Outstanding news! This is the start of something very special! Now is the time to get behind the club to make sure you don't miss out!



Special thanks to all those who have worked so hard, TRB & Swag, all those at the club and of course Ted Richardson. Well done guys, you've made many people very happy! Now go have a drink on me!

Fantastic News... I still want to see the detail.



Our thanks go to Swag, especially Phil. Also the Wakefield Community Trust, our BOD, esp Ted and anyone else involved.

I am absolutely beaming

This is fantastic. Well done WMDC, well done Ted, TRB, Diane, everybody at the club, all SWAG, everyone who signed the petition, Sir Rod and anybody and everybody who supported the plan. Lets see it through to full approval now and build ASAP.



I still have close to zero trust in the RFL and their highly questionable decisions, this however is more fuel to our fire shows we are a club of ambition. A sleeping giant who will soon awake again.



Wakefield 'til I die!

www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/ ... _1_2365837 WE still have to lever in the objectors

www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/ ... _1_2365837 WE still have to lever in the objectors

Is it going to be a month before we know if it is going to Public enquiry or not? Or realistically is it going to take longer? Anyways well done SWAG.

Just want to get my name down here in congratulating everyone who's had some positive input throughout this process.

The drinks are on me !([size=50for close friends and family only[/size)

I've just returned from the meeting and can 100% confirm that a "minded to approve" decision was made.



The vote was passed unanimously but more than that a number of the planning committee made enthusiastic statements regarding their position of support for the whole development which includes the distribution centres and the economic benefits and jobs they offer.



Legislation demands that the plans now be passed to Government to consider whether they wish to call it in or pass it back with the latter being expected.



The developer has confirmed that they will build the stadium working to the time constraints set by the RFLs franchise proceedure meaning a targeted opening date of early 2012.



A certain part of the discussions centred on the assurances by the developer that the stadium be built first or at least in conjunction with the first commercial units. The developer confirmed that this would be the case as the funding for the stadium is intrinsically linked with the wider development.



There were assurances that the stadium is fully funded!



Three of the opposition speakers failed to attend and the three that did speak were poor. They had very flimsy grounds upon which they voiced their objections and were quickly undone by the simplelist of cross questions. The worst of the lot was the main protagonist who made numerous claims but a series of requests for evidence or the naming of where his official reports had come from revealed him to be a liar.



All of the speakers we put up were very good and between them they presented a very balanced case which included all aspects of the benefits this development would bring. Ranging from economic, jobs, better transport links to the area, regeneration of the East of the district, protection for the City's only premier sports club, the huge community benefits that the club provides etc etc.







Great day for the club

Reaction to the news with John Kear, James Elston and SWAG on Yorkshire Radio in the next 5 minutes!

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Well done your lot, A good day for Rugby League in the district

it's going to be on Look North at 13.30, presume it will also be on tonights news

does this now mean in theory that building could start as soon as next month if govt dont object?