Chelsea Submits New Stadium Plans

02 Dec 2015 | tshego

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Chelsea FC has submitted a planning application to build a new 60,000 seat stadium at Stamford Bridge.

The application involves demolishing the existing 41,600 seat stadium and other buildings on the site and will be examined by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

The club advised fans that the process will last beyond the end of the current season and various other consents will be needed before the project can begin.

A council statement read: “The council has received a full planning application to build a new football stadium within Stamford Bridge grounds.

“The new stadium involves both excavation works and the construction of new external concourse areas. This includes the formation of decking platforms over part of the District Line and part of the Southern mainline railway.

“New pedestrian access arrangements on match days would be provided from Fulham Broadway Station and Fulham Road. New vehicular access would be provided via Wansdown Place.”

The council also set a deadline for comments on the application of Friday, 8th January 2016.

The ground was last redeveloped in the 1990s, with its current capacity significantly smaller than the stadia of rivals such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City.

Owner Roman Abramovich initially considered finding a new location, having a bid for building a stadium on Battersea Power Station rejected, with the club saying that expanding Stamford Bridge as “not feasible or viable” in 2012. However, due to the lack of suitable sites in London the club has decided to redevelop its current ground.