Announced at the Presentation Night last night - the Planning Committee have been booked for the [u22nd October [/u to review NM.



This date is THE key date of the year / decade / century. It holds the very future of our club and can be the springboard towards a bright, stable and succesful new era for us all.



SWAG will report back when we have had time to discuss the timeline between now and the 22nd.



Stay strong!

Great news! Will have a proper natter with you about this on Saturday.

Not wanting to appear negative, but why is it pushed back so far, given the timescales we are working to with regards the franchise application - is it because there are still elements of fine tuning to the application to finalise to try and avoid any hitches?

Good to have a date. I assume IF you get the nod it will be full steam ahead.



It has been stated on here many times that finance is in places. Can you give us a break down of where the money is coming from, and if it has actually been secured not just "identified".



For example:



York Court £5m



Loan secure from HSBC on Council land £2m



Grant from Sport England £2m



Wakefield College £3 m





Not:



Errm York court are putting some in



Wakey College are coming on board



Associated Funding blah blah blah



Loan on council land, but not sure who off



Im sure everybody would feel a lot better knowing exactly where things are with funding as without this

if the community trust get planning permission they will be no better off than Castleford.

The delay up to now has been whilst all the final details are put together. The 22nd is the earliest available date for the committee.

How does it work then after the meeting then? Is a decision made their and then?

I would never expect to have the full details of the funding package, and there may yet still be changes up the detailed plans being completed - and even then it could change if someone else comes in.



You have mentioned the major parties involved, with Yorkcourt being the key player as they are, in effect, under-writing the thing.



The committment has been made between the Club / the Community Trust and the Developer.

Then, assuming the right outcome, the plans will go to regional office who will then make a call on it. IA and SC will know more about this part of the process.

Great news

After the 22nd it won't be the beginning of the end of our struggle to build a new stadium, but more the end of the beginning.

There's still a long way to go, but things are really looking good!



Keep the faith Wakefield. We're closer that we've ever been!

Its good that we've finally got a date but whats the potential scenarios and timescales involved with the regional office? And depending on the right outcome how long until the application for full planning permission goes in because that can take 2-3 months in itself? Its getting a little tight timewise is it not?

Would have liked to have been here 5 months ago, but we're ok.



The detailed plans are being finalised now, so hopefully no delay between the 2.