I am excited to report on the completion of a key step forward in our journey to commencing work on the new stadium. 

Yesterday we attended the Southwark Council cabinet meeting in which the decision was taken to appropriate the section of land on Greendale for planning purposes that will become our new stadium. 

We would like to thank the planning office, the members, the cabinet and the leader of Southwark Council for their careful stewardship through this phase. We have always advised our fans that it is important for due process to be allowed to take its course and this was no exception. The report and recommendations submitted by the planning office for members to vote on was carefully authored over the last few months and written representations were invited from the community and taken into consideration prior to their recommendation being presented to the cabinet. 

I was honoured to be allowed to make a deputation in person at the cabinet meeting on behalf of the club and I would like to thank the cabinet for hearing our representation on the importance of this decision to the club and our community. 

So, what does this really mean for us as a club and for fans? Our approved development scheme included land owned by the council and land owned by the stadium owners and this is the first administrative step towards development starting on both sections of land. It’s a huge leap forward for the club as it means we can now kick off our plans for building the new terraces and pitch on the derelict astro turf in parallel with the plans already underway on the stadium owner’s site with the first phase being the relocation of the mobile phone mast.  

I look forward to coming back with an updated timetable for you and you can also read the council’s statement on this decision via the link below: 

https://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/kick-new-football-pitch-and-stadium-plan-dulwich-hamlet-fc 

On behalf of the club 

Ben Clasper, Chairman