Exclusive new footage shows how the Crystal Palace Academy is developing after Bromley Council approved Planning Permission for the site earlier this year. "Furthermore, we are committed to having a transformational impact on the lives of the wider community and especially the 200 plus boys that are directly in our care at any one time, whether they make it to the professional ranks or not.

The Academy was granted Category 1 status in July this year, marking a landmark achievement in the club's history.

Banks explains link-up with new signing and how playing with Benteke feels, A central area of open-plan office and meeting spaces together with a restaurant common / meeting area that will be the hub of the Academy, linked to terraces overlooking the new ‘show pitch’, Four classrooms, open-plan office and meeting spaces, Campus-style internal and external refit to all buildings, Fourteen dressing rooms of differing sizes. The full fixture list for the Development squad’s exciting Category One debut season in Division Two can be found below: Crystal Palace Under-23s play Wolverhampton Wanderers as they hunt consecutive Premier League 2 victories on Monday (26th October, 14:00 GMT), and you can watch how the Eagles fare live from Selhurst... Palace Under-23s secured their first victory as a Premier League 2 side this afternoon, overcoming 10-man Burnley thanks to a Brandon Pierrick goal. Crystal Palace Under-23s' Scott Banks has been nominated for Premier League 2 Player of the Month after two stand-out performances in September. Shaun Derry’s side faced the Cottagers in pre-season, falling to a 2-0 defeat away from home, but will be looking to make amends when they make the trip to the Imber Court Sports Club next week. CRYSTAL PALACE have been promoted to Category One status and are now focused on becoming “one of the country’s leading Academies” to “capitalise on the hotbed of footballing talent in south London”. The enhanced site, which will be fully accessible, is to be made available for community use through the Palace for Life Foundation, as the charity continues its school holiday programmes, disability teams and community engagement initiatives, providing development opportunities for thousands of young south Londoners. Club Chairman Steve Parish said: "Achieving Category 1 status is the culmination of an immense amount of hard work from our staff, and it is an incredible achievement in such a short space of time since securing the land and planning permission. Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. To do this click on the cookie settings button below. The Premier League has awarded Crystal Palace F.C’s Academy Category 1 status following an independent assessment – the highest category possible for academies in the country. For more information, click the banner below. Plans to develop the Crystal Palace Academy into a Category 1 site have been supported by Bromley Council’s planning committee, heralding a new era for the club. Bromley Council’s Planning Department has formally granted Planning Permission for Crystal Palace FC’s Academy redevelopment works, following approval from the Greater London Authority. The club secured a long-term lease for the Academy site opposite its first-team training ground on Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, in December 2018, with planning permission for a major upgrade to facilities formally granted last month, with works well underway.

The decision means that the club will rank alongside 26 other elite Category 1 academies such as Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Both the Under-18s and U23s celebrated their first matches as Category 1 sides with solid results: the U18s winning 2-1 at Southampton and the U23s drawing 3-3 with West Bromwich Albion. READ NEXT: Banks explains link-up with new signing and how playing with Benteke feels. The decision means that the club will rank alongside 26 other elite Category 1 Academies such as Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. To do this click on the cookie settings button below. Crystal Palace Under-23s will begin life as a Category One Academy with an away trip to Fulham, Monday 14th September, 19:00 K.O. Crystal Palace's Academy enjoyed a phenomenal few days as both the Under-18s and Under-23s secured victories on the road.

Crystal Palace Football Club has revealed plans to develop its Academy site in Bromley in an attempt to secure Category 1 status in time for the commencement of the 2020/21 season, subject to planning permission. In order to use the live chat functionality you need to opt into live chat cookies. Development on the Academy on Copers Cope Road is now making significant progression, with the latest updates including: There is currently one full pitch in use at the Academy, with teams training at other Beckenham locations before their incredible new site is completed. Crystal Palace have been granted Category One academy status following the £20million investment in their development site. Developing the Bromley base will allow the club to provide first-class playing, training and education facilities to more than 220 young players on a single site opposite the first-team Training Ground, inspiring a new generation of local … The playing facilities will be enhanced and expanded to feature: Season Ticket holders for the 2019/20 season are being offered incredible benefits in return for transferring their refund towards further enhancing the Academy project by becoming Academy Founder Members, including an invitation to attend a first-team training session with a friend. With the 20/21 Academy season underway, we wanted to provide an update to our Academy Founder Members on all of the benefits they can look forward to, as well as information relating to the pandemic... Paddy McCarthy's Under-18 side's 2020/21 season starts this Saturday, away at fellow Londoners, Fulham. Four classrooms, open-plan office and meeting spaces, Campus-style internal and external refit to all buildings, and a new gym and sports science facility, Fourteen dressing rooms of differing sizes, A full-size DESSO main pitch (a hybrid grass surface composed of natural grass combined with artificial fibres) with under soil heating, A covered full-size 3G synthetic pitch, for all-weather use, Creation of six additional pitches of varying sizes for various age groups, a central area of open-plan office and meeting spaces together with a restaurant common / meeting area that will be the hub of the Academy, linked to terraces overlooking the new ‘show pitch’. The Premier League has awarded Crystal Palace F.C’s Academy Category 1 status following an independent assessment – the highest category possible for academies in the country. To watch the Video please enable "Targeting" in cookie settings. Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. "The whole Academy site will also be widely used by the club to enhance our presence in the community – not just the playing facilities. The pathway from Crystal Palace’s Academy to first-team has always been a well-trodden path and this looks set to continue after last night’s announcement that Bromley Council had approved the club’s... Plans to develop the Crystal Palace Academy into a Category 1 site have been supported by Bromley Council’s planning committee, heralding a new era for the club.

Palace has a rich history in developing world-class football talent, with 36 players coming through the Academy ranks to reach the first-team in the last 15 years, making more than 1,000 appearances collectively for the Eagles.