Planning experts have raised concerns over building a new football stadium in Plough Lane because of flooding and transport issues, a new report has found.

An investigation commissioned by the Wimbledon Park Residents' Association (WPRA) said the greyhound stadium bid was "considered a more sustainable and robust proposal at this stage of development."

This was based on what it called weaknesses in AFC Wimbledon proposals to address transport, road network, flooding and drainage issues.

The two controversial bids for Plough Lane in Wimbledon, currently home to the greyhound stadium, will be decided by Merton Council once planning applications have been submitted.

AFC Wimbledon chief executive Erik Samuelson remained tight-lipped on the report's findings, saying: "The real test of our proposals will be the process carried out by the planning department at the council.

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"We are making sure it complies with the policies - that is where we will be making our comments."

The report by highly regarded company RPS Consultants said: "A comparison of the two schemes has concluded that due to the lower density proposed by the greyhound stadium scheme this development has the most realistic prospect of addressing site constraints associated with transportation and flood risk."

It noted the site has poor or moderate accessibility to public transport and there are some restrictions to improving access to the site.

Iain Simpson, chairman of the WPRA said: "We wanted to look at both proposals in planning terms to see what problems there were.

"It is an interesting conclusion."

The report stated it had significant concerns regarding the large capacity and high density of the AFC proposals, including limited car parking facilities, lack of space for coaches, demand for on-street parking and large surges on public transport.

AFC Wimbledon proposes to build a 20,000 seater football stadium for its return to Merton, with 600 homes and other facilities.

The greyhound stadium proposal would see Irish businessman Paschal Taggart fund a 4,500 seater stadium with 550 homes and facilities.

A recent survey carried out by WPRA of its residents found 80 per cent of people asked did not support a proposal for AFC Wimbledon for the site.

AFC Wimbledon is hoping to submit its application to the council this month.