http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2007/08/09/turbine-and-skywalk-plan-for-new-anfield-stadium-64375-19597959/I've read around most of the other threads and haven't seen this article mentioned before. Apologies if its been mentioned already but i did have a good look before posting...
From my understanding of the way this article in the daily post is worded there will be '1000' corporate seats in the new Kop (I hope its just badly written). I'm just assuming this as it says "17,800 seats and 1000 thousand corporate seats" that means the capacity of the Kop will be 18,800 which is in line with the capacity being quoted constantly (too few IMO). See line highlighted in bold in the article below... Of course I hope I'm wrong but thats my impression... If you look at the plans you can see the white gap along the middle of the Kop and through the East stand which i was presuming was for the suites as they appear to be centered in the middle of the stands which seems to be customary in most stadiums throughout the world. If anyone would be so kind to point out that I'm wrong I'd be really relieved...I read what shanklygates posted about the viewing platform and disabled access but in a later post he mentions that he assumes that its a disabled area but didn't ask or receive confirmation. If I've misread that I apologise but thats how it looked to me.
Regarding the extra capacity I just imagained they would build the stands with excess space in the upper tiers of all of them to fit the extra seats. Therefore should they receive planning all they would have to do is fill in the empty spaces with seats meaning the overall structure of the stadium doesn't have to change, the work could be easily carried out and there would be little our no distruption. I don't see the point in their being a stand opposite the kop, comparable in size, or heaven forbid...even bigger...
LIVERPOOL FC’s new Anfield stadium will have a “skywalk” at the top of the Kop offering views across the city to Wales, the Daily Post can reveal.
It also emerged last night that it is likely to be one of the greenest in the Premiership when built as the club aims to make it “carbon neutral” and hopes to instal a wind turbine in future.
The new details were revealed after the 23 documents for the new 60,000-seater stadium were made available to the public for viewing at Liverpool city council.
The plans also show that the new £300m stadium would be capable of being classed as 5* by UEFA, making it capable of staging international games and club finals.
An architects drawing of the seatin arrangement inside the new Anfield
Although the application does not discuss where the additional 16,000 seats the club may include in future will be situated, it seems clear from the plans they would go in the north stand as it would currently only have 4,200 seats in 28 rows.
The west stand will have 12,000 seats over three tiers with a total of 97 rows. The east stand will have 25,000 seats in two tiers with a total of 108 rows.
The Kop will have a 17,800 capacity over 95 rows, and there will be 1,000 seats in suites.According to the plans: “The Skywalk/terrace comprises a dedicated route by stair and lift to the top of the Kop stand where the public may enjoy a restaurant, cafe and bar that is unique in its setting; extending onto a large open terrace with views north and south into the bowl and pitch, across the city north to the counties beyond and south over the Mersey to Wales.”
It would be open every day apart from match days, and the south-east and south-west corners of the stadium will remain open during park opening hours, except on match days.
Inside new Anfield
“This provides the opportunity for the public to wander into these parts of the building, to visit the shop and museum or simply glimpse views down onto the pitch,” states the documents.
“Within the southern (Kop) end of the stadium, will be a museum facility charting this club in the context of developments within English and European football.”
The ground will also have a rainwater retention system with subterranean tanks “which collect all roof water and rain water from the concourse for re-use”.
The system will serve watering of the pitch, vegetation on the building’s perimeter, flushing toilets and urinals, and general cleaning functions.
It is the club’s “intention to explore opportunities to supplement the development proposals with a future related application for a wind turbine to serve the development.
“That turbine will make both the stadium and park self-sufficient in energy.
“The intention is to install a number of ‘living walls’ along the base of the northern facade of the stadium. These walls, a direct substitute for any cladding material, will be irrigated by recycled water from the stadium roof and consist of a number of hardy pre-dominantly native shrubs and perennial plants.”
