"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."
Leyton Orient plans a world-class, zero-carbon, energy-efficient stadium within a multi-sport campus in East London, emphasizing sustainability. The new stadium will have capacity to support ambitions to compete in the Championship and the club hopes to remain in the Leyton area. Brisbane Road currently holds 9,271 and cannot be expanded feasibly due to nearby residences; increases to around 13,000 were possible but inadequate. The club and London Borough of Waltham Forest have signed a memorandum of understanding, and talks about sites within the borough have been positive. Ownership by the GSG LOFC Limited consortium commits to building on the club's history and community legacy.
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