If anyone wants to see the details of the proposals that have been submitted to the City Council, they are here:-
http://present.brighton-hove.gov.uk/Published/C00000689/M00004686/AI00036438/$Falmer%20Released%20Land%20Site%20Adjacent%20to%20Community%20Stadium_v3.docA.ps.pdf
This is a report...
Perhaps you would. But things have moved on. Tony Bloom has created his own Board of Directors and is taking the Club in the direction he wants it to go. Honouring past agreements doesn't seem to figure high in his list of priorities. And who are we to complain about that?
The Business Plan that the Albion had in place when the Community Stadium planning permission was being sought was the work of the then Board of Directors. Tony Bloom's role barely featured in those days. Now that he has taken control of everything, the Club will have a quite different...
Land that is within Lewes District, but where the Planning Authority is the South Downs National Park Authority. And new junctions on to trunk roads also require the agreement of the Highways Agency / Secretary of State for Transport.
Bennett's Field is owned by the Bennett family. No-one knows what plans they might have. The covenant on the land might be a factor that will affect its development potential.
The hotel is planned for the site where the Albion previously had planning permission for a building to house City College (which never got built, because City College pulled out of the project). And the multi-storey car park / student accommodation site fulfills a commitment by the Council and...