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English soccer giants Liverpool are set to scrap their existing plans to redevelop Anfield in favour of exploring an ‘ambitious new’ blueprint to take the stadium’s capacity above 60,000.
The Premier League club had initially planned to add a further 4,000 seats to their historic 54,074-capacity home and were given until next month to submit a detailed blueprint for the expansion.
However, Liverpool will allow that outline planning permission to lapse, freeing up the club to work on alternative options with a view to submitting a new planning application for a larger scheme in due course.
The reigning European champions have reaffirmed that the redevelopment will still be focused on the Anfield Road stand, which currently seats just under 10,000 supporters.
The Merseyside club will now enter a period of consultation with the local community and key stakeholders to decide whether to press ahead with the project.
“The progress that has been made during ongoing feasibility studies has resulted in us being in a position to allow the outline planning permission to lapse,” said Andy Hughes, Liverpool’s chief operating officer. “We are committed to working with local residents, planning officials and others as we now focus on the detail behind any proposed redevelopment for Anfield Road.
“Throughout this process, we have been clear that our objective is to find the best possible solution for Anfield Road and that remains the case.”
Liverpool last redeveloped Anfield in 2016 when they added 9,000 seats to the Main Stand to bring the stadium’s capacity up to 54,074. That project was funded with a UK£110 million loan from the club’s parent company, Fenway Sports Group.
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