A plan to build stores and condos at Lansdowne Park may not go to city council for a final vote until March, instead of November as scheduled.

Coun. Diane Deans told CBC News on Friday that she wants the project delayed, as she believes vital information is missing.

Deans said the last straw was when she learned earlier this week that a plan to build a new space for Ottawa trade shows near the airport might not go ahead.

Many trade shows are currently housed at Lansdowne Park, but would lose that venue under the proposed Lansdowne Partnership Plan brought forward by the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.

Mayor Larry O'Brien said he is anxious to get the shovels into the ground at Lansdowne and is confident he can get a firm guarantee of trade show space from the developer involved in the plan near the airport.

Roger Greenberg, one of the developers with Ottawa Sports and Entertainment, said he worries that would cause a long delay, as that would push the decision into an election year, when city councils are traditionally reluctant to make decisions.

"I don't think our group would be prepared to sit on the sidelines and wait that period of time," he said.