Hurray !! Council & developer have agreed to do what they are supposed to do - how great are they!! Mr Box has saved the day!

Im sure those involved will keep even more vigilant now and ensure that they dont stall again. Thanks for your efforts, they are finally looking like they will pay off.

I admire your optimism Avenger, but don't you think that the council and developer will have covered all these angles in their clandestine, behind-closed doors, non-minuted meetings ??.
As I said on the other thread, I don't believe that either party is the least bit inclined to progressing development on the Newmarket site to the 60,000 sq. metre trigger point.

Then the time banded clause should force the Developer to relinquish his rights to develop the land to another developer who adopts the stadium responsibilities. At that point there should be an agreed upon financial contribution made by Yorkcourt from the profits they've made out of the Newcold or any other build.

Firstly why would Yorkcourt agree to that, there is no legal requirement for them to do so. And secondly a development that has already got 40,000m2 built on and a requirement of a £9million hole in any future profit is hardly going to be a tempting buy for another developer.

Depends I suppose. Excellent transport links on greenbelt land that wouldn't have been available but for that £9m hole.

Plus the rumoured new clarks brewery complex on probably the best location logistically in the area, trigger point easily reached with plenty of money to be made by developers even with the cost of community stadium build.