Following the release of the latest officers' report into the planning permission application for the new stadium, City have released a short statement.

A club spokesman told bcfc.co.uk: "We are pleased that City Council planning officers are recommending that members of the Development Control Committee approve our revised plans next Wednesday (February 10th).

"The Committee had already said in November that they were 'minded to approve' the stadium plans, albeit without an important enabling housing development on the site.

"We have worked hard to resolve the outstanding issues from the first Committee, including pedestrian access to the stadium, for example, as well as improving the stadium's sustainability credentials, and so it is good news that officers are recommending approval.

"As well as being an iconic new home for Bristol City Football Club, this will also be a new regional stadium for Bristol, North Somerset and the West of England.

"It will be a major asset for the city, and will generate hundreds of new jobs and many millions of pounds of economic benefit, as well as giving the city a new attraction and a new destination.

"We are looking forward to next week's Committee, and are confident that their decision will keep the stadium's strong forward momentum going."

Fans can read the officers' report by clicking here.

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