Villa Park Redevelopment

[eamonn]

Does this post from Percy suggest the club would build new homes for the affected residents - ie a stone's throw away, if they were agreeable?

^^ Let’s not forget that Villa have bought land which is slated for change of use from industrial to housing over by Aston station.

[paul_e]

Does this post from Percy suggest the club would build new homes for the affected residents - ie a stone's throw away, if they were agreeable?

^^ Let’s not forget that Villa have bought land which is slated for change of use from industrial to housing over by Aston station.

I think it does, especially when paired with:

I think the most pertinent bit of that local growth plan published by the council is this bit:

“Investment in Villa Park as a sporting and leisure facility will be supported where it can be demonstrated that any negative impacts on the surrounding community can be mitigated”.

I think this means we’ll get a more sympathetic hearing than in the days of Stewart Stacy.

[Crown Hill]

Does this post from Percy suggest the club would build new homes for the affected residents - ie a stone's throw away, if they were agreeable?

^^ Let’s not forget that Villa have bought land which is slated for change of use from industrial to housing over by Aston station.

It’s sometimes cited but the land was bought a long time ago under Lerner before the academy was built. It’s the Westwood Business Park (located off Tame Road) off the side road by the academy so nearer to Witton than Aston Station.

And there’s no recent examples of sales of the key houses on McGregor Close or Holte Road.

So if any development of the Witton Lane stand is planned it’s a long way away.

The growth plan is mainly an aspirational document although it would have some legal bearing on planning decisions.