Tottenham Get Go-Ahead For Stadium Development ?????

Tottenham Get Go-Ahead For New White Hart Lane Stadium Development

Council committee will vote on recommendation on September 30

Tottenham Hotspur’s £400 million plan to redevelop White Hart Lane has been given a huge boost after being recommended for approval by planning officials, Goal.com UK can reveal.

It is understood that the crucial report, which will be made public on Haringey Council’s website tomorrow, has given the green light to the scheme after all outstanding issues were resolved.

As revealed by Goal.com UK last week, councillors will vote on the recommendation at the next meeting of the Council’s planning committee on September 30.

If they grant their approval for the development, which includes a 56,250-seat stadium, a 150-bedroom hotel, 200 homes and a supermarket, it will not be the end of the planning process.

The final say will be left to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. He must make his decision within two weeks of the September 30 meeting.

Spurs will now feel confident that one of the most significant hurdles in the planning process has been cleared.

The Premier League club have encountered a series of setbacks with their application since presenting their original proposal to planning officers 11 months ago.

After alleviating the concerns raised by conservationists, the revised plan still needed to be amended because of transport issues relating to the building of the supermarket that is crucial to the funding of the project.

“The outstanding issue was the supermarket and the impact on the local transport network,” a source close to the Tottenham application told Goal.com UK. “The final transport study came in from Spurs on Friday and all concerns have now been resolved.”

It is believed that Spurs have an agreement with Sainsbury’s for the supermarket giant to build an 11,000 square metre megastore on the 20-acre Northumberland Park site.

The supermarket, which insiders say will be the biggest in the borough of Haringey, forms Phase 1 of the development and work could now begin on the scheme later this year while Spurs raise the finance for building the ground.

Sources say the supermarket is likely to be open within 18 months and then Tottenham can begin work on the stadium, which is Phase 2 of the development.

Given this timescale, the club’s hopes of having the new ‘silver ring’ stadium ready by the 2013-14 season seem ambitious.

Spurs’ proposal is to build a new stadium to the north of the current site. Two-thirds of the new structure will be built around the current ground while matches continue, before games switch to a pitch in the new, unfinished stadium as work is completed.

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.


EXCLUSIVE
By Wayne Veysey | Chief correspondent
http://www.goal.com

Boris johnson has the final say, he will say yes because he's all for new developement in london, and this will create jobs and i hope they employ local people to build WHL the BILL NICHOLSON STADIUM, i hope we don't do what the goons did and stick some arab logo on the side of our new staduim, we have to stay loyal to what's true, and the bill nic staduim is the only fitting name imo, the work should begin immediately then some time late sept or early october grand

VisionarySound wrote:Thats why all the computer mock-ups of the new stadium have 'naming rights' posted all over the roof etc. Be a shame if it's not named after Sir Bill but this is the corparate age and it's unlikely to happen unless we get a fan as a sponser and their happy to incorparate it.. Be nice to see 'Rainham Steel' as I always remeber their advertising hoarding at The Lane and plenty of other grounds as well lol . . . . .

funny when you think that WHL isnt even in WHL its on the high rd lol , i think the new ground will be known as new WHL or WHL to the fans even if was called something else

it'll always be the Lane no matter who sponsors

We are Tottenham from the Tesco stadium just doesn't have the same ring does it

seebee1944 wrote:

We are Tottenham from the Tesco stadium just doesn't have the same ring does it

LMAO have a rep

seebee1944 wrote:

We are Tottenham from the Tesco stadium just doesn't have the same ring does it

you could have added " every penny counts "

Tottenham's new stadium plans were approved by Haringey Council's planning committee on Thursday night.

In what Haringey Council say will be "an overhaul of north Tottenham", the Premier League club will redevelop White Hart Lane in a £400million project. The new stadium will have a capacity of more than 56,000.

Council leader Claire Kober said: "The Spurs development has the potential to make a huge impact, not just on the success of the football club, but also on the whole of Tottenham - delivering job opportunities, regenerating the area, and boosting the local economy."

She added: "We're proud of Spurs' rich history in Haringey and excited that the club has committed its future to the area.

"We look forward to seeing the development unfold and are confident that it will deliver fantastic improvements to this part of the borough."

