Nottingham Forest’s City Ground is moving towards a major upgrade with the local council was recommended to approve a new stand and residential buildings.
The Premier League stadium hasn’t seen any developments since 1996, but Rushcliffe Borough Council will now vote on a redevelopment that will upgrade its capacity and condition.
The City Ground is heading towards a major upgradeBenoy Architects The new stand would drastically change the look of the iconic riverside stadiumOn June 26 the council will decide on plans to bulldoze and rebuild the Peter Taylor stand and turn it from the smallest of the four to the biggest.
Such plans would double its capacity to 10,000, meaning the City Ground’s total seating would rise from 30,404 to around 35,000.
Whether that’s enough space to fit Gary Neville in remains to be seen.
The plans also include a new 13-storey residential building which would contain 170 flats.
In a joint statement, Forest and the council said: “Nottingham Forest has been in regular dialogue with Rushcliffe Borough Council, Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council regarding the redevelopment of the City Ground.
“The parties can confirm they are working towards the Rushcliffe Borough Council Planning Committee date of Thursday 26 June to consider the application.
“There will be no further comment other than as required by the relevant legal process.”
The plans were first announced in 2019 alongside architecture firm Benoy with an estimated cost of £94million. That figure has since increased to £130m.
The designers say it will include a ‘dramatic cantilevered roof’ while “additional facilities such as a museum and a new club shop will be a part of the scheme”.
Benoy’s CEO, Tom Cartledge, said: “Every home game I sit with my old man and my young sons. As a family, we have been red for 72 years, and we intend to be for many years to come.
BenoyNew residential homes are included in the plans[/caption] BenoyAs is a new club shop[/caption]“A recent trend has seen clubs move their new stadia to non-city centre locations, but never has this been on the table for the Forest owners.
“The brief was clear, this is our home, we stay, we develop and we build upon our 125-year history on the banks of the river.
“The City Ground has evolved and grown, and remains a unique experience for fans and players, and this will only get better.”
Due to the stadium’s location next to the River Trent, the Environment Agency have had to be part of the process and made stipulations to protect stadium users and residents as it is located in a flood zone.
Long term, the Bridgford End is also in line for development which would take the capacity over the 40,000 mark.
Forest, who are two-time European champions, returned to the Premier League in 2022 after a 21-year absence and finished the 2024/25 season in seventh, booking a spot in the Conference League.
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