Ste100Centurions wrote:
Not at all that complicated, if all parties are set to gain from such a scheme & certainly no more difficult than the LSV was to put together.
The LSV site homes all of the above mentioned, *apart from the RFL*, plus hotel, pub, supermarket, college, Leigh East ground & clubhouse, training pitches & Leigh Harriers Athletics track & the obligatory new build housing development.
Point being here is that it could be much the same.
A 15,000 capacity stadium with offices & corporate facilities for Bradford & the RFL, a pool/sports centre, retail & leisure should be eminently achievable if all parties are fully on board & the requisite funding is in place.
3 blocks of land, 2 occupied by sports clubs, 1 derelict Dunne site ?
Redevelop 1 for Stadium, retail & leisure, sell 2 blocks for new build housing, everyone's a winner, including the RFL.
How big is the Dunne site compared to Odsal stadium site ?
Like you say, everyone's a winner if the funding gets put in place, that's been the big IF at Odsal from longer than I've been alive though tbf. On the comparison of the Richard Dunne / Odsal sites, using Google maps measuring tool (no expense spent) the RD site measures approx. 61,500m sq. The odsal site, just the current ground/bowl and immediate surrounds is approx. 57,000m sq. I've never been too sure how far back the land goes as one site before you hit the golf course, but if the site does go back across what I assume is the scrub land on top of part of the old tip then the site extends to a (very rough as I don't know the boundaries) figure of 152,100m sq. So its clear why people are interested in that much land so close to the motorway network, the problem has always been whats on top and below the land.
Id love the RFL to share big shiny new offices with us at Odsal, just for the effect on some of our more parochial RL neighbouring fans and friends, we could save on heating bills using the hot air they'd give off complaining from now to eternity