Football
Mayor of London Sadiq
Khan has officially approved plans for the £500m redevelopment of Stamford
Bridge and revealed he believes the project will produce "a jewel in
London's sporting crown" attracting visitors and fans from around the
world.
In a statement
released on Monday he said: "I a€™m satisfied this is a high-quality and spectacular design which will
significantly increase capacity within the existing site, as well as ensuring
fans can have easy access from nearby transport connections."
Planning permission
was granted by the local council in January but it was subject to the mayor's
approval.
The Premier League
leaders said Khan's decision was a significant step towards the new stadium,
which currently has a capacity of 41,600, but some hurdles remained.
"Further steps
lie ahead, both during and after the planning process, before construction work
can commence," Chelsea said on the club website.
Swiss-based
architects Herzog and de Meuron are behind the renovation, whose other work
includes Bayern Munich's 75,000-seat Allianz Arena and Beijing's "Birds
Nest" Olympic Stadium.
The current ground
dates back to 1877 and has been home to the west London club since 1905.
Chelsea's three main
London rivals either have or are building larger stadiums than their previous
homes.
Arsenal play at the
60,000 capacity Emirates Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur are building a new White
Hart Lane ground with a similar capacity and West Ham United now play in the
London Stadium, built for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Credit: www.independent.co.uk
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