The collaboration aims to create sports, leisure and entertainment facilities with the football club and city council working together to transform the Itchen Riverside and St Mary’s Waterfront district.

The aim is to enhance the area’s economic potential while promoting sustainability and accessibility.

Plans include expanding St Mary’s Stadium into an entertainment venue, improving transport and infrastructure, and attracting commercial and residential investment.

The scheme also sets out to provide more accessible public spaces and to develop the area alongside Southampton’s Green City Plan with its goals of sustainability and environmental initiatives.

The Saints and Southampton City Council aim to work together on a range of initiatives such as future development, transport improvements and overall community engagement to make the St Mary’s Waterfront area ‘a leading sports and entertainment destination’.

Both organisations say they are committed to working openly and in close co-operation with local partners to achieve mutual goals that reflect the interests of the Southampton community.

Phil Parsons, CEO of Southampton FC, described the partnership as ‘a crucial step in ensuring the future success of both Southampton Football Club and the city of Southampton’, stating that the shared goal was ‘to establish Southampton as a leading destination for sport, leisure, and entertainment’.

And Councillor Lorna Fielker, leader of Southampton City Council said that: ‘Working with Southampton FC to support what for many people represents the pride of the city…was an exciting first step in bringing forward a unified vision for Southampton’s future’.

The partnership is part of the broader Southampton Renaissance strategy, which seeks to attract investment and boost the local economy.

Southampton Football Club and Southampton City Council have announced a partnership to develop the St Mary’s Waterfront area in the city.

The collaboration aims to create sports, leisure and entertainment facilities with the football club and city council working together to transform the Itchen Riverside and St Mary’s Waterfront district.

The aim is to enhance the area’s economic potential while promoting sustainability and accessibility.

Plans include expanding St Mary’s Stadium into an entertainment venue, improving transport and infrastructure, and attracting commercial and residential investment.

The scheme also sets out to provide more accessible public spaces and to develop the area alongside Southampton’s Green City Plan with its goals of sustainability and environmental initiatives.

The Saints and Southampton City Council aim to work together on a range of initiatives such as future development, transport improvements and overall community engagement to make the St Mary’s Waterfront area ‘a leading sports and entertainment destination’.

Both organisations say they are committed to working openly and in close co-operation with local partners to achieve mutual goals that reflect the interests of the Southampton community.

Phil Parsons, CEO of Southampton FC, described the partnership as ‘a crucial step in ensuring the future success of both Southampton Football Club and the city of Southampton’, stating that the shared goal was ‘to establish Southampton as a leading destination for sport, leisure, and entertainment’.

Councillor Lorna Fielker, leader of Southampton City Council said that: ‘Working with Southampton FC to support what for many people represents the pride of the city…was an exciting first step in bringing forward a unified vision for Southampton’s future’.

The partnership is part of the broader Southampton Renaissance strategy, which seeks to attract investment and boost the local economy.