The club, which currently occupies a 18,439-capacity stadium at Loftus Road, said it has held talks with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham about the project.
The stadium would be built as part of a wider redevelopment of the area. A possible new stadium has been included in the Old Oak Common Vision (46-page / 8.20MB PDF) document, which was published for consultation in June. The document sets out a 30-year vision for the creation of 19,000 new homes and 90,000 new jobs in the area, which will become the home of the main hub station for High Speed 2 (HS2).
“We are looking at a number of potential options for a new stadium and believe that Old Oak could provide one possible solution," said a QPR spokesperson in a statement. "We have met with representatives of the GLA and the supporting local authorities to discuss whether a football stadium could be incorporated into any plan that comes forward for this site.”
Hammersmith and Fulham Council leader Nicholas Botterill said the Council was aware of QPR's interest in moving to a larger stadium. "We support all of our football clubs where we can and are currently consulting residents on whether a sports stadium could be acceptable as part of the plans to create thousands of new jobs and homes around the new HS2 hub station in Old Oak Common," he said.
