David Cameron offers help on Stadium for Cornwall plans

The proposed stadium will be next be discussed by Cornwall Council on 30 July

Prime Minister David Cameron says the government could step in to break a deadlock over a 10,000-seat multi-use stadium in Cornwall.

Outline plans for the Stadium for Cornwall at Threemilestone near Truro have been approved.

But building has stalled over separate plans for a retail park to bankroll the stadium scheme.

Mr Cameron told BBC Cornwall the government was "ready to help" push the scheme forward.

'Time is ticking'

He said: "I want to see this happen, there is a local demand for it.

"We need the powers that be to get together."

Asked if the government could help financially, he said: "We would not pay for the whole thing but I am not ruling out a financial contribution."

The plans for the retail park will next be debated by Cornwall Council's strategic planning committee on 30 July.

Committee chairman Rob Nolan said "time is ticking" for the government to help.

"They need to make their offer clear or it clouds the issue further," he said.

Truro and Penwith College, the Cornish Pirates rugby club, Inox Group and Henry Boot Developments are behind the plans for the multi-use stadium.

Inox said in a statement: "Inox and stadium partners very much welcome the prime ministers' continued enthusiasm and offer of potential funding towards the stadium.

"Our enabling development application is due to be discussed by the strategic planning committee on 30th July and if approved we remain confident that a private sector led funding solution will be found.

"We have worked tirelessly with Cornwall Council and have done everything that has been asked of us since our application was deferred on the 12th March. Cornwall needs and deserves a stadium and we can only hope members will approve our application later this month."