Crystal Palace have been granted permission by Croydon Council to proceed with their planned £100m stadium redevelopment of Selhurst Park.
The modernisation of the main stand, which will increase the stadium's capacity to 34,000 from 26,000, received unanimous support from the council's planning committee, with the hope now being to begin work at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season and to complete it in time for the start of 2021-22.
Before any planning permission is sanctioned, however, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, must approve, with the Labour Party MP next on the council's agenda.
"I am absolutely delighted that Croydon Council has backed our plans for Selhurst Park", the club's chairman, Steve Parish, told the Daily Mail.