued by the
Conservative MP Eric Pickles in his capacity as Secretary of State.
The Council is not a party to, or a beneficiary of, the Unilateral Undertaking. The persons
liable to the obligation are those persons with interests in the land only – namely Oldroyd
and Sons, Clydesdale Bank Plc and Yorkcourt Properties Ltd.
The Unilateral Undertaking obliges the developer to let build contracts for the stadium once
two trigger point are reached. These are:
1. A funding agreement, to the value of £2m, is reached by, Wakefield and District
Community Trust (the Trust), Wakefield Trinity and Wakefield Council as a collective
or individually to contribute to the cost of building a stadium.
and
2. 60,000 square meters of B8 floor space is occupied on the development site.
Currently neither of these trigger points, which would require the stadium to be built, have
been reached.
It is entirely up to the developer how quickly they bring forward development, or if the
development is built at all. Until the point that the triggers, outlined in the Unilateral
Undertaking are met, the Council is unable to force the developer to build a stadium.
Once the triggers have been met, the Council, as the Planning Authority, is fully
committed to taking all legal measures at its disposal to ensure that the developer fulfils
the obligations in the Unilateral Undertaking. The Council has never suggested that it will
not enforce these obligations.
The Unilateral Undertaking clearly states that the Trust are the ‘facilitators’ for the delivery
of the stadium.
Since planning permission was granted, Wakefield Council has been actively working to
attract private sector investment and development at Newmarket to help achieve the 60,000
square metres of B8 Warehousing and distribution floor space identified in the Unilateral
Undertaking.
The Trust commenced regular meetings to facilitate the delivery of a community stadium
and the Council attended as an advisor to the Trust. The Council advised the Trust to
establish a contract between themselves, the developer and the Club (as potential tenants)
to facilitate and occupy a community stadium. The Council understand that a draft
agreement was drawn up by the developer for consideration. The Council offered to
continue providing advice on the terms of the contract but this offer was declined by Trust
members in a meeting on 24 March 2015 – an extract of the minutes can be found at the
end of this statement.
In July 2013, a planning application was submitted by Yorkcourt Properties Ltd and
Newcold Ltd for a cold food distribution warehouse within the Newmarket site.
The developer chose to submit a separate full planning application for the 22,300sqm
Newcold development as the Newcold building did not fall within the parameters of the
approved outline consent issued by the Secretary of State. By law this meant that it couldn’t
be considered as part of the Newmarket development and separate planning permission
needed to be submitted.
This was communicated to the Trust at a meeting with the Chief Executive and Corporate
Director for Regeneration and Economic Growth from Wakefield Council at that time.
In line with the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and statutory regulations,
there were two separate 21-day periods of public consultation relating to the Newcold
development. No objections to the Newcold planning application from the Trust were
received.
In granting planning permission for the Newcold development, the development of a
community stadium has not been compromised. Even if the 22,300sqm facility had
contributed to the 60,000sqm B8 development identified in the Unilateral Undertaking it
would not have triggered the development of a stadium.
Although Yorkcourt Properties Ltd and Newcold Ltd did not provide a Section 106
agreement linking the Newcold Development with the funding for a community stadium, the
development did include the installation of a road infrastructure that provides essential
access to the proposed location of a new stadium. The development has also created
approximately 154 much needed jobs in the Wakefield district.
The Council, during informal conversations with the Trust, has made it clear that it is
prepared to make a financial contribution, similar to the offer made in 2009, as part of the
development of a new stadium at Newmarket. To date, the Trust have not asked the
Council to provide any funding, nor have they shared any details of funding raised from
other avenues to contribute to the development of a new stadium.
Senior Council representatives, including the Leader and Chief Executive, have had
numerous meetings meeting with the Club, the Trust and the developer to help progress the
development of a new community stadium. These meetings have been as recent as last
week with further meetings in the diary. A full chronology of activity relating to the
development of a new community stadium can be found at
www.wakefield.gov.uk/newmarket
Recent reports that the Club has chosen to give notice on a lease at Belle Vue which
doesn’t expire for another four years is surprising. We are keen to see Wakefield Trinity
continue to play in the district and hope they consider the option of playing at Featherstone
Rovers if there is no option of continuing to play at Belle Vue until a new stadium is built.
