Pride Park Stadium in comparison to the Coventry-based stadium. On 17 January 2009, a bust of Steve Bloomer was unveiled next to the home dugout. On 3 October 2011, Derby County announced that they had submitted plans to Derby City Council for a £7 million development of land outside the stadium, which the club named "The Plaza @ Pride Park". These plans include five cafes/restaurants, two convenience stores and 2,000 square metres of office space. These plans have been scaled down from the planned £20 million pound development proposed in 2007. Derby County CEO Tom Glick said that these plans would help the
Pride Park from the Plaza will be reinvested back into the club. This planned development also coincides with a plan from the City Council to build a multi-use sports arena on the same site as the proposed Plaza. Pride Park Pride Park is a business park on the outskirts of the city centre of Derby, England. Developed in the 1990s, It covers 80 hectares of former industrial land between the River Derwent and railway lines. Pride Park Stadium and Derby Arena are both located in Pride Park. The site was formerly part of the railway yards, and was derelict for many years.