December 2 – One of England’s most historic grounds is on the verge of receiving a major facelift as Nottingham Forest will send formal proposals to Rushcliffe Borough Council for a complete redevelopment of the City Ground.
Forest expect to submit everything by December 15, with early designs showing how the stadium, built in 1898, could grow from its current 31,000 capacity to something closer to 45,000.
The club is also reaching out to stakeholders, including supporters and locals potentially impacted by the redevelopment.
The ambition behind this project is a big shift from Forest’s original plan. Instead of knocking down the ageing Peter Taylor Stand and replacing it with a modest new structure, the club brought in the designers behind Liverpool’s Anfield redevelopment and moved towards something far larger.
Forest also want to close the gaps around the Trent End to create an additional 5,000 seats and completely enclose the stadium.
Forest have already been waiting more than six years since their first proposal and will hope that planning permission and paperwork issues do not cause more delays with the local council.
The project features Konstantinos Chatzimanolis, a Greek architect who is an associate of the Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis. London-based KSS Group are also involved.