09-07-2024, 07:42 AM
(08-07-2024, 08:27 PM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: I don’t think this is done yet by a long way. Clearly not happening unless the club can build what they want and that hasn’t been agreed yet.
Club Statement: The City Ground
After today’s comments from the leader of the City Council, the Club wishes to clarify the situation for supporters and stakeholders regarding the freehold for The City Ground.
For absolute clarity, we continue to work on the terms for a conditional deal for the purchase of the freehold. Any decision to purchase the freehold will be entirely conditional on Nottingham Forest first being granted the relevant permissions that will allow us to realise our hugely ambitious plans for a significantly larger stadium capacity, world-class hospitality spaces and associated substantial real estate development in the vicinity of the ground.
Our discussions remain confidential and the Club will update fans when meaningful progress has been achieved.
The problem with this is the fact that the City Council only own the land the CG is built on. It has no powers to determine planning permission as that falls onto Rushcliffe BC and to a lesser extent the County Council.
The City and County Councils are often at loggerheads with each other, irrespective of which political party is in charge at any particular time. So to suggest the City Council will wave its magic wand and everything NFFC demand will be granted is nothing short of short sighted fantasy. The City Council have got less influence on Rushcliffe than the County have. Rushcliffe Borough Councillors do make up some of the Countys elected members.
If this is the case and Forest are holding out for all of the permissions being granted before they buy the freehold, this is going to continue to be a long drawn out process.
Not a political statement here, just the situation as I see it
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