BREAKING NEWS;Nottingham Forest reveals collapse of half stadium and announces substitutes part of its stadium redevelopment plans
Plans to redevelop Nottingham Forest’s City Ground have been recommended for approval by planners.
A scheme to expand the capacity to 38,000 was first put forward in 2019 but has been given greater urgency since the club’s promotion to the Premier League.
The total cost for the project is now expected to be in excess of £94m.
Rushcliffe Borough Council’s planning committee will meet to consider the project on 28 July.
The club previously said it was important to ensure its home remained on the banks of the River Trent, rather than relocating to a newly-built stadium.
Forest have played at the City Ground which has a current capacity of 30,000 since 1898, but the stadium has not seen any major development for 25 years.
The plans include the rebuilding of the Peter Taylor Stand and associated residential development.
A major revamp of Nottingham Forest’s stadium has been approved.
The plans will see the existing Peter Taylor Stand demolished and replaced with a 10,000-seater stand, increasing the City Ground’s overall capacity to 35,000.
Full planning permission was granted unanimously by Rushcliffe Borough Council’s planning committee on Thursday evening, subject to a range of conditions.
In a statement, the club said it was “delighted” at the decision.
“We look forward to working closely with our partners on the next steps and will provide a further update in due course,” it said.
Plans for an expansion were first unveiled in 2019, and outline planning permission was initially granted in 2022, but the project has since encountered a number of complications.
Council documents published last week said the “extended passage of time” meant the application required “fresh consideration”.
Construction was originally expected to cost about £94m, but an estimate from January 2025 indicates this has risen to £130m.
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