Luton Town Power Court plans ‘one step closer’



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Luton Town stadium gets green light Image: Luton Town

The Luton Borough Council’s Planning Committee has approved the English Football League (EFL) Championship team Luton Town Football Club’s (UK) plans to build a 25,000-capacity stadium.

‘SportsNation’ stated that the Luton Town F.C.’s development company, the 2020 Developments, submitted the application for the Power Court Stadium in Luton, Bedfordshire (UK) in September last year. The scheme is part of larger plans to set in motion “major and long lasting regeneration” for the town center.

The Luton Borough Council, also known as the Luton Council, is the local authority of Luton in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England (UK). Luton has had an elected local authority since 1850 which has been reformed several times. Since 1997, the Council has been a unitary authority being a District Council which also performs the functions of a County Council.

London (UK)-based the English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales (UK). Founded in 1888 as the Football League it is the oldest football league in the world and was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992 when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League (the highest level of the English football league system). The Football League was rebranded as the ‘English Football League’ (EFL) starting with the 2016-2017 seasons.

The Luton Town Football Club is a professional football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England (UK). The club currently competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football pyramid. Nicknamed ‘The Hatters’, Luton Town have played their home games at Kenilworth Road since 1905.

The 12,056-capacity Kenilworth Road, known affectionately as The Kenny, is an association football stadium in Bury Park, Luton, Bedfordshire, England (UK). It has been the home ground of Luton Town since 1905.

The Power Court Stadium plans for the Luton Town Football Club in Luton, Bedfordshire (UK) include a 25,000-seat stadium, a hotel and a music venue. The plans also include commercial and community spaces and are part of a wider regeneration plan for the town center.

‘SportsNation’ further stated that the hybrid planning application includes details for the Power Court Stadium and also an updated outline submission for an adjacent hotel and music venue.

The development sits within a wider 20-acre site owned by 2020 Developments which, in turn, will involve new areas of high quality public realm, 1,200 apartments and new commercial areas.

Enthused Gary Sweet, Luton Town and 2020 Developments Chief Executive Officer (CEO), “The approval is another defining milestone in the delivery of our long-held plans for a new stadium. With its unique design and key characteristics we’ve incorporated and brought across from our much-loved Kenilworth Road it really is tremendously exciting to gain their formal approval”.

Maintained Michael Moran, 2020 Developments Chief Operating Officer (COO), “Having already secured outline planning consent in 2019 we have worked through a complete redesign of the stadium concept alongside bringing forward the wider site where we are busy now with groundworks and putting the necessary infrastructure in place. Having an iconic stadium in the heart of the town center is now one step closer.”

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