WORCESTER City hope to move a step closer to costing a stadium at Parsonage Way at a monthly project meeting tonight.

The club is set to liaise with representatives of Worcester City Council, the Worcestershire FA and Zebra Architects on feedback from research conducted in a topographic survey, an assessment of the make-up of the surface and ground directly underneath the plot, earlier this month.

Barring any “unforeseen problems”, City chairman Anthony Hampson said that would enable the club to put out to tender “one of the main costs” of building a new ground.

Environmental and highways surveys will continue with Hampson confident City remain on target to obtain a planning decision in June and reveal costs shortly afterwards.

“Kevin Preece (City director) is on the project team and looking at costs,” said Hampson.

“We have quotes for various aspects which are within the finances of the club at the moment and once the project has been finalised after June we will be able to put more flesh on the bones in terms of an overall cost.

“We remain extremely confident we can deliver the first phase of Parsonage Way alongside our partners at Worcester City Council, the Worcestershire FA and our architects.

“One of the main costs will be preparing the ground and that is the biggest unknown. Once we have the topographic survey, we will be putting out to tender the work on preparation, drainage and everything else involved in creating a playing surface fit for Worcester City.

“The stadium side will be easier to price. I would hope to get out some pretty firm figures at the beginning of July.

“Optimism is high. This is definitely the only game in town and with its partners, whose support we remain incredibly grateful for, the club will be going to Parsonage Way.”

Hampson added there had been “no foreseeable dramas” following two public consultations before Christmas and that “85 per cent of people who came were highly supportive of the project”.

“We were delighted with the attendance at both public consultations,” said Hampson.

“I was there for most of the second meeting and can say that around 85 per cent of people who came were highly supportive of the project. We were very heartened by that.

“There were some very constructive comments. Most of them concerned car parking which we have taken away to discuss with the architect and partners.”