History-heritage-rich Elland Road rejig plans

Image: KSS Design

The KSS Design Group announced that the Premier League team – the Leeds United F.C. – has submitted a planning application to the Leeds City Council for the enhancement of their home field – the Elland Road Stadium in West Yorkshire, England (UK).

A ‘LinkedIn Post by KSS Design Group’ stated, “This marks an exciting milestone for the project and the club following the conclusion of thorough public consultations throughout April, May and June during which the supporters and the local community were invited to share feedback on the proposals. We look forward to progressing the design to the next stage.”

The results from the consultation questionnaire were overwhelmingly in favor with 98 percent of the respondents supporting the club’s overall proposals to enhance the Elland Road Stadium.

The ‘LinkedIn Post by KSS Design Group’ further stated, “We are proud to be working alongside the Leeds United F.C. and a dedicated team led by the Rise Property Development and Investment Limited to ensure the expansion delivers world-class facilities while preserving and enhancing the unique and iconic atmosphere of the Elland Road Stadium.”

The KSS Design Group is an award-winning AJ100 chartered architecture, interior and graphic design practice based in Central London and Sevenoaks, Kent (UK). They specialize in the design of the major sports venues and the training facilities, the educational projects and the residential developments and have a reputation for providing high-quality design backed by sound commercial judgement and a client-focused professional service.

Image: KSS Design

The Rise Property Development and Investment Limited is a privately-owned property development, investment and consultancy company specializing in large-scale mixed-use projects across the United Kingdom and are based in London. They work across the full spectrum of asset classes providing a full suite of services to their partners, from identifying the sites, funding, acquisition, feasibility, design, planning, development, construction, and delivery, to branding, marketing, sales, lettings, and operations.

The Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (UK). The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The Elland Road Stadium serves as their home ground.

The 37,645-capacity Elland Road or the Elland Road Stadium is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (UK) which has been the home of the Leeds United F.C. since the club’s formation in 1919. The stadium is the 14^th-largest football stadium in England.

Comments raised throughout the consultation period have been reflected within the planning application.

Image: KSS Design

Further results showed that 97 percent of the respondents supported an increase in capacity, 98 percent of the respondents supported the design plans and 99 percent of the respondents supported the economic benefits being delivered locally.

The application includes a detailed plan for the West Stand along with an outline application for the North Stand.

This evolution and revitalization of the Elland Road Stadium will provide greatly improved general admission and hospitality facilities taking the overall estimated capacity to 53,000 thus helping the club meet the demand for tickets with 26,000 supporters currently on the season ticket waiting list.

Gushed Morrie Eisenberg, Leeds United Chief Business Officer, “We are delighted to submit a planning application to the Leeds City Council on schedule with our proposed timeline of the project. This is a result of the hard work of everyone involved over the past 18 months where the designs and concepts have been developed to revitalize the Elland Road Stadium whilst preserving the unique history and heritage it holds. I would like to thank everyone who took the time to go to the public exhibition at the Centenary Pavilion and the consultation sessions in the local community with over 1,800 people visiting in person and those who completed the questionnaire and provided us with invaluable comments and feedback which have all been considered. As a club we believe this development will provide great economic benefits to the local community and will prove to be a catalyst for the regeneration of the area.”

A final decision on the application is now expected to be made within approximately 13 weeks.

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