It is entirely understandable that Wakefield Trinity fans are frustrated at the lack of progress
to build a new stadium, and the Council wholeheartedly shares this frustration.
Further compromising progress, is the resignation of the Trust Chair, Sir Rodney Walker
and the possibility of the establishment of another trust. We have advised the Club of the
potential difficulty this could create.
However, rugby is part of the DNA of this district. It is historically and culturally important
and Wakefield Council remains committed to continuing to working with the Club and Trust
to progress their ambitions for a new stadium.
Useful links and information:
• Section 106 Unilateral Undertaking -
cominoweb.wakefield.gov.uk/Plann ... ng&org.apa
che.shale.dialog.DIALOG_NAME=gfplanningsearch&SDescription=10/00225/OUT&view
docs=true (select the second document in the list)
• Timeline of activity relating to the development of a community stadium –
www.wakefield.gov.uk/newmarket
Extract from the minutes of: Wakefield and District Community Trust meeting held on
24 March 2015 at 9 am
“Andy stated that he had advised Sir Rodney if the Trust wanted advice on the heads of terms
between Yorkcourt he would be happy to offer his advice. Andy also advised the Trust to
ensure that the heads of terms were as firm as possible and that it was important to try and
firm up into a legal agreement as soon as possible. However, the view of the Trust is that
they will seek independent legal advice and do not require input from the Council.”

Wakefield Trinity Stadium – Wakefield Council position statement April
2017
We have a long, proud history of top-quality sport in the Wakefield district and Wakefield
Council is committed to supporting it to thrive.
Since 1984 the Council has provided Wakefield Trinity Rugby League Club (the Club) with
financial assistance in excess of £1.6m in the form of guarantees, ground works and
amounts written-off by the Council within Company Voluntary Arrangements entered into by
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2000 and again in 2004.
In July 2009 the Council’s Cabinet offered land assets to the value of £2m (subject to
criteria) to both Wakefield District Community Trust and Castleford Tigers on the
understanding that both clubs are in the Super League and need to upgrade facilities to
meet Rugby Football League criteria. In December 2010 the criteria hadn’t been met and
the Council chose to extend its £2m funding offer to July 2011. In July 2011 the criteria still
had not been met and the funding offer expired.
In December 2012, planning permission for a new stadium was granted by the Secretary of
State – a decision that the Council welcomed. The permission was accompanied by a
Unilateral Undertaking. This document was signed by Yorkcourt Properties Ltd (the
developer) and two other landowners and was accepted by the Government’s Planning
Inspector. It was not signed by Wakefield Council.
The Council asked for, and would have preferred, a Multi-lateral Section 106 agreement,
signed by a number of parties including the Council. This would have enabled the local
authority to negotiate clear funding streams and tighter triggers for the development of a
stadium. The decision to accept the developer’s Unilateral Undertaking was that of the
Planning Inspector and ultimately formed part of the planning approval issued by the
Conservative MP Eric Pickles in his capacity as Secretary of State.
The Council is not a party to, or a beneficiary of, the Unilateral Undertaking. The persons
liable to the obligation are those persons with interests in the land only – namely Oldroyd
and Sons, Clydesdale Bank Plc and Yorkcourt Properties Ltd.
The Unilateral Undertaking obliges the developer to let build contracts for the stadium once
two trigger point are reached. These are:
1. A funding agreement, to the value of £2m, is reached by, Wakefield and District
Community Trust (the Trust), Wakefield Trinity and Wakefield Council as a collective
or individually to contribute to the cost of building a stadium.
and
2. 60,000 square meters of B8 floor space is occupied on the development site.
Currently neither of these trigger points, which would require the stadium to be built, have
been reached.
It is entirely up to the developer how quickly they bring forward development, or if the
development is built at all. Until the point that the triggers, outlined in the Unilateral
Undertaking are met, the Council is unable to force the developer to build a stadium.
Once the triggers have been met, the Council, as the Planning Authority, is fully
committed to taking all legal measures at its disposal to ensure that the developer fulfils
the obligations in the Unilateral Undertaking. The Council has never suggested that it will
not enforce these obligations.
