AMBITIOUS proposals for a new football stadium at Perdiswell are due to be submitted by the end of next month, it has emerged.

Worcester City Supporters’ Trust says it plans to make the formal bid to council chiefs before July is out, meaning a crunch vote over the project could take place before Christmas.

Rob Crean, the trust secretary, now says the only thing which needs to be completed before the application is submitted are surveys over traffic levels, wildlife and flood risks to satisfy national planning rules.

And a series of fund-raising measures by the trust have brought in around £10,000 to pay for the surveys for the project which could eventually provide a home for City.

Crean said: “We are now satisfied that the money raised is sufficient and we are going ahead with the surveys.

“Dependent on how long they take, we are looking to submit the application in July at the latest. We’ve been talking to the council all the way along and haven’t rushed it.”

The stadium would have a capacity of more than 4,100, including a 500-seater main stand and two covered terraces.

It would sit on land next to the leisure centre in Bilford Road and include a full-sized, all-weather floodlit pitch for community use. Part of the area is being earmarked for a new swimming pool costing up to £13 million, which would see the existing leisure centre be demolished.

The development comes just days after City agreed a deal to pull out of a doomed contract with St Modwen for a new stadium off Nunnery Way.

However, some politicians say there is concern over traffic in the Bilford Road area and would want to see the findings of the congestion survey.

Councillor Neil Laurenson, who represents the immediate area, said: “Traffic concerns are still valid in that area, especially with the swimming pool plans too.

“I would urge people to contact me if they have concerns.”

The council aims for all major planning applications to be voted on within four months of submission — meaning it could come before the planning committee by November.

If it gets the go-ahead for the land, which is council-owned, the trust will need to bid for grants to fund it.

Meanwhile, City will kick-off the new season at Kidderminster Harriers’ Aggborough ground after reaching a sharing agreement now they have left St George’s Lane.