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In the same meeting, the club announced that its long-term ambitions are to add an additional 6,000 seats to the South Stand with the intentions of taking the overall stadium capacity to just over 44,000, however this expansion would depend on demand in the Premiership and any potential 2018 [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] venue bid. United [[Public limited company|PLC]] Former Chairman [[Kevin McCabe (businessman)|Kevin McCabe]] stated that he would build Bramall Lane's extensions to any specifications laid down by the [[the Football Association|FA]] with a view to the ground hosting matches should England be successful in winning their World Cup bid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheffield-united/Blades39-World-Cup-bid.3690609.jp|title=Blades' World Cup bid|first=James|last=Shield|publisher=Sheffield Star (Johnston Press Group PLC)}}</ref> However, on 16 December 2009, the FA announced that [[Hillsborough Stadium]] (home of rivals [[Sheffield Wednesday]]) would be Sheffield's venue in the event that a World Cup is awarded to England and Sheffield is named a host city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.england2018bid.com/news/158/candidate-host-cities-revealed.aspx|title=The website for the English football association, The FA Cup and The England football team – England – The FA|author=The Football Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830193632/http://www.england2018bid.com/news/158/candidate-host-cities-revealed.aspx|archive-date=30 August 2010}}</ref>
Following this announcement Sheffield United's Chief Executive, [[Trevor Birch]], made it known that all planned redevelopment work had been put on hold until the club was able to regain and maintain Premiership status. The plans were later revived in 2017,<ref>{{cite web |title=Blades to submit planning for extended South Stand |url=https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2017/december/south-stand-plans/ |website=www.sufc.co.uk |publisher=Sheffield United Football Club |access-date=22 August 2020|date=7 December 2017}}</ref> with a planning application for the expansion of the South Stand submitted in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheffield United submit plans to expand Bramall Lane stadium, which could take capacity beyond 40,000 |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-united-submit-plans-to-expand-bramall-lane-stadium-which-could-take-capacity-beyond-40000-438943 |website=The Star |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> As of 2024, work is yet to begin.
In May 2015 work began on the installation of a state-of-the-art Desso pitch, bringing to an end around 153 years of football being played on a traditional surface at the oldest professional football stadium in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2015/may/pitch-work-begins/|title=Pitch work begins|website=www.sufc.co.uk|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> New proposals for the currently open corner between the Kop and South Stand were revealed in 2017, with the plans including the construction of a block of residential flats and a new, larger club shop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/want-to-live-at-bramall-lane-sheffield-united-unveil-residential-plans-for-kop-south-stand-corner-1-8389190|title=Want to live at Bramall Lane? Sheffield United unveil residential plans for Kop/South Stand corner|website=www.thestar.co.uk|access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref>
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