General Consortium Takeover - News and Rumours

[Manorlounger]

Once upon a time. . . . . .

 

[sideshowrob]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1422173249702703105

Does this make a stadium more likely? It only mentions homes, nothing about a stadium.

The fact that the North Oxford Golf course is up for development is very interesting. I never thought that would ever happen. Lots of land there directly opposite Oxford Parkway station.

 

[OX14]

The fact that the North Oxford Golf course is up for development is very interesting. I never thought that would ever happen. Lots of land there directly opposite Oxford Parkway station.

Couldn't think of a better location to be honest. 4000 homes going up around that area will help too.

 

[Leysboy]

It’s always been the number one choice to move to North Oxford. It makes perfect sense from a business point of view, and looking at the bigger picture there is already good infrastructure in place. The Park and Ride isn’t far either. The Train Station etc.

It’s going to be a big project, and an exciting one at that. All we can do is be patient, and wait for news.

 

[sideshowrob]

I hope we find out soon. Some of us are putting off our next house moves because of this.

 

[OX14]

North Oxford golf club site seems more viable to me then Stratfield Brake. I can see a stadium, hotels, leisure facilities along with apartment blocks/homes on that site. Stratfield Brake on the other hand I can't see the same development.

 

[Followtheox1]

North Oxford golf club site seems more viable to me then Stratfield Brake. I can see a stadium, hotels, leisure facilities along with apartment blocks/homes on that site. Stratfield Brake on the other hand I can't see the same development.

Will need to put in some good drainage if Stratfield Break. It gets pretty wet there.

 

[Oxymoron]

If the nod has been given for houses, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon and their like will happily pay top dollar for the land - far in excess of it's value for sporting and commercial use.....

 

[OX14]

If the nod has been given for houses, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon and their like will happily pay top dollar for the land - far in excess of it's value for sporting and commercial use.....

But the consortium aren't just interested in building a stadium are they? They will develop the land around a new stadium far superior then kassam did with minchery farm. I would say the consortium will outbid any national house builder for land thats in the right location and they would be daft not too. There are currently over 20k new homes to built within a 15 mile radius of oxford so plenty of land for the national House builders to develop at a fair price.

 

[bazzer9461]

But the consortium aren't just interested in building a stadium are they? They will develop the land around a new stadium far superior then kassam did with minchery farm. I would say the consortium will outbid any national house builder for land thats in the right location and they would be daft not too. There are currently over 20k new homes to built within a 15 mile radius of oxford so plenty of land for the national House builders to develop at a fair price.

And then they have to get planning permission after all the consultations.

 

[OX14]

And then they have to get planning permission after all the consultations.

Land already outlined in the local plan as being passed for development will be easier to get permission on and the public consultation won't be in depth as it would green belt land. That group losing the fight against the local plan is a major step forward and its got to be the reason Bakrie was on the radio the other day trying to get Tiger to move over and let them take control.

 

[Oxymoron]

But the consortium aren't just interested in building a stadium are they? They will develop the land around a new stadium far superior then kassam did with minchery farm. I would say the consortium will outbid any national house builder for land thats in the right location and they would be daft not too. There are currently over 20k new homes to built within a 15 mile radius of oxford so plenty of land for the national House builders to develop at a fair price.

I agree that our mysterious new owners would do a fantastic job of building a stadium and a community facility of exceptional quality and that they would be "daft not to" but housing developers will not be passing on the opportunity to build 4000+ new homes, the construction of which is supported by Cherwell District Council and which the courts have now rubber stamped.

It's not a question of simply outbidding the developers to take control of the land (although Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon are both "worth" around £4bn, so it's hardly a given) - the legal position is that the land in question has been set aside for housing and that allocation has now been upheld in the High Court.

 

[yellowbow]

Great, so we’re now going to get 50 pages of everyone slowly convincing each other that a brand new state of the art stadium at North Oxford golf course is imminent only for the club to announce in 6 months time that ‘all options are still on the table’...

 

[Scotchegg]

Great, so we’re now going to get 50 pages of everyone slowly convincing each other that a brand new state of the art stadium at North Oxford golf course is imminent only for the club to announce in 6 months time that ‘all options are still on the table’...

Bunker down!!

 

[yellowbow]

Bunker down!!

My thoughts to a tee...

 

[Scotchegg]

My thoughts to a tee...

I expected you to chip in with something!

 

[Jason N]

Other clubs will be Green with envy, but there's still a fairway to go before the boards plans are on course.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Let’s just wait and see what comes to the fore.

 

[MJB]

Let’s just wait and see what comes to the fore.

A little birdie told me something interesting the other day.

 

[OX14]

I agree that our mysterious new owners would do a fantastic job of building a stadium and a community facility of exceptional quality and that they would be "daft not to" but housing developers will not be passing on the opportunity to build 4000+ new homes, the construction of which is supported by Cherwell District Council and which the courts have now rubber stamped.

It's not a question of simply outbidding the developers to take control of the land (although Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon are both "worth" around £4bn, so it's hardly a given) - the legal position is that the land in question has been set aside for housing and that allocation has now been upheld in the High Court.

While I understand the land has been set aside for housing it doesn't automatically mean every acre of that land has to be used for housing, it can be adopted to take schools, leisure so why not a football stadium? Erick and Bakrie are worth more then the likes of Taylor Wimpey.

Let's see what happens.