Timetable for stadium in doubt - Irish Architectural News

Lansdowne Road

Dublin City Council's planners have requested a raft of further information on plans to redevelop Lansdowne Road as a 50,000-seat stadium, casting doubt on the timetable for completing the €365 million project. The detailed request, which runs to 43 points, includes "an assessment of the pros and cons" of lowering the level of the pitch to reduce the scale of the stadium and providing a large concourse underneath the Dart line rather than on a podium above it. Local residents have strongly objected to the height of the new stadium, which would rise to 48.5m (160ft), pointing out that this is much higher than Croke Park (35m/115ft) even though the latter has a significantly larger capacity of 82,500.

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