THE company behind plans to demolish the Camrose football stadium has been forced to submit a second application because the first failed to supply 'sufficient information'. 

Former owner of Basingstoke Town Football Club, Rafi Razzak and his company Basron have submitted another application to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council (BDBC) to knock down the stadium including the stands, players' tunnel, the clubhouse and all other infrastructure. 

It is also understood to include buildings on land belonging to the borough council. The authority has been contacted for more information. 

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This is Barson's second application because the council decided that 'prior approval' was needed after the first one was submitted in December last year.

The second application states: "Insufficient information in the form of a Construction Method Statement, Demolition Method Statement and a Risk Assessment has been submitted and as such the Local Planning Authority is unable to fully assess the method of demolition and restoration proposed.

"As such it is considered that Prior Approval is required to allow this information to be submitted and fully assessed by the Local Planning Authority."

Basingstoke Town Football Club was kicked out of the Camrose ground in 2019 by its former owner Mr Razzak and Basron.

In 2022, outline planning permission was granted for 85 dwellings and a 70-bedroom care home on the football stadium site after a government inspector approved Mr Razzak’s appeals.

Outline planning permission requires fewer details about the proposal to be submitted and is used to decide whether the scale and nature of a proposed development would be acceptable before a full planning application is submitted. 

On Tuesday, October 31 last year Mr Razzak and Basron informed the borough council of its intention to sell the ground.

The ground was made an asset of community value in May last year following a First-Tier Tribunal, which at the time the club described as a “great opportunity” if the land was put up for sale.

As a registered Asset of Community Value, when Bason announced its intention to sell the asset, a six-week interim moratorium period began, allowing community interest groups the opportunity to make a written request to be treated as a potential bidder. If no requests are received during this period, the owner is free to sell their asset at the end of the six weeks.

Following the announcement, a statement on the football club’s website said: “We have been advised further to note, however, that the owner is under no obligation to accept a bid from a community group.

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“We have no further comment to make on this matter whilst stadium conversations are on-going between Basingstoke Town Community FC and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.”

At the time of writing on Wednesday, January 17, the application had one objection letter.

David Graham, who lives in Basingstoke, is one of the dedicated football fans who has been tirelessly campaigning to save the stadium.

In his letter, he said: "As you are no doubt aware the town has been without its FA step 1 or 2 football ground for coming up for five years. No one-for-one stadium has been provided by the two co-owners Basron and BDBC. My recommendation is that an outside body of repute is brought in to investigate this issue and a sensible way forward agreed."

The full application can be viewed on planning.basingstoke.gov.uk/online-applications by entering the 24/00047/DEM reference number.