Plans approved for QPR training ground

Championship football club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) has received planning permission from the London Borough of Hounslow for a new training ground in Heston.

Work on the new facility is expected to start before the end of the year.

QPR CEO Lee Hoos said: “This is fantastic news for the club’s medium and long-term future, so I am absolutely delighted, as are the owners.

“Investment in infrastructure, such as a bespoke training ground, is the greatest indication of an ownership which is here for the long term and genuinely believes in the growth of their football club.”

The state-of-the-art training ground, which will accommodate the club’s first team, under 23s and academy squads, is being delivered by a project team including architects Studio Zoppini and structural engineer Buro Happold.

The project will feature both indoor and outdoor football pitches, as well as meeting rooms, medical facilities and changing rooms.