Plans submitted for new 8,000-seater Ebbsfleet United stadium and waterfront leisure and shopping destination in Northfleet

Plans have been submitted to erect a new 8,000-seater stadium at the heart of a waterfront leisure and shopping destination.

Ebbsfleet United wants to secure the club's long term future on the pitch while also helping to re-shape its industrial surroundings.

Plans have been submitted to Gravesham council to create a new multi-purpose ground with improved facilities on the site of its existing home on Stonebridge Road.

The National League South outfit has also teamed up with property partners to create a blueprint for Northfleet Harbourside, a new shopping and leisure destination.

It will cover a brownfield site of around 50 acres and feature a new retail village consisting of 225,000 sq ft of shops, cafes, medical services, offices, new homes and community venues

This is proposed to sit alongside a 200-bed hotel, 3,500 homes and 180,000 square foot of office space to include incubator spaces for start-ups.

The team behind the vision has now officially submitted its plans for consideration.

The submission follows a series of briefings with football supporters, local councillors and groups and two rounds of consultation events from July to September, where the proposals were shared with members of the public.

These events also provided residents with an opportunity to view the plans, meet members of the project team and ask questions about the proposals.

In a projected boost to the local economy, the proposals also hope to deliver up to 3,000 new jobs in the retail, leisure and service sectors.

This will include apprenticeships during construction and end use employment opportunities. You can learn more about the proposals here.

A spokesperson from the Northfleet Harbourside said: “We are delighted to have submitted our