Millwall’s future at The Den has been secured after Lewisham Council announced it has finally removed a conditional land sale agreement over land around the ground.
The council said on Thursday night that has terminated its land sale agreement with a property developer called Renewal.
The agreement follows months of talks between Millwall, Lewisham mayor Damien Egan and Renewal.
It ends a threat that has been hanging over Millwall since 2012 and also secures the future of the Millwall Community Trust.
Millwall had considered a move away from south London and relocating to Kent amid the threat of land around the Den being sold.
But the threat to Millwall’s future at The Den, where they have played since 1910, is now over.
A statement from Lewisham Council said: “Following a period of intensive collaboration over the past eighteen months, Lewisham Council, Millwall Football Club and the development company, Renewal, have agreed a new approach to enable their sites to come forward for housing and other development..
“The previous plan had included a potential compulsory purchase order to develop part of a site currently leased by Millwall Football Club.
“Following months of negotiation facilitated by the Mayor of Lewisham, Damien Egan, the previous compulsory land sale agreement will now be terminated and a new land sale agreement put in place which excludes the football club and community trust land.”
