Proposals for the redevelopment of Alexander stadium have been authorized by the council’s planning committee – marking a major milestone in the preparations for the Birmingham 2022 commonwealth Games.
At the heart of the wider effort to regenerate Perry Barr, the £72m plan will see the location ended up being a top notch location for diverse sporting, leisure, neighborhood as well as cultural events in the decades to come.
Initially, the stadium, at Walsall Road, Perry Barr, is set to be the focal point of the Birmingham 2022 Camiseta Rangers FC commonwealth Games, holding the opening as well as closing Ceremonies, in addition to the athletics events during the 11-day event which features 6,500 athletes as well as officials from 71 nations as well as territories.
The redeveloped stadium would boost its long-term seating capability from 12,700 to 18,000 enabling more than 30,000 during the games with extra temporary seating.
Post-Games it will be at the centre of a regenerated Perry Barr, which is getting more than £500m of investment in the coming years, which likewise includes new housing, improved deliver as well as associated upgrades to facilities as well as public space.
The revamped stadium is set to hold a variety of tenants including the world-famous Birchfield Harriers Athletics Club as well as Birmingham City University.
The stadium will provide a new house for the university’s sports as well as exercise students, bringing an interesting new partnership as well as function to the stadium beyond athletics – in addition to ending up being a focal point for a variety of leisure, health, wellbeing as well as neighborhood activities for regional residents as well as the wider general public.
Cllr Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, said:
We’ve always been remove that Birmingham 2022 is about much more than 11 days of amazing world-class sporting action. The games are about regeneration, improved health and wellness as well as wellbeing, promoting the city on a worldwide stage as well as building civic pride.
This specific plan is integral to all of those aims as well as benefits – the eyes of the commonwealth as well as indeed the wider world will be on the location during the Games, however the longer-term chances the improved stadium will offer a regenerated Perry Barr, as well as indeed the wider region as well as nation, mean the shipment of this plan is vital for the city’s future.
Abazz Shayaam-Smith, triple jumper as well as team England scholarship recipient, said:
The very first time I came right here I was 13 years old. Today was the very first day I have been to the track since they knocked down the primary stand, it’s going to be truly inspirational. I’ve seen the styles as well as it’s going to look truly good.
It’s truly important, not just for athletes contending however for exactly how many people like me will get to find into this track as well as be Camiseta Urawa Red Diamonds inspired.
To believe of exactly how many nations will come right here in 2022 as well as contend on this track it’s so exciting.
Deputy Mayor of the West Midlands, Cllr Bob Sleigh, added:
The West Midlands integrated Authority was delighted to contribute funding towards the redevelopment of the Alexander stadium as not only will it provide a world-class sporting arena at the heart of our region, it satisfies our aim of motivating economic growth, producing tasks as well as improving the health and wellness of citizens. It is excellent to see the job move towards the next stage of advancement as well as to see exactly how it is already inspiring our young athletes.
We are likewise investing in train, bus, tram as well as cycle routes across the whole region, which will not only satisfy the public deliver needs for Birmingham 2022 however serve the people of the West Midlands for many years to come.
Ian Reid, chief executive for Birmingham 2022, said:
The Alexander stadium is a pivotal location for the Birmingham 2022 commonwealth Games, as not only will it hold the track as well as field events for athletics however it’s likewise where we will stage our Camiseta SL Benfica official opening as well as closing ceremonies for the Games.
Today’s news that planning approval has been granted is therefore a key moment for us as the organisers of the games as well as one which we are delighted to be able to celebrate with our partners.
Birmingham City Council will be providing the new sections of the stadium as well as we look ahead to watching development over the next couple of years, ahead of us moving into the stadium when we provide the games in 2022.
Construction of the new stand will commence in spring of this year, with completion in late 2021. This will be complied with by test events ahead of the Birmingham 2022 commonwealth Games.
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