Everton’s £500m stadium gets planning go-ahead

By Tom Lowe2021-02-23T12:38:00

Planners voted unanimously in favour of Laing O’Rourke scheme this morning

Everton’s plans for a new home ground have taken a step forward this morning after Liverpool city council voted unanimously to approve proposals for the club’s new £500m stadium.

The council’s planning committee all voted in favour of the scheme in a virtual meeting, concluding that the benefits of the 53,000-seat stadium outweighed any potential harm to its grade II-listed site at Bramley-Moore Dock on the banks of the river Mersey.

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