Scottish Premiership team, Aberdeen Football Club (AFC) has been given the green light to proceed with its new £50m stadium. A judge today rejected a legal appeal by a protest group against the club’s proposals.
The new 20,000-seater stadium will replace the existing Pittodrie Stadium. The £10m phase one of the development, which includes a training pavilion and a number of pitches, started in July last year, but objectors said the stadium should be located elsewhere.
AFC Chairman Stewart Milne commented, “The outcome of the judicial review is welcome news for the club, the Council and the wider region. We can now confidently complete phase one, the community sports hub and training facilities, and start moving towards delivery of phase two, AFC’s new stadium.
“We’ve already been engaging positively with local residents and community groups who support our plans. But, following today’s decision, we will reach out to the whole community, even those who have objected to the plans, so that we can work positively with them to deliver a community sports hub that meets their aspirations, best-in-class football training facilities and, ultimately, a stadium that the whole region can be proud of.”
The community sports hub and football training facilities will be completed this summer, with the stadium set to be open for the 2021/22 season.