Liverpool has been granted an extension for work on a new 60,000-seater stadium at Stanley Park.
The local authority deadline for the approval of development work expired on June 19, but a council spokesperson has stated that 'sufficient works' have been undertaken by Liverpool since their first approval in 2008.
Over the three-year period, Liverpool have only demolished one street of houses behind the Anfield Road end to allow for an extension, which opens up the possibility of remaining at Anfield and building on their existing stadium instead of moving to Stanley Park, but the council sees this as sufficient.
A council spokesman said they are now waiting on the club to announce a £300,000-a-year lease on the site for a new stadium.
"Work continues on examining both options open to us: refurbishment of Anfield and Stanley Park,” a club spokesman was quoted as saying by The Guardian.
Council leader Joe Anderson added: "I would discourage [Liverpool] from redeveloping Anfield and would encourage them to stick to the commitment that is already in place."
Liverpool council reportedly enforced the June 19 deadline, and refused six and 12-month extensions, before approving a three-month extension until September, although the council deny these allegations, saying: "A condition of the planning decision was that Liverpool had to start work by June 19 but we've accepted they have done sufficient work."
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