Long story which I won't bore you with, but the surrounding land you drove up towards the stadium today will be built on with 1,500 houses, a retail park and other residential facilities (doctors, schools etc). Because we got into the Championship in 2006, the stadium was fast-tracked ahead of the rest of the building.
The junction to the A12 will be built next year and the rest of the area will also be built up.
The car park is another matter, but it is rumoured it will be tarmaced next summer.