The community sports hub and football training facilities will be completed in Summer 2019, with the stadium set to be open for the 2021/22 season. New Aberdeen FC Chairman, Dave Cormack has outlined some details about the consultation with supporters on the plans for the… Read More. Aberdeen have put plans for their new £50million stadium on hold. Dave Cormack Outlines Stadium Consultation Details. Aberdeen completed phase one of the Kingsford project when opening the £13m Cormack Park training facility and community hub last October. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. The City Council has planning permission in principle for mixed use development.Loirston is included in this study but, after the Club had been granted planning permission, the City Council changed its policy and selected part of this site for the new City South Academy. Plans for a new stadium began when the club indicated that further development of In April 2009, the Arena Project Board recommended a site in In August 2014, Stewart Milne announced that because of the plans being rejected by the current Aberdeen City Council administration, the training facilities and new stadium would be built on two separate sites.
Last month, a report by Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce said the economic benefit of Aberdeen FC's planned new stadium could be greater than originally predicted. It is owned by Aberdeen City Council who will be seeking the best value possible e.g. Kingsford truly is the only remaining option. It’s very much in our own interests to ensure supporters come to the new stadium and Kingsford is only 5.9 miles from the city centre. It now seems set in stone that Aberdeen Football Club will finally get a new stadium and training complex at the Kingsford area of the city. The Dons had planned to replace Pittodrie with a state of the art new venue at Kingsford. ©2020 RedTop InterACTIVE from the Inverness Reds There are fears it could extend beyond then.To combat that, Cormack and investors ploughed £2m into the club and players and management took a voluntary four-month wage deferral of 10% to 30%.Aberdeen are committed to looking at options to get football back up and running quickly and safely, including playing matches behind closed doors.Cormack admits cash lost during the Covid-19 crisis will eat into finances available for the football operation and the new stadium at Kingsford.And he confirmed “all bets are off” on a timeframe for delivering the stadium, initially scheduled for 2023.Cormack said: “Delivering a top-class facility with all the fan experience and engagement we want to see is the smart thing for us to do – to move to Kingsford.“In saying that, all bets are off the table now with regards to timing until we get through this.“How long is a piece of string? Once we do that, we will take a deep breath, sleep on it and then give our perspective.”However, commercial director Rob Wicks admits any new stadium may have to be scaled down, including reducing the proposed 20,000 capacity.He said: “We are still firmly committed to the new stadium for all the reasons we have stated previously but we have to be realistic.“The unexpected financial challenges that have been brought up as a result of the pandemic means we are going to have to look really carefully at our plans and assess that with the timing of the move.”When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. NEW DATE: The SPE Aberdeen Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA) is the biggest and longest established oil, gas and renewables industry awards for the UK offshore… View Event. October 20, 2019, 10:30 am Updated: October 20, 2019, 10:34 am. We'd like to thank everyone who has followed the progress with the new stadium and training ground this year all… Read More. The details of this feasibility study are on the Council’s website along with all our documents associated with the planning application.This shows that many of the sites are either not large enough, unavailable or under multiple ownership making them unaffordable or more complicated to deliver. The redevelopment would cause significant disruption for local residents and traffic users in a densely-populated residential area for several years – and would cost as much, if not more, than a new, purpose-built stadium with training facilities.
Last month, a report by Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce said the economic benefit of Aberdeen FC's planned new stadium could be greater than originally predicted. It is owned by Aberdeen City Council who will be seeking the best value possible e.g. Kingsford truly is the only remaining option. It’s very much in our own interests to ensure supporters come to the new stadium and Kingsford is only 5.9 miles from the city centre. It now seems set in stone that Aberdeen Football Club will finally get a new stadium and training complex at the Kingsford area of the city. The Dons had planned to replace Pittodrie with a state of the art new venue at Kingsford. ©2020 RedTop InterACTIVE from the Inverness Reds There are fears it could extend beyond then.To combat that, Cormack and investors ploughed £2m into the club and players and management took a voluntary four-month wage deferral of 10% to 30%.Aberdeen are committed to looking at options to get football back up and running quickly and safely, including playing matches behind closed doors.Cormack admits cash lost during the Covid-19 crisis will eat into finances available for the football operation and the new stadium at Kingsford.And he confirmed “all bets are off” on a timeframe for delivering the stadium, initially scheduled for 2023.Cormack said: “Delivering a top-class facility with all the fan experience and engagement we want to see is the smart thing for us to do – to move to Kingsford.“In saying that, all bets are off the table now with regards to timing until we get through this.“How long is a piece of string? Once we do that, we will take a deep breath, sleep on it and then give our perspective.”However, commercial director Rob Wicks admits any new stadium may have to be scaled down, including reducing the proposed 20,000 capacity.He said: “We are still firmly committed to the new stadium for all the reasons we have stated previously but we have to be realistic.“The unexpected financial challenges that have been brought up as a result of the pandemic means we are going to have to look really carefully at our plans and assess that with the timing of the move.”When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. NEW DATE: The SPE Aberdeen Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA) is the biggest and longest established oil, gas and renewables industry awards for the UK offshore… View Event. October 20, 2019, 10:30 am Updated: October 20, 2019, 10:34 am. We'd like to thank everyone who has followed the progress with the new stadium and training ground this year all… Read More. The details of this feasibility study are on the Council’s website along with all our documents associated with the planning application.This shows that many of the sites are either not large enough, unavailable or under multiple ownership making them unaffordable or more complicated to deliver. The redevelopment would cause significant disruption for local residents and traffic users in a densely-populated residential area for several years – and would cost as much, if not more, than a new, purpose-built stadium with training facilities.