Watford Football Club and housing association Origin Group have been granted planning permission for the first phase of the £32.5m redevelopment of the football club’s stadium at Vicarage Road.

Watford Borough Council has also granted planning permission for the south-facing ‘wrap-around’ housing development at the rear of the Rookery end of the ground, which, along with further development in the north-west corner, will comprise affordable housing for 125 key workers at Watford General Hospital and 39 shared ownership properties.

Work is expected to start early this summer.

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