A green growth city

A stadium for local and international sporting excellence

Legacy Vision: “At the heart of the Perry Barr community, the Alexander Stadium complex will be a regionally significant multi-purpose stadium that builds on the momentum, energy, promise, and possibility of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Located within the parkland setting of Perry Park, it will enable health and wellbeing through a diverse, accessible and inclusive programme of activity.”

After the Commonwealth Games, Alexander Stadium and associated facilities will become a centre of sporting excellence at a local, regional and world-class level. It will be accessible to all who wish to visit it, with enhanced community facilities set to benefit the city and its residents for generations to come.

There are on-going discussions with Birmingham City University to host their Sports and Exercise Faculty at the Stadium, which will cater for circa 1000 students studying related disciplines. The Stadium will drive wider change through job creation, strengthening local education and skills and inspiring further development and investment in the local area.

Key benefits

• An increase in the permanent capacity of the Stadium from 12,700 to 18,000, with potential to scale up to over 30,000 in events using overlay seating
• New West Stand containing offices, conference and event space with six boxes, a main function room, banqueting kitchen along with learning spaces and sports science infrastructure on track level
• A new International Association of Athletics Federations Category 1 track, which is a 400m 9-lane competition standard track
• New connections with the park to create a cohesive destination venue
• A fully inclusive and accessible facility
• On non-event days, the Stadium will also accommodate use of premium areas for rental. In the future we will consider holding other open days and festivals and hosting guided tours of the stadium
• Sustainable design features including the use of air source heat pumps, energy efficient lighting systems and a sustainable approach to drainage and flood attenuation, making use of the surrounding parkland
• Use of circular economy principles during the construction phase, through re-using excavated materials for flood mitigation works, re-using crushed concrete in the Stadium construction and by donating excess materials
• Planting hundreds of new trees, reintroducing native planting alongside the Tame Valley Canal and creating over 11,500 sqm of wild flower grasslands, adding to the biodiversity within Perry Park.