Everton FC has given architect Dan Meis a new role on the club’s £500m waterfront stadium more than a year after suggesting his work on the controversial 53,000-seat project had come to a “natural end”.

Club chairman Bill Kenwright said Meis’ new “guardianship role” would involve reviewing the technical construction specifications and engaging the compliance team ahead of each stage of development to ensure the original design concept remains in place throughout the build.

Concept architect Meis’ original designs for the stadium, at the grade II-listed Bramley-Moore Dock, were submitted for planning permission in 2019. A revised version of the scheme was given the green light by then housing secretary Robert Jenrick in March.

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