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Steve Edmondson on Shapps drops another hint that East West Rail may not be delivered: ‘The East West Rail link has become a political football.Robert Harris on Engineers, MPs and businesses warn against scrapping East West Rail: ‘That "A load of core Conservative constituencies" should con.The East Midlands outfit’s expansion proposal is to boost capacity at the King Power Stadium from 32,261 to “around 40,000”. The committee is next due to meet on Wednesday (3 August), however Leicester City FC's application is not included on the agenda papers uploaded to the council's website ahead of the meeting. That date was then pushed back until 20 April, before again being delayed until 31 July.Īfter missing the latest deadline, a Leicester City Council spokesperson told NCE that no new date has been set for determining the application.Ĭouncil records also show that seven out of the last eight scheduled planning committee meetings have been cancelled, stretching back until February. The club submitted its application for a new East Stand in October last year, and Leicester City Council was originally due to rule on it by 10 February. However, a decision is still yet to be taken. Leicester City Council’s records show that the planning application was due to be ruled on by the end of July.

Leicester City Football Club’s stadium expansion aspirations remain in the balance after the council missed its own deadline to rule on the planning application for a third time.
