Chelsea owner Abramovich has just eight weeks to begin £1bn Stamford Bridge rebuild before planning permission expires – The Sun

ROMAN ABRAMOVICH has just eight weeks to confirm Chelsea's Stamford Bridge rebuild before the planning permission expires.

Chelsea got approval from the council to move ahead with their redevelopment of their stadium in January 2017.

But as reported by The Athletic, the planning permission they received – and backed by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan – expires on March 31.

That gives the Blues less than two months to confirm with Hammersmith and Fulham Council what work will be done and when.

The report adds that the physical work does not have to be underway by March 31.

Instead the club can issue a pre-commencement application to explain the details of what they will do.

A source told The Athletic: "It is not necessarily a case of Chelsea knocking through a wall — they can file paperwork with the intention of knocking down the wall and when."

But as the clock counts down, the first phase of the project – knocking down buildings around the stadium, including the Millennium and Copthorne Hotels — has not begun.

And if the council receive no confirmation of what is happening by March 31, then the entire application process must start all over again.

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