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Project
Wembley Stadium
The FA Group
A landmark project for Lichfields has resulted in one of the world’s most recognisable stadiums. Our initial work – for Sport England – involved assessing five bids for the new English National Stadium. Lichfields subsequently formed part of an international team of consultants, including architects World Stadium Team (Foster + Partners and Populous – previously HOK Sport) and led the successful planning application process. This included securing listed building consent to demolish the old Wembley Stadium: English Heritage (now Historic England) commended our thorough analysis.
The application documentation included an Economic Regeneration Statement explaining how the stadium would be a catalyst for the Wembley area: events over the past decade have borne out our analysis. Given the application’s complexity we produced a ‘Planning Summary’, an easy to read and well-illustrated explanation of the project. This was an innovative approach, at that time. We continue to advise The Football Association about Wembley Stadium.
Nick Thompson, Senior Director, Lichfields