Whilst Valley Express is threatened with the chop because it loses money, does anyone know what the latest position is with the much-trumpetted redevelopment of the Training Ground? Are we still awaiting planning permission? Has any work started? Or do we anticipate that we will hear nothing more on the subject until we sell a player for a large enough fee to name it after? Minor apologies for the cynicism but you might appreciate where I am coming from on this.
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Originally it was to be from grants and other external sources.
Now its been expanded its not clear if that is still the case.
But if you check the handover date in the photo it is clear someone has a sense of history.
But at present until the submission, or amended plans at the end of the month, it is unclear what
the 2 parties are proposing.?
It has always been a joint submission with the community trust, I assume that will still be the case.
Of course until the plans are submitted, the building details will not be known, so the public will not
know the details, and of course with planning it is always the details.
Of course the time table has been drawn up, but if there are objections this may well delay the start, although ground clearing and other preparatory work could go ahead. I assume that the original planning approval remains in place?
So, we will see what is proposed, when it gets into the public domain, unless CAFC\Community Trust wish to unveil the proposals before hand?
As for the funding? That will be from available grants and Staprix (M.Duchatelet).
I have been led to believe that the revised project will be significantly bigger than the old £5m scheme. And we know that the UoG contribution is now taken as shirt sponsorship so the gap between grants and final build is far bigger.... But still small change to M.Duchatelet.
A shame he doesn't spend some of that next week on the first team squad!
publicaccess.royalgreenwich.gov.uk:81/online-applications/files/7DD07FAD2925404B27B2AA09335D7365/pdf/15_0949_F-Acknowledgement_letter-294564.pdf
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No idea is the processes listed inbetween planning permission being granted and construction beginning can be speeded up although I guess money always helps. Any QSs or project managers know more about how it all works?
Or could it be done between end July and 12 October (6 or 7 weeks)?
The technical pre construction stage is normally last as you have to get everyone to agree on everything from carpet and curtains to light fittings. This normally gets done just before or during the construction of the bricks and sticks stage (which is reliant on approval from the council)
Any additional saving of time now will be whether they can reduce the procurement timeline down from 13 weeks.
Since the day after the general election I woke up on Planet F*ck, but I realise that with Mr Duchatelet and all the confusion, we are in Universe F*ck, and our club makes the same kind of sense as a Magritte painting.
So one thing that can be understood, or at least seen and touched, would be a vastly improved Sparrows Lane which I believe would be a part of Mr Duchatelet's Universe that couldn't be taken away. In fact I have decided that building a better tomorrow is the training ground development.