Yeovil Town FC to submit development plans

YEOVIL Town FC has announced it will be submitting proposals for the development of its Huish Park stadium to South Somerset District Council later this week – with a warning.

The club has said that unless it gets the backing of the council to go-ahead with proposals to develop part of the Huish Park site for a supermarket store, it might be forced to move ground.

Club chairman John Fry (pictured below), in a statement, said: “I am pleased to confirm that following numerous discussions with the district Cocncil and our joint venture partner, CDS International Ltd, the club will be submitting to the council planning proposals for the development for the north end of the Huish Park site.

“In the last 20 years this football club has made massive strides in its development, as has the town of Yeovil, but my directors and I have to move on with the time.

“We are a Championship club now, something that probably could never have been envisaged when we moved to Huish Park back in 1990, and for the sake of the club and all around us we must move on.

“We are desperate to stay on the Huish Park site, however, the stadium needs massive investment to bring it up to modern Championship standards as does the infrastructure around it and the development will bring some 300 new jobs to the area.”

Mr Fry added: “Only last October a new development of some 800 houses was started a stone's throw away from Huish Park, and those houses residents' will need a food store and having one close by would relieve still further traffic problems from the town centre.

“I would therefore implore the council to work with us as partners to bring our long standing negotiations to an end to benefit the community of Yeovil and our supporters.

“Yeovil Town Football Club has already put the Town of Yeovil on the international map besides bringing much needed revenue and jobs to the area.

“It cannot afford to be held back and it would be a disaster for the town of Yeovil, if the club was forced to look elsewhere to move forward.”

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