Councillors have today granted planning permission to increase the number of delivery hours to the proposed Sainsburys supermarket at the Memorial Stadium site by a vote of 7-2. Bristol Rovers Finance Director Toni Watola said: âWe are very relieved and very satisfied that the officers recommendation was approved by the committee which is another hurdle that we have now got over. There are a number of hurdles that we have to get over, this is probably the biggest of those but we still have a few Iâs to dot and Tâs to cross however, none of them should be a problem in terms of us completing the contract. We look forward to progressing with all of our partners and as a club hope that we can get ourselves in a position to be on site next Marchâ. Earlier today it was reported that Sainsburyâs are set to withdraw funding from new stores, but Toni Watola insisted that the club has a contract in place. He said: âWeâve read the press the same as everyone else and there clearly are some issues but we must remember that Sainsburys have a contract with us. If we meet the terms of the contract then we expect to complete.â http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/section-73-verdict-2080667.aspx
