The Club received planning approval for a 52,888 capacity stadium which is set to be opened in time for the start of the 2025/26 football season.

[5] The project was cited as one of the reasons for the revocation of Liverpool's World Heritage Site status as the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, with the World Heritage Committee stating that the project was one of the developments which had resulted in a "serious deterioration" of the historic site.

In 2007, the Peel Group, owners of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, unveiled the £5.5 billion Liverpool Waters regeneration programme.

[17] On 23 February 2021 Everton Football Club were given planning permission to develop a 52,888 capacity stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.

[18] Everton's plans would deliver a £1.3bn boost to the economy,[19] create more than 15,000 jobs,[20] attract more than 1.4m visitors and act as a catalyst for £650m of accelerated regeneration.

[19] At the planning meeting Everton also committed to investing up to £55m[20] to repair, preserve, restore and open up Bramley-Moore Dock's heritage assets.

In July 2021, the developments on the dock were stated as reasons for the revocation of Liverpool's World Heritage site status.

[22] On 3 January 2025, it was reported that the stadium will open its doors for the first time at a test event involving 10,000 fans that will feature Everton's U-18s side.