MCC members to review potential Lord’s redevelopment
Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) – the owner of Lord’s Cricket Ground – will be asked if they would be content for a “large-scale” residential development to be built within the venue to fund redevelopment projects.
The question will be posed as part of a review carried out by MCC to see if there is appetite for the ground’s Nursery End to be revamped.
Two development options have been put before members: the building of the residential development in return for a “cash injection” to fund the project, or the project being totally funded via existing club resources.
The first plan is proposed by David Morley Architects and Rifkind Associates, the second by sports architecture firm Populous.
The review – put forward by the MCC Committee – does not include a recommendation, but does a comparative analysis of the masterplan.
Gerald Corbett, the MCC chair, said the organisation “would like Lord’s to continue to position itself to be the best ground in the world to play and watch cricket”.
“The review is already the result of much consultation and is intended to be as fair as possible,” he added. “As MCC owns Lord’s and is a members club, it is essential to ensure that the development of the ground is carried out in accordance with the members’ wishes.”
Five consultation evenings will culminate in late-July with the presentation of five reports.
Lord’s recently completed the redevelopment of its Warner Stand, which was also designed by Populous.
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