Elland Road expansion plan tackles matchday travel

Leeds United have submitted plans to Leeds City Council which will increase Elland Road's capacity to 53,000.

- by Charles Gray

A key meeting addressing traffic issues around the redevelopment of Leeds United's Elland Road stadium is set for today.

Leeds City Council's Plans Panel will consider a report from the Chief Planning Officer today (Thursday) and traffic matters highlighted by the club, highways officers and other external bodies including National Highways and Active Travel England.

The 74-page position statement notes that transport was identified as the primary concern with the proposals back in July when the chief planning officer updated council members on the public consultation following their pre-application presentation to the City Plans Panel.

It continues to say that despite "extensive pre-application engagement" the transport impact and management measures remain an outstanding matter to resolve, with certain issues requiring more detailed assessment.