New Alexander Stadium images revealed

The new images, which form part of the application due to be heard on Thursday, show how the stadium will look at each stage of its construction, as well as how the final design will shape up.

The planning application has been recommended for approval by Birmingham City Council and, if passed, work on the £70 million redevelopment of the stadium can begin.

Proposals for the site include its expansion from a 12,700 seater stadium to an 18,000 seater, with capacity for 40,000 spectators duing the Games in 2022.

And they also include plans to redevelop Perry Park, with papers noting: “The proposal will provide a new nine-lane 400m athletics track, throwing field, six-lane 400m warm up track and 3 playing fields.

“The athletics track will be located in the same area as the existing with the new warm up track and throwing area located to the north west of the stadium.”

Papers from the application also note that “proposals include the loss of 61 individual trees, and approximately 70 additional trees within groups. Eleven trees would be transplanted within the plan-area.”

However, the scheme includes the replacement planting of 302 trees, meaning a “netgain of 170 trees on the site post-development.”

The council have also received seven letters of objection from local residents groups.

But despite this the application has been recommended for approval, with a planning officer concluding: “The proposed development would result in the loss of existing public open space, however the park would remain accessible and any loss would be outweighed by the public benefit of the improved sporting facilities which would be a long term legacy for the community.

“Overall therefore this is a strategically important development requiring significant investment which would result in significantly improved sporting facilities for a variety of users in the immediate and wider locality.

“In addition to being instrumental in facilitating the city’s successful hosting of the Commonwealth Games and key to the city demonstrating its capacity to support local, national and international events.

“The development would therefore have a wide ranging and positive economic, social and environmental impact and, subject to conditions, would be a sustainable form of development in accordance with local and national planning policy.”