Plans for new Ebbsfleet United FC stadium and waterfront neighbourhood approved

A Kent football team is set to get a huge new stadium alongside a new waterfront neighbourhood in an area in “desperate need of development.”

Ebbsfleet United FC put forward plans in October 2022, which was approved by Gravesham Borough Council’s planning committee on April 30.

Damian Irvine, CEO of the team, told the meeting:

“When this project was conceived it was with genuine passion for a project that Gravesham Borough can be proud of.”

He stressed that the scheme “provides an opportunity to invest in our local services and infrastructure” and “deliver much needed homes and secure the future of the football club.”

The huge area of Northfleet will host the 8,000 seater stadium, up to 3,500 homes, a 300 bed hotel, a “retail village” of shops, cafes, sports facilities, a nursery, medical services and community venues.

The new stadium will be nearly double the capacity of Ebbsfleet United’s existing ground Kuflink Stadium, which seats 4,769 at max capacity.

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