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Aston Villa are planning major regeneration works that will involve demolishing the current ticket office and Villa Village merchandise stores, with plans for a museum or hotel to be built, BirminghamLive can reveal.

The club are already splashing the cash on the playing squad and now owners Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris appear to be planning for major investment off the pitch.

In plans that have been made available to the public, it is stated that the club intend to move the current buildings into temporary units elsewhere around Villa Park, whilst using the current site for car parking.

The application, which was submitted to Birmingham City Council at the beginning of this month, states that Villa are looking to regenerate the whole park area in the near future with a superstore/museum/hotel, potentially being included in redesigns.

The plan states that demolition is set to begin on July 22, before being completed on August 30 2019.

Part of the application claims that as the buildings are run down, not aesthetically pleasing and not serving a great purpose they wish for them to be demolished.

The buildings currently stand by the entrance to the North Stand of Villa Park.