Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:29 pm  

How i understood it all, and i'm no expert, is that the recent problems with Hicksons was that it has been used to store chemicals as opposed to producing them. Maybe someone like Delboy could tell us more on that one since knows a thing or two about that place iirc. I think the old issue with Hicksons and the surrounding areas was the blast zone etc and the production of chemicals where more recently it's been storage of chemicals. The license has now expired and they are not getting a new one, so no more storage of chemicals and so the place isn't so much a danger any more. The Hicksons site itself would obviously have lots of work on it to clean it up but this wouldn't stop the surrounding areas in any way from developing, it would just mean the Hickson site will be a little behind everything else.

So for us, basically that means we can sell our ground and the developers can get on doing whatever it is they want to do with Wheldon road.

That's how i've understood what little i have read on it all.

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:35 pm  

Fully wrote:

Not sure on the option - we shall see.

With regards to your latter point, probably and I'd hasten to agree.

If the deal is subject to planning, while I suspect the chances of any reasonable application being turned down for the site are low to non-existent, it would be the delay in getting hold of the cash that would worry me in relation to Glasshoughton! Maybe the fact that it is unlikely not to get planning for development might mean the purchaser/developer would be happy to buy before planning?

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:03 pm  

so it looks like cas and wakefield could be go very soon!! hope so for both of us..will salford still be approved? would a legal challenge be raised about crusaders if they were granted a license?? hope both our clubs are okay going forward !

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:10 pm  

crowt123 wrote:

so it looks like cas and wakefield could be go very soon!! hope so for both of us..will salford still be approved? would a legal challenge be raised about crusaders if they were granted a license?? hope both our clubs are okay going forward !

I hope you are correct.

What's with the "thought police" over on your board tonight banning all mention of players not being paid?

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Oct 06, 2010 3:48 pm  

According to tomorrows cas and ponte.

Castleford Tigers confirms its Wheldon Road stadium has been sold, unlocking vital funding for its planned site in Glass Houghton

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:43 pm  

I think Cas should have a big sign put on the main stand's roof saying SOLD!

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:47 pm  

This latest news (express tomorrow) says to me that things are going to happen and we are now on the brink of starting to build our new home.

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:53 am  

Linky http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local/ground_sale_boost_for_stadium_plan_1_1855933 Good news.

Linky http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local/ground_sale_boost_for_stadium_plan_1_1855933 Good news.

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:09 am  

Oh yeah!

When does the final planning permission go in then? Meant to be this month isn't it?

Re: Stadium Development and Ground Share Thread : Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:16 am  

Gazemous wrote:

Oh yeah!

When does the final planning permission go in then? Meant to be this month isn't it?

This bit from RW is cryptic but would seem to suggest it's happening soon:

Richard Wright wrote:

Subject to detailed planning submission approval which we anticipate to be a formality, we can now move the project forward with increased confidence.