New Stadium Planning Application

 

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RNS Number : 4022B 
Tottenham Hotspur PLC 
27 October 2009 
 

27 October 2009 
Tottenham Hotspur plc 
("Tottenham Hotspur") 
 
 
Planning Application submitted for new stadium 
 
 
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club ("the Club"), a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Tottenham Hotspur plc, is pleased to announce that the Northumberland 
Development Project planning application has this week been submitted to the 
London Borough of Haringey. The move marks a major milestone in the delivery of 
the Club's regeneration proposals and the final plans include one further major 
improvement to the Stadium design - the inclusion of a single tier stand. 
 
 
The existing 36,000 capacity stadium has remained unchanged for over a decade 
and the Club is currently in the position of having over 70,000 registered club 
members and a waiting list for season tickets of more than 23,000 people.The 
submission follows extensive pre-application community consultation carried out 
by the Club which saw 2,500 people pass through the doors of two separate 
exhibitions and overwhelmingly positive feedback received. 
 
 
The Northumberland Development Project will represent an investment of hundreds 
of millions of pounds into North Tottenham, creating new jobs, bringing more 
spend into the local community and delivering new community open space including 
a world class new public square. 
 
 
The Club has submitted a planning application together with the associated 
conservation area consent and listed building applications. 
 
 
Haringey Council will now undertake its statutory consultation process. 
 
 
Daniel Levy, Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, said: 
 
 
"The submission of the application is a hugely important step for the Club. This 
is a multi-million pound investment in the area which brings with it housing, 
retail, a hotel, a supermarket, expanded community services and jobs and an 
exceptional public square. We have designed what will be a vibrant area 365 days 
a year and not a stadium with dead space surrounding it. 
 
 
"The inclusion of a new single tier stand combined with a fantastic stadium 
design demonstrates our absolute commitment to create the most atmospheric 
stadium for our supporters." 
 
 
David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, said: 
 
 
"There has been an overwhelmingly positive response to these plans from local 
people who want Spurs to stay at the heart of the community. There is a real 
need for the economic boost this scheme will deliver and I believe the 
Northumberland Development Project will make a dramatic and positive difference 
to North Tottenham. The new public square in particular has the potential to 
host a wide variety of events and activities and to create a real buzz on the 
High Road." 
 
 
 
 
Lynne Featherstone, MP for Hornsey & Wood Green, said: 
 
 
"The submission of these plans commits the Club to remaining in Haringey which 
can only be good news for the Borough. I am particularly pleased to see that the 
facilities for the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation are so central to the 
application as the impact of their work across Haringey cannot be 
underestimated." 
 
 
 
Moaz Nanjuwany, Chair of the Tottenham Traders Partnership, said: 
 
 
"Tottenham Hotspur are part of the lifeblood of this community and so many 
businesses and traders depend on the economic benefit they provide.  The 
Tottenham Traders are wholeheartedly behind these plans which will lead to more 
jobs, more business opportunities and more people using local shops and 
services." 
 
 
 
 
Enquiries: 
 
 
John Bick     tel: [phone] 
 
 
 
 
NOTE TO EDITORS 
About The Northumberland Development Project: 
 
 
The Northumberland Development Project represents an investment of hundreds of 
millions of pounds into North Tottenham to create a world class regeneration 
with significant benefits for the local community. The designs cover an area of 
around 20 acres, bordered by Park Lane to the South, Worcester Avenue to the 
East, Northumberland Park to the North and the High Road to the West.  The 
scheme delivers: 
 
 
  1.  A new stadium with a 56,250 capacity, providing a stunning spectator experience 
  and the highest quality of safety and access. Spectators in this stadium will 
  find themselves closer to the pitch that at any other comparable stadium in the 
  UK. 
  2.  Vibrant public space around the stadium, open and accessible at all times. 
  3.  An exceptional public square, located on the High Road and including two 
  amphitheatres as a focus for community events and activities. 
  4.  A new 150 bedroom hotel with restaurant, plus a café opening out onto the public 
  square. 
  5.  New offices for the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation with state-of-the-art 
  facilities allowing for even greater reach and impact. 
  6.  A new Club museum together with a new Club shop of nearly 20,000 sq ft. 
  7.  A new 80,000 sq ft supermarket with parking, offering increased shopping choice 
  for local people and helping bring more custom to this part of the High Road. 
  8.  434 new homes providing a choice of high quality living, including 40% 
  affordable housing. 
  9.  Significant improvements to the High Road including preservation of the more 
  architecturally important listed buildings to the North. 
 
 
 
The technical team includes: 
 
 
  *  Make - Masterplan 
  *  KSS - Stadium Design 
  *  Martha Schwartz Partners - Landscape Design 
  *  Savills - Planning Consultants 
  *  Buro Happold - Traffic & Engineering 
  *  Richard Max & Co - Planning Solicitors 
  *  CKFT - Club Solicitors 
  *  Tim Spencer & Co - Transport Consultants 
  *  London Communications Agency - Consultation & Communications 
 
 
 
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