I’m sure if a local insurance company wanted to build on this site a ten story 1000 capacity office block with car parking for 500 cars the councillors and planners would have come to some agreement and given the project the Green light.

HFC should now sell this land to build high-rise flats and as many houses as possible. That would get the local residents backs up. I cannot see their arguments. When I was young back in the 60s most of the houses complaining about H F C new stadium weren’t even built and there were green fields to be seen for miles and miles. No body complained then about the building houses they now live in.

Why cant the firm that wants to build on the old Horsham football club site come to some agreement with HFC and swap sites. Because they will get more houses built at the Holbrook site than at the Queens Street ground
The company could re build the new stadium as its now empty. And what with the property slump at the moment they would then get their hands on a much larger housing development site at the Holbrook ground.

Could Horsham FC join forces with Horsham Rugby club and develop the Hammer Pond ground you could even get a park and ride on that site if the road was up graded from the Brighton Road

I cannot figure out why large corporate companies like Tesco, Sainsbury Royal Sun Alliance can get building permission and totally destroy the Old Horsham Town with out a blink of a eye but a Local Heritage like Horsham Football Club struggles to find a home. Something just doesn’t add up.

But then again more energy is wasted on closing East Street to traffic and getting there faces in the local press than trying to find a home for Horsham Football Club and an outlet for the Horsham Youth and upon coming talent in this area. But then again that sort of sums up Horsham Councils priorities.

I think the council want to eras all of Horsham’s Old heritage even the Horsham peoples town hall is going to be altered into another restaurant or may be another hair salon just to make some more money to off set the council tax. Rises.

Yours Faithfully
Gazza
P.S

I CAN ONLY SAY I
TOLD YOU SO!!!
WHEN WILL FOOTBALL CLUBS STOP SEEING POUND SIGNS.LOOK WHERE GREED GETS YOU!!
LOOKS LIKE BROADBRIDGE HEATH LEISURE CENTRE NOW.

It's nothing to do with pound signs, Ray. If we didn't sell up, we'd have struggled to continue. The club had no money so were left with the only option to sell up and reinvest. It's just a shame that the club and its fans are viewed as the pariahs of society !

MARK,I STAND CORRECTED.THE REAL POINT IS COULD NOT A BETTER DEAL FOR THE CLUB HAVE BEEN DONE TO INCLUDE GET OUT CLAUSE.OR PROVISOS REGARDING NEW GROUND?

Ray, the club couldn't wait for the provision of a new ground as (i) it did not have the money to carry on, and (ii) the council were never going to find them anywhere to build a ground while they were still at Queen Street. The club got a fabulous deal on the sale of the Queen Street ground and only that money has ensured HFC's survival. Holbrook remains the club's best bet for a new ground and no doubt the club will appeal this decision to take it away from the gutless local councillors and a handful of local residents who launched a non-stop campaign of disinformation against the club and its plans.

"a handful of local residents who launched a non-stop campaign of disinformation against the club and its plans."
Sound familiar Albion supporters??

WHOA FELLERS.I FEEL IM ON TRIAL HERE.ALL I AM SAYING IS THAT SURELY SOMEBODY AT THE NEGOTIATIONS TO SELL THE GROUNDKNEW WHAT COULD HAPPPEN IN THE LIGHT OF MANY PRECEDENTS.I AM NOT PRIVY TO EHAT WENT ON.
BUT ITS WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE NOW AND WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.
I LIKE THE BROADBRIDGE HEATH OPTION (IF THERE IS ONE).
THERE IS PLENTY OF SCOPE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND WOULD NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE COST OF A BRAND NEW STADIUM.IT MUST BE A PARTNERSHIP JOB WITH THE COUNCIL.
I WOULD LIKE LIKE TO THINK THE IS TALKING TO THEM IN THIS LIGHT AND NOT AS A CONFRONTATION EXERCISE.WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE THERE?