New Aberdeen FC stadium review gets under way Published duration 29 January 2019

A judicial review into Aberdeen FC's plans for a new stadium is under way at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

The £50m 20,000-seater development, proposed for Kingsford, near Westhill, would see the club move from Pittodrie.

But campaigners claim the site is an incursion into green belt land, and alternatives are available.

The club has said the facilities are vital to its future, and construction began in July last year

The action brought by the No Kingsford Stadium group is being contested by the city council.

Ailsa Wilson QC, for the campaign group, said: "One of the factual issues that runs through this case is the availability of an alternative site for the proposed stadium and training facilities."

image caption Club chairman Stewart Milne and manager Derek McInnes performed the ceremony last year

Before the hearing, the campaigners said in a statement: "In reaching this important stage in proceedings, we have demonstrated that communities can challenge decisions which they believe are flawed."