Manchester City's Etihad Stadium expansion approved

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Plans to increase the capacity of Manchester City's stadium from 48,000 to about 62,000 have been approved.

The Premier League club is adding a third tier to the North and South stands.

These will each include about 6,250 seats, and a further 2,000 pitch-side seats will be added.

The expansion will see the Etihad Stadium become the second largest in the Premier League, behind Manchester United's Old Trafford.

Councillors gave the go-ahead for the expansion, aiming to be completed by the 2015-16 season, at a Manchester City Council planning committee meeting earlier.

City moved to the stadium in 2003. It initially had a capacity of 38,000 when it was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.