Could Torquay United be getting a new stadium?

The club has allegedly been in talks with an American development company and Plainmoor landlords, Torbay Council. Credit: PA

Torquay United have been in talks with an American development company and Torbay Council over an ambitious potential new stadium scheme in the Barton area of the town.

The Gulls say that if negotiations go well they could be moving into a new £7.5 million stadium.

They would be leaving their home of 105 years, but the plans are in the early stages of development.

The new stadium would boast a 4G all-weather pitch and an initial capacity of 6,000. It could be built as early as the 2017-2018 season.

The new ground, to be called the 'Riviera Stadium', will be on part of a 42-acre site between the Willows retail and residential area and Torbay Crematorium as detailed in the map above.

Chairman David Phillips says plans could be underway very soon.