Everton Football Club says its plans to build a new stadium will take a “major step forward” next month.

The club has announced the launch of a wide scale public consultation into its proposals for Bramley-Moore Dock and Goodison Park.

The consultation, which will be held in November under ‘The People’s Project’ campaign name, marks the start of a formal process which will lead to the submission of planning applications for both sites in the second half of next year.

Launching on 15 November for three weeks, the consultation will ask members of the public for their views on Bramley-Moore Dock as the proposed site for the new stadium.

It will also seek views on the club’s intention to leave a legacy at Goodison Park.

A new campaign website contains information on the consultation activities and will be the place for information relating to the construction of a new stadium as well as the development of community-led amenities which could include homes, health, business and education facilities at Goodison Park.

Everton chief executive officer Denise Barrett-Baxendale, who was this week in New York City attending meetings with stadium architect Dan Meis, says: “This consultation marks a very significant moment as we progress with this project. We would like as many people as possible – and not just football fans – to take part and let us know their views.

“Our ambition is not just to create a new home for a very proud and historic football club but also a new landmark stadium, in an iconic setting, which will deliver huge regeneration benefits for the whole of the Liverpool City Region.

“We have deep roots in L4 and are committed to building on the extensive investment we have already made in the area. We are preparing plans to redevelop the existing stadium site to create facilities which will benefit the whole community, creating jobs and improving lives.”

The public consultation will see an exhibition about the proposals visit a range of locations in the Liverpool City Region including Liverpool ONE, retail parks in Speke and Edge Lane as well as Birkenhead and New Brighton in Wirral.

A second public consultation will be held next summer, at which point the club will present the proposed design of the stadium and further details on its Goodison Park legacy plans.

The club intends to submit a detailed planning application for the stadium in 2019 and, at the same time, an outline planning application for the redevelopment of its current home.

EFC says the overall project will deliver a £1 billion boost to the local economy, 15,000 jobs for local people and an extra 1.5 million visitors to the city.

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