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| Everton's Bramley-Moore Dock stadium given council approval | Everton's Bramley-Moore Dock stadium given council approval |
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| Everton could host games at Bramley-Moore Dock by 2024 | Everton could host games at Bramley-Moore Dock by 2024 |
| Everton FC's plans for a new 52,000-seater stadium have been unanimously approved by city councillors. | Everton FC's plans for a new 52,000-seater stadium have been unanimously approved by city councillors. |
| The club said the Bramley-Moore Dock site will be a "world-class addition" to the city's waterfront and hopes to host games there in 2024. | The club said the Bramley-Moore Dock site will be a "world-class addition" to the city's waterfront and hopes to host games there in 2024. |
| The £500m scheme which it's claimed will create 15,000 jobs will now go to the government for the final say. | The £500m scheme which it's claimed will create 15,000 jobs will now go to the government for the final say. |
| Outline plans for a series of community-led developments at Everton's Goodison Park site were also approved. | |
| Historic England had objected to the new stadium on Bramley-Moore Dock saying it could harm the city's heritage but this was dismissed by the city's planning committee. | Historic England had objected to the new stadium on Bramley-Moore Dock saying it could harm the city's heritage but this was dismissed by the city's planning committee. |
| ✅|🏟| APPROVED - A detailed planning application for a new 52,888 capacity stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock has been approved by @lpoolcouncil. Our outline plans for Goodison Park are due to be heard next... pic.twitter.com/EY84xNDc3r | ✅|🏟| APPROVED - A detailed planning application for a new 52,888 capacity stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock has been approved by @lpoolcouncil. Our outline plans for Goodison Park are due to be heard next... pic.twitter.com/EY84xNDc3r |
| The Premier League club, which has been at Goodison Park since 1892, said it had been looking for a new home for 25 years due to limitations at its current home. | The Premier League club, which has been at Goodison Park since 1892, said it had been looking for a new home for 25 years due to limitations at its current home. |
| The development would be the "most inclusive and sustainable" stadium in the UK and would "preserve the area's heritage", Everton's chief executive officer Prof Denise Barrett-Baxendale told the meeting. | The development would be the "most inclusive and sustainable" stadium in the UK and would "preserve the area's heritage", Everton's chief executive officer Prof Denise Barrett-Baxendale told the meeting. |
| She said it was a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to regenerate one of the city's most deprived areas, creating thousands of jobs and be a "key part in the region's post-pandemic recovery plan". | She said it was a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to regenerate one of the city's most deprived areas, creating thousands of jobs and be a "key part in the region's post-pandemic recovery plan". |
| Under the plans, the 52,888-seater ground could host up to four pop concerts a year as well as weddings, funerals, Christmas parties and conferences. | Under the plans, the 52,888-seater ground could host up to four pop concerts a year as well as weddings, funerals, Christmas parties and conferences. |
| And the club's current Goodison Park site is to be converted to "high-quality, affordable housing, a health centre, retail and leisure spaces and a youth enterprise zone" for the Walton community. | And the club's current Goodison Park site is to be converted to "high-quality, affordable housing, a health centre, retail and leisure spaces and a youth enterprise zone" for the Walton community. |
| The ground would be built within Liverpool's World Heritage Site | The ground would be built within Liverpool's World Heritage Site |
| By BBC Merseyside political reporter Claire Hamilton | By BBC Merseyside political reporter Claire Hamilton |
| "I've got shivers down my spine. First the derby and then this - what a week!" | "I've got shivers down my spine. First the derby and then this - what a week!" |
| Everton fans have a lot to celebrate. After a 25-year search, a new stadium could be on the horizon. | Everton fans have a lot to celebrate. After a 25-year search, a new stadium could be on the horizon. |
| That famous horizon - Liverpool's waterfront - is a World Heritage site. It's been on UNESCO's "in danger" list since plans for tall buildings were first mooted in 2012. | That famous horizon - Liverpool's waterfront - is a World Heritage site. It's been on UNESCO's "in danger" list since plans for tall buildings were first mooted in 2012. |
| Those skyscrapers haven't materialised, and this stadium might beat them to it. | Those skyscrapers haven't materialised, and this stadium might beat them to it. |
| The planning committee had to decide whether the public benefit of the new stadium outweighed the harm to the heritage assets of the site... and they decided that they did. | The planning committee had to decide whether the public benefit of the new stadium outweighed the harm to the heritage assets of the site... and they decided that they did. |
| The Secretary of State will now decide whether to overturn or uphold the committee's decision, and the UNESCO World Heritage status will be reviewed later this year. | The Secretary of State will now decide whether to overturn or uphold the committee's decision, and the UNESCO World Heritage status will be reviewed later this year. |
| Club chairman Bill Kenwright said: "Whilst today is just one more step in our long journey, it is a very important one. | Club chairman Bill Kenwright said: "Whilst today is just one more step in our long journey, it is a very important one. |
| "It's been a good week for Everton and Evertonians." | "It's been a good week for Everton and Evertonians." |
| Historic England said that while it supports Everton's need for a "state-of-the-art" stadium and the benefits it could bring, it advised the council to refuse the application. | Historic England said that while it supports Everton's need for a "state-of-the-art" stadium and the benefits it could bring, it advised the council to refuse the application. |
| In a statement, it said the plan to infill the dock would "fundamentally change its historic character" and result in "substantial harm" to the significance of the Grade II listed dock. | In a statement, it said the plan to infill the dock would "fundamentally change its historic character" and result in "substantial harm" to the significance of the Grade II listed dock. |
| It added it could also damage the waterfront's World Heritage Site status. | It added it could also damage the waterfront's World Heritage Site status. |
| The news was a "very important step", says Everton FC chairman Bill Kenwright | The news was a "very important step", says Everton FC chairman Bill Kenwright |
| The club said it had committed to spending £55m in preserving and celebrating the heritage assets as well as creating a heritage centre around the currently derelict Hydraulic Tower. | The club said it had committed to spending £55m in preserving and celebrating the heritage assets as well as creating a heritage centre around the currently derelict Hydraulic Tower. |
| Green party group leader councillor Tom Crone had raised concerns about the environmental impact of the scheme. | Green party group leader councillor Tom Crone had raised concerns about the environmental impact of the scheme. |
| He said he felt "reasonably reassured" with the club promising alternative forms of transport but added that would like to see "good footpaths" to the stadium. | He said he felt "reasonably reassured" with the club promising alternative forms of transport but added that would like to see "good footpaths" to the stadium. |
| The proposals will now be referred to the Secretary for State of Housing, Communities and Local Government for consideration. | The proposals will now be referred to the Secretary for State of Housing, Communities and Local Government for consideration. |
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