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The reorganisation of the club after Farmer took control meant that there was no real pressure to move, as he also owned Easter Road.<ref name = "Inglis451"/> The Hibs board made an assessment, however, that the ground could not be renovated in a cost-effective fashion before the August 1994 deadline set by the Taylor Report.<ref name = "Inglis451">{{harvnb|Inglis|1996|p=451}}</ref> Hibs proposed in January 1992 to sell Easter Road and move to a site owned by Farmer in [[Straiton, Loanhead|Straiton]].<ref name = "hearts share">{{cita noticia|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article1144477.ece|obra=[[The Sunday Times]]|editorial=News International|fecha=22 de junio de 2003|apellido=Buckland|nombre=Simon|fechaacceso=15 de marzo de 2011|título=Sleeping with the enemy}}</ref> Hibs also invited Hearts to share this stadium, as their proposal for a site in Millerhill had been rejected by planners.<ref name = "Inglis451"/> Those plans were scaled down in 1993 when [[Lothian Regional Council]] refused to allow the rest of the Straiton site to be used for commercial development.<ref name = "Inglis451"/> The Hibs board continued to back the Straiton proposal and they insisted the installation of bucket seats in the uncovered South Terrace was merely to comply with the Taylor Report deadline.<ref name = "Inglis451"/> This measure also reduced the capacity of Easter Road to 13,500.<ref name = "Inglis451"/>
 
Later in 1994, however, the Straiton proposals were abandoned and Easter Road underwent major redevelopment in 1995.<ref name = "Inglis451"/><ref name = "hearts share"/> Stands behind each goal were built at a cost of £8 million, increasing the capacity to 16,531.<ref name = "firm favourite"/><ref name = "farmer stake"/><ref name = "Inglis452"/> The ground was made all seated by the installation of bucket seats in the East Terrace during 1995.<ref name = "firm favourite">{{cita noticia|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Fans39-favourite-to-make-its.6094654.jp |editorial=Johnston Press|obra=[[The Scotsman]] |título=Fans' favourite to make its last stand as sun sets on the East |fecha=23 de febrero de 2010 |fechaacceso=23 de febrero de 2010 |apellido=Leslie |nombre=Colin}}</ref><ref name = "east stand timeline"/> Views of the pitch from this stand were somewhat restricted by supporting pillars.<ref name = "firm favourite"/> The Easter Road slope, which meant that the north end of the pitch was 1.8 metres lower than the south, was removed at the end of the [[1999–2000 in Scottish football|1999–2000 season]].<ref name = "slope removed"/><ref>{{cita noticia|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/european/hibs_dig_deep_to_put_easter_road_on_level_1_461951|título=Hibs dig deep to put Easter Road on level |obra=Edinburgh Evening News|editorial=Johnston Press|fecha=10 de mayo de 2000|fechaacceso=30 de octubre de 2011}}</ref> The West Stand was built in 2001 to replace the ageing main stand,<ref name = "east stand timeline"/> increasing capacity to 17,500.<ref>{{cita noticia|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Capacity+crowdto+welcome+Sauzee.-a078615673|título=Capacity crowd to welcome Sauzee|obra=[[Daily Mirror]]|editorial=Trinity Mirror|fecha=26 de septiembre de 2001|fechaacceso=30 de octubre de 2011|nombre=|apellido=}}</ref>
 
Despite this development work, a move to a shared stadium in Straiton was again proposed in 2003.<ref name = "2003 groundshare">{{cita noticia|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2993214.stm|título=Capital groundshare plan|obra=BBC Sport|editorial=BBC|fecha=16 de junio de 2003|fechaacceso=30 de octubre de 2011}}</ref> Hibs hoped that selling the Easter Road site would allow them to clear their debts and reduce costs.<ref name = "2003 groundshare"/> Club director [[Rod Petrie]] commented that any decision would be based on financial grounds and after consultation with the fanbase, as the club were not being forced to move.<ref name = "hearts share"/> Farmer expressed support for further redeveloping Easter Road, if it could be part of a viable business plan.<ref>{{cita noticia|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/3122940.stm|título=Farmer backs Easter Road|editorial=BBC|obra=BBC Sport |fecha=19 de septiembre de 2003|fechaacceso=15 de marzo de 2011}}</ref> During the consultation, Farmer said that his main priority was ensuring the club's survival and denied that any deal had been concluded.<ref>{{cita noticia|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/european/hibs_survival_is_my_desire_1_893074|título=Hibs' survival is my desire|obra=The Scotsman|editorial=Johnston Press|fecha=19 de septiembre de 2003|fechaacceso=30 de octubre de 2011}}</ref> The consultation found that the fans were largely opposed to the Straiton proposal, which the club eventually abandoned.<ref name = "straiton dead">{{cita noticia|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20031102/ai_n12586445/|título=Straiton dead end unites the Hibs family|editorial=Herald & Times Group|obra=[[Sunday Herald]]|fecha=2 de noviembre de 2003|fechaacceso=15 de marzo de 2011}}</ref> To remove part of the debt, the club sold some land to the east of the stadium that had previously been used for car parking.<ref>{{cita noticia|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/cash-from-hibs-land-sale-will-not-be-handed-to-williamson-1.137692|título=Cash from Hibs' land sale will not be handed to Williamson |nombre=Rob|apellido=Robertson|obra=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|editorial=Herald & Times Group|fecha=2 de diciembre de 2002|fechaacceso=30 de octubre de 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cita noticia|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/european/hibernian_lose_163_1_9m_but_car_park_sale_cuts_debt_to_163_10m_1_556711|título=Hibernian lose £1.9m but car park sale cuts debt to £10m|obra=Edinburgh Evening News |editorial=Johnston Press|fecha=1 de octubre de 2004|fechaacceso=30 de octubre de 2011}}</ref> Selling players, including [[Steven Whittaker]], [[Scott Brown (Scottish footballer)|Scott Brown]], [[Kevin Thomson]] and [[Steven Fletcher (footballer)|Steven Fletcher]], also funded these debts and further work.<ref name = "mark of progress"/>