Football club presses ahead with revamp plans as public enquiry threatens move

Ashton Gate

Capita Symonds has landed the role of project and cost manager on the potential 拢40m revamp of Bristol City football club鈥檚 Ashton Gate stadium.

The football club is working up plans to redevelop Ashton Gate into a 26,000-seat venue, after plans for a 拢60m new-build 30,000-seat venue at nearby Ashton Vale were thrown into question by a public inquiry. The inquiry will reopen in October.

Bristol City鈥檚 preference is to build a brand new stadium but it is progressing the Ashton Gate plans as a backup.

Plans for the revamp will be presented to Bristol City Council for approval in the summer.

Two stands would be demolished and rebuilt, while the other two would be renovated.

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