Aberdeen Football Club is asking fans to share their views on plans to build a new stadium next to the club’s spiritual home at Pittodrie.
Click here to take the survey.
The club has been working with Aberdeen City Council on the designs and outline business case for a new stadium and community sports complex, incorporating an ice rink and leisure centre.
As part of the overall City Centre Masterplan, the regeneration of the beachfront will improve the connectivity between the city centre and the boulevard.
A new stadium as a focal point would be the catalyst for the redevelopment of facilities to deliver a world-class community sports complex, revitalising the beach area.
The council’s public consultation on the City Centre Masterplan revealed that the top two priorities for the citizens of Aberdeen were improvements to Union Street and keeping the club in the beach area.
With stunning views out to sea, the new stadium could be a beacon of sporting excellence, sustainability and community, attracting fans, citizens and visitors alike. Through collaboration and economies of scale, a new stadium and sports complex are affordable and deliverable for both the council and the club.
A club spokesman said: “First it was Bellfield, then Loirston and, finally we thought, Kingsford. Finding a new home has been a long and arduous process for the club.
“Having secured planning consent for Kingsford in 2018, the club quickly built the new training facilities, while plans for the adjacent stadium were contingent on meeting planning conditions and securing funding. The global pandemic put the brakes on this.
“Towards the end of 2019, recognising the urgent need to retain footfall in a city centre devastated by the withdrawal of major retail brands, the council approached the club to explore the potential of locating our new stadium at the beach.
“The aim is to place the stadium at the heart of the regeneration of the beachfront on land that was previously unavailable to us.”
The outline business case will go before the Council in June.
The club has asked fans for their views on the plans. Click here to take the survey.
It has also asked fans to make their views known to councillors and the local media by writing letters and sharing opinions on social media using the hashtag #TeamABERDEEN.