Sweet hit out last February at the ‘unfathomable’ wait for a planning decision for Power Court, urging the council to make a decision before last year’s MIPIM. The deal to sign Russian international midfielder Arshavin, who went on to score 23 goals in 105 appearances for the Gunners, was a long drawn out dramatic affair that appeared would never cross the line on deadline day ten years ago with the deal not officially ratified until February 3 owing to the Premier League checking whether all necessary paperwork had been completed in time. Last September three men were jailed for fighting there in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon with knives and a machete, after their fight which started in the town centre moved into The Mall. The planning application for the Aldi store on Gipsy Lane went before Luton Council’s development committee five times before being narrowly voted through at the sixth attempt in February. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution, AJ 40 under 40 returns: Search begins for next generation of nation’s best new talent, Grenfell Tower client admits binning evidence, Architects chosen for co-design of £58m Grenfell estate upgrade, ORMS bags planning for £242m hotel complex in Bloomsbury, Hundreds evacuated from CJCT tower blocks due to fire safety concerns, Six simple rules for more sustainable brick construction, Setback for campaign to save Modernist council HQ from bulldozers, Adjaye defends scale of Holocaust Memorial at planning inquiry, Assael wins Meridian Water sustainable design contest. He said in January: ’There’s a lot of contamination; we want to move the river out; we’ve got to remove the substation and do a lot of levelling. Luton Town FC wants to build a 23,000-capacity stadium in the town centre, which would be financed by a shopping and leisure facility next to the M1. Luton is currently top of League One – the third tier of English football – with high hopes of being promoted to the Championship. “Clearly, the Coronavirus situation has led to a situation where we need to rethink. The Frenchman was given permission to leave Newcastle late on deadline day and, to make matters worse, he got lost on his way to Hull, but eventually turned up at 11.30pm. However, Luton Town chief executive Gary Sweet had warned that the viability of the stadium project rested on the outcome of the club’s separate Newlands Park development on a plot close to Junction 10 of the M1. Petition Closed. We need the council to fully support and approve plans for the proposed new Stadium for Luton Town Football club at Power Court. “We actually want, first and foremost, to support our town centre, and create more of a vibrant town centre,” Sweet says. Chief executive Gary Sweet explained that the club have been looking at the Power Court site since 2008, despite it having numerous issues. That didn’t happen but approvals have been secured on both projects just in time for this year’s event. The club hope to develop land they own near junction 10 of the M1 with retail, leisure and office facilities to help fund the cost of the Power Court site. Luton Town FC wants to build a 23,000-capacity stadium in the town centre, which would be financed by a shopping and leisure facility next to the M1. “This isn’t just retail,” Sweet says. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Last updated on 21 December 201521 December 2015.From the section Football. Sweet and his team are confident this will not be yet another missed opportunity. “In terms of councillors, the only time the Aldi application went to the full council it was rejected by a large majority of councillors. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Sweet gave the update via video message as he unveiled the Harry Cornick as the Players’ Player of the Season 2019/20 during the Luton Town Supporters Trust’s virtual presentation evening tonight. Until Luton’s owners stepped in. Watch Nottingham Forest vs Luton on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Football from 11.30am; Kick-off is at 12pm Luton Town FC said in a statement: "We are finally able to move forward in refreshing the four-year-old plans to enable us build a new stadium for the football club and play our part in helping to regenerate our town with two developments that will bring thousands of jobs and millions of pounds of investment. They have not played in the Championship since 2007, although after beating Portsmouth 3-2 on Tuesday night they are now five points clear of them at the top of League One. But in this case the wasted potential of the club over the last 30 years and the bad reputation of the town are caused by precisely the same things: years of underinvestment and austerity, a dying town centre, a desperate need for regeneration. Our team is solid, it’s sound and we know what we’re talking about. They point to £30mi of investment since 2010, with "a further £7m earmarked for further improvements in the next 12 months and another £5m being invested in bringing nearly Arndale House back to use". Read about our approach to external linking. “It sounds bizarre when we actually can’t put 10,000 people in Kenilworth Road at the moment. They have just lost their manager to Stoke City and need to get through the January transfer window as well. