New Plough Lane
| Location | Plough Lane, Wimbledon |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°25′52.91″N 0°11′12.01″W / 51.4313639°N 0.1866694°WCoordinates: 51°25′52.91″N 0°11′12.01″W / 51.4313639°N 0.1866694°W |
| Owner | Galliard Homes/AFC Wimbledon |
| Operator | AFC Wimbledon |
| Capacity |
10,000 (expansion possible to 20,000) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2018 |
| Opened | 2019/20 (projected)[1] |
| Tenants | |
| AFC Wimbledon | |
| Website | |
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ploughlanestadium | |
New Plough Lane is a stadium which will be under construction from 2018 in Wimbledon, southwest London with an initial projected capacity of 11,000. It will be the home of AFC Wimbledon.
Background
AFC Wimbledon, has always stated as one of its aims to return to the "spiritual home" of Plough Lane, Wimbledon. This aim is the basis of a project to create a new purpose-built stadium within the vicinity of the old stadium, or on the site of the Wimbledon Greyhound Track, located next door to the old Plough Lane Stadium. Plans to develop the greyhound site as either a multi-purpose stadium or as a football stadium have been publicised frequently by the club and the media since establishment but until 2013 no official steps towards acquiring the site had been taken. AFC Wimbledon announced that discussions with Merton Council over a joint bid for the greyhound stadium and surrounding land, in cooperation with Galliard Homes, including outline plans for a new community-focused football stadium to be developed on the site, as part of the councils "call-for-sites" scheme.[2] The site would also include 600 residential units and a wide range of shops and community facilities. A similar rival development was also planned by the greyhound industry, but plans for this were never formally submitted to Merton Council. The plans for the football stadium were approved unanimously by the London Borough of Merton on 10 December 2015.[3][4] Clearance of the site in preparation for the new football stadium and housing was begun on 16 March 2018.[5] In May 2018, it was reported that work delays will likely push the stadium's opening date to midway through the 2019-2020 season.[6]
Location
It is to be located on the former site of the Wimbledon (Greyhound) Stadium, only 200 yards (and just across the River Wandle) from Plough Lane, where the original Wimbledon side played for 80 years.
References
- ↑ "Demolition work starts to clear the way for new stadium". AFC Wimbledon. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ↑ "New stadium a step closer". AFC Wimbledon. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Go-ahead for new stadium". AFC Wimbledon. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Wimbledon's Plough Lane return approved by planners". BBC News. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Demolition work starts to clear the way for new stadium". AFC Wimbledon. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ↑ Muro, Giuseppe (31 May 2018). "AFC Wimbledon new stadium: Dons face delay with work set to be finished midway through 2019-20 season". Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 May 2018.