I hope you are correct.

What's with the "thought police" over on your board tonight banning all mention of players not being paid?

According to tomorrows cas and ponte.

Castleford Tigers confirms its Wheldon Road stadium has been sold, unlocking vital funding for its planned site in Glass Houghton

I think Cas should have a big sign put on the main stand's roof saying SOLD!

This latest news (express tomorrow) says to me that things are going to happen and we are now on the brink of starting to build our new home.

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Good news.

Oh yeah!

When does the final planning permission go in then? Meant to be this month isn't it?

This bit from RW is cryptic but would seem to suggest it's happening soon:

I believe it's this month with End of Jan, begining of Feb being the expected start date!

Good luck Cas always liked the club and it's fans.

Great News!

Always liked the Castleford club so it would be great to see you in a new home and a franchise spot sorted.

Mid October is this Friday

RW said this:-

"We expect to be in a position to submit a detailed planning application, with a finalised design included by mid October."

I would have a wager on RW having the 22nd in mind. Just to keep up the media campaign.
Although if it were the other way round I'm sure I'd move with similar tactics.

If it's not in by the 22nd and everything goes our way we will be neck and neck, then it really could come down to funding.
-That said the 20th (CSR- Comprehensive spending review) could potentially put a huge rock in Salford's way- as 22M out of the 26M total cost is coming from local government. And we know what David Cameron et al think about local spending at the moment. Thank god for the private sector!

Anyway's best of luck.

I'd be very disappointed if Cas deliberately tied in this with the Wakefield application hearing. I'd prefer us to have it submitted when it's ready rather than trying any sort of anti-Wakefield PR coup.

I agree that the 22nd would be a bit daft as the Wakefield outcome (yes or no) would be much bigger news.

Any other day near to the 22nd would be fine as every man and his dog see this as a race to build between us and Wakefield.

I am not too sure if Outline planning permission will be the answer to Wakefield problems.

We couldn't have wrote the script, Cas (in my opinion) can not afford a new Stadium and Wakefield (in my opinion) will not receive full planning permission

Just be careful commenting on a process if you don't fully understand it! I am not having a go but you clearly don't understand the planning process as the 22nd and then the following 28 days is most certainly the answer! Any reserved matters application following a positive outline decision is a formality.

Wind Yer neck in!

IA is the self-appointed Planning Consultant for SWAG and knows everything there is to know, don't you know?

Yes you are!!

These boards would be empty if we started instituting that as a policy.

Thats asuming it doesnt go to a P E,

You are right there mate, I do not understand how Newmarket could ever be considered. Although I am curious why I have to be careful?

We understand it ok we have outline

I could get planning permission for a 3 bedroom extension. It doesn't mean I could afford to build it if I did

though.

Apologies everyone and especially to Glassblower, I genuinely didn't mean to preach or have a go at anyone but I wrote that late last night and I am maybe getting a little sensitive to comments about things now as Friday gets closer. It was an awfully worded post and I was just trying to reply to Glassblower to confirm that the 22nd and the following 28 days are the key and the following reserved matters application would then be a formality.

When it comes to planning you guys are home and dry, as you know, and I don't have any axes to grind with Cas or Glasshougton and I fully support it, I just don't live in that Ward but I of course live close to Newmarket.

As Speedy points even if it gets 'minded to approve' on Friday, which I think it will and should, there is a 28 day period for legal challenge (which is very unlikely of if someone does, most probably going to fail) but more critically this is the period in which the government office must decide to either call it in for a PI or hand it back. This is the bit that is harder to call but I still think that given the current position of the Coalition, then I think they will just send it back, which would be great news.

I of course also agree with tb... it would indeed be empty & boring!