Non-league football side Worcester City is planning to build a new £2.1m stadium capable of holding 4,130 spectators, should plans for a supporters trust to take over the club come to fruition.
The new ground, which could be ready by the end of 2015, would include a 500-seater stand and a 3G all-weather floodlit surface.
It would be built alongside a proposed new swimming pool and gym on land next to the existing leisure centre, which is due to be demolished in 2016.
The club appears to have been saved from potential closure by sidestepping its originally planned move to a new home at Nunnery Way. If it had been tied into the deal to build a new stadium, the Conference North outfit could have faced closure after the emergence of financial difficulties, including a capital gains tax bill of £400,000.
Should the supporters’ trust succeed in a club takeover, it will be looking to gain funding through a community share scheme, similar to that run by FC United of Manchester, to allow supporters to invest in the project.
Worcester’s home at St George’s Lane, has been sold to property developer Careys New Homes and demolished, though some iconic parts of the ground have been retained with a view to using them in any future development.
