Dundee FC to submit application for new 12,500 capacity stadium

Dundee Football Club is preparing to submit a Planning Permission in Principle application this month to build a new mixed-use development including a 12,500 capacity stadium.The Scottish Premier League club has appointed Holmes Miller Architects, which will work in collaboration with local firm LJRH Architects, for the detailed design of the new “state of the art” arena that will replace the current Dens Park stadium, which dates back to 1899.The new stadium will feature a home-end safe-standing tribune, activated concourse areas and LED screens. The scheme will also feature a 1,000-capacity multi-use venue, a 120 room hotel with health and wellbeing facilities, Dundee FC training centre, residential development, a city crematorium, tiered hospitality experiences and a 250 capacity brewhall.Dundee FC and its appointed architects are committed to ensuring the new development will contribute to net zero. This will see a cycle hub, bus terminal, EV charging hubs and innovative energy storage solutions incorporated into the campus design.Dundee FC chief executive John Nelms said: “The project team have been working with an extensive planning and consultants team to ensure we have a robust business case and project evaluation prepared for the local council as part of the Planning Permission in Principle process.“We want to make Dundee Football Club and the stadium campus project a key part of the city’s regeneration and we have been encouraged by comments from the council that they are committed to helping remove barriers and working with developers to accelerate projects that will help the regeneration.“We look forward to working in partnership with the council throughout this process and want to give Dundee fans a stadium befitting our future ambitions, one that is viable seven days a week through various entertainment and event offerings – in addition to cheering on the Dark Blues.“It is our commitment to a bright and sustainable future for our club and the city and we are excited to share a glimpse of what that future will look like. We hope that as well as exciting fans, the visualisation of the new stadium shows we are determined to honour our history and heritage and make sure Dens Park, which has been our spiritual home for almost 125 years, can inspire the design of our new home and shape the club’s future.”Holmes Miller project director Ian Cooney said: “We’re delighted to be working with Dundee FC, and wider consultant team, to deliver this exciting vision. Dundee is a place beloved by its people and possesses many cultural assets, and this Project is an offering to a future-facing City. Holmes Miller’s design will offer a 21st century fan experience to engage a new generation of Dundee FC supporters and Citizens at this multi-use venue.“Our Stadium concept will embrace the spirit and heritage of Dens Park, with authenticity key to the design. It will be centred around a modern matchday experience for Dundee fans – with the ability to flex for a variety of cultural and civic events on non-matchdays.”Like what you’ve read?