The Infrastructure Projects

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It's a shame that someone is dragging their heels, missed opportunity.

I think it's just circumstance, not necessarily dragging of heels. The club obviously had a strategy to achieve their goals but this went out the window when Covid struck. People have purchased tickets for the stand and it's going to get complicated again with refunds etc. anyway, without having to relocate people to other stands.

It really didn't.

Planning applications were still being processed during Covid albeit on a slower basis.

Construction continued largely as is other than some supply chain issues.

I've seen both issues first hand during lockdown.

Unfortunately the manner in which the Club communicate, or don't, at the moment leads to lots of speculation, some correct, some not.

I'm in the development industry myself and agree that where absolutely necessary things have carried on, subject as you say to a few supply issues. But what is around now is economic uncertainty, which is usually the biggest barrier to major developments happening or not. And as the club has major uncertainty around it's income, it's going to be a big factor in how they choose to proceed.

And re the planners, yes applications have continued to be approved during the lockdown but it could be that there's an ongoing negotiation happening with the club's lawyers and Rushcliffe BC, Nottingham City Council and perhaps even Notts County Council re a Section 106 agreement.  The terms of S106 agreements are drawn up before permission is granted as the argument is that without one, then the application wouldn't be acceptable. They are a legal mechanism for council's to ask for associated improvements to the area/community facilities which are deemed necessary to offset the effect of the development. They normally involve the developer paying a cash sum to the council at an agreed point.

All guess work. 

Unfortunately the club don’t think fit to tell us the actual truth.