G. Karaiskakis Stadium: upgrade framework passed — permits still required
Article 83 sets new building and land-use rules. Gazette publication remains pending, with traffic and environmental approval stages also required.
Parliament passed the Environment and Energy Ministry bill containing the framework for modernising, upgrading and expanding the G. Karaiskakis Stadium on November 11. The parliamentary record confirms passage, and ERTnews reported the development concerning the stadium provision in the evening.
Article 83 of the published text sets a maximum floor-area ratio of 0.75 and site coverage of up to 60%. At least 65% of the permitted floor-area ratio is reserved for purely sporting uses. The remaining 35% may accommodate ancillary and commercial uses, including sports-injury rehabilitation, support for people with disabilities, education, culture and catering.
The minimum total parking capacity is set at 1,800 spaces. Different height limits apply to each side and part of the stadium: up to 35 metres for the western-side building and up to 37 or 45 metres for new stands, depending on their location. The lightweight roof is limited to 52 metres measured from the new perimeter and up to 58 metres measured from pitch level.
Parliamentary approval does not replace subsequent licensing stages. The text requires a traffic-management study and a file seeking amendment of the existing environmental-terms approval. Updating that approval requires a joint decision by the Environment and Energy and Culture ministers. The necessary building permits are assigned to the Piraeus municipal planning authority.
The parliamentary record still lists the bill among passed bills awaiting Government Gazette publication. It warns that the photocopied text remains subject to spelling and syntactical corrections. The confirmed development is therefore passage of the framework; it does not establish a start date for construction or a completion date for the upgraded stadium.
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