Expansion
The club announced a 5 year plan to redevelop the ground to hold 20,600 in late summer of 2012, which will be carried out in phases, starting with the existing west stand to provide a much larger bar area and extended the grandstand the full length of the pitch (in place of the existing temporary seating). This will enable the club to have income from bars, restaurants and conference facilities. The second phase (subject to finance) will involve building a large conference centre to the south and then extending the main grandstand around the corner and along the south end of the ground. The proposed stands behind each of the goal posts will be much larger then the existing main grandstand, but the proposed east stand will be similar in size to the main stand, due to its proximity adjacent the M5 motorway restricting its size.
By the time the 2015 World Cup starts the capacity of Sandy Park will be at 12,300.
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