Business group chaired by George Osborne takes aim at heritage groups opposed to Everton stadium plan

By Dave Rogers2020-09-14T05:00:00

Northern Powerhouse Partnership says objections are putting thousands of jobs at risk

A business group chaired by former chancellor George Osborne has accused heritage groups opposed to Everton’s plans for a new £1bn stadium of “unnecessarily” delaying the scheme and putting thousands of jobs at risk.

Historic England and the Victorian Society have both raised objections to the plan by the Premier League club saying the 53,000-seat stadium will cause irreversible harm to the grade II-listed setting of Bramley Dock in Liverpool.

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