THE current chairman of the Basingstoke Town Football Club has said the appeal hearing had “lots of unanswered questions”.
As previously reported, former chairman of Basingstoke Town Football Club Raffi Razzak and his company Basron Developments Ltd lodged appeals against a decision by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's Development Control Committee to reject his planning applications.
The proposals were to demolish the Camrose and build 85 dwellings and a 70-bedroom care home and six new dwellings.
The Camrose was the home of the football club for more than 70 years until it was evicted by Mr Razzak in 2016.
David Graham, who lives in Basingstoke, is just one of the dedicated football fans who has been tirelessly protesting to save the stadium. He formed a group with several others and they have now submitted a complaint to the Attorney General claiming the hearing was “unfair, inaccurate and contradictory".
The current chairman of the club Jack Miller said he was not aware the complaint had been submitted.
He said: “I agree that there has been a lot of unanswered questions, but we have been advised that it would cost us a lot of money if we had to take any more action.
“We don’t believe the decision will be changed because that is what we have been advised but it’s completely up to them so good luck to them if they think something else could be uncovered.”
He said they are currently in talks with Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to ensure there is a “future home for the team”.
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