The Unilateral Undertaking clearly states that the Trust are the ‘facilitators’ for the delivery
of the stadium.
Since planning permission was granted, Wakefield Council has been actively working to
attract private sector investment and development at Newmarket to help achieve the 60,000
square metres of B8 Warehousing and distribution floor space identified in the Unilateral
Undertaking.
The Trust commenced regular meetings to facilitate the delivery of a community stadium
and the Council attended as an advisor to the Trust. The Council advised the Trust to
establish a contract between themselves, the developer and the Club (as potential tenants)
to facilitate and occupy a community stadium. The Council understand that a draft
agreement was drawn up by the developer for consideration. The Council offered to
continue providing advice on the terms of the contract but this offer was declined by Trust
members in a meeting on 24 March 2015 – an extract of the minutes can be found at the
end of this statement.
In July 2013, a planning application was submitted by Yorkcourt Properties Ltd and
Newcold Ltd for a cold food distribution warehouse within the Newmarket site.
The developer chose to submit a separate full planning application for the 22,300sqm
Newcold development as the Newcold building did not fall within the parameters of the
approved outline consent issued by the Secretary of State. By law this meant that it couldn’t
be considered as part of the Newmarket development and separate planning permission
needed to be submitted.
This was communicated to the Trust at a meeting with the Chief Executive and Corporate
Director for Regeneration and Economic Growth from Wakefield Council at that time.
In line with the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and statutory regulations,
there were two separate 21-day periods of public consultation relating to the Newcold
development. No objections to the Newcold planning application from the Trust were
received.
In granting planning permission for the Newcold development, the development of a
community stadium has not been compromised. Even if the 22,300sqm facility had
contributed to the 60,000sqm B8 development identified in the Unilateral Undertaking it
would not have triggered the development of a stadium.
Although Yorkcourt Properties Ltd and Newcold Ltd did not provide a Section 106
agreement linking the Newcold Development with the funding for a community stadium, the
development did include the installation of a road infrastructure that provides essential
access to the proposed location of a new stadium. The development has also created
approximately 154 much needed jobs in the Wakefield district.
The Council, during informal conversations with the Trust, has made it clear that it is
prepared to make a financial contribution, similar to the offer made in 2009, as part of the
development of a new stadium at Newmarket. To date, the Trust have not asked the
Council to provide any funding, nor have they shared any details of funding raised from
other avenues to contribute to the development of a new stadium.
Senior Council representatives, including the Leader and Chief Executive, have had
numerous meetings meeting with the Club, the Trust and the developer to help progress the
development of a new community stadium. These meetings have been as recent as last
week with further meetings in the diary. A full chronology of activity relating to the
development of a new community stadium can be found at
www.wakefield.gov.uk/newmarket
Recent reports that the Club has chosen to give notice on a lease at Belle Vue which
doesn’t expire for another four years is surprising. We are keen to see Wakefield Trinity
continue to play in the district and hope they consider the option of playing at Featherstone
Rovers if there is no option of continuing to play at Belle Vue until a new stadium is built.
It is entirely understandable that Wakefield Trinity fans are frustrated at the lack of progress
to build a new stadium, and the Council wholeheartedly shares this frustration.
Further compromising progress, is the resignation of the Trust Chair, Sir Rodney Walker
and the possibility of the establishment of another trust. We have advised the Club of the
potential difficulty this could create.
However, rugby is part of the DNA of this district. It is historically and culturally important
and Wakefield Council remains committed to continuing to working with the Club and Trust
to progress their ambitions for a new stadium.
Useful links and information:
• Section 106 Unilateral Undertaking -
cominoweb.wakefield.gov.uk/Plann ... ng&org.apa
che.shale.dialog.DIALOG_NAME=gfplanningsearch&SDescription=10/00225/OUT&view
docs=true (select the second document in the list)
• Timeline of activity relating to the development of a community stadium –
www.wakefield.gov.uk/newmarket
Extract from the minutes of: Wakefield and District Community Trust meeting held on
24 March 2015 at 9 am
“Andy stated that he had advised Sir Rodney if the Trust wanted advice on the heads of terms
between Yorkcourt he would be happy to offer his advice. Andy also advised the Trust to
ensure that the heads of terms were as firm as possible and that it was important to try and
firm up into a legal agreement as soon as possible. However, the view of the Trust is that
they will seek independent legal advice and do not require input from the Council.”

