MCC unveils new designs for Compton and Edrich stands in Lord's masterplan

The vision of the proposed new Compton (left) and Edrich stands at Lord’s. Photograph: WilkinsonEyre

The MCC has unveiled the new designs which will form the next phase of the masterplan to redevelop Lord’s – the new Compton and Edrich stands.

The plan is to have the seating in the stands ready for the 2020 season, with the facilities fully open and working the following summer. The work is expected to cost in the region of £50m.

Overall capacity will be increased by 2,500 seats with the new three-tier stands accommodating around 11,500 members of the public at the Nursery End of the ground. A walkway linking both stands and overlooking the Nursery Ground will be introduced. From the Pavilion, MCC members will still be able to view trees through gaps in and over the top of parts of the new stands.

The artist’s impression of the view from the proposed Edrich stand at Lord’s. Photograph: WilkinsonEyre

A planning application will be submitted later this year to Westminster City Council after consultation with local residents. If consent is granted, MCC members will be asked to approve the plans at the club’s AGM in the spring of 2019, and work to demolish the existing stands will begin after next year’s Test match against Australia.

The designs are the work of two-time Stirling Prize winners WilkinsonEyre, the architects responsible for the refurbishment of Battersea Power Station.