Brentford FC marks new stadium ground-breaking

In December 2017, the London Borough of Hounslow resolved to grant planning permission for the final amendments to the new Brentford Community Stadium. The amendments included the following changes:

The stadium:

• Reducing the capacity from 20,000 to circa 17,250+
• Reducing the stadium footprint to introduce a new road along the northern perimeter
• Compressing the stadium 3m to the south (staying within the approved planning envelope)
• Converting the east and west stands to a single tier
• Lowering the roof form on the east and west stands
• Lowering the south stand by removing the top tier

• Providing more premium seats from 1,800 to 2,930 (strengthening an important revenue stream for the Club)
• Making it Premier League and Premiership Rugby compliant from day one – both by ensuring we have 1,500sqm of outside broadcast space, within the stadium itself, but especially also by upgrading the media, broadcast and lighting capabilities
• Relocating the Brentford FC Community Trust Offices, Learning Zone and Hounslow Interim Education Centre together in one location alongside the stadium and in the ground and first floor of the Central Eastern building – to provide dedicated facilities that can be used 365 days a year

The residential element:

• Creating a new square, which will bring together the apartment buildings with the stadium creating amore welcoming entrance to the stadium and improving the experience for all those who will come tolive at and enjoy the site
• New commercial uses on the ground floor of the residential buildings around the square which will makeit somewhere people will want to come on non-match days
• Re-shaping the look of the buildings to make them more in keeping with existing architecture in the localarea
• Revising the plans for the proposed new homes in Phase 1, in the Central Eastern and Central Southern buildings, creating a new square which knits the apartment buildings and the stadium together providing a proper main entrance to the stadium whilst the addition of non-residential uses around the square will make it someone people will want to come on non-match days

The project is very much at the heart of the regeneration of this area of Brentford and is a key element of the Council’s Local Plan.

About Brentford Football Club

Brentford Football Club is a professional football club based in Brentford, in the London Borough of Hounslow, that currently plays in the English Football League (EFL) Championship. It was founded on 10 October 1889 and plays its home games at Griffin Park, its home stadium since 1904.

Brentford’s most successful spell came during the 1930s, when it achieved consecutive top six finishes in the First Division. Since the Second World War, it has spent most of its time in the third and fourth tiers of English football. Brentford has been FA Cup quarter-finalists on four occasions, and has three times been Football League Trophy runners-up. The Club’s aim is to play at the top level of English football in the Premier League.

The Club is owned and financed by Matthew Benham.

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