Worcester City Football Club (WCFC) has said that it remains committed to plans for a new stadium despite deferring a planning application to build houses on the site of its current St George's Lane home.

It is anticipated that the funds raised through the sale of St George's Lane to developer Careys New Homes will be used to finance the construction of the club's new 6,000-capacity stadium at Nunnery Way on the outskirts of the city. In a statement, WCFC's Jim Panter said: "The club continues to be comfortable with Careys, which played a significant part in the construction of Wembley Stadium and is at present carrying out a number of projects at the Olympic complex in East London.

"The club expects them to work through the detailed requirements in a sensitive fashion and develop the optimal solution for both themselves, Worcester City Football Club and of course, the people of Worcester." Plans for WCFC's new stadium, which were unveiled in October and were designed by The Miller Partnership, form part of a £30m mixed-use redevelopment designed by developer St Modwen and will have the potential to increase capacity to 10,000.