Also saying that "some people are prepared to invest a lot of their time and other peoples money to deny the town the opportunity for a great facility" is s straw man argument. I have not seen / read or heard of anybody not wanting the rugby club to have bigger and better facilities. I just find it extremely difficult to believe that ALL other possible sites have been exhausted and that it's only pure coincidence that Lord Stafford happens to own both pieces of land.
I absolutely love rugby to bits, and this proposed development would bring it closer to where I live, so you'd think I would be all for it, and I am. But not at the expense of the only part of central Stafford that offers such a large array of natural wildlife, flora and fauna. The decision of those councillors who backed this sickens me to the core, however, before I pour scorn over Mrs. Baron, I'd like to know her reasons why she decided to abstain. Do we get to know the reasoning for the decisions made?