In October 2002 while still playing at Griffin Park, following several years of speculation about a possible relocation, Brentford Football Club announced plans to move to a 20,000-capacity stadium near Kew Bridge.

After several years of uncertainty, the project was suddenly brought back to public attention in late 2007 when the club announced that it had secured an option on the site.

A Compulsory Purchase Order was approved for the remaining land in the summer of 2014[9] and although negotiations continued, a number of objections to the CPO resulted in a further hearing in September 2015.

[17] Sergi Canos scored both Brentford goals to give the home side a 2–0 lead before Oxford United staged a late comeback.

The first league game to take place at the stadium was a 3–0 win over Huddersfield Town on 19 September, with goals coming from Josh Dasilva, Bryan Mbeumo and Marcus Forss.

[21] On 15 August 2016, rugby union club London Irish announced that discussions were ongoing with the borough for a move to the new stadium as tenants of Brentford.

London Irish were suspended from the league ahead of the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby season and subsequently entered administration meaning their future remains uncertain.

There are proposals to re-open a passenger rail route from Willesden and Brent Cross through to Hounslow via a station at Lionel Road using one of these freight lines (the 'West London Orbital' scheme).