Nottingham Forest substitutes part of its stadium redevelopment plans

Nottingham Forest has made some tactical substitutions in its planning application to redevelop the City Ground.

It has submitted revised documents to planning officers at Rushcliffe Borough Council, who are overseeing the plans to transform the Championship club’s ground.

The club has big ambitions, despite a disappointing season which saw its focus stuck on avoiding relegation rather than promotion to the Premier League.

But the ground’s redevelopment, which has been a key issue for more than two years, is a statement of its intent.

In a statement, Nottingham Forest said: “We will continue to work with our specialist advisers and in partnership with the local councils to move this important application through the planning process.

“We hope to be able to update supporters on the outcome of the application in late summer.”

The revised plans include a reduced residential block, which is now designed for 169 flats instead of 248. A redeveloped Peter Taylor stand would increase the ground’s capacity by 5,000 seats.

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