In 2009, the city council granted the club permission for the project but a year later the inspector, Ross Crail, ruled the area should be a town green.
BBC: Ashton Vale: Inspector to report on town green status
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"It will be for Ms Crail in the first instance to review the matter as it stands, and to take a view as to the most appropriate process for taking things forward, " said a spokesperson for the council.
BBC: Ashton Vale: Inspector to report on town green status