Plans to build a museum, offices and a bigger shop at Brighton and Hove Albion's new stadium have been agreed.
Brighton and Hove City Council gave the go-ahead for the football club to build two new floors in part of the 22,500-seater ground in Falmer on Wednesday.
The club hopes the museum, which would house memorabilia and archaeological artefacts found during construction, and bigger shop will create 20 jobs.
The stadium is due to be completed early next summer at a cost of £93m.
Councillor Lynda Hyde said: "This application makes no detrimental difference to the stadium's impact or appearance, yet it does add interest and enhance its viability.
"We also estimate it would create 20 more jobs. So I feel most objective people would feel we're right to support it."
The two new mezzanine floors will be constructed in the North Stand.
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