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Liverpool submit plans for £50m redevelopment of Kirkby academy

New indoor pitch will allow Liverpool players to train on a full-size pitch all-year-round.
Image: New indoor pitch will allow Liverpool players to train on a full-size pitch all-year-round. (picture courtesy of liverpoolfc.com)

Liverpool's plans to redevelop their first team training facilities took another step as they submitted a formal planning application for the site at Kirkby.

The £50m scheme will see Liverpool leave their current training base at Melwood and merge first team and academy operations together on one site.

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A public consultation was held earlier in March revealing plans for an extensive redevelopment of the existing academy site. They will include a full-size indoor pitch, a new academy building and an upgrade to the main pitch with improved floodlighting and a 499-seater stand.

Jordan Henderson runs through a drill while James Milner looks on during a training session at Melwood on May 13, 2016
Image: Liverpool have been training at Melwood since 1959 when Bill Shankly moved them there.

The document submitted to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council also includes plans to upgrade community football pitches, changing rooms and car parking.

The planning application is expected to be considered by the council's planning committee later this year.

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Aerial view of proposed development of community pitches adjacent to Liverpool Academy
Image: Aerial view of proposed development to Liverpool Academy (picture courtesy of liverpoolfc.com)

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