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Luton Borough Council’s planning committee has approved an application from Luton Town to build a new 25,000-capacity stadium.
The planning committee discussed the plans last night after the Championship club submitted a detailed planning application in September. The stadium will be built on the Power Court site and will replace Kenilworth Road as Luton’s home ground.
In a short statement published last night, Luton confirmed that the plans had been approved. More information is set to be revealed by the club soon.
The club submitted the plans alongside its development company, 2020 Developments. The hybrid application also included an updated outline submission for a hotel and music venue.
After the plans were submitted, Luton granted a fresh look at its proposal for the stadium. The design of the stadium has evolved to result in a more ambitious brief, which will ultimately achieve the ‘end-vision’ for the club.
The Power Court stadium will act as the centrepiece of the wider regeneration of a 20-acre site adjacent to Luton Railway Station. Images released in May 2023 presented the stadium in its first phase of development at a capacity of 19,500, but in May, Luton chief executive Gary Sweet said that the revenue generated from the club’s one-season stay in the Premier League would allow it to open the new stadium at maximum capacity.
It is hoped that work on the stadium could be finished by 2027. Luton has played at the 10,300-seat Kenilworth Road since 1905. The stadium required significant upgrades ahead of last season, which forced Luton to postpone its first home match.
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