Bournemouth Borough Council appointed Feria Urbanism to help prepare a design brief for a new athletics stadium in Kings Park, Bournemouth.

In 2017, AFC Bournemouth, the town’s Premier League football club, announced intentions to build a new football stadium. It was recognised that the project, if realised, could have a significant effect on the provision of athletics in King’s Park — including the requirement the relocation of the athletics stadium.

With this context in mind, Bournemouth Borough Council appointed Feria Urbanism to engage with the athletics community to find out more about their concerns and aspirations considering the AFC Bournemouth announcement.

The results of our study could be used in several ways. The first is to represent the views of the athletics community as work progresses on the AFC Bournemouth project. The second application is to provide a benchmark or measurement against which various stadium relocation options can be assessed. The third application is to help inform a design brief for use by an architectural team that will develop designs for the replacement facility.