Just to underline the sheer volume of work involved in submitting an application for full planning permission take a look at this exclusive picture, supplied to Hearts a short time ago, by Turley Associates.

The club can confirm that the necessary details has now been delivered to City of Edinburgh Council's planning offices at Waverly Court.

A spokesperson for Hearts commented, "This is what you call a planning application! The detail is absolutely incredible. With more than 20 boxes plus hundreds of files there is little doubt that the application is thorough and highly professional."

The club has worked with an impressive array of advisory partners. As well as Turley Associates, who have acted as planning consultants, the Edinburgh club has also worked every closely with architects AFL; AKM antony hunts, a leading global professional services consulting firm; Summerfield Robb Clark (SRC), a construction and property consultancy project management specialist; Environ, an international environmental and health sciences consultancy; and Doig and Smith, construction cost managers.