Crystal Palace promotion: Selhurst Park revamp plans 'embryonic'
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Stadium regeneration plans for Crystal Palace have been described as "embryonic" by the club's chairman.
Steve Parish said plans for Selhurst Park would be "accelerated" following the 1-0 play-off win against Watford.
But he added: "We're working on re-developing the ground a stand at a time."
It had been suggested a new stadium would be built after it was estimated the club's promotion to the Premier League would earn it £120m.
Monday's victory at Wembley means the Eagles will play in the top division next season, for the first time since the 2004-05 campaign.
Mr Parish said: "What's really important is that we don't come up and have a nice time for a year and then come back down. We need to make sure there's a [football] legacy from all this."
'Massive regeneration'
Only four of Palace's 19 rivals in next season's Premier League currently have smaller home stadiums - West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Hull City and Swansea City.
Mr Parish said in an "ideal world" increasing the stadium capacity from 26,000 to 40,000 would generate a good income for the club but Selhurst Park would need to be expanded in stages.
Following the win, Croydon North MP Steve Reed said: "We've got the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea coming down, it's a massive regeneration effect particularly if the club decide to go ahead and re-build the stadium.
"They could get a lot more in there than just a football ground, we're talking leisure facilities, shopping, perhaps conference facilities, this means jobs."
Mr Parish said: "We'd look at any sensible suggestions. We haven't got the biggest amount of land there, but we've been looking at pop-up outlets where they don't hold stock.
"We've got Sainsbury's on the site so we've been discussing things with them.
"It's very embryonic, but I was working on it as an army of one, but now we can look at it a bit more seriously."
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