Scottish Football League club Queen’s Park has submitted new plans for its Lesser Hampden stadium development which include an increased capacity but the demolition of a centuries-old building.
The Glasgow club – the oldest football club in the world outside England – said the new proposals “will now deliver a bigger and better stadium” and they remain on track to open the 2022-23 season at Lesser Hampden.
The new plans, which are at various stages of planning approvals, will deliver a stadium with enhanced facilities when compared to the original design and gives the third-tier club flexibility to increase capacity in future. The planned development will be delivered over two phases.
Lesser Hampden will now deliver a 1,000 capacity East Stand running the full length of the pitch, which is an increase on the original target of 800. The pitch will be moved and resurfaced, giving space for a new South Stand (Letherby Drive end) to accommodate 500 visiting supporters.
State of the art new dressing rooms will now be pitchside, below the existing JB McAlpine Pavilion. There will also be a new area for directors and sponsors will be housed adjacent to the existing JB McAlpine Pavilion.
Phase 2 will include the refitting of the JB McAlpine Pavilion, giving more space for social facilities and other stadium-related essentials.
However, the club says it must remove the ‘farmhouse’ building, which is considered one of the oldest in world football.
The club said: “To accommodate these plans, the difficult decision has been made to demolish the farmhouse building, as its condition has deteriorated significantly over time. It would also limit the club’s ability to expand improved facilities towards the Somerville Drive side of the ground.”
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