A statement from the council said: "The plans will now be referred to English Heritage, the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for a final decision."

Seems like Levy isn't putting all his eggs in one basket tho'. Still sniffing around the Olympic Stadium. Do they think Boris Johnston is a goner maybe ? Copy & pasted below part of a report on the BBC website . . . . .


Tottenham have registered an interest in taking over the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, the club has announced.
Spurs join fellow Premier League side West Ham in submitting a formal interest in the 80,000-seater stadium.
"It is only prudent and good management that we ensure that we investigate all possible options for the club," said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.
Spurs also had planning permission for a new stadium in north London approved by Haringey Council on Thursday.
The official deadline for submitting bids to take over the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games passed on Thursday
"I can confirm we have registered an interest in the Olympic Stadium site within the deadline of September 30, in conjunction with AEG [Europe], the world's largest entertainment and facilities management company," revealed Levy.
"We were informed by the Olympic Park Legacy Company that were we not to register an interest at this time, there would not be an opportunity at any future date.
"We have always maintained that we wouldn't undertake any project that could undermine the overall financial stability and future success of the club and this shall remain our guiding principle going forward and in determining our best option in the interests of the club and all its fans and stakeholders."
Levy was delighted at the news that the club's application for planning permission for a new stadium - called the Northumberland Development Project - was approved.
"I should stress that there is still much work to be done. We shall continue to work with Haringey Council and the application will now be considered by the Mayor of London and referred to the Secretary of State.
"We shall keep everyone connected with the club updated over the coming months as discussions continue with the various public sector bodies," he added.

Boris johnson can't say no if it means jobs for the local community, even if he is a gooner , its just a formality now all boris has to do is rubber stamp it and the work can begin , ive heard that it should all have been approved by mid october and work will begin sometime this month

omg just had a thought were are we going to play when they knock down the site cos they will need to do so ?

It also says on the website the stadium is going to be 56 to 60 thosand seater , well believe it or not we used to get 80 thousand at one time.

In 1905 Tottenham raised enough money to buy the freehold to the land and became the permanent owners of the ground. As the club grew new stands were added. A new main stand was added in 1909, the East stand was also covered this year and extended further two years later. The profits from the 1921 FA Cup win were used to build a covered terrace at the Paxton Road end and the Park Lane end was built at a cost of over £3,000 some two years later. This increased the ground's capacity to around 58,000 with room for 40,000 under cover. The East Stand development was finishing in 1934 which increased the capacity to around 80,000 spectators and cost £60,000. The pitch was renovated in 1952 which uncovered a number of items from the old nursery on the site and one year later the first floodlights were introduced. These lights were upgraded in 1957 which required the cockerel to be moved from the West Stand to the East and then in 1961 floodlight pylons were installed.The West Stand was replaced by an expensive (and far behind schedule) new structure and the stadium started its long modernisation process. Various developments and upgrades were implemented over the years and in 1992 the lower terraces of the south and east stand were converted to seating and the whole of the North stand followed to become all-seater the following season. The South Stand re-development was completed in March 1995 and included the first giant Sony Jumbotron TV screen for live game coverage and away match screenings. The capacity of the stadium increased to just over 33,000. In 1997/98 season the Paxton Road stand had a new upper tier added which included the second Jumbotron screen and increased capacity to 36,240 and was funded by a rights issue in 1996.^[3]Minor amendments to the seating configuration were made in 2006 bringing the current capacity of the stadium to 36,310.

i think half of the new staduim would be halfway across the exsisting pitch, yea i remember the 80s when it was built in sections

Tottenham Hotspur have joined the race to take over the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.

The club's announcement comes a day after the deadline for submitting bids to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) passed.

"It is only prudent and good management that we ensure that we investigate all possible options for the club," said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.


Lets hope that this one is a load of Bollox!!

Keep Tottenham in Tottenham!!!!!!

MAXIMUS wrote:Tottenham Hotspur have joined the race to take over the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.

The club's announcement comes a day after the deadline for submitting bids to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) passed.

"It is only prudent and good management that we ensure that we investigate all possible options for the club," said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.


Lets hope that this one is a load of Bollox!!

Keep Tottenham in Tottenham!!!!!!

Its a nice staduim but wrong location , perfect for the spam if they can find 80 thousand fans