THE best development in club rugby across Europe - that is Worcester Warriors' exciting vision for the future.

The Sixways club have submitted plans for an ambitious £8million extension to the existing east stand, which will increase the stadium capacity to 12,000.

In conjunction with the ongoing redevelopment of the Sixways site, the total cost for the ambitious project will be £30million.

The east stand scheme will also feature 120 metres of pitch-side corporate boxes, lounges and function rooms, balconies and bars and a pitch-view restaurant.

The club does not envisage any problems with the application and work on the new east stand, which will back onto the proposed Esporta site, is scheduled to get underway as soon April.

Importantly for the Warriors' faithful, the new stand will have a cantilever structure so there will be no restricted-view seats.

Worcester's general manager Charlie Little is understandably excited by the proposals.

"These exciting new plans will help us create the best development in club rugby across Europe and give our supporters the very best view when watching Warriors in the Guinness Premiership," he said.

"The new east stand will not only increase our capacity but will also boast a state-of-the-art cantilever roof which means there will be no support pillars and no restricted views."

The planned new development in the north-east corner of the stadium will become the focal point of the entire complex with an expansive reception area and ticket office.

"The development will be the first thing you see as you come down the new club entrance and will be your first impression of Worcester Warriors and Sixways," added Little.

Warriors plan to work with Slick Developments and Little believes their expertise and experience will prove crucial in making the new stand a centrepiece of the stadium.

"Slick Developments are a local company and long term supporters of the club so we are very pleased to be able to work with them," he said. "They have seen the development of the east stand through from a temporary structure to the facility it is today and are excited by the new plans.

"They built the new stand down at Gloucester RFC only last year so they are very familiar with building rugby stands. We are confident they can take the best things from the development at Kingsholm and have learnt from the experience and issues they encountered so they can build a fantastic stand at the home of the Warriors."

Warriors already have planning permission for a new north stand as part of the development and Little stressed that although that is now on hold it remains an integral part of a new-look Sixways.