‘Delighted' Premier League club gets green light for 35,000-seater stadium redevelopment with stand to be demolished
NOTTINGHAM FOREST have been given the green light for a major stadium redevelopment which will see a stand get demolished.
Forest put forward plans to their local council this week expressing their desire to bulldoze and rebuild the Peter Taylor stand.
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The huge project costs around £130million — up £36m from its original estimates in 2019.
And Forest's plans have now been approved by Rushcliffe Borough Council, allowing the club to move forward with building work.
They will now rip down the Peter Taylor Stand and replace it with a new 10,000-seater terrace coming in at 38m high.
That will boost the City Ground's capacity from 30,000 seats to 35,000.
And it will also inject £13million a year into the local economy by creating hundreds of new jobs.
Forest revealed their 'delight at the news' in a statement on Friday.
They added: 'We look forward to working closely with our partners on the next steps and will provide a further update in due course.'
The rebuild comes at a perfect time for Forest, who defied expectations to qualify for the Conference League last season.
The City Ground has seen multiple improvements since it opened in 1898, with the last of five rebuilds taking place in 1996.
But once work is done on the new stand, Forest plan on another expansion.
The longer-term plan is to develop the Bridgford Stand, eventually taking the City Ground's capacity to 40,000.
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An apartment block of 169 flats is also in the works to built next door.
But that would not start until 2026 at the earliest.
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