Residents living in the shadow of Nottingham Forest’s City Ground say they feel “kept in the dark” over its planned redevelopment. The club first unveiled its plans to create a new, world-class Peter Taylor Stand and make improvements to the Trentside area, Brian Clough and Bridgford Stands, in 2019.
Proposals to redevelop the Peter Taylor stand, create a new public realm, replacement club shop and car parking, were then granted planning permission by Rushcliffe Borough Council in July 2022. Outline permission for a block of up to 170 residential units was also granted by the authority at the same time.
The plans would have seen capacity increase to 38,000. However, issues ranging from the Covid pandemic to, more recently, stalled negotiations between the club and landowners Nottingham City Council mean work is yet to begin.
Residents living in Colwick Road, which leads up to the Bridgford Stand, say they’ve had no visits from club officials except for when anti-terror barriers were installed at the end of the street in January 2022. Jane, who asked to be referred to by her first name only, has been living in Colwick Road since 1988.
Her semi-detached house sits almost directly under the Bridgford Stand and close to one of a number of vacant properties on the street which are already owned by the club. The potential impacts on residents living in Colwick Road became more apparent when the club revealed a new masterplan in February, several months after the appointment of chairman Tom Cartledge.