Wakefield Trinity Stadium
Timeline of activity to April 2017
1
Date Activity
April 2009 In preparing the Local Development Framework for Wakefield, the Council
produced a Core Strategy that identified the need to find an additional 95
hectares of land for B8 warehousing and storage uses. The Core Strategy
underwent public examination and was found to be “sound” by an Inspector
appointed by the Secretary of State. It was adopted as policy by the Council
in April 2009.
July 2009 Wakefield Council offered Wakefield and District Community Trust £2m
funding to support the development of new stadiums on the condition they
could deliver the following to Wakefield District Community Trust subject to all legal requirements
being fulfilled. The approval of the transfer at, an undervalue, was agreed by
the Secretary of State and subject to the agreement of terms.
The purpose was to allow in the first instance borrowing against the site to
allow the stadium scheme to commence. The borrowing would be capped at a
maximum of £2million. Cabinet in December 2010 agreed to extend the
current offer of land up to a value of £2 million to the Wakefield and District
Community Trust (Wakefield Wildcats) value subject to the conditions to July
2011.
The offer naturally expired in July 2011 and was not renewed
During and since this time Wakefield Wildcats have been in administration
and has been sold twice.
February
2010
Outline planning application submitted by Yorkcourt Properties for mixed use
development at Newmarket Lane, including the community stadium, business
units, Storage & Distribution units, multi-use games areas, a hotel, a food unit
and associated roads and infrastructure.
March
2010
The Council agreed a loan guarantee with the Co-op Bank on 25 March 2010
for a loan taken out by the Trust for £150k for design fees for a community
stadium
October
2010
Planning & Highways Committee resolution to approve the development at
Newmarket Lane, subject to call-in by the government.
December
2010
As no proposals had been received by Wakefield Trinity, Wakefield Council
extends its £2m funding offer to July 2011.
Wakefield Trinity Stadium
Timeline of activity to April 2017
2
March
2011
The bank called upon the Council (as guarantor) to repay the loan in full.
July 2011 The £2m funding offer expired and was not renewed as the Trust did not
meet the conditions, nor did they ask for a further extension.
December
2011 -
The Secretary of State’s Public inquiry held into the Newmarket Lane
development.
September
2012
Local Development Framework development sites document was adopted by
the Council following a process to identify development sites to meet
additional need for warehousing and storage uses identified in the Core
Strategy. The Newmarket site being one of the sites. The Newmarket site and
other development sites were subject to an examination in public and
subsequently found to be “sound” by the inspector and incorporated into the
adopted Sites Allocations Document.
December
2012
Secretary of State decision made on Newmarket site.
This permission was approved by the Secretary of State following a 3 week
call in Inquiry. That permission was accompanied by a Section 106 Unilateral
Undertaking.
The Council were not party to that Unilateral Undertaking which was signed
by Yorkcourt and two other landowners, and set out their intention to let the
Stadium construction contract, provided the finance for the stadium was
available and once 60,000 sq. m of B8 warehousing had been built. A
planning condition was also attached to the Consent issued by the Secretary
of States that states:
“No more than 60,000m2
of the B8 development shall be occupied unless and
until the stadium is completed to its design capacity of 12,000 so as to be
capable of staging a Rugby Super League match attended by the public and
the stadium and its ancillary elements have received all necessary safety and
other certificates to allow it to be used for that purpose.”
The Unilateral Undertaking states that the Wakefield and District Community
Trust are responsible for acting as ‘facilitator’.
A copy of the Unilateral Undertaking can be found here:
cominoweb.wakefield.gov.uk/Plann ... =lg.Planni
ng&org.apache.shale.dialog.DIALOG_NAME=gfplanningsearch&SDescriptio
n=10/00225/OUT&viewdocs=true (Second document).
July 2013 Newcold planning application submitted.
A separate planning application was submitted by Yorkcourt Properties and
Newcold Ltd for a cold food distribution warehouse within the Newmarket site.
