LIVERPOOL FC: Club face fresh battle for planning permission

Jan 26 2008

THE revised stadium plan announced yesterday by Liverpool FC will require new planning applications, it was confirmed last night.

The club already has permission for HKS’s original 60,000-seater ground on Stanley Park, which was granted in November 2007.

That original stadium design envisaged 60,000 seats, with the option to later expand to 76,000 at a later date.

In January the Government decided not to “call in” those designs for further scrutiny.

However, because of changes to the stadium design – moving the underground car park, shrinking the concour- ses, and capacity rising to 71,000 – new permis- sions are needed.

It is understood the club will at first submit a variation to the existing permission, which could allow the work to start on the project within three months.

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It would then submit a new application to get consent for the 71,000 seats, requiring an envi- ronmental impact study and transport plan.