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Tottenham Hotspur reveal revamped plans for £400m White Hart Lane development
Club hope work will start in 2011 with 56,250 seat stadium ready by 2013...
2 Jun 2010 11:15:00
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By Wayne Veysey | Chief Correspondent
Tottenham Hotspur could find out next month if their £400 million redevelopment of White Hart Lane will be approved as Goal.com UK today reveals the most in-depth pictures yet of the masterplan that will go before planning chiefs.
The club submitted a re-worked scheme to Haringey Council a fortnight ago that it hopes will alleviate the concerns raised by conservationists about the original proposal.
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The exhibition, seen by Goal.com and containing detailed CGI images, artistic impressions, graphics and plans, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview yet of the 20-acre Northumberland Development Project.
Tottenham expect to find out in the next few weeks when the scheme will go before the council’s planning committee with club sources expecting the crucial meeting to take place before the end of the summer and, more likely, at some point next month.
If the development, which includes a 56,250-seat stadium, a 150-bedroom hotel, 200 homes and a supermarket, is approved, it will not be the end of the planning process.
Before the club can start formulating a proposal for development, it will have to overcome a number of other hurdles, including gaining the approval of statutory organisations such as the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State.
The original scheme – submitted last October – would have meant demolishing a row of historic buildings, including one that housed the old board room used in the Bill Nicholson days, along Tottenham High Road to make way for a public piazza in front of the stadium.
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) called the plans "awkward" and "incoherent" and, following talks with CABE, English Heritage, council planners and other groups, Spurs redesigned the scheme, retaining four of the landmark buildings.
Instead of a large, flat paved area along the High Road, there will be a raised podium arcing behind the historic buildings.
"We’re pleased that we have a world-class application," said Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy. "We’re always striving for the best. We listened to the comments we received from fans and various authorities and made some changes.
"Having made the application, we’re in discussions with Haringey to fix the earliest possible date for a planning committee meeting. We very much hope that will be in the near term."
The club believe they have outgrown their current home, which can hold only 36,214 fans. They have another 23,000 on the waiting list for season tickets.
The club have already spent over £50m buying land and working with four blue-chip architect and consultancy firms, including ones who have contributed to the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, the O2 Arena and the City of Manchester Stadium.
Naming rights to the stadium will be an essential part of its funding. Although Spurs have said they will not look to tie in naming rights with shirt sponsorship in one massive deal – the agreement with current sponsors Mansion terminates this month – insiders say there could be a provision for the sponsor to have first option on naming rights.
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Tottenham Hotspur could find out next month if their £400 million redevelopment of White Hart Lane will be approved as Goal.com UK today reveals the most in-depth pictures yet of the masterplan that will go before planning chiefs.
The club submitted a re-worked scheme to Haringey Council a fortnight ago that it hopes will alleviate the concerns raised by conservationists about the original proposal.
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The exhibition, seen by Goal.com and containing detailed CGI images, artistic impressions, graphics and plans, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview yet of the 20-acre Northumberland Development Project.
Tottenham expect to find out in the next few weeks when the scheme will go before the council’s planning committee with club sources expecting the crucial meeting to take place before the end of the summer and, more likely, at some point next month.
If the development, which includes a 56,250-seat stadium, a 150-bedroom hotel, 200 homes and a supermarket, is approved, it will not be the end of the planning process.
Before the club can start formulating a proposal for development, it will have to overcome a number of other hurdles, including gaining the approval of statutory organisations such as the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State.
The original scheme – submitted last October – would have meant demolishing a row of historic buildings, including one that housed the old board room used in the Bill Nicholson days, along Tottenham High Road to make way for a public piazza in front of the stadium.
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) called the plans "awkward" and "incoherent" and, following talks with CABE, English Heritage, council planners and other groups, Spurs redesigned the scheme, retaining four of the landmark buildings.
Instead of a large, flat paved area along the High Road, there will be a raised podium arcing behind the historic buildings.
"We’re pleased that we have a world-class application," said Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy. "We’re always striving for the best. We listened to the comments we received from fans and various authorities and made some changes.
"Having made the application, we’re in discussions with Haringey to fix the earliest possible date for a planning committee meeting. We very much hope that will be in the near term."
The club believe they have outgrown their current home, which can hold only 36,214 fans. They have another 23,000 on the waiting list for season tickets.
The club have already spent over £50m buying land and working with four blue-chip architect and consultancy firms, including ones who have contributed to the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, the O2 Arena and the City of Manchester Stadium.
Naming rights to the stadium will be an essential part of its funding. Although Spurs have said they will not look to tie in naming rights with shirt sponsorship in one massive deal – the agreement with current sponsors Mansion terminates this month – insiders say there could be a provision for the sponsor to have first option on naming rights.
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