Proposals for a 15,000-seater new stadium for Tranmere Rovers Football Club could get crucial backing from Wirral Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
The ‘Sports City’ project, a plan for land at the former Bidston Dock which would have a new ground as its centrepiece, could receive £100,000 from both authorities. The total project cost is estimated to be £100m, with the Sports City complex to potentially include a digital golf driving range and food and retail outlets, as well as the 15,000-capacity stadium which the club would have the ability to redevelop to enable 25,000 fans to fit inside.
A meeting of Wirral Council’s Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee, on June 13, must decide whether to accept a £100,000 grant from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) for a feasibility study, which will look at whether the project would work or not. If the project goes ahead, the club’s current Prenton Park ground would be made available for housing.
