Proposals include new homes near both grounds and joint facilities for the clubs including a centre of excellence educational facility, a football museum and an event and fan zone.

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It will also create a sensory garden in the grounds and improve the kitchen facilities, allowing the venue to stage functions such as weddings.

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General Motors has also spent billions on technical, design and development facilities across China, including a joint advanced technical center and proving grounds outside Shanghai.

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The order covers cemeteries, public the racetrack at Warwick Racecourse, Jephson Gardens in Royal Leamington Spa, the footpath as it crosses Newbold Comyn Golf Course and sports grounds being used for authorised sporting facilities.

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The land is to be used for parks, sports grounds, old people's homes and other public facilities.

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Wang Qishun, the manager, says much of his revenue comes from other facilities in the grounds, such as a 200-seat restaurant and a fishing pond.

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