[141] The proposal involves increasing the stadium to 38,000 seats by expanding all stands except the West Stand, and rebuilding the roof. The new stadium (named the Gallagher Stadium) opened in July 2012 and has a capacity of 2,500 with 450 seats. In 2014 the club announced that planning permission had been granted for the new stadium. The site is 2.3 miles from Bury's current home Gigg Lane. This was named after club legend, the Ted MacDougall Stand. [115] However, the plans were cancelled in 2005, reportedly due to London Luton Airport's attempt to expand in the area;[116] the airport denied this was the case. The construction of a new all-seater stand on the site of the terraced section took place in 2002. This was then abandoned in favour of a 35,000 'Pompey Village' plan, and then superseded by the ambitious proposal ship-like Portsmouth Dockland Stadium which was planned to hold 36,000 seated spectators, hoping to have ready in 2011. [48] The additional tier for the South Stand would potentially provide 5,400 seats. After Huddersfield Town went into administration the 40% shares were bought for £2 by Rugby League Chairman and owner Ken Davy, and transferred into his own private company Huddersfield Sporting Pride which holds 60% ownership of the Stadium complex at present. Instead, they share a ground with Bury F.C., using their Gigg Lane ground. Swansea City moved to the purpose built 20,520 all-seater stadium Liberty Stadium in 2005, several years after relocation was first planned. Barnsley have announced that they are to demolish the old West Stand at Oakwell and replace it with a new 9,000-seater stand similar to the current East Stand . Spurs announced in the Northumberland Development Project (NDP) on 30 October 2008 that the club planned to build a new stadium on the existing White Hart Lane site combined with land purchased or optioned to the north, creating a 56,250-seater stadium. Braintree Town F.C. Barrow are investigating building a new stadium in the Docklands section of the town, which would be shared with the Barrow Raiders rugby league side.[276][277]. They have played in the league's second tier continuously since 2002, longer than any other club currently in that division.[192]. [131] The club subsequently were also thinking of relocating to the Gamston area of West Bridgford or the Eastcroft area of Nottingham, On 28 February 2019 the club confirmed an extended lease on the City Ground. The Hemming Group [183] They eventually returned to the Ricoh for the 2014–15 season. Extra corporate boxes and hospitality suites have also been added to the existing South Stand mezzanine, and the 1901 Club West Stand middle tier has been extended around each corner. The Leppings Lane terrace was seated for the start of the 1991–92 season – just over two years since the disaster which occurred on it. There are current plans for significant construction work around the Stadium which would provide Hotels, Shops, a Riverside leisure facility, bars and restaurants opposite the Stadium and on the Golf driving range site and either side of the river. [127], Norwich City increased the capacity of Carrow Road to 27,000 over the Summer of 2010; nearly 20 years after the conversion to an all-seater stadium had given it a capacity of more than 21,000. [69] In January 2012 the club announced that the redevelopment of the Steve Bull Stand, which had been set to begin in 2012, had been postponed. The club board has said it was “overly optimistic” that a new stadium would be completed by the summer of 2020. Solihull Moors have secured a ground share agreement at their Damson Park home with Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C., home to professional rugby union side, the Bees. Plans for the Vitality Stadium in Kings Park could see a new south stand built, taking the overall capacity to 14,000. [233] However, by December these plans had been shelved. [237] The Colchester Community Stadium cost £16 million to build and has a capacity of 10,000 seats. Huddersfield Town's John Smith's Stadium, was opened as the McAlpine Stadium in August 1994. [46] The plans appeared to have been shelved upon the 2007 takeover and review of the club by Mike Ashley, who subsequently announced in 2008 he would be selling the club. The chairman felt that their Glanford Park was limiting the club and he wanted to have a stadium that could house concerts, conferences and be a 24/7 7 days a week used venue. The capacity may be lowered from the current Prenton Park due to dwindling attendances. A long-winded saga involving unpaid rent stretching back to August 2012[181] resulted in the club being "locked out" of the Ricoh Arena in May 2013. Copyright © 2020 PanStadia & Arena Management, Funktion-One scores with sound system at Volgograd Arena, Connacht Rugby to redevelop Sportsground Stadium. Work has been completed outside the stadium including new a new club shop and corporate facilities, and work has begun building two purpose-built corner stands between the James Hargreaves, Jimmy McIlroy and Bob Lord stands that will house disabled supporters. Another plan was to build the Popular side and add another tier with executive boxes, but all these plans have been put on hold. AFC Fylde moved to Kellamergh Park, in 2006 in order to meet the ground criteria for promotion to the North West Counties Football League. [117] This prompted the club to propose a 20,000-seater stadium development to be built outside the town's boundaries, near the villages of Harlington and Toddington, near junction 12 of the M1. Walter P Moore relies on weekly updates from PanStadia & Arena Management for the most up-to-date news on professional sports stadia around the world. Mashari Nassar, PE Poor maintenance was seen as the main reason for the fire at Bradford, while the presence of perimeter fencing and standing areas (as well as loss of police control) were seen as the main factors in the Hillsborough tragedy. A memorandum of understanding has since been formed with Manchester City Council, and City jointly own 200 acres of land in the vicinity of Eastlands. [190], Ipswich have plans to modernise Portman Road stadium should they be promoted back to the Premier League, via 'Project Leap'. Plans for the Vitality Stadium in Kings Park could see a new south stand built, taking the overall capacity to 14,000. The stadium was sold to Structadene for a figure believed to be around £3.5m and immediately leased back, with the club since paying the company in the region of £300,000 rent per year. They are yet to have a game postponed for weather / pitch reasons.