The world's second oldest football club will find out within six months whether their dreams of finally getting their own stadium will become a reality.

Bromley Council approved the plans for Cray Wanderers new grounds earlier this year, but their decision was overruled by new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who opposed the proposal to build on green belt land.

The development includes the football stadium and four two-storey residential blocks of 28 flats.

Now the decision has been called in by the secretary of state for communities and local government, Greg Clarke, who will have the final say.

The Flamingo Park stadium would be a base for the football club, which has been sharing grounds with other clubs for 44 years.

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A spokesman for Cray Wanderers told News Shopper they expect to have a date for the enquiry confirmed shortly.

He said: "We understand the frustration this has caused our 14 teams, parents, community scheme and supporters alike, but remain passionately committed to delivering our goal which has always been to create a sporting flagship facility for Bromley and the community."

Bromley and Chislehurst MP Bob Neill has supported the application throughout and said it was "deeply frustrating" to see it overturned by Sadiq Khan and is "pleased" that the decision has been called in.

He said: "Call-ins are, by nature, rare and very selective.

"Local planning authorities are best placed to judge the needs of the community and take decisions on planning applications, and central government does not, therefore, usually intervene.

"This is a real boost for Cray Wanderers’ application.

"It means that it will now get a fair and unbiased public hearing before an independent planning inspector, and would also suggest that Ministers and officials at the Department for Communities and Local Government share the concerns many of us have raised that the Mayor of London has overturned this application for the wrong reasons."