Worcester City have unveiled plans for the stadium at Nunnery Way they hope will be their passport to a long-term future.

City need a new home in place by June 2013, the date they have to vacate St George’s Lane, or face the possibility of a ground-share.

The latest scheme would see the construction of a 556-seater main stand and covered terracing for 1,600 fans behind one of the goals, the minimum requirement for Blue Square Bet North. It will also have around 200 car parking spaces, which could be leased.

The stadium is expected to cost in the region of £2 million but the remaining two sides could also be expanded in the future as and when more money became available.

However, following the sale of their century-old base to Careys New Homes for £3.19 million and paying off their debt to the Royal Bank of Scotland, City only expect to have about £1.75m to spend.

Directors are currently working with St Modwen, who own the 20-acre site between junctions six and seven of the M5, to discuss the funding gap.

The property development firm have prepared plans for the enabling development, which could generate funds for the club in the future, and is set to include car showrooms, restaurants and office space earmarked for the Worcestershire Primary Care Trust.

The club want to prove to Worcester City Council they can make the proposal financially viable in the long-run before St Modwen submit revisions to their existing application.

That was for a significantly larger ground but attracted criticism because it was considered a down-grade on previous suggestions along the lines of Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium.

Should the new plans — designed by the architect behind Fleetwood Town’s ground — come to fruition, it is thought the stadium would take around 14 months to build.

However, chairman Anthony Hampson said realism was beginning to kick in as to what City could afford.

He added: “It’s hopefully not going to saddle the club with an overhead that it can’t service so it’s important that we make it viable in that way without putting bells and whistles on.”

City director Andrew Watson said: “We have had to take very strong account of the fact that the finances are very tight. It’s a long way away from the Burton Albion stadium of two or three years ago.”

Worcester City host Rugby Town in the FA Youth Cup preliminary round at St George’s Lane tonight (7.45).

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