Guiseley AFC has submitted plans for major alterations to its stadium.

The club, which has enjoyed huge success over the last few years, needs to make changes to accommodate bigger crowds.

It says the improvements are vital to bring its Nethermoor Park grounds up to 21st century standards.

The club has submitted its application to Leeds City Council for a new two storey clubhouse / community building, single storey team / officials changing room, new spectator terracing to three sides of the ground, new turnstile and toilet facilities, a new compound building and landscaping.

A submission to the council on the club's behalf says family orientated Guiseley has enjoyed huge on-field success over the last three or four years

"This success has attracted crowds to Nethermoor that have increased year on year with our league average now approaching 700 and some 2,500 in attendance when we played Halifax and Chester."

In March this year Guiseley held an open day - attended by more than 100 - to allow local people to find out more about its stadium improvement plans.

And it is stressing its commitment to the local community.

The application says: "Away from the first team we continue to cement our place in the heart of the local community. Our Community Foundation is some two years old and has recently achieved charitable status as a CIO. The Foundation works with people of all ages, races and creeds to increase participation and promote healthy lifestyle. To this end it has run sports programmes that range from Archery, Football and Goalkeeper training for youngsters to chair based exercise classes for the over 60s.

"The club also formed a Football Academy at the start of the 2012/13 season and recruited 25 16 to 19 year olds who attend full time education in the morning and football training in the afternoon."

It adds: "The club's Community Foundation, now a charity in its' own right, has formed a partnership with Action for Children who will directly or indirectly be involved in these ground improvements."

The club says its current ground capacity of 3003, was just sufficient for the current division, but this would need to increase to 4000 if it gained promotion.

It added: "It should be stressed that whilst these minimum safe capacities have to be achieved they are above the likely average attendances by a factor of four. Capacity crowds are unlikely to occur more than once a year and are more likely to be a bi-annual event, if, indeed, that frequent."

If permission is granted it is planning to carry out the work in five phases. As well as increasing capacity, and the ability to segregate fans, Improvements will include a groundsman's compound, a community building, and a re-development of the dressing rooms to allow for use by female match officials.

The application says: "Consultations have taken place with the Cricket Club and the residents of Ings Crescent along with the local MP and councillors and we have modified our plans in line with some of their suggestions. We have also engaged Aireborough Voluntary Services for the Elderly Disabled and sought their input to the design."