Luton Town submit planning application for new 25,000 seater stadium
The club's provided full details on plans for Power Court.
Luton Town Football Club’s development company, 2020 Developments, has formally submitted a detailed application for a new 25,000-capacity stadium at its Power Court site in the heart of Luton town centre.
On the club's website, they say it's a "vital catalyst in marking a regenerative era for the town."
They've provided full details on the stadium and also include an updated outline submission for the hotel and music venue on the same site.
It'll now be formally validated by the council, which could take up to two weeks and, once confirmed, all documents will be in the public domain.
Gary Sweet, Chief Executive of Luton Town Football Club said: “This important announcement is a pivotal moment for all supporters, residents and businesses of Luton.
"It also marks an important milestone for everyone who has worked tirelessly and diligently on the project over the last few months to shape it masterfully into the magnificent building we have presented to the planning officers.
“Once our lives changed 16 months ago with promotion at Wembley, concurrent to the gargantuan task of getting Kenilworth Road Premier League ready – which naturally dominated our workload for most of last year – we decided to reassemble a design team to take a fresh look at the whole Power Court project from foundations upwards.
"All in light of the new ambition, we wanted to embrace for our Club going forwards, demonstrated by the proposal to build to a 25,000 stadium capacity in one phase.
“We hand-picked and structured an elite design team of architects, engineers and technicians who have been working with us, crafting every floor and corner of our new stadium to a detailed stage such that it can now be submitted, publicly aired and presented as a well-prepared detailed design instruction for contractors.
“They have pushed the boundaries beyond the norm in order to remain loyal to our original desired look and feel and have incorporated more unique cultural characteristics that will make this a familiar home for us all.”
They club writes that there's a "robust belief" the technical brief needed to include characteristics that "embodied the atmosphere, intimacy and intensity of Kenilworth Road".
"That positive emotional spirit that has been precious to so many past generations will be carried forward for the future generations of Luton to enjoy in an innovative, modern form."
The Club will now focus on engaging with and assisting Luton Borough Council’s officers to work towards a determination date before the end of the year.
Once confirmed, construction is to commence within six months as they move towards a target completion of 2027.
Chairman of Luton Town Football Club, David Wilkinson said: “As an invested observer into this project it was staggering to see the amount of work that has gone into every detail, with such exceptional craftmanship.
“We appreciate some may be anxious to see some visible progress– as indeed we all are– but the sheer volume of forced changes brought about by society, politics, economic forces and our very own growth, has ultimately led to a bigger, better, more ambitious, more beautiful and more sustainable end product which we are all excited to present.
“We all need to positively get behind our team now to hope that, while we watch the cranes put the concrete and steel in place, the wonderful new stadium debuts as the home to a Premier League team.”