Mill House Masterplan Approved By Council

Vital Hartlepool First

The Mill House Masterplan, which involves the transferral of ownership of Victoria Park from the Hartlepool Borough Council to Hartlepool United Football Club, has been approved by the council.

A meeting took place early on Monday morning with the cabinet unanimously approving the masterplan project, which involves the redevelopment of the entire Mill House site.

However the presence of both Mayor Stuart Drummond and Councillor Cath Hill, both HUFC season ticket holders, means the final decision on the sale of Victoria Park will be delayed.

A decision is expected to be made in the next two months, although concerns have been expressed about any decision being made immediately before May's council elections.

Mayor Drummond said after the meeting that he was pleased the project was making progress ''The first step of what could be an extremely exciting period of development was reached and passed with flying colours.

''Let's hope the next step is reached with as much positivity as the first one.''

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