Lancashire County Cricket Club (LCCC) has announced that a legal case designed to halt its multi-million pound overhaul of Old Trafford is to be heard on 28 February.

Derwent Holdings has applied for a judicial review of Trafford Council's decision to back the project, which aims to safeguard the venue's status as an international cricket ground. LCCC chief executive Jim Cumbes said the verdict would be a "make or break" decision for the club, which has seen a £2m reduction in grant funding due to the delay.

Cumbes said: "If we cannot bring the ground up to international standard, the North-west will lose Test cricket and the Ashes for good. "Derwent's action is about securing commercial gain at the expense of the LCCC's sporting legacy for schools, community groups and young people."

LCCC is working with Ask Developments on the project, which was given the green light by the government in September 2010.