http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/qpr-new-date-crucial-step-11503763 I suppose we have to give credit to the NIMBYs for determination. This is going to drag on for ever despite the will of Ealing Council (possibly now wavering?) and the resources of our Board. With the benefit of hindsight, they should have had everything organised to send the bulldozers in at 5 am the morning after Ealing Council gave the go ahead. Still a possibility?
If it does not, it will not be because our Board are walking away. It will be because of a few short sighted and thoroughly annoying people whose mission is to keep the status quo and sabotage any progress.
It will be because the planning laws in this country allow for an almost infinite number of objections to be raised, especially over public land, and labyrinthine and stunningly slow processes to adjudicate on them. I'm all for local voices to be heard and properly listened to, space and architecture to be protected etc, but our planning system is really holding us back, in much more important areas than a training facility. Of course our board should have been advised that this could take years before they shouted their mouths off 5 years ago that this would be up and running by now. Earliest possible date 2018, by which time it will have been scaled down to a shed and an undersized pitch on a slope.
Thoroughly. Was accosted by one at Hanwelll Carnival to sign their petition. Was barely able to keep civil especially when she patronisingly stated, "but we love QPR. This is just not the right deal".
The problem has always been the quantity of eggs in the Warren Farm Basket, no serious alternatives have been mentioned as none have been sought that I can see since TF nailed his colours to the mast. The thing is, some of us have always worried that going after WF was a circus show to hide that fact that he has no intention of building a thing. once the money ran out. The "problems" now suit the TF narrative. Phil Beard was employed to develop the new stadium & training ground, he had no experience at running a football club. 4 years later he goes with the club saddled with massive debts, relegated and players on bonkers contracts we can't shift and not a brick laid anywhere, not one. If there was ever any intention of building anything it's isn't going to happen now. Get an site development & Events manager to run your football club and soon it really wont be an issue what you want to build, you won't be able. Thanks Tony, Thanks Phil.
I'm beginning to think if we ever do get to build a new stadium and training ground it won't be in London, so the reality, as I stated back when this was first announced, along with the Old Oak project was we'd still be in Loftus Rd and Harlington in ten years time, nothing changes my view. I believe the Mayor can overrule any planning decision but I can't see Khan being as pro-active as Boris in this case, it's not housing...
Mayor Khan, some of us country types still cant quite believe that one. He very much appears to be a rent a gob, and our monies have run out...
Good news today. On offish. NIMBYs have last ditch appeal in next 28 days. Are our fortunes turning? https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/qpr-receives-welcome-news-on-warren-farm/?utm_source=direct
The latest update on that page is June last year. As your previous posted article from the Offy site was from yesterday, I assume that they need the further £25K to take the case to final appeal.....NIMBYs may hopefully finally have to accept the Councils decision....
Looking more like we will find out the intentions of the board once obsticals are removed. To be fair this fits the new format of developing a strong youth policy!
I think one thing that may actually help us is the community work we have and continue to do with Grenfell and others and the benefits this project may bring. I'm a little more optimistic now that the final decision is approaching...
The club will make an announcement after the local elections on May 3rd, but I wouldn't get too excited mate.
