Original plans submitted seven years ago proposed increasing capacity to 38,000

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The main part of the work will be a redeveloped Peter Taylor stand

KSS has submitted updated plans for a major overhaul of Nottingham Forest’s City Ground stadium.

The premier league club has been looking at upgrading its 128-year-old home for the past few years with plans unveiled nearly seven years ago to take capacity from 30,000 to 38,000.

This scheme, which involves redeveloping the Peter Taylor stand, named after the assistant to manager Brian Clough during the club’s European Cup winning years in 1979 and 1980, was drawn up by Benoy.

The job, originally due to have been carried out by collapsed contractor Buckingham, was approved by Rushcliffe borough council last summer.

But fresh plans drawn up by KSS have now been lodged with the council, with proposals for the Peter Taylor stand and filling in the Trent End corners of the ground set to take capacity up to an initial 45,000. Work to redevelop the Brian Clough stand would then take capacity up to 52,500 with completion slated for 2033.

Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has previously said he wanted capacity to be more than the previous proposals were planning.

Others working on the scheme include project and cost manager Gleeds and engineer Buro Happold.

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