Everton’s proposed new stadium development at Bramley-Moore Dock moved a step closer late last month when the full planning application was unveiled as part of Liverpool City Council’s formal consultation on the scheme.



The development is scheduled to be completed by 2023 and The Athletic has taken a look at 30 talking points from the application and what comes next for the project…



1. Everton say their search for a new stadium started around 1998 (in fact, a referendum was held on a stadium move by former owner Peter Johnson in the 1996/97 season) when the club identified the need for a modern, commercially-viable home that would allow them to compete financially with the Premier League’s elite.



2. The application notes Goodison Park, for all its emotional and historical resonance, has a number of clear “inadequacies”, including commercial limitations, a large number of obstructed views and the fact the stadium sits...