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Ingol Development Planning Application - Approved!

Ingol Development Planning Application - Approved!

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Thank you to everyone who backed our petition, to everyone who lobbied and contacted the council or attended today's meeting on this issue. Today is a huge day for our football club and I for one can no wait to see the new facilities once they are completed.

I'm very proud in the small way our forum has helped with this application and you can all give yourselves a proud pat on the back tonight.

On behalf of PNE-Online, Myself and PNE as a whole thank you.

PNE-Online statement.

https://www.change.org/p/calling-fo...upport-the-new-revised-application/u/21020554


10 AUG 2017 — We are delighted that the Planning Committee of Preston City Council today passed the clubs planning application for the development at Ingol.

We would like to thank everyone that signed our petition and got behind our campaign behind the clubs ambitious plans.

John Kelly the organiser of PNE-Online's campaign told the clubs official website that he was delighted with the outcome of today's meeting.

“It is a pleasing moment after all the fans came together. I have never seen the fans so united behind one thing at one time. It was mentioned in the meeting about the signatures on the petition being from all over the world and that shows that people care about Preston North End and it doesn’t matter where they live, they are right behind it.

“Hopefully now the club can push on and this can help us bring in the players we need to compete in this division – it shows that if the fans and the club work together, we can get somewhere.”

We would like to extend our thanks to everyone who helped us spread the word and highlight the long term benefits this development will have for the people of Preston.
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Clubs statement.

https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/august/ingol-planning-committee-decision/

Preston North End are delighted that the Planning Committee of Preston City Council today passed our planning application for the privately owned land at Ingol.

This planning application gives a balanced long term solution to the land at Ingol and will include a substantial area of new public open space as well as the site for our planned new state of the art training facilities.

In being grateful to the members of the planning committee for their decision we would also especially like to thank the thousands of our supporters who have backed us in this project, our local paper, the Lancashire Post and in particular John Kelly who played a crucial role in organising the petition of support that was presented to the City Council.

We will now start the hard work of turning the planning consent into reality.
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My comments below from the other thread. I'm really buzzing about this:

I'm really proud of the way our supporters rallied behind this cause and helped get it through in a peaceful and democratic way and really grateful for those that led the way. This is how fans should behave to change things for the positive - take note lashers!

I'm also really pleased for Mr Hemmings. I think it was the outpouring of support that swayed him to try again. And I think by doing so the supporters have learned more of what a truly tremendous owner we have of our football club. Thank you Trev. Onwards and upwards.
 
Yeah great and another 400 houses in north Preston. Brill, not.
So now we can attract the kind of player that will get PNE to the premiership because of an academy training ground? Strange that cos I reckon the size of salary on offer may persuade a player to sign for us not the training ground.
 
just read on the bbc news website that the public space will be the largest public park in the city,must be a big chunk of land mr.hemmings is giving to the people of preston
 
Footie fans get a lot of stick and bad publicity, even in the meeting one councillor tried to hint that theyd given her a hard time, well yes, councillor, youre there to represent the wishes of the whole electorate not just the minority who happen to have the loudest voice.

JK, youre a legend. Youu turned the silent majority into the majority with a voice, a reasoned voice at that. I for one am very proud to be associated with your efforts.

Youve done us all proud, John.
 
Ohnotagain said:
Yeah great and another 400 houses in north Preston. Brill, not.
So now we can attract the kind of player that will get PNE to the premiership because of an academy training ground? Strange that cos I reckon the size of salary on offer may persuade a player to sign for us not the training ground.
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And you live where?
 
Great news . I might end up working on one of the housing developments . I will tip my hard hat to Ohnotagain when the moaning old fuck sticks his head round to check how it is devaluing his precious little area .


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Having watched the meeting today I would like to give huge credit to the planning committe for not being forced into rejecting the application by several objectors and that councillor who pretty much spouted lies which boarded on slander towards the owner of the club. I thought the chap on behalf of PNE spoke very well and stuck to the facts unlike pure nonsense by various other speakers. Did Ellison honestly believe a couple of pictures of trees would make a difference?

It was quite clear that the objectors had pure destain for anyone from outside of Ingol which was summed up with laughs and jokes about people wanting allotments, for their reference there is actually a waiting list.

Talks of threats and "two months of hell" was scaremounging bollocks and if you can not take a bit of stick as a councillor then maybe she should step aside.

In the end the right outcome has been reached and a credit to all who backed the club on this. I'm sure that had their not been such support and backlash to the oringinal vote then Mr.Hemmings may have thrown in the towel.

Well done all.
 
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Well done folks especially JK who has shown more class than some people that have been elected to represent the public.

Ever fancied a career in politics JK?
 
Excellent news. So chuffed about us all uniting for something as important as this. Be proud, Prestonians.
 
Well done J.K and everyone involved, happy days.

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Well done to the Planning Committee for passing it and we'll done to JK for helping to galvanise a successful response.
 
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