WORCESTER City fans greeted with cautious optimism the successful planning appeal for a new stadium at Perdiswell.

News broke on Friday that Worcester City Supporters’ Trust had won its appeal to the Planning Inspectorate over the application rejected by Worcester City Council.

Former club chairman Anthony Hampson maintained pushing for Perdiswell would be futile due to the council not supporting a land transfer for use by City.

The club’s hopes of building a new ground at Parsonage Way, a site it worked towards alongside council officers, got branded unfeasible at the back end of July, prompting Hampson to relinquish his post.

In the wake of that decision taken at Worcester Guildhall, council leader Marc Bayliss said that Hampson had been "fairly correct in saying there is not support on the council for a land transfer at Perdiswell”, citing transport issues.

That lingering issue left City supporters at Saturday's 2-1 win at Walsall Wood pondering whether the political will exists to turn their dream homecoming into a reality.

Ken Johnson, a City fan and trust member who lives close to the Perdiswell site, said: “It has been said many times that Perdiswell is the only place for it to be. The reason it was chucked out last time was political.

“I see Gloucester City has just been backed by their council to return home having been away longer than we have. We have had no support from our council, who knows whether that’s going to change? I hope so.

“We have a lot of work to do but we are together and that can only be good.”

Simon Copson was born and bred in Worcester but is now based in London. He travels to most home and away matches.

“I am really happy but it (the planning process) should never have gone that far in the first place,” he said.

“I cannot understand why people are complaining so much. There will only be about 25 (first-team) games there per season and you are not talking about thousands of people.

“It will be much the same as it is (at Perdiswell) at the moment. People won’t notice the difference.”

Club volunteer Paul Hundley said: “It would be the best thing that could happen to this city. Perdiswell is the best place to have it and I cannot see what the issues are.

“There is plenty of ground there for people to enjoy what they want to enjoy. We need a football club in Worcester.”

Rob Bazley, another voluntary member of City’s support cast, said: “I think there is an awful long way to go.

“It will require a change of mind from people at the council otherwise I don’t see how it can progress. There is no certainty at the moment.”

Frank Pietrzak, a former Worcester resident who regularly attends matches despite being based in Walsall, said: “The main problem is we still have to be able to rent the land. There is no guarantee the council will allow that.

“They have a great big swimming pool there, why not have a sporting hub? It is not going to cost them any money at all, the club would build the ground so what’s the problem?”