Brent Council threatened with legal action following Wembley decision

Brent Council have been threatened with legal action in light of their decision to grant Tottenham Hotspur use of Wembley Stadium.

The Premier League club’s approval to host 22 extra full-capacity games at the national venue was subject to intense protesting from local residents.

Denise Cheong of Wembley Champions previously said how little faith she had in the council, and says a ‘plan b’ post committee task force has been set up to help with the issue.

She said: “Brent residents and businesses and their visitors will suffer if the uncapped games go ahead.

“The Wembley Champions task force arranged a meeting with senior people at the Council because we prefer a peaceful outcome.”

However, Cheong insists Wembley Champions will fight if need be for what they believe is the right decision.

“We do not want to use our ‘plan c’, which is legal action against the Council with our caseload of evidence dating back to 2015.

“We hope to be able to reach an amicable solution so we are no longer ‘at war’. It’s very exhausting for us little people having to fight for our rights to a better quality of life.”

Wembley Champions are not the only ones upset by Brent Council’s decision.

Tanya & Paolo Di Paolo, residents of Wembley Central, claim that the council have ignored environmental and social concerns.

"It will have a severe impact on their quality of life and the ability to enjoy the local amenities,” they said.

"The traffic levels in Wembley on a day to day basis are already at choking point this will make it worse. When built this stadium was intended to be a green stadium - adding to pollution levels makes this a joke.

“When job opportunities are used as a reason to increase events , this is not relevant as staff are predominately not local and are supplied by numerous agencies. 

"Ignoring the two requirements on the initial planning sets a dangerous precedent and would show that councillors suit themselves against the will of the electorate. If this application is passed all local residents can do is vote against those who passed it. 

“We feel that this will then open the door for another 1 or 2 years of hell with a Chelsea residency while their new stadium is built."

Another local group, Park Lane Residents Association, claim they were not even contacted by Brent Council regarding the decision.

"We at Park Lane Residents Association did not receive any communication from Brent in connection with the planning application associated with the extra games at Wembley Stadium for Tottenham Hotspur." 

Brent Council are also accused of a lack of transparency by a member of South Meadows Ltd, a local business.

"We never received consultation documents, I mentioned that in my objection as well.

“Not surprisingly my sister who has never objected to anything and lives in Sudbury received consultation documents for the stadium. However, as she has objected to this, I'm guessing she's never going to receive anything in the future again." 

Tottenham recently announced they have delayed a decision on their use of Wembley Stadium next season until they are sure about whether their new home will be ready for the start of the 2018/19 season.

If they stay at White Hart Lane next year, they will have to re-apply to host the necessary full-capacity games at Wembley.

Brent Council have declined to comment on the subject furthermore.