New Stadium Closer After Store Allowed ; Plans for a New Stadium at Ashton Vale Took a Leap Forward When Planning Permission Was Given for a New Sainsbury's Superstore at the Club's Current Ground. Ian Onions Assesses Where We Have Reached in the Stadium Saga

Western Daily Press › March 05, 2011

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Bristol City chairman Steve Lansdown says the planning decision to allow the new superstore meant they were back on target to open the new stadium for the start of the new season in 2013.

He hopes that construction work could begin as soon as this summer, but is quick to point out there are still a number of hurdles to overcome.

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New Stadium Closer After Store Allowed ; Plans for a New Stadium at Ashton Vale Took a Leap Forward When Planning Permission Was Given for a New Sainsbury's Superstore at the Club's Current Ground. Ian Onions Assesses Where We Have Reached in the Stadium Saga

Not least of these is the dispute over registering the Ashton Vale site as a town green which would rule out any development.

Before the planning committee on Wednesday night to decide on the superstore plan, there were rumours that the mediation talks which started early in the new year had broken down. But these rumours could have been i...

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