Overview
- The RFU, which outlined the plan Wednesday, wants Richmond Borough Council to lift Twickenham’s non-sport limit from three days to as many as 15 each year.
- The union says the change would help unlock about £500m for rugby over five years and support a stadium revamp expected to cost more than £600m.
- Event sizes would be capped below rugby crowds, with up to 75,000 people on weekends and a lower midweek limit compared with 82,000 for matches.
- The proposal includes a phased rollout that expands only with sign-off from Richmond Council, the Metropolitan Police and South Western Railway, plus extra train services on event days.
- Tickets would carry a facility fee for a Community Enhancement Fund and 1,000 presale tickets per show would go to residents, with a new planning application set to follow an October licensing refusal.