Chelsea's proposed £2bn renovation of Stamford Bridge will move a step closer

Chelsea's £2billion renovation plans for Stamford Bridge have received a boost as a timeline has begun to emerge for proposed construction works.

The club has eyed redevelopment of their west London home in various different forms over the past ten years, first under Roman Abramovich, and under new owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, with funds for the rebuild put aside as part of their £4.25bn acquisition of the club in May 2022.

Mail Sport reported in July that Chelsea had agreed a deal in principal for the site of homes of military veterans next to the sale that would see the Premier League outfit buy most of the two-acre Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions site which backs onto their stadium.

Should the club acquire the land - which is owned by veterans' charity Stoll - the sale could pave the way for a full-scale rebuild of the stadium on the existing footprint to increase the stadium's capacity from 42,000 to at least 55,000.

But Chelsea will be eagerly awaiting the results of a nine-week consultation put to Stoll's residents this Wednesday, which in turn will inform the decision of the charity's board of trustees in early October.

As per the Evening Standard, Chelsea beat 13 rivals bids to secure the site after it was publicly listed for sale with estate agents Knight Frank.

The deal would see Stoll keep 20 flats on the site - which has an estimated value of £50m - and spend the money on new homes for veterans with better facilities.

The charity opted in favour of the land sale in lieu of a full refurbishment of their properities, which would have cost the organisation £10million.

But the club could see opposition from the nearly 100 military pensioners whose homes would be at risk under the sale, as well as from Fulham