West Ham United have received planning permission to increase the capacity of the London Stadium and make it the second largest ground in the Premier League.
The club announced in an official statement on Wednesday that they had been granted permission to increase the matchday capacity of the venue to 62,500 from its current maximum of 60,000.This will take the London Stadium from the fourth largest in the league up to second, leapfrogging the home grounds of London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.Their stadiums, the Emirates Stadium and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, currently have capacities of 60,260 and 62,062, respectively.In a club statement, West Ham said: "West Ham United is delighted to confirm that planning permission has.
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