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. The only problem was, it wasn’t. Dundee defender Hendry was another to be signed on deadline day with mere moments to go as Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers left it extremely late in dramatically swooping for the rival defender with bitter enemies Rangers prepared to hijack the deal on the day as it appeared that Celtic were going to miss out. Luton […], Luton Town players will stop training from today as the club scales back its operations due to the Coronavirus outbreak, with chief executive Gary Sweet saying ‘it has become a fight for survival for football […], Luton fans won’t see the best of Callum McManaman until after the September international break, when boss Graeme Jones is planning to ‘get some real work’ into the winger. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. ‘The relocation of the new Luton Town F.C. “Our recently acquired planning permission includes a supermarket and to be policy compliant with Luton Borough Council, we clearly need a supermarket operator. The club has a plan to save itself and to revive the town: a £600million build across two sites, promising 10,000 new jobs and £250m benefit to the local economy every year. “We have been rethinking how we can reshape that. US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden? They have argued that it is against planning policy to build a retail development out of town. With just 17 seconds to go before the 11pm deadline the deal to sign striker Rooney was officially finalised. A spokeswoman added: "We have always maintained absolute confidence in the decision-making process undertaken to reach this planning decision and are pleased to confirm the planning permission is free from legal challenge. Newlands Park is intended to help pay for Luton’s state-of-the-art stadium, which will have a capacity of 17,500, with the potential to expand up to 23,000. “It needed a lot [of spending] in the 2000s just to catch up. Their share price has fallen almost 50 per cent since May 2018. But they will never be able to make any money on a match-day where they are. Luton have seen plenty of other clubs from similar-sized towns build new grounds and flourish. They want to decontaminate the area, move the old sub-station, open up the culverted river. By Greg Pitcher, Councillors have boosted AndArchitects’ protracted attempts to create a new home ground for Luton Town Football Club, approving a related mixed-use scheme that is critical to unlocking the stadium project. The 40-acre site at J10 of the M1 is among the most visible and prominent development sites in the UK, and was acquired by Luton Town Football Club in 2015. Could blood plasma help treat coronavirus? So, we certainly need that plan in place and we certainly need to be moving to a bigger stadium. The designs are fantastic and we are providing Luton with exactly what Luton needs, and that’s why we won the case.’. “We may need to curtail some of the more desirable aspects of the stadium, just to squeeze that cost a little bit, moving forward but, ultimately, the supporters will still get what they’ve seen in the plans for the stadium, thereabouts. Then 2007 hit, and they’re still standing there 10 years on. "It will be completely independent of the football club and will have not impact on the club.". .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}A retail and leisure park that would fund a football ground can be built after a four-year planning battle. And a decade of austerity has strangled any prospect for development, as it has in towns across the country, halving the budget of the local authority. And they are fighting a bitter battle with the owners of a decrepit shopping mall over the development. Big tenants are already leaving The Mall. The other problem is that this ground imposes a limit on what Luton can do. It’s a team, just like Mick’s taking the team to Bradford, this is a team. Luton Borough Council’s Development Control Committee unanimously passed the contentious Newlands Park proposals, which will provide the funding for the football ground. Each side, the football club and the shopping mall, is effectively accusing the other of risking killing off the dying town centre. Battersea-based AndArchitects worked with retail specialist Leslie Jones Architects on the stadium plans. Luton needs regeneration, but Kenilworth Road does not. “The Aldi proposal does not have clear support from residents and councillors as claimed by Hampton Brook. The main stand is wooden, and in 2008 a game against Aldershot was delayed for 10 minutes after a shot dislodged a plank of wood, forcing a man with a long ladder to come onto the pitch to remove it. Luton Town have been at Kenilworth Road for 110 years. Head Office: 76 King Street, Manchester, M2 4NH, UK >> Regional Office: 338 Exchange Tower, Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, Thailand The acquisition of the site was completed in 2018…, The 40-acre site at J10 of the M1 is among the most visible and prominent development sites in the UK, and was acquired by Luton Town Football Club in 2015. So far the council has only agreed to half of Luton Town’s plans. AndArchitects managing director Manuel Nogueira told the AJ this week that Luton’s plans could create a blueprint for clubs taking stadiums back into town centres after decades of selling off sites at the heart of communities for their housing values and moving to remote sites. We use cookies to personalize and improve your experience on our site. Simply preparing the land will cost £50m. Barnsley, Swansea, Reading and Swindon have played there before. US Covid cases surge to record daily high, 'Execution' video prompts Karabakh war crime probe. In fact, actually, it’s one of the most active areas of the business and my role at the moment is actually getting that going. Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion.

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