Saints stadium gets green light
- Published: 11 July 2008 15:59
- Author: Andrea Klettner
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- Last Updated: 11 July 2008 16:14
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Rugby super league giants St Helens got the go-ahead for a new stadium after the Government Office for the north-west decided against a public enquiry for the scheme.
House builder Taylor Wimpey, supermarket giant Tesco and developer Langtree were granted consent to turn the former United Glass site into a £25 million, 18,000 capacity stadium.
A Tesco Extra will also be built on the site.
The team will work with St Helens Council to agree a conservation management plan for the site, which is home to an ancient monument.
Site clearance is expected to start mid 2009 with work scheduled to finish in February 2011.
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