Anfield Stadium expansion undergoes second consultation

Plans to extend the Anfield Road Stand of the Liverpool Football Club Stadium are set to undergo a second public consultation period following the updating of construction plans and the receipt of more than 800 public responses to the first public consultation which was held in December.

According to a recent press release from Liverpool FC, their plans to refurbish the Anfield Road Stand were mostly met with positive responses, although some constructive feedback was received in relation to the public disturbances caused by the necessary closure of Anfield Road.

In response to this, the revised plans that are being put forward by the football club detail a realignment of Anfield Road around the proposed expansion area in order to prevent permanent closure of the road.

The Chief Operating Officer at Liverpool FC, Andy Hughes stated: “The feedback of our local residents has been essential to the planning process of this proposed expansion.

“We have been very clear from the start that we will only proceed with this project if we have their co-operation, we have a financial model which offers economic stability and we can navigate the complex planning landscape.

“These updated plans reflect that we have listened and we thank all of those people who took the time to share their views with us in the initial stage of this process and look forward to more thoughts on the updates we have made.”

Plans to expand the Anfield Road Stand will increase the overall capacity of the stadium to 61,000 seat, increasing the current capacity by a figure of 7,000, with plans also detailing the addition the addition of a sports bar lounge area and hospitality facilities.

Public responses also requested that the stand capacity be increased further than the 7,000 extra seats but this is the largest possible increase within the required safety standards.

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