Luton Town target bolder stadium plans after top flight season

Last week full plans were submitted to Luton Borough Council to reroute the River Lea as part of the proposals for the wider 17-acre (seven-hectare) site.

Mr Sweet said that "despite the obvious complications" with the site, it was the right location for a new stadium "because it’s right at the heart of our town centre, it’s where a football club should be".

The stadium had been due to open in three phases, with an initial capacity of about 17,500, but Mr Sweet said the financial boost of being a Premier League club has meant that Power Court will now open with its "maximum allowable capacity" of 23,000.

Current planning permission for the site - which was approved in 2019 - allows for the football stadium, up to 1,200 homes, as well as leisure, entertainment and community facilities.