New Stadium The Triangle - Planning (S106 Agreed)

[SteMerritt]

 

[MJB]

I found this lurking on Youtube.

AI slop but it’s broadly accurate.

 

[Concretebob]

I found this lurking on Youtube.

The stadium name

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[Concretebob]

A bit inaccurate there. The line hasn't even opened yet so you can't go on strike from something you haven't worked on.

The ballot is actually to accept the driver only operation on the line or not.

Also not quite sure why it's "Labours" line seeing as construction was during Conservative governments. Either way, services still serve Oxford Parkway, making it still infinitely better than the current stadium.

 

[chuckbert]

A bit inaccurate there. The line hasn't even opened yet so you can't go on strike from something you haven't worked on.

The ballot is actually to accept the driver only operation on the line or not.

Also not quite sure why it's "Labours" line seeing as construction was during Conservative governments. Either way, services still serve Oxford Parkway, making it still infinitely better than the current stadium.

Just the Tele trying to persuade the exploited that the silly unions only cause trouble over frivolous things, so best to trust the moneyed classes instead.

 

[Concretebob]

Just the Tele trying to persuade the exploited that the silly unions only cause trouble over frivolous things, so best to trust the moneyed classes instead.

Well yes... That too.

 

[CaptainOx]

Likely discussed before but I remember Gateshead weren't permitted to take part in the Conference playoffs because they couldn't agree a new lease deal to meet the 10-year security of tenure at Gateshead International Stadium. And EFL rules required that to be in place.

Is that just for promoted clubs into the EFL or do clubs already in it need to be able to have this in place and how long might any dispensation? Just thinking we've not really been in such a place for a long time i.e. having 10 year security and with the stadium build continuing to be delayed, are we in any danger of the EFL throwing the rulebook at us for this as well?

And also thinking about it because the IFR is introducing operating licences to be able to compete in the EFL. I'd assume one will be around stadium tenure.

Could be a space to watch if the new stadium saga drags further and further?

 

[Billyox]

Likely discussed before but I remember Gateshead weren't permitted to take part in the Conference playoffs because they couldn't agree a new lease deal to meet the 10-year security of tenure at Gateshead International Stadium. And EFL rules required that to be in place.

Is that just for promoted clubs into the EFL or do clubs already in it need to be able to have this in place and how long might any dispensation? Just thinking we've not really been in such a place for a long time i.e. having 10 year security and with the stadium build continuing to be delayed, are we in any danger of the EFL throwing the rulebook at us for this as well?

And also thinking about it because the IFR is introducing operating licences to be able to compete in the EFL. I'd assume one will be around stadium tenure.

Could be a space to watch if the new stadium saga drags further and further?

The 10-year security rule was tied to clubs entering the EFL. Oxford are already members, so they mainly need a legally enforceable ground agreement covering the current season.

 

[Billyox]

Morning all

 

[Concretebob]

Morning all

What a nice day it is

 

[Billyox]

Dont get too excited im just trying to kill 14 hours of embargo deadline day

 

[sideshowrob]

A nice day to return to work, return to school, return to Parliament or return to court?

 

[sideshowrob]

My first job is to take my solar panel meter reading for the summer quarter feed in tarrif payment which I am sure will easily break all records. i can't imaging how much electricity the roof of the new stadium would have generated this summer.

 

[Billyox]

My first job is to take my solar panel meter reading for the summer quarter feed in tarrif payment which I am sure will easily break all records. i can't imaging how much electricity the roof of the new stadium would have generated this summer.

Had the Triangle stadium been built, its solar panels could have generated around 290,000 kWh this summer.
That’s enough to power Ian Middleton’s house for about 107 years, or Ian and Suzy McIvor’s homes for roughly 54 years each.
Plenty for the lights, kettles, electric cars, hypothetical swimming pools and several decades of furious objection-writing.
In fact, almost as long as the “ancient woodland” has apparently been ancient.
At this rate, the solar panels might qualify for Ancient Woodland status first.

 

[Made-in-Jericho]

Had the Triangle stadium been built, its solar panels could have generated around 290,000 kWh this summer.
That’s enough to power Ian Middleton’s house for about 107 years, or Ian and Suzy McIvor’s homes for roughly 54 years each.
Plenty for the lights, kettles, electric cars, hypothetical swimming pools and several decades of furious objection-writing.
In fact, almost as long as the “ancient woodland” has apparently been ancient.
At this rate, the solar panels might qualify for Ancient Woodland status first.

Yeah, maybe but not enough to power his ego and sense of self-importance.

 

[Billyox]

Yeah, maybe but not enough to power his ego and sense of self-importance.

Very true we're going to need a bigger roof

 

[Jonny G]

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Suzy, thank you for that wonderfully confident explanation of solar energy. It’s always refreshing when decades of engineering, meteorological data and actual electricity generation can be swept aside with the scientific breakthrough of “Britain isn’t very sunny.”
Fortunately, solar panels generate electricity from daylight, not from everyone sitting around waiting for Oxfordshire to turn into the Costa del Sol.

She really has the Midas touch in reverse doesn't she. Since she wrote that objection in February 2025.

During summer 2025, the Radcliffe Meteorological Station (RMS) of the University of Oxford recorded exceptionally warm and clear conditions, culminating in the warmest summer on record for the station and contributing heavily to 2025 becoming Oxford's sunniest on record (1,897.3 total bright sunshine hours).

And then this year:
Abundant Clear Skies - High pressure dominance brought prolonged sunshine across central-south England.In July 2026 alone, the region recorded a massive 360.3 hours of sunshine, which is 165% of the long term average.
Hottest July on Record - July 2026 became the warmest July ever recorded at the RMS. The mean air temperature reached 21.4° C (smashing the 1983 record).
Extreme Heat Days - Reflecting the lack of cloud cover, eight days reached 30° C or above in July alone. There were 19 heatwave days where maximum air temperatures soared above 27°C.
June Record Match - Earlier in the summer on 23 June 2026, Oxford tied its all-time June maximum temperature record of 34.3°C (originally set during the famous 1976 heatwave).
Exceptional Dryness - The relentless sunshine came alongside an historic lack of rain. It was Oxford's driest July in over 200 years (since 1825), with England as a whole receiving just 4% of its typical July rainfall.

Summer 2026 is officially on track to surpass 2025 as the warmest summer on record in the UK due to this relentless, unbroken solar radiation.

As stated above it doesn't need to be 'sunny' for solar energy to work, but the above does highlight the climate change which makes it imperative we try all we can to slow down climate change. Also proves that Physic Suzanne has nothing on Michael Fish when it comes to predicting the weather!

 

[Jonny G]

They originally bid to host the Europa League final in that stadium

In 2011!

Minchery Farm was supposed to be finished in 1997, thirty years later we know it'll be knocked down before its finished so we seem to have a kindred spirit in Valencia!

 

[Jonny G]

Had the Triangle stadium been built, its solar panels could have generated around 290,000 kWh this summer.
That’s enough to power Ian Middleton’s house for about 107 years, or Ian and Suzy McIvor’s homes for roughly 54 years each.
Plenty for the lights, kettles, electric cars, hypothetical swimming pools and several decades of furious objection-writing.
In fact, almost as long as the “ancient woodland” has apparently been ancient.
At this rate, the solar panels might qualify for Ancient Woodland status first.

Surely that's 35 1/2 years for Middleton and McIvor's homes - remember that Middleton has to two power two!

 

[Sheik Djibouti]

Surely that's 35 1/2 years for Middleton and McIvor's homes - remember that Middleton has to two power two!

And that's not accounting for all the charging of his electric car either . . .

Oh, wait . . .

 

[Maurice Earp]

Yeah, maybe but not enough to power his ego and sense of self-importance.

Definitely won't be enough.

 

[Marked Ox]

Very true we're going to need a bigger roof

A roof covering Oxford itself wouldn't be big enough.

 

[Newbury yellow mk 2]

A roof covering Oxford itself wouldn't be big enough.

Kemar?

 

[Marked Ox]

Kemar?

Nah, that would be a fire based energy source.

 

[Concretebob]

Kemar?

How much energy can a magic hat produce?

 

[Billyox]

How much energy can a magic hat produce?

Depends on whos wearing it

 

[Billyox]

Good afternoon

 

[Billyox]

And to you, anything to report or are you just being polite again?

Just absolutely sick to death of talking about 2 players who are no longer playing for our club
So im seeking a safe place

 

[Rach]

I've been avoiding the forum entirely, for precisely the same reason. Plus I'm finding all of the general negatively around the place is getting me down. Can't wait for this JR to be dealt with so we can get on with things.

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

Just absolutely sick to death of talking about 2 players who are no longer playing for our club
So im seeking a safe place

I haven’t got over the way John Evanson left
If you think this is bad you should get on the West Ham Forum talking about players who want out