Grimsby
Local government in the area came under the review of the
Local Government Commission for England and Humberside was abolished in 1996. The former area of the Great Grimsby district merged with that of
Cleethorpes to form the unitary authority of
North East Lincolnshire.
[18] The town does not have its own town council, instead there is a board of
Charter Trustees. During 2007, in the struggle for identity, it was suggested that the district could be renamed to something like
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes to give a stronger indication of the towns the district consists of.
Grimsby is a district council, part of a larger council and Grimsby and Cleethorpes are one conurbation - hence the football club do play in their (upper-tier) council area - effectively the same place.
The FA may allow CCFC to play just outside the City boundaries BUT i can guarantee that no district council on the edge of Cov would allow a stadium to be built - they have many tools at their disposal to refuse planning permission, the SoS would almost certainly stop it even if it did go through and there are not any suitable sites that do not already have plans in place to build.
I am however concerned that Shitsu may continue with this line of ground sharing with intent to build a new stadium with the intention of distressing ACL to the point of collapse. The FA have a big role to play yet!!