Laing O'Rourke is the main contractor for the scheme. Credit: via planning documents

Liverpool City Region plots £45m Everton stadium investment

The combined authority said it is considering a grant of up to £15m to help with infrastructure work for public space around Bramley-Moore Dock, and a loan of up to £30m towards the construction of the stadium.

The proposed loan would offer a return on investment with interest, which the combined authority could use to fund other projects.

If the plans are approved at a committee meeting on 24 September, then the money will be granted – provided Everton FC meets certain conditions. That includes targeting local spending, engaging with the local community, leading on health and wellbeing campaigns in North Liverpool, employing local residents and offering apprenticeships and creating sustainable programmes for skills education. Everton would also redevelop its current home, Goodison Park.

In a joint statement, Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, Halton Council leader Cllr Mike Wharton, Knowsley Council deputy leader Cllr Louise Harbour, Liverpool Mayor Joanne Anderson, Sefton Council leader Cllr Ian Maher, St Helens Council leader Cllr David Baines, and Wirral Council leader Cllr Janette Williamson said:

“This is not an investment in a football club but in an important project that will generate a myriad of social and economic benefits for communities across our region. From creating thousands of jobs, training and apprenticeship opportunities for local people, attracting hundreds of thousands of new visitors to our region and launching programmes that will help to tackle health and social inequalities, whilst supporting the vulnerable within our communities.

“The financial returns generated from this investment will ensure that we are able to invest in further regeneration projects and services across the city region. Given austerity and the financial constraints that local councils continued to face, this is an innovative way of generating new money and investing to improve our region.”

Constructing the new 52,888-seat stadium is a £500m project that will take three years to build. The combined authority said it believed the project would act as a catalyst towards regenerating Liverpool’s north docks.

The new Everton stadium is part of Peel L&P’s £5bn Liverpool Waters project. Everton FC estimates that when the stadium is complete, it will attract 1.4m visitors to Liverpool and boost the city’s economy by £1.3bn. Laing O’Rourke is the lead contractor on the project. Pattern Design is the architect, with Planit-IE acting as landscape architect. CBRE is the planning consultant for the scheme. Yorkshire-based Severfield is providing the steel for the project.

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I support LCR commitment to this crucial investment in North Liverpool that will, in effect, benefit the whole region. I do believe though that we have missed an opportunity here to build something really special by not incorporating a retractable roof into the design. Doing so would have given the region an unrivalled asset.

By David

What would happen if they didn’t get the money??

I can think of a lot of things in the city that £45m could pay for, that would guarantee to create and secure jobs.

By Jeff

I also support the LCR’s commitment, but it would be equally good to see the same level of commitment for outside the City of Liverpool boundary, within the LCR.

By Heswall

Sensible investment…..reasonable return and big regeneration benefit…makes sense . Also a great design!

By George

The more investment for North Liverpool, the better. It’s an absolute eyesore. How can you expect people to thrive in those downtrodden areas… the is welcome funding that should have been given decades ago. Better late than never I guess

By David

I don’t understand David’s comment about it being an eyesore and somehow holding people back.
It’s an industrial area. No one lives there or anywhere near it.

By Andy

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