Nottingham Forest are optimistic that planning permission for the redevelopment of their City Ground stadium, a project that could culminate in the club acquiring the freehold of the site, will be granted in the near future.
Nottingham Forest are hopeful that planning permission for the redevelopment of the City Ground , which could pave the way for the club to finally purchase the freehold of the site, will be approved in the coming months. In a new planning statement, the Forest hierarchy expressed confidence that a significant hurdle in the planning process has been cleared regarding the redevelopment of the Peter Taylor Stand and the wider plan to construct new residential, waterside flats.
Back in July 2022, a so-called hybrid planning application was discussed by Rushcliffe Borough Council's planning committee. Council officers had recommended approval for the application, subject to the signing of a section 106 deal, which is a planning agreement where the applicant contributes to local infrastructure improvements. The application sought full planning permission for the redevelopment of the Peter Taylor Stand and outline planning permission for 170 flats. Outline permission means more detailed plans for the residential element would need to be submitted in the future, typically focusing on the designs and access arrangements of the project.However, in a new planning statement submitted on behalf of the club, Forest said sufficient progress has been made on the section 106 agreement, and they hope the original planning application will be reconsidered by the Rushcliffe Borough Council planning committee in the spring. The statement read: 'Negotiations on the technical and legal drafting of the Section 106 Agreement have, for some time, been agreed but it has not been possible for NFFC to sign the Section 106 Agreement owing to complex commercial and legal negotiations with the several other parties to the Section 106 Agreement. As a result it has not been possible for the Section 106 Agreement to be signed and so planning permission has not yet been granted. In recent months, sufficient progress has been made on these negotiations giving NFFC the confidence to enter the Section 106 Agreement and make the significant investment and obligations required of it in the delivery of the proposed development. However, owing to the passage of time since the Planning Committee’s July 2022 resolution, in the abundance of caution, it has been considered prudent to undertake the necessary and proportionate updates to the technical reports informing RBC’s re-assessment of the application in light of any material change to circumstances in the intervening months. It is anticipated the application will be re-considered by RBC’s Planning Committee in late spring 2025 and, assuming a resolution to grant planning permission is taken, enable the Section 106 Agreement to be signed at the earliest opportunity thereafter and planning permission granted.'Securing this approval is set to be the final step in Forest finalizing a deal with Nottingham City Council to purchase the freehold of the City Ground. With the Reds currently positioned third in the Premier League table after their remarkable 7-0 victory against Brighton, final approval for the Peter Taylor Stand work would also be a major milestone in the club's wider masterplan for the City Ground.When the redevelopment project was initially announced, a central aspect of the club's vision was to demolish and rebuild the Peter Taylor Stand to accommodate 10,000 seats as they aimed to increase the overall capacity to 38,000. This would constitute phase one of the project, with an extension of the Bridgford Stand also planned. A report by The Athletic last year outlined the Reds' ambition to raise the number of seats to approximately 40,000. It was stated that the additional capacity would come from extending the Bridgford Stand to incorporate an additional 5,000 seats, along with the 10,000 planned for the Peter Taylor Stand.Last September, Marinakis expressed his long-term vision to take the capacity up to 50,000 in the future. The initial phase of the project will involve the demolition of the Peter Taylor Stand and its replacement, increasing its capacity from 5,000 to 10,000 seats. Adjacent to the Peter Taylor Stand will be a residential apartment block with 169 units, with the 13-storey building also featuring seven retail units on the ground floor. These plans were initially granted conditional approval in 2022, but legal complexities since then have led to delays. Given the considerable time that has elapsed since approval was first granted, Rushcliffe Borough Council is now poised to reconsider the plans after Forest completed a crucial step. The club believes Rushcliffe Borough Council will re-evaluate the plans in 'late spring 2025'.One of the key obstacles to the development is the presence of four boat club buildings, primarily occupied by the Nottingham Rowing Club and the Nottingham & Union Rowing Club. Only one of the buildings, the Britannia Boathouse building, falls directly within the proposed development site.
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