Populous' plan to expand Commonwealth Games venue lodged

By Alice Lorenzato-Lloyd2020-03-06T06:00:00

NEC will host badminton, boxing, table tennis, netball and weightlifting events

Populous’ plan to increase the capacity of a Birmingham arena that is set to host a number of sports during the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been submitted to Solihull council.

NEC Group is hoping to get the go-ahead for the proposal to increase the capacity at the Resorts World Arena by around 6,000 in the lead up to the Games.

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