Major work to expand Nottingham Forest's City Ground stadium will not start this summer - but club bosses insist they are still committed to the project. One of the major aspects of the plan is to demolish the Peter Taylor Stand and replace it with a new structure, increasing the capacity of the stadium by 5,000 seats, to 35,000.
The club has denied rumours the plans were set to be ditched, but it is understood the latest statement means work is now on hold until at least 2024. Forest said it is currently working through specific conditions that involve "complex discussions and negotiations" after planning permission was granted by Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) last year.
"The club’s objective is to secure final permission once the necessary conditions have been satisfied," a club spokesperson said in a statement. "Any suggestion that this is not the case or that the club is seeking to abort the process is 100 percent false."
