Gary Sweet says Luton’s plans for a new stadium at Power Court remain on course and were not threatened by Luton’s relegation battle.
The Hatters secured their Championship status on Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory at home to Blackburn Rovers.
It avoided a £6million hit to their finances that Sweet had had revealed during football’s three-month suspension, when he revealed the potential “financial oblivion” that awaited if they had been relegated back to League One.
Back in January 2019, Town secured planning permission for a new 17,500-seat headquarters at Power Court, and after Championship football was confirmed for another campaign, Sweet told BBC Three Counties: “The stadium will happen whether we’re in the Conference National or the Premier League. That’s going to happen.
“Timing makes a difference and this Coronavirus issue has delayed matters and means that we might need to rethink one or two things, but it won’t make a difference to the fact that Power Court is going to be our new home.”
Luton this month submitted a planning application for a new domed Academy training base at the back of Barnfield Academy South on the Cutenