Residents are angry at what they see as the over-development of the site and will have the chance to have their say at a meeting at the stadium at 6.30pm on Thursday.

The report will also be discussed by Birmingham’s planning committee the same day, although no decision will be taken.

Several residents’ associations are battling what they see as the over-development of the site and have the backing of two city MPs, Roger Godsiff and Lynne Jones, plus local councillors.

There are a range of controversial issues, including permanent floodlights, demolition of houses, the inclusion of a hotel, offices, leisure complex, cafes and houses and the development of the ground itself.

Mr Godsiff, the Labour MP for Sparkbrook and Small Heath, said: “The facilities need updating and, if the proposal was to replace existing facilities with new ones roughly in line with the height and density, the club would have a powerful case. But the current proposal goes way beyond this. This project is about the incorporation of a sports village complex, with hotels, offices, apartments, pubs and bars.”

Mr Godsiff said the view taken by a Government planning inspector who refused the club permission to install permanent floodlights nine years ago was still relevant now.

On that occasion, officials decided the lights would have been “unacceptably dominating” for residents

He has instead suggested retractable floodlights would be a suitable, if more expensive, compromise.