Liverpool Football Club's planned expansion has been approved by the council subject to conditions and legal agreement.

The proposed expansion is just one element of a major regeneration plan which was announced by Liverpool City Council in October 2012 to transform the Anfield area. Liverpool FC committed to working with the council and Your Housing Group in support of their delivery of the regeneration plan and also confirmed its preference was to expand Anfield Stadium.

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The council's Planning Committee resolved to grant planning permission today for the expansion of the Club's Main Stand and for outline proposals to expand the Anfield Road Stand.

The redevelopment of the Main Stand could add an additional 8,500 seats, taking its capacity to nearly 21,000 and overall Anfield capacity to around 54,000.

The outline proposals for the Anfield Road Stand provide for an increase in its capacity of around 4,800 seats.

Construction work on the proposed Main Stand is expected to begin early next year and be completed in time for the 2016/17 season. Matches will continue to be played at Anfield during the construction work.

(CD/JP)