An update has been issued on Nottingham Forest's plans to redevelop the City Ground.
Forest first announced plans to update the stadium and increase capacity in 2019. In July last year, the project was given approval by Rushcliffe Borough Council’s planning committee.
At the time, a committee report outlined a proposed timeline which stated the intention to complete rebuilding of the Peter Taylor Stand by the end of the 2023/24 season. The work will now not start this summer, but the Reds have made clear they remain committed to the project and to improving facilities at the Nigel Doughty Academy.
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A strategic report in the latest set of accounts, for the year ending June 2022, states: “Despite progress being severely hampered during covid, the club continued to invest significant amounts of time and money in the redevelopment project at the City Ground. In July 2022 a significant milestone was reached, with Rushcliffe Borough Council upholding the recommendation of its planning officers to recommend approval of the club’s application.
“This represents the culmination of three years of dedicated work by the club and its advisers. The club will now move on to the next phase of the process, having detailed discussions with its advisers and partners, in order to satisfy the conditions set out in the recommendation to grant planning permission and with a view to finally deliver the development.”
The report continues: “The club has continued to invest in the Academy structure following the achievement of Category 1 status last season. Further enhancements to the coaching, education and welfare structure are active and ongoing into the 2021/22 season. The club have been granted planning permission for further development of the facilities at the Academy to secure our future success in this area.”
Here's what Reds fans have said about the latest developments...
SArmy1: Why hasn’t it been sorted? We need the seats now!
Peter Kearney: Focus on sorting the team out and survival.
Ty Yacub: Let’s hope still goes ahead.
Tom Juliet Barrett: Not a chance of it happening.
KP Patrick: Can't see it happening now.
John Knight: Believe it when I see it.
Nigel Morris: To be honest, just lost interest in the whole development plan. I know the problems, but any other club would have had it done by now.
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