Council permits ground works, and detailed drawings for Luton Town’s Power Court are anticipated “in coming months.”

Meeting attendees were informed that detailed architectural plans for the new stadium of Luton Town Football Club are anticipated “in the coming months”, after approval of the site’s initial earthworks.
The local government received complete plans from applicant 2020 Developments (Luton) Limited “to move earth and create a development platform” at the Power Court site.

In order to build the Hatters’ new house on 21 acres of brownfield land in the heart of Luton, ground work must be completed. As per a report presented to the development management committee of the borough council, it was decided upon under prior planning consents.

David Hall, the principal planning officer, informed the committee that Power Court had substantial variations in ground level throughout the property, especially in the northeast.

He explained, “The work will involve cut and fill, using earth on the site, with the removal of 34,830 cubic meters from this location and the cutting of 54,250 cubic meters of material with a fill of 19,420 cubic meters.”

“A plan for traffic management has been asked for.” The short-term parking and the crushing of local material use will halt as a result of these suggestions.

“The Environment Agency has no concerns about contamination, and there are no objections regarding flooding and drainage subject to requirements. That would be compliant with the Local Plan for Luton.

According to 2020 Developments’ chief operating officer, Michael Moran, “These proposals represent a really important step to move us forward.”

“The site is used for housing, business, and community purposes in addition to the stadium. This will make it possible to start laying the foundation for the sustainable development of a crucially important town center area.

“In the upcoming months, the comprehensive stadium proposals will become public. In essence, this application entails moving soil from one side of the site to the other.

“The values presented represent the upper limit of what is being evaluated. We’ve been trenching and drilling bore holes to investigate the region. We want to drastically lower those numbers.

“The quantity of vehicle movements during transportation is within the scope of the site’s current operations. The local contractors will oversee and handle every task on the site with great care.

“Transport, noise, dust, and vibration will be monitored and managed,” Mr. Moran continued. After obtaining planning approval, the contractors are prepared to begin work, which will take around 40 weeks to complete.

He continued, “The ground works for this site will be a temporary transitional phase.” “Hopefully, the stadium for Luton Town Football Club will be delivered on schedule after that.”

“The River Lea is front and center of all our plans,” Mr. Moran said in response to a question regarding the waterway. A separate application has been submitted to open the western portion of the River Lea in its entirety.

“We’ll open it up at the eastern end and culvert it by the stadium’s base. The plans for the river are not disparaging in any manner because we are utilizing the council’s Silver Street project as a foundation for our work.

Mohammed Yaqub Hanif, a Labour Central Councillor, remarked, “It’s good to see there’s something happening.” The development was approved by the committee in unanimity.

In January 2019, the Hatters were granted first planning permission for a new 17,500-seat stadium.