“Chris Davis makes some very good points.
It is highly generous that the Council is waiving s106 contributions but this does not necessarily mean the infrastructure cost will fall to the taxpayer. The Government is introducing a new ¿equitable¿ development tax called ¿CIL¿. CIL would be capable of raising the necessary funding for critical infrastructure by pooling contributions from standard charges levied against developments approved across the whole of Bristol. The Tories are also in favour.
However, the wild disparity in viability testing only goes to prove that accounting is very much an art not a science. The club will, quite rightly, want to maximise its land receipt from the enabling development. But a viability case put forward on the back of depressed land values in a recession inevitably puts added pressure on the Council to make potentially damaging planning concessions.
All planning cases which are founded upon ¿enabling development¿ arguments are inherently harmful, but where does one draw the line? The Council must not let itself be seduced by clever accounting into allowing unjustifiably harmful development, especially if the urgency of the situation does not so demand.
Or to put it more simply another way, what exactly is the rush?
One does get a sense that a speculative World Cup bid, rather than good ordinary common sense is driving the agenda fast forward in a way that may ultimately lead to these issues needing to be resolved through the courts. In the interests of the club and its supporters, and objectors alike, it would be as well to pause.”

“I watched this muppet show all the way through and it was obvious these so called councillers don't know how to debate this was bulldosed through so they could get to home for tea or get to the pub and join their fellow city supporters city”

“Can't believe I sat and watch it all, but great news, but it's not over yet.

Still the same stupid questions occuring though.

The NSC access routes should be over come and they have already said they will back any decision made by BCC so that is just a formality.

Allan, did you watch the meeting? If so, you would not have posted the drivel you did. Do not tarnish football fans in the 1980's version you have done. My 6 year old son is not vulger and gets bladdered. If you hate that picture, why move near a footballl stadium, after all, it's been there over 100 years. And it's now very likely to move just less than a mile!”

“Well Emma, perhaps they should build it in Patchway. And Mike the Berated, I'm sure you are happy that the peace of a village will be shattered for the sake of hordes of "strangers" coming from anywhere but Long Ashton to sing vulgar songs, "get bladdered" and talk endlessly about the decisions of a man in black; all to be viewed again on MOTD between toilet visits and bouts of indigestion as the onions from the burgers come back to the surface.
I like football and go to games when Ican. But it doesn't belong in the green belt and on the doorstep of people's homes!! Let's hope North Somerset has the guts to scupper it as the Bristol Councillors' egos have prevented them doing.”

“thank you for the start. lets not forget that we need to keep people that are to be prepared to put money in. because they can walk away. Mr Lansdown has done as much as he can.lets take this forward.....”

“Having read some of the blogs, I think the celebrations of some of them may be a little premature for two reasons.

(1) I believe Bristol City Council has waived Section 106 contributions (under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) from BCFC towards infrastructure and other expenditure. However, critically, access to the stadium is required over land subject to planning approval by North Somerset, and it is unlikely that they will take such a charitable view as there is little in this for them, and the bulk of transport infrastructure works will fall within North Somerset. Any contribution will have to be paid by BCFC.

(2) While BCFC may appeal the decision not to permit housing, by the time the appeal has been heard and possibly the case called in by the Secretary of State, we may have a Tory government. Their stated policy is to take a much harder line on release of greenbelt land for housing.

These two reasons could together add unplanned cost and reduce expected income so seriously weakening the business case.

Getting the application approved by Bristol City Council was the easy bit. This is far from a done deal.”

“Just need to find an acceptable alternative use for the Southlands site. How about a Tesco's?”

“As expect the transport plans are a joke! and needed improving and I'm glad that's happening!

Otherwise Great news,

Southlands was always going to be a tough one to get permission for and am not surprised in the slightest that it's been rejected”

“J, I think you will find N Somerset would have approved the stadium! There is already a parking problem in Long Ashton thanks to N. Somerset approving Offices to be built in residential areas with no parking, so that workers park all day outside residents houses, with no parking left for residents. Perhaps with this stadium, this might be the excuse they need to introduce permit parking in Long Ashton. haha! I doubt it will de-value houses. There will be plenty of people who will want to live near the new stadium and will buy houses off of the people who dont!”

“Sarah- re: the roads.
The LA bypass is already there, and the new 'ring road' up to the A38 is going to be put in as well.

Rob, why do you think it will be overturned? I am nervous about it.”