Stadium Expansion *APPROVED* Sept ‘22 - Details / Images Released on Planning Site

[Tommy Fresh]

11 hours ago, Wymsey said:

Would prefer a 'home-grown' billionaire in the UK game for clubs, but it is what it is.

Why? 

[Claridge]

14 hours ago, Wymsey said:

Would prefer a 'home-grown' billionaire in the UK game for clubs, but it is what it is.

That's what utd fans said

[Chrysalis]

On 16/09/2025 at 18:15, sylofox said:

I wouldn't bet on it. Top will safeguard KP over us. If we keep making financial mistakes we could very easy end up the next Wednesday.

 

He's just as dangerous as Chansiri. Both do what they want and tell fans nothing. Both started crying when fans had a go.

 

They ain't that different.

I can see it coming, the same when I warned everyone around the time of the FA cup win, our loans against future income and wages were a problem.

[pkonline]

Forest struggling to sell out their first home European match in over 30 years. Some their fans questioning their expansion, as we do. 

[pkonline]

An article by the scum The Sun 

 

Former Premier League champions in race against time to begin construction on stunning 40,000-seater indoor stadium

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36873074/leicester-new-stadium-construction-delayed-permit/

 

LEICESTER CITY are reportedly in a race against time to begin construction on a new 40,000-seater stadium.

The Foxes have been playing at their current home, the King Power Stadium, since 2002.

[CosbehFox]

Can tell that's the work experience lad - cites a foreign website as the source and the said website uses the term 'building permit', which of course is planning permission. 

[davieG]

38 minutes ago, pkonline said:

An article by the scum The Sun 

 

Former Premier League champions in race against time to begin construction on stunning 40,000-seater indoor stadium

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36873074/leicester-new-stadium-construction-delayed-permit/

 

LEICESTER CITY are reportedly in a race against time to begin construction on a new 40,000-seater stadium.

The Foxes have been playing at their current home, the King Power Stadium, since 2002.

All we have to do is dig a hole in the ground before Dec 2027. Even if we don't I wouldn't imagine it would be too hard to get it renewed as nothing relating to planning has change in the location.

[lfu]

1 hour ago, pkonline said:

An article by the scum The Sun 

 

Former Premier League champions in race against time to begin construction on stunning 40,000-seater indoor stadium

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36873074/leicester-new-stadium-construction-delayed-permit/

 

LEICESTER CITY are reportedly in a race against time to begin construction on a new 40,000-seater stadium.

The Foxes have been playing at their current home, the King Power Stadium, since 2002.

"40,000-seater indoor stadium"
indoor? 😂

[FoxesTalker]

This isn’t a realistic post, but to continue on the same sort of theme as a few other posters, I’ve almost reached the point of thinking it would be better to just knock down the current stadium and rebuild it on the same site. The acoustics aren’t good enough, and the place doesn’t have enough of a feel about it despite the success. It’s often been said in the past that the stadium was ‘built on the cheap’ and it does feel like that unfortunately.

[Freeman's Wharfer]

4 hours ago, FoxesTalker said:

This isn’t a realistic post, but to continue on the same sort of theme as a few other posters, I’ve almost reached the point of thinking it would be better to just knock down the current stadium and rebuild it on the same site. The acoustics aren’t good enough, and the place doesn’t have enough of a feel about it despite the success. It’s often been said in the past that the stadium was ‘built on the cheap’ and it does feel like that unfortunately.

I asked this question (whether the club considered a full rebuild on the same site) in the online Q&A the club did and Whelan almost scoffed at it. It had not been a consideration discussed at all.

 

The reality is that the concourses, turnstiles, safe-standing provisions and hospitality are also not fit for what modem stadia are offering to allow for smooth digital entry, better in-game atmosphere and getting fans to stay for longer at the stadium (either post-match or pre-match).

 

The expansion is only really improving the outside area next to the stadium and the facilities in just one of four stands - and the one that is not going to have any material impact on atmosphere.

 

For me, my bigger hope than this expansion going ahead is that we get a takeover with an ambitious owner that really wants to go further than the current plans and takes it on several notches rather than just delivering what’s there already.

 

When you look at what other clubs are doing at the top level, it feels like we’re hitting another generation of stadium design, just like when the bowl stadiums became a thing. We risk getting left behind in a major way.

[MPH]

4 hours ago, FoxesTalker said:

This isn’t a realistic post, but to continue on the same sort of theme as a few other posters, I’ve almost reached the point of thinking it would be better to just knock down the current stadium and rebuild it on the same site. The acoustics aren’t good enough, and the place doesn’t have enough of a feel about it despite the success. It’s often been said in the past that the stadium was ‘built on the cheap’ and it does feel like that unfortunately.

