The Club’s plan to develop a new stadium at Lionel Road reached another milestone today [Friday] when it submitted its planning application to Hounslow Council.

The application seeks detailed permission for the 20,000 capacity all-seater stadium that will secure the long term sustainability of Brentford Football Club and provide a new home for the Brentford FC Community Sports Trust and its Learning Zone, and outline permission for up to 910 apartments within a new masterplan to revitalise this part of Brentford.

In recent months, the Club has held many consultation events and listened to a wide range of comments.

The planning application is for a scheme that incorporates changes from that shown at the second public exhibition in March.

As a result of feedback from the public the Club decided to reduce the height of the residential development and ask the Club’s owner, Matthew Benham, to underwrite a larger funding gap in order for the scheme to go ahead.

Key elements of the application are on show to the public for two days at the Fountain Leisure Centre, in Chiswick High Road.

The plans will be on show and members of the development team on hand to answer local residents’ questions today from 2.30pm – 6.30pm and Saturday [10.30am-1.30pm].