Chelsea are given a lifeline on restarting their £1bn Stamford Bridge redevelopment as the Government hand out an extension on planning permission until next April - after the old agreement expired in lockdown

Chelsea's incredible 60,000-seater stadium proposals could be brought back from the brink under new plans announced by the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick.

The club's hopes for a £1bn overhaul of their Stamford Bridge stadium appeared to be over at the end of March when planning permission expired without work beginning.

But on Monday, Jenrick unveiled plans that the government hope will ignite a construction boom to help the economy in the coronavirus era.

But under new government proposals, Chelsea now have until April 2021 to begin work

Jenrick said that 'planning permission deadlines will be extended.