 

 I understand why you say it isn’t a realistic post..for a club that has had financial issues, why would they rebuild a whole new stadium, on the site of their existing stadium, fir only 8,000 more seats? . that would leave them without a home, in a stadium that would be short of the 32k seats we already have, for AT LEAST a full season. None of that would make sense to me. But not much about King Power makes sense these days anyway! 

 

it was built to the exact same specs as Southamptons St Mary’s stadium wasn’t it? I think that’s the only area money was saved on- using someone else’s plans!

Edited 19 October 2025 by MPH

[MPH]

9 minutes ago, Freeman's Wharfer said:

I asked this question (whether the club considered a full rebuild on the same site) in the online Q&A the club did and Whelan almost scoffed at it. It had not been a consideration discussed at all.

 

The reality is that the concourses, turnstiles, safe-standing provisions and hospitality are also not fit for what modem stadia are offering to allow for smooth digital entry, better in-game atmosphere and getting fans to stay for longer at the stadium (either post-match or pre-match).

 

The expansion is only really improving the outside area next to the stadium and the facilities in just one of four stands - and the one that is not going to have any material impact on atmosphere.

 

For me, my bigger hope than this expansion going ahead is that we get a takeover with an ambitious owner that really wants to go further than the current plans and takes it on several notches rather than just delivering what’s there already.

 

When you look at what other clubs are doing at the top level, it feels like we’re hitting another generation of stadium design, just like when the bowl stadiums became a thing. We risk getting left behind in a major way.

 

Elon musk to buy us, build a new stadium that doubles up as a new launch site for his rockets when there’s no midweek game.

[davieG]

11 hours ago, MPH said:

 

Elon musk to buy us, build a new stadium that doubles up as a new launch site for his rockets when there’s no midweek game.

Then we'd have to decline entry into the Champions League.

[Alfie.meadsy]

I personally think the Stadium needs a refurbishment. Whether it is expanded or not the food options are way behind other clubs in the league. I feel the concourses could do with expanded more toilets etc. obviously this is all future thinking as we are in financial turmoil at the minute. 

[UniFox21]

36 minutes ago, Alfie.meadsy said:

I feel the concourses could do with expanded more toilets etc. obviously this is all future thinking as we are in financial turmoil at the minute. 

The toilets have been grim for years, none of them are fit for the amount trying to use them at once 

[Spudulike]

34 minutes ago, Alfie.meadsy said:

I personally think the Stadium needs a refurbishment. Whether it is expanded or not the food options are way behind other clubs in the league. I feel the concourses could do with expanded more toilets etc. obviously this is all future thinking as we are in financial turmoil at the minute. 

I suspect that no one at the club is even thinking about this. Or anything else for that matter. Stagnation, boredom, the will to succeed has gone. Feels like no one can be bothered anymore which may well be a consequence of ten golden years. 

[jayfox26]

22 hours ago, Spudulike said:

I suspect that no one at the club is even thinking about this. Or anything else for that matter. Stagnation, boredom, the will to succeed has gone. Feels like no one can be bothered anymore which may well be a consequence of ten golden years. 

Yep and the longer it continues with people at the club not being bothered, the fans also start to lose interest and also can't be bothered. I'll always support Leicester but i don't feel the same about things as I once did because the owner and his useless board have taken all the enjoyment away. I'm not arsed what league we are in but I want to see a club with a clear plan and expectations. Right now there is no responsibility, no accountability and like you say, nobody cares. 

Edited 21 October 2025 by jayfox26

[Alfie.meadsy]

2 hours ago, UniFox21 said:

The toilets have been grim for years, none of them are fit for the amount trying to use them at once 

I know I sit in the south stand takes most of half time to go to the loo. Same can be said about the food and drinks service always slow… like we are just lacking. 

[Nolucklcfc]

Whole place needs a revamp, it’s looking tired now. 

[Stuntman_Mike]

We need to prioritise making the empty seats blue again. 

[Wymsey]

1 minute ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

We need to prioritise making the empty seats blue again. 

A blow torch would simply do that.

[BrummieFOX]

14 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

A blow torch would simply do that.

Give us one of them each on the way in instead of a clapper 

[Corky]

2 hours ago, Nolucklcfc said:

Whole place needs a revamp, it’s looking tired now. 

We are now seeing the drawbacks of a cheap, functional ground. Tired and cramped in many areas.

[sphericalfox]

2 hours ago, Alfie.meadsy said:

I know I sit in the south stand takes most of half time to go to the loo. Same can be said about the food and drinks service always slow… like we are just lacking. 

you should eat some fiber

 

[Nolucklcfc]

16 minutes ago, Corky said:

We are now seeing the drawbacks of a cheap, functional ground. Tired and cramped in many areas.

Don’t expect much of a revamp; club is skint