Residents and businesses have been left divided over plans for a new parking permit scheme near Nottingham Forest's City Ground. Plans to extend the Peter Taylor Stand, which would increase the stadium capacity to 35,000, have been approved but workers in the area fear subsequent proposals for a permit scheme may prove a hindrance to their daily business.
The work at the City Ground in West Bridgford is estimated to cost of more than £94m and comes upon the Reds' promotion to the Premier League. Proposals reveal capacity for 5,000 additional fans and they were approved at a Rushcliffe Borough Council planning committee meeting at Rushcliffe Arena on Thursday, July 28.
Under the plans permits are being proposed for Fox Road and Radcliffe Road in West Bridgford, with concerns raised over dangerous parking as a result of increased capacity and the building of a nearby residential development for up to 170 residential units in a 13-storey apartment block.
