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The Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
‘It doesn't get more serious' – Championship club could cease to exist as CEO makes heartfelt plea to authorities
OXFORD UNITED could cease to exist if it is not granted planning permission for a new stadium. The Championship outfit submitted plans for a 16,000-seater multi-purpose ground with a decision expected in July. 3 3 3 Ahead of the decision from the local authorities, Oxford CEO Tim Williams has issued a stark warning over the future of the club. The U's currently play their football at the Kassam Stadium, but their lease is set to expire in 2026. He told Sky Sports: "When our lease at the Kassam Stadium runs out, we won't have a home and a stadium to play in. "If we don't have a stadium, there is a risk we won't have a football club." Oxford's potential new development would feature an 18-bedroom hotel, an events centre as well as wellbeing and community spaces. It would also be the first all-electric stadium in the UK. Williams has claimed that Oxford are more in need of the ground than the likes of Manchester United and Everton. The two Premier League giants are due in new homes with the . The Red Devils are aiming to construct a new 100,000-seater stadium by the 2030/31 season. Williams added: "It doesn't get more serious than that for a football club. Championship club could be left without a stadium as EFL deadline looms "We have seen headlines recently about a new Manchester United stadium, which with all due respect is a want and not a need. "If Manchester United don't move out, they still have Old Trafford. "If Everton hadn't moved into Bramley Moor-Dock, they've still got Goodison. "If we don't move into a new stadium, we are homeless and we don't exist and it's an absolute travesty in my view. "It's that important." A decision on the new stadium is in less than five weeks and Williams believes that it would benefit the local community. He said: "We now have a Football Regulator, and we have a report by Tracey Crouch which talks about football assets. "We are a poster child for what good football governance and football clubs should be about. 'It's going to be a 16,000-seater stadium, on the outskirts of Oxford, and a real community asset, fully sustainable, in a brilliant location in the country. 'We need support, but we also need to say, the point about the club potentially not existing is a real one. This needs to be moved up every headline. 'We are entering a crucial period in the club's history. The future of the club hinges on the new stadium, and I'd urge every supporter, every stakeholder, and every voice to get behind this project.'
BBC News
28-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
MP urges residents to comment on Oxford United's stadium plans
An MP has urged her constituents to take part in a public consultation on Oxford United's proposed move to a new purpose built Dodds, who represents Oxford East, said she would "urge all local representatives at all levels to get behind the Yellows and support the club's proposals".She has previously spoken of her support for the club's plans for a new 16,000-capacity stadium on land known as the Triangle, near proposals are currently being considered by Cherwell District Council, with a public consultation into the plans due to end on Friday. More than 3,800 people and organisations have so far submitted their views on the scheme, which would include a hotel, restaurant and gym. Urging residents to take part in the consultation, Dodds said she "wholeheartedly" supported the plans as the club's current stadium, the Kassam, was "not up to standard"."It lacks a fourth stand, the club is being charged unviable rent, and there are many other problems," the former cabinet minister said."The loss of a stadium would be a huge hit to our football club – I will keep fighting for the new stadium to be built." Earlier this month, the U's reached an agreement with the stadium's owner, Fikora Group, to stay at the Kassam for a maximum of two further parties said no further extensions or new lease agreements would be possible following the its plans for the new stadium, the club predicts 1,000 new jobs will be created and £32m a year added to the local development would also become the UK's first all-electric stadium, the club say.A decision on the plans is expected to be made by Cherwell District Council by the end of July. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Science
- BBC News
State-of-the-art building approved for Oxford Science Park
A state-of-the-art laboratory building will be built at Oxford Science Park after city councillors gave it the park secured planning permission for the four-storey building, which will be built close to the closed pub, The Priory, the Ozone Leisure Park and the Kassam Stadium, on development will include 168 car parking spaces, electric charging points and just over 100 bike Shen, the park's director, said the approval was "fantastic news" and will help it deliver more "world-class facilities in an established setting that promotes collaboration, sustainability and discovery". The new building will sit on currently undeveloped land between the science park and the neighbouring cinema and bowling rink will not involve any part of the Ozone Leisure Park, which is itself the subject of a different plan that could lead to its redevelopment. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
🎧 July date for Oxford stadium plans
Oxford United's plans for a new stadium will face a crucial planning hearing on 3 July, says the club's development director Jon U's have agreed a deal to continue playing at the Kassam Stadium for a maximum of three want to build a new ground at the Triangle site near Kidlington and their planning application will be heard by Cherwell councillors in six weeks time."We have a clear plan to deliver (the new stadium) and the next big step is to get that planning decision from the committee," Clarke told BBC Radio can hear the full interview with Jon Clarke of BBC Radio Oxford's podcast, The Dub.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Kassam Stadium extension 'reinforces' Oxford United's move need
Oxford United's lease extension at the Kassam Stadium "reinforces" that the club must move from it soon, the city council's leader has Championship club's licence had been due to expire at the end of next season but will run until at least June could be extended for another year until June 2028 but is dependent on the club getting planning permission for a 16,000-capacity stadium at the Triangle, near Brown, the council's leader, said it was clear the Kassam Stadium "cannot provide a long-term home" for the U's. She said while the extension was "welcome", it was "regrettable that such an arrangement is necessary".The stadium is owned by the club's former chairman Firoz Kassam and his Firoka Group."It confirms the temporary nature of the club's current arrangements and underscores the importance of delivering a new, sustainable home that meets the long-term needs of Oxford United and the wider community," Ms Brown District Council is set to decide if the new stadium should go ahead by 31 July, according to its 3,800 people and organisations have submitted their views on the scheme, which would include a hotel, restaurant and gym, and comments will be accepted until the end of Oxford City Council plans, the land used for the Kassam Stadium could be used for at least 150 homes in the local authority and the Firoka Group own that land.A leisure complex next to the current stadium could be redeveloped and used as a science park. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
