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Post by Everton News. on Dec 23, 2019 7:59:21 GMT
CEO ON WHY NEW EVERTON STADIUM IS 'HUGE STATEMENT OF INTENT'Denise Barrett-Baxendale discusses Bramley-Moore Dock and Goodison legacy project.The design of both North and South stand lower tiers will make it easy to adopt rail seating and, should legislation change in the future, they could also be converted into areas for safe standing - offering supporters flexibility in the future. Bramley-Moore Dock’s location within Liverpool’s World Heritage Site and its status as a conservation area have been fundamental to how the project has been designed and planned. Working closely with Liverpool City Council and heritage bodies, the stadium has been designed to respect and preserve the heritage of the area, while bringing a derelict dockland site back into productive use. A water channel would be maintained to the west of the stadium to ensure the visual continuity of the dock system – a key feature of the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Site – with the historic dock wall on the western side of the channel exposed. The site’s Grade II Listed Hydraulic Tower would be restored to create a unique visitor attraction, attracting tourists on non-matchdays, and a range of Bramley-Moore Dock’s historic features, including capstones, mooring posts and old railway tracks, will be restored. Colin Chong, Stadium Development Director at Everton, added: “This project has been designed from the ground up with the site’s heritage in mind – getting this right has always been our priority. “We have invested an enormous amount of resource and effort in creating a design that not only respects and looks at home in a dockland setting but will also restore and preserve the historic features of Bramley-Moore Dock and, importantly, open a currently inaccessible site to the public. “We have worked closely with Liverpool City Council and heritage organisations as the plans have evolved and our final proposals include a significant amount of environmental remediation work, along with measures to restore and preserve key aspects of the dock. “We are immensely proud to submit our proposals for what I believe is one of the most exciting development projects in world football.” The next step is for Liverpool City Council to review and process the significant and complex application, which will take time due to the scale of the submission, before starting their formal consultation period. The Club, being advised by the CBRE UK Planning & Development team, has worked closely with the Liverpool Planning Authority and Historic England to shape the application and ensure the required detail is included to enable the proposals to be appropriately considered. To be kept up to date with activity on the project, please visit the campaign website www.peoples-project.co.uk or follow The People’s Project social media channels. Everton FC
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Post by Everton News. on Dec 23, 2019 8:21:26 GMT
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Post by Everton News. on Dec 23, 2019 8:21:52 GMT
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Post by Everton News. on Dec 23, 2019 8:22:16 GMT
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Post by Everton News. on Dec 23, 2019 8:22:37 GMT
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