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Verdict on Chelsea application to rebuild Stamford Bridge set for next week

Chelsea are expected to discover if their planning application to rebuild Stamford Bridge will be approved next Wednesday.

The application to remould Stamford Bridge into a 60,000-seat stadium will be presented to Hammersmith and Fulham Council planning and development control committee on January 11, the council said on Thursday.

And the committee is expected to deliver its verdict after the scheduled meeting, which is due to begin at 1900.

Hammersmith and Fulham Council has recommended the application be approved, but the complexity of the project means it would just be one significant step in the rebuild to transform the current 41,000-capacity stadium into a new one.