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Nottingham Forest have revealed multi-million-pound plans to redevelop the City Ground in a move that will see it become the largest stadium in the East Midlands.

The Reds want to demolish the Peter Taylor Stand and build a new two-tier structure, which is expected to keep the same name.

Further work to the Bridgford Stand will potentially add more seats.

The capacity would increase from 30,445 to around 38,000, therefore making the City Ground the largest football stadium in the East Midlands, ahead of Derby County's Pride Park Stadium (33,597) and Leicester City's King Power Stadium (32,243).

The plans come after the club extended their lease on the ground and will see the first major work on the stadium since 1994, prior to the City Ground being a host venue for Euro 96.

In 1968, the Main Stand, as it was traditionally called before being renamed the Peter Taylor Stand in October 2015, was damaged by a fire which broke out during a First Division match against Leeds United.

This prompted the redevelopment of the stand and the club are now set to embark on another rebuild, with plans to erect a world class structure with a capacity of at least 10,000.

The demolition of the Peter Taylor Stand could start at the end of next season and is expected to take a few months, according to architects involved in the scheme, who said the building work of the entire redevelopment is likely to take between 18 and 24 months to complete.

The capacity of the stadium will be reduced while work takes place and the club will embark on an extensive consultation with fans and supporter groups about how best to deal with this.

But the view is that some short-term pain will very much be out-weighed by long-term gain and the club plan to engage with supporters extensively, when it comes to some of the hurdles that will need to be cleared during the construction process.

The new stand will include new state-of-the-art dressing rooms, improved disabled access, a new media centre, corporate space and hospitality facilities.

During the work, the dressing rooms, media centre and corporate facilities are likely to be housed in temporary buildings.

Award-winning global architecture firm Benoy, which has its headquarters in Newark as well as a number of studios around the world, is working with the club to design the stand.

The firm has worked on a number of high-profile projects across the world, including the award-winning Changi Terminal 4 at Singapore Airport, Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi and the Westfield London.

The club are keen to ensure that the project leads to numerous additional jobs in the region.

The news comes during a thrilling week on Trentside, after Martin O'Neill's side beat Derby 1-0 at the City Ground on Monday.