Leyton Orient aim to build a new “world-class” stadium as part of a multi-sport campus in East London, which the club said will be a “zero carbon, energy efficient” development.
The club said the stadium will have a capacity “to support Leyton Orient’s ambitions to compete in the Championship” and they hope to remain in the Leyton area.
The O’s current Brisbane Road stadium has a capacity of 9,271 and has been their home since 1937.
CEO Mark Devlin said it had become clear to the club that it was not possible to increase the current site to a feasible size, given its proximity to surrounding residences.
“With a bit of creative thinking we might have been able to creep up to 12, 13, maybe even 14,000 capacity – it was more likely to be around the 13,000 mark,” he told BBC Radio London.
“It was clear that to achieve our aspirations, we couldn’t achieve it, sadly, on the current site. That was always our first wish.
Both the club and the London Borough of Waltham Forest have signed a memorandum of understanding relating to the project.
