LFC looking at next step for road next to Anfield after expansion

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22-03-2025

Liverpool Football Club is considering plans for how an area around its famous Anfield Stadium will look in the future.
The club is consulting with residents living close to the stadium about the future of a section of Anfield Road, which was closed to drivers when work began to expand the stadium's Anfield Road Stand and has remained pedestrianised ever since.
Work to expand the stand by 7,000 seats began in 2021 but was delayed when the main contractor Buckingham Group filed for administration in August 2023.
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The project was completed in the 2023/24 season and has increased the stadium's overall capacity to 61,000.
Last year, LFC began consulting with local residents about the possibility of keeping the section of Anfield Road, which connects Stanley Park to Walton Breck Road via the 97th Avenue, permanently closed to motorists.
The news was met with a sharp objection from local resident and Liverpool Cllr Ellie Byrne at the time.
But now the club is looking to carry out a more detailed consultation with the residents who would be most directly affected by what happens to the stretch of Anfield Road in question, to find out what they think before any proposals are put forward for the longer term.
In a letter to those living in the immediate vicinity, LFC managing director Andy Hughes said: "You may be aware that in September 2024 we consulted the community and other key stakeholders on proposals to keep the section of highway at Anfield Road (in the vicinity of the stadium) free from traffic and to retain it as public realm for use by pedestrians and cyclists.
"We would like to reiterate that the purpose of this survey is not to re-run the previous consultation. That exercise provided some useful feedback, but before we make any decision on next steps, we need to understand how you have previously used the section of Anfield Road in question, how you use it now and, importantly, what your views are on it remaining closed to traffic.
"Following the close of the survey, we will review all feedback received to help us determine next steps. We will ensure members of the community and local stakeholders are kept informed about the progress and proposed way forward."
The survey, which can be found online here, will run until March 27. The club says it will then gather the evidence and use these views to inform what proposals it will come up with.
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