Newcastle United 70,000-seater stadium concept images have emerged as 28,000 protest Leazes Park plan
Newcastle City Council is under criticism from local wildlife organisations over the idea of Newcastle United erecting a new stadium on Leazes Park.
St James’ Park’s future took another turn earlier this week when a petition encouraging the council to reject any proposal to build a 70,000-seater “super stadium” on Leazes Park received 28,000 signatures. Newcastle United is yet to make a decision on the famous stadium, as Newcastle City Council has pointed out, but an air of inevitability has settled over Tyneside in recent months. The Telegraph claimed earlier this week that St James’ Park’s destiny might be decided this month, causing outrage among some local residents.
Save Newcastle Wildlife is behind the petition and has labelled any attempt to develop on Leazes Park as “scandalous” while fans wait in anticipation. The technical, financial, and, in many respects, political challenges that vacating the famous theatre presents have sparked a heated debate on Tyneside. Every Toon fan seemed to be having their say on social media on what the final choice should be. During the drama, stadium concept designer and 3D animator Damian Bosio shared numerous amazing solutions to the problem on his YouTube channel, Bondibot. The first option raises the Gallowgate End to the same level as the Milburn and Leazes stands. Second, Bosio suggests shifting the pitch entirely, allowing for more wiggle room in the Gallowgate and East Stands.
The final design depicts a new stadium that would encroach on Leazes Park, perhaps becoming a nightmare for local preservation groups. See all three propositions below.
1. Expanding the Gallowgate Stand
This would need constructing over the road and into Strawberry Place. | Bondibot
2. Removing the roof
The idea design entails removing the Gallowgate Stand roof and beginning the expansion across the road so that traffic can continue going through. | BondiBot.
3. One stand expansion
This expansion would not affect the East Stand, listed buildings, or the Leazes Conservation Area. | Bondibot
4. A significant expansion
The Gallowgate enlargement design would elevate the stand to the same level as the Milburn and Leazes stands. | BondiBot.
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