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The proposed new 16,000-seater stadiums of Oxford United have been given planning permission.
The Planning Committee of the Chervel District Council gave a green light to the objective-built ground, which is known as Triangle, near Kardalington. Four hours meeting.
Fans saw in their football shirt during the meeting on Thursday evening, and some shouted “We got it” because the votes were counted.
A total of 14 councilors voted for the proposal, the three avoided, and voted against one.
The seven-hectares (17-acade) site, located south of the Kiddington Round About, will be located to the west of the Banbari Road, the East of the Fries Way and near the Oxford Parkway station.
The application will now be sent to the State Secretary, as it goes against the development plan of the Zilla Parishad and is on the green belt.
Discussing the schemes, councilors expressed concern about the environmental impact of transport, finance and new grounds.
However, before the vote, Councilor Dr. Kerry Thornhill called it a “a tremendous exciting project”.
“It is very large in its ability to bring community benefits to the Oxfordshire as a whole – and for Kidalington,” she said.
But Green Party councilor Ian Middleton said he was “disappointed” with the result, and believed it would have “devastating” influence on the community.
“We always said that we would not support the building on the green belt unless there was local support,” he said.
Adrian Sutton of Friends of Stratefield Break said that during the meeting his group objected to “Three Critical Grounds: Greenbelt Policy, Public Safety and Ecological Damage”.
He said: “The need to move is unproven, public safety is not considered and the application does not take the required precautionary approach by natural England.”
OUFCAmong those who spoke at the meeting were club Steward Rolland Clements, known as Roli, who were concerned about the future of the club if he did not get the stadium.
He said: “I have seen generations through the gates … This is where families grow together.”
He told the meeting that the club helps fans to “feel part of something” and he requested the council to “think of people”.
After the meeting of Oxford United Development Director Jonathan Clarke, he said he was “absolutely happy”.
He said, “Now we are close to a step to meet our goals of making a place of generation for supporters and wider community,” he said.
‘Heavy relief’
Oxford City Council leader Susan Brown said he welcomed the news “with great relief”.
He said: “This decision has provided a clear route to build a modern feature that is worth Oxford United and its fans.
“It protects the future of the club and will host economic and social benefits for the region.”
The club currently plays at Kasam Stadium and its owner, Firoca Group has agreed that U can play there for two more seasons.
Will be now The option to expand the deal for another yearWhich was conditional on the permission of planning for the club’s proposed new stadiums.
The council received about 4,900 reactions from the application and about it. Planning report The details of objections from local campaigners include.
U’s new complex is expected to include 180-bed hotels, restaurants, conference centers and community plazas.
There were concerns that the proposed stadium would be built near the ancient Woodland but Natural England concluded that this would not happen,
