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Chelsea have confirmed that there are no current plans to reignite the Stamford Bridge redevelopment project.

The Blues had put in place plans to turn the 42,000-seater stadium into a brand new 60,000-seater arena, however the project was put on hold in the summer of 2018.

A statement from the club in June last year read: "Chelsea Football Club announces today that it has put its new stadium project on hold. No further pre-construction design and planning work will occur.

"The club does not have a timeframe set for reconsideration of its decision. The decision was made due to the current unfavourable investment climate."

At the time, Roman Abramovich was also involved in a dispute with the UK government over his investor's visa, and football.london understands that also played a part in the plans being put on hold.

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck was in attendance of the Chelsea Supporters' Consultative Forum on September 11, 2019, while the minutes of the meeting have just been made public today (October 15).

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And in the meeting, the subject of the new stadium came up once again and the club gave the latest on the stadium.

The minutes read: "The Club confirmed there are no developments regarding the new stadium so the project remains on hold."

One of the big issues has also been the question of safe standing , but Chelsea also confirmed that there are no plans to bring it into the current stadium.

But if the plans for the new stadium get back under way then it will consider inserting it for the redevelopment.

"In response to a question as to whether the Club will reconsider its stance regarding safe standing, it stated we have no plans to adapt this stadium but will consider the matter anew if the new stadium project restarts," the minutes added.

To read the full minutes on the Chelsea Supporters' Group website, click here.