REPRESENTATIVES from the England and Wales Cricket Board visited Bristol this week to see revised plans to redevelop the county cricket ground in Ashley Down.
The board decides which cricket clubs are allowed to host international matches.
The visit follows Gloucestershire County Cricket Club's submission of new plans to lower a controversial proposed apartment block.
The club says it needs to build 147 apartments to fund a makeover of the ground in Nevil Road to improve its chances of holding international matches.
The club currently holds a conditional Category B status but needs to improve its facilities in order to retain this standard.
As part of normal procedure, the ECB visits clubs looking to achieve an upgrade in status to learn of the progress of planning applications and collect feedback from the local community.
This included a meeting with council deputy leader Simon Cook.
Tom Richardson, the club's chief executive, said: "It is great to have the ECB in Bristol to discuss how we are getting on and what the new plans look like, as well as updating them on our pre-application consultation and the feedback we have received.
"We have, of course, been in close contact with the ECB throughout all of our activities and we will continue to keep them up to date on proceedings as we move forwards."
Gordon Hollins, from the ECB, said: "It is a major part of our work to ensure that we keep up to speed with the clubs that are pursuing redevelopment plans and are interested to discuss them with the key stakeholders involved in this process.
"Building on the success of the county clubs is central to creating the right infrastructure for the sport to grow and develop and our job is to help oversee this process in line with the overall national picture."
Mr Cook said: "The cricket club plays a very important role in the city and I am very keen to see international cricket remain at Nevil Road.
"This will be a good opportunity to stress our support for the club's ambitions to the ECB, although the specific issue of the future planning application is of course a matter for the independent planning committee to decide."
The revised plans remove one storey from the block, so it is six storeys high instead of seven. To accommodate 12 flats, the block would be extended towards Kennington Avenue.
Councillors are expected to decide on the revised planning application in May.
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