Sheffield City Council has lifted the prohibition notice placed on the North Stand at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club’s Hillsborough Stadium.
This outcome is said to have followed “constructive cooperation” between the Council and the Club, and receipt of the necessary professional safety assurances to allow for the reopening of the North Stand.
With the notice lifted, normal operations at Hillsborough can resume, allowing supporters to return to all stands and matchdays.
Cllr Joe Otten, chair of the environmental services and regulation policy committee, said: “Safety remains the Council’s highest priority, and we will continue to work closely with Sheffield Wednesday Football Club to ensure that Hillsborough remains a safe and welcoming venue for all.”
The club has faced a turbulant summer, with calls for owner Dejphon Chansiri to sell, unpaid wages, transfer embargos and fan protests.
The EFL said in a statement: “The League wants to see a strong, stable and competitive Sheffield Wednesday, and for that to happen we are clear that the current owner needs either to fund the Club to meet its obligations or make good on his commitment to sell to a well-funded party, for fair market value – ending the current uncertainty and impasse.
