Leicester City Football Club’s plans to boost the capacity at King Power Stadium by 8,000 seats and develop a new hotel and business centre, fan store, events arena, and residential flats are set for council approval this week.
The club wants to expand the capacity of its ground (pictured) to 40,000 seats, making it the 10th largest among current Premier League sites.
Its plans also include outline planning permission for a 220-room hotel and business centre, a club retail outlet, a 234-home residential tower, a multi-storey car park, office and public realm.
The club said more than 1,000 jobs would be created during the construction period, with another 1,000 permanent positions across facilities on the site.
It worked on the proposal with consultancy Turley and architect KSS.
Since revealing its plans, the club has acquired the site previously owned by energy company EON on Raw Dykes Road, close to the King Power Stadium.
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