Old Trafford development given new timescales

Old Trafford development given new timescales


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Manchester United are looking at redeveloping their home ground in the form of refurbishing or Old Trafford or with an entirely new staduim.

For a while now the Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force have been working with the local area, completing consultations around how the development of Trafford Park could benefit the area.

The preferred option for United is to build a brand new, 100,000 seater stadium next to Old Trafford, whilst the Theatre of Dreams is downscaled from a 75,000 capacity to 33,000.

In completing the development, the regeneration is set to bring in £7.3 billion to the UK economy, creating 92,000 jobs and more than 17,000 new homes, bringing in 1.8 million visitors per year.

However, the new ground for United and its surrounding area is hoping to become a hub of growth and innovation in a range of sectors, including; sports, entertainment, business, and education.

Now, The Daily Mail has revealed the expected timescales of the redevelopment completion.

The report explains that the plans for a new stadium could take several years to get full planning permission to start building.

As such, a full completion date isn’t expected until potentially as late as 2032.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS are hoping that the development can be completed sooner though, hoping to shave two years off the schedule and be ready to house The Red Devils by 2030.

The big obstacle right now is the land behind Old Trafford which is currently a freight rail terminal, with the land being key to the further development of the area.

Talks with Freightliner who own the land are reported going well with the company looking to get Government help to move to a new location at Port Salford or Parkside.

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