London, July 5 (ANI): Three Court of Appeal judges have given the go-ahead to a multimillion-pound regeneration plan for Old Trafford, one of England's most famous cricket grounds in Manchester.
The judges rejected a property company's petition that the local authority was wrong to give the Lancashire County Cricket Club permission to redevelop its Old Trafford stadium in Manchester.
Lawyers for Derwent Holdings, which owns a retail park near Old Trafford, told the appeal court in London that Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council acted unfairly when it gave the plan the green light last year.
But judges disagreed and said the redevelopment should go ahead. They said they would give reasons for their decision at a later date.
Lancashire's chief executive, Jim Cumbes - a former Lancashire quick bowler and West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa goalkeeper - said the decision was one of the most significant events in the club's 154-year history.
He said redevelopment was essential if Old Trafford was to continue as an international cricket venue.
"This is one of the biggest days in the club's history. If we don't redevelop then 150-odd years of history would have been in danger of disappearing," The Mirror quoted Cumbes, as saying after the hearing. (ANI)
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