sportsmanagement.co.uk
February 2020 Vol 24
@sportsmag
Liverpool unveils Anfield expansion plans Liverpool FC has revealed KSSdesigned plans for a £60m expansion of its Anfield stadium and has begun a second-stage public consultation on the proposals. The plans to expand Anfield, which were first revealed in 2014, were developed following the takeover of the club by FSG in 2010 – putting an end to discussions about a potential move to a new stadium. Work to expand the Main Stand was completed in 2016, increasing the capacity of Anfield by about 8,500 to 54,074. An update on the Anfield Road project in June 2018 had cast some doubt on whether it would come to fruition, with the club trying to balance the demand for more seats with commercial viability.
■■The expansion is due to be completed in 2022
The club reaffirmed its intention to take the project forward in August
our local residents has been essential to
2019 – allowing existing outline planning
the planning process of the proposed
permission to lapse so that "ambitious
expansion. We have been very clear from
new plans" could be pursued.
the start that we will only proceed with
Andy Hughes, chief operating officer at Liverpool FC, said: "The feedback from
this project if we have their co-operation."
The feedback from our local residents has been essential to the planning process Andy Hughes
More: http:moRe //lei.sr/G4D2X_P Read online
BUYeRs' GUIDes MAJOR PROJECT
BIRMINGHAM 2022
Turning the Bee Network into a 'national blueprint' Andy Burnham on ambitious cycling project
p7
£72m Alexander Stadium revamp approved Commonwealth Games venue plans get go-ahead
p10
p27
