Plans for the demolition and rebuilding of the Abbey Stadium and the construction of more than 120 houses next door are not good enough.

Gaming International, which owns the speedway and greyhound racing stadium, lodged a number of schemes demanded by the borough council when the planning department gave the project permission last year.

But now they have told the company they are not up to scratch and it must resubmit a construction plan and schemes for temporary parking, wheel washing of construction vehicles and drainage or surface water.

Plans for landscape protection and preventing too much noise are still with the relevant authorities for comment, although schemes for protecting wildlife and ecology and preventing contamination of the ground have been signed off.

The main issues with construction management for the 127 houses to be built next to the stadium are access for vehicles into the site and the times for deliveries of materials.

The plan says working and delivery hours on site would be from 8am until 6pm on weekdays and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays.

But the council’s refusal notice said: “No information was submitted to show the routes for construction vehicles and those associated with the work from the adjacent highway network. These details are required.

“The proposed weekday hours represent some of the busiest times on the local road network and therefore no deliveries are permissible within these times.

“A revised plan for hours for deliveries that avoid the morning and evening peak hours is required.”

When permission was granted for development, Gaming International was keen to start work on the build.

It had taken several years to get to the point where consent for the rebuild was granted after back-and-forth negotiations between the company and the council.

At the time the company’s managing director George Edwards said all the company had to do was agree with the council what contributions it would need to make to the community and work would be ready to start.

That was delayed by the lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic.

Gaming International has not responded to requests for comment.