Wakefield Trinity Stadium
Timeline of activity to April 2017
3
This was submitted as a separate full planning application and was not linked
to the stadium development proposal that was given consent by the
Secretary of State.
The developer submitted a separate full planning application due to the
proposed size of the Newcold building which did not fall within the parameters
of the approved outline consent issued by the Secretary of State. The
decision to put in a new application was that of the developers not the
council, and the Council as the planning authority were duty bound to
consider a valid application as was the case.
Yorkcourt did not provide a Section 106 Agreement to link the Newcold
development with the funding of a community stadium. This was not required
as the site was allocated for employment uses within the Local Plan. This
was communicated to the Trust at a meeting with the Chief Executive and
Corporate Director for Regeneration and Economic Growth from Wakefield
Council at that time.
In line with the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and statutory
regulations, there were two separate 21-day periods of public consultation
relating to the Newcold development. No objections to the Newcold planning
application from the Trust were received.
The development of the Newcold building does not prevent the 60,000 sq m
threshold of B8 development being met on the remainder of the site.
The Unilateral Undertaking offered by Yorkcourt and approved by the
Secretary of State, did not prohibit or limit any further planning applications or
development on the site.
The development of the stadium therefore can still be implemented
irrespective of the existence of the Newcold development.
October
2013
Newcold decision issued.
The Planning & Highways Committee made the decision to approve the
Newcold planning application.
The Committee Report on the Newcold proposal made clear, on page 11,
that the application was submitted as a standalone application and was not
covered by the outline planning consent for the stadium development or
planning conditions.
The report is available here.
cominoweb.wakefield.gov.uk/Plann ... =lg.Planni
ng&org.apache.shale.dialog.DIALOG_NAME=gfplanningsearch&SDescriptio
n=13/02001/FUL&viewdocs=true (First document).
Wakefield Trinity Stadium
Timeline of activity to April 2017
4
2015 Newcold development is completed. This includes the installation of a road
infrastructure that will provide essential access to the proposed location of a
new stadium.
The development created approximately 154 full time jobs in the district.
2013-17 Wakefield Council continues to meet with Wakefield Trinity, the Trust and
Yorkcourt to facilitate the progression of a new community stadium.
As part of ongoing work, the Council actively promotes the site to investors
coming into the district.

Wakefield Trinity Stadium
Timeline of activity to April 2017
1
Date Activity
April 2009 In preparing the Local Development Framework for Wakefield, the Council
produced a Core Strategy that identified the need to find an additional 95
hectares of land for B8 warehousing and storage uses. The Core Strategy
underwent public examination and was found to be “sound” by an Inspector
appointed by the Secretary of State. It was adopted as policy by the Council
in April 2009.
July 2009 Wakefield Council offered Wakefield and District Community Trust £2m
funding to support the development of new stadiums on the condition they
could deliver the following to Wakefield District Community Trust subject to all legal requirements
being fulfilled. The approval of the transfer at, an undervalue, was agreed by
the Secretary of State and subject to the agreement of terms.
The purpose was to allow in the first instance borrowing against the site to
allow the stadium scheme to commence. The borrowing would be capped at a
maximum of £2million. Cabinet in December 2010 agreed to extend the
current offer of land up to a value of £2 million to the Wakefield and District
Community Trust (Wakefield Wildcats) value subject to the conditions to July
2011.
The offer naturally expired in July 2011 and was not renewed
During and since this time Wakefield Wildcats have been in administration
and has been sold twice.
February
2010
Outline planning application submitted by Yorkcourt Properties for mixed use
development at Newmarket Lane, including the community stadium, business
units, Storage & Distribution units, multi-use games areas, a hotel, a food unit
and associated roads and infrastructure.
March
2010
The Council agreed a loan guarantee with the Co-op Bank on 25 March 2010
for a loan taken out by the Trust for £150k for design fees for a community
stadium
October
2010
Planning & Highways Committee resolution to approve the development at
Newmarket Lane, subject to call-in by the government.
December
2010
As no proposals had been received by Wakefield Trinity, Wakefield Council
extends its £2m funding offer to July 2011.
Wakefield Trinity Stadium
Timeline of activity to April 2017
2
March
2011
The bank called upon the Council (as guarantor) to repay the loan in full.
July 2011 The £2m funding offer expired and was not renewed as the Trust did not
meet the conditions, nor did they ask for a further extension.
December
2011 -
The Secretary of State’s Public inquiry held into the Newmarket Lane
development.
September
2012
Local Development Framework development sites document was adopted by
the Council following a process to identify development sites to meet
additional need for warehousing and storage uses identified in the Core
Strategy. The Newmarket site being one of the sites. The Newmarket site and
other development sites were subject to an examination in public and
subsequently found to be “sound” by the inspector and incorporated into the
adopted Sites Allocations Document.
December
2012
Secretary of State decision made on Newmarket site.
This permission was approved by the Secretary of State following a 3 week
call in Inquiry. That permission was accompanied by a Section 106 Unilateral
Undertaking.
The Council were not party to that Unilateral Undertaking which was signed
by Yorkcourt and two other landowners, and set out their intention to let the
Stadium construction contract, provided the finance for the stadium was
available and once 60,000 sq. m of B8 warehousing had been built. A
planning condition was also attached to the Consent issued by the Secretary
of States that states:
“No more than 60,000m2
of the B8 development shall be occupied unless and
until the stadium is completed to its design capacity of 12,000 so as to be
capable of staging a Rugby Super League match attended by the public and
the stadium and its ancillary elements have received all necessary safety and
other certificates to allow it to be used for that purpose.”
The Unilateral Undertaking states that the Wakefield and District Community
Trust are responsible for acting as ‘facilitator’.
A copy of the Unilateral Undertaking can be found here:
cominoweb.wakefield.gov.uk/Plann ... =lg.Planni
ng&org.apache.shale.dialog.DIALOG_NAME=gfplanningsearch&SDescriptio
n=10/00225/OUT&viewdocs=true (Second document).
July 2013 Newcold planning application submitted.
A separate planning application was submitted by Yorkcourt Properties and
Newcold Ltd for a cold food distribution warehouse within the Newmarket site.
Wakefield Trinity Stadium
Timeline of activity to April 2017
3
This was submitted as a separate full planning application and was not linked
to the stadium development proposal that was given consent by the
Secretary of State.
The developer submitted a separate full planning application due to the
proposed size of the Newcold building which did not fall within the parameters
of the approved outline consent issued by the Secretary of State. The
decision to put in a new application was that of the developers not the
council, and the Council as the planning authority were duty bound to
consider a valid application as was the case.
Yorkcourt did not provide a Section 106 Agreement to link the Newcold
development with the funding of a community stadium. This was not required
as the site was allocated for employment uses within the Local Plan. This
was communicated to the Trust at a meeting with the Chief Executive and
Corporate Director for Regeneration and Economic Growth from Wakefield
Council at that time.
In line with the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and statutory
regulations, there were two separate 21-day periods of public consultation
relating to the Newcold development. No objections to the Newcold planning
application from the Trust were received.
The development of the Newcold building does not prevent the 60,000 sq m
threshold of B8 development being met on the remainder of the site.
The Unilateral Undertaking offered by Yorkcourt and approved by the
Secretary of State, did not prohibit or limit any further planning applications or
development on the site.
The development of the stadium therefore can still be implemented
irrespective of the existence of the Newcold development.
October
2013
Newcold decision issued.
The Planning & Highways Committee made the decision to approve the
Newcold planning application.
The Committee Report on the Newcold proposal made clear, on page 11,
that the application was submitted as a standalone application and was not
covered by the outline planning consent for the stadium development or
planning conditions.
The report is available here.
cominoweb.wakefield.gov.uk/Plann ... =lg.Planni
ng&org.apache.shale.dialog.DIALOG_NAME=gfplanningsearch&SDescriptio
n=13/02001/FUL&viewdocs=true (First document).
Wakefield Trinity Stadium
Timeline of activity to April 2017
4
2015 Newcold development is completed. This includes the installation of a road
infrastructure that will provide essential access to the proposed location of a
new stadium.
The development created approximately 154 full time jobs in the district.
2013-17 Wakefield Council continues to meet with Wakefield Trinity, the Trust and
Yorkcourt to facilitate the progression of a new community stadium.
As part of ongoing work, the Council actively promotes the site to investors
coming into the district.