Plans to develop the Crystal Palace Academy into a Category 1 site have been supported by Bromley Council’s planning committee, heralding a new era for the club.
Developing the Bromley base will allow the club to provide first-class playing, training and education facilities to more than 220 young players on a single site opposite the first-team Training Ground, inspiring a new generation of local talent.
The club’s application received 549 letters of support and, at a meeting on Wednesday night, Bromley councillors resolved to grant planning permission, subject to completion of the 106 agreement and GLA referral, with work due to begin shortly.