THIS WEEK IN 1993: Pompey's new stadium hopes are dealt a blow

Promotion-chasing Pompey's hopes of building a new stadium fit for the Premier League were set to be dealt a massive blow.

County councillors were urged to object to the club’s proposed move to Farlington.

The decision could delay or jeopardise the club’s relocation plans completely.

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Hampshire was gearing itself up to fight the move on two fronts – that the 31 acres of land at Farlington should be declared a strategic gap, and that road access presented a problem.

The county’s coastal conservation panel authority, chaired by council leader Freddie Emery-Wallis, would consider a recommendation that it should ‘strongly object’ to the long-awaited move, even though a planning application had not yet been submitted.

The application was set to be made the following week.

Discussing the prospect of a Pompey move, county planning officer Bob Savage said: ‘Any development of this land would clearly be contrary to the conservation of the character of the coast.’