Liverpool Football Club has opened a first-stage public consultation exercise to share early ideas for the proposed expansion of the Anfield Road Stand and to listen to the views from the local community, local businesses, supporters and key stakeholders.
The current proposals would see the capacity of the Anfield Road Stand increase by around 7,000 seats, the majority of which will be general admission with some sports bar/lounge hospitality being offered.
Should the expansion go ahead it would take the overall stadium capacity at Anfield to over 61,000.
Andy Hughes, Chief Operating Officer, Liverpool FC said:
For any expansion to the Anfield Road Stand to go ahead we need certainty on three key areas. Firstly that we are able to reach an agreement with local residents, businesses and community groups that they will allow the expansion plan to take place which will mean closing a short section of Anfield Road between 96 Avenue and Skerries Road. Secondly, that we have the right sustainable financial and economic model in place to deliver a long term sustainable Anfield and lastly, that we are able to successfully navigate the complex planning landscape. We need to be satisfied on all three points for work to proceed. We are working towards creating an expanded Anfield Road Stand which will see around 7,000 additional seats. The majority of these seats will be for general admission use and we expect some seats will be allocated for a sports bar/lounge type hospitality in order to ensure the economic viability of the expansion. Further profiling is needed and we expect to provide more detail at the second stage consultation early next year. These first-stage consultation sessions we are holding are crucial as they will be used to inform the design proposals we are developing, which in turn will help us to make a decision on whether to proceed with the expansion as a whole.
The plans for the proposed Anfield Road Stand expansion is also exploring the opportunity for permanent permission to hold concerts and other major events at Anfield Stadium, including other sporting events such as Gaelic games and American Football outside of the match-day calendar.
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