The final plans for Luton Town Football Club’s new 25,000-seater stadium have received planning approval.
In 2019, outline permission was given for a stadium at Power Court in the town centre.
In September, the Hatters’ development business, 2020 Developments (Luton) Limited, filed a detailed proposal with the council for a music venue and hotel.
The organization commented: “We are delighted to confirm that Luton Borough Council’s planning committee have approved the planning application for our 25,000-capacity Power Court Stadium to be built.”
It has previously stated that building a new stadium on brownfield site adjacent to the railway station would “increase the club’s chances of reaching and remaining in the Premier League”.
The club, which was demoted from English football’s top tier last season, has played at the 12,000-seat Kenilworth Road stadium for 119 years.
However, 2020 Developments’ design and access statement stated that the ground “no longer meets the club’s ambition of competing at the highest level”.
“The physical constraints of Kenilworth Road, packed in among rows of terraced houses in Bury Park, make it impossible for the club to grow,” according to the statement.
The new stadium will feature media facilities, conference rooms, and food and beverage shops.
The project to reroute the River Lea will also
The development will contain commercial and community spaces. A significant substation would also have to be relocated to make way for the stadium.
Following the decision on Monday, the club announced that more information would be available soon. James Taylor, Luton Council’s portfolio holder for regeneration and inclusive growth, stated that the permission was “great news” for Luton and will “spark revitalisation” of the town centre.
“When our team does well, our town does well and this positive development can have every Hatters fan looking to the future with optimism,” according to him.
According to a planning statement by professional services consulting firm WSP, “the development of Power Court is an important catalyst to drive regeneration in the Luton town centre.”
“The focal “The stadium, along with the other town center uses, will add vibrancy to this new quarter,” WSP said. The club stated in September that it aimed to finish construction on the stadium by 2027.
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