{"id":629189,"date":"2023-09-12T04:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=629189"},"modified":"2023-09-12T04:59:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T08:59:00","slug":"oxford-united-stadium-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/12\/oxford-united-stadium-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Step as Oxford United Look to Secure Site for New Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oxford United<\/a>‘s search for a new stadium took a positive step forward this week after officers recommended leasing or selling land to the club.<\/p>\n

Stadium Update: Positive News for the U’s<\/h2>\n

The Verdict<\/h3>\n

The U’s are looking to build a new stadium just south of Kidlington, north of the city, as their current licence at Grenoble Road expires in 2026.<\/p>\n

Now, the latest reports claim that Oxfordshire\u00a0County\u00a0Council officers have advised the local authority\u2019s cabinet to approve using council-owned land for a new stadium.<\/p>\n

The recommendation includes a condition that the club must produce a net zero plan when it comes to building the stadium and the agreement that the use of the land is for football and\/or community sports.<\/p>\n

If the cabinet approves the lease or sale at the next meeting on September 19, the club will then need planning approval from Cherwell District Council.<\/p>\n

What Was Said<\/h3>\n

County council chief executive Martin Reeves said<\/a>: \u201cOfficers have made a recommendation for approval having looked carefully at a range of different information, including the views provided to us by those who took the time and care to respond.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are conditions attached to those recommendations including a net zero requirement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is now for cabinet members to debate this in public on September 19 and come to a final decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will no doubt look carefully at the results of engagement with the public and stakeholders during both 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been extensive and thorough and the county council would once again like to sincerely thank everyone who has taken part for sharing their views.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt should be stressed that, in the event that cabinet ultimately decides to approve the use of the land for the football club to build a new stadium,\u00a0Oxford United would still need to seek planning approval from Cherwell District Council as the local planning authority.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Future of Oxford United<\/h3>\n

With the club’s lease of the Kassam Stadium set to expire in 2026, and with little negotiation room with the owner about extending Oxford could find themselves homeless.<\/p>\n

The club have already hit a setback after their first choice site of Stratfield Brake was rejected but they acted quickly in identifying ‘The Triangle’, which is in the same area.<\/p>\n

Now, they need to get this moving quickly so they can begin the build and give the club a new home.<\/p>\n

Featured image: Jimmy and Sacha Reade<\/a>. CC BY-ND 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oxford United‘s search for a new stadium took a positive step forward this week after officers recommended leasing or selling land to the club. Stadium Update: Positive News for the U’s The Verdict The U’s are looking to build a new stadium just south of Kidlington, north of the city, as their current licence at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":628728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8430,32,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-629189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oxford-united","category-league-football","category-league12"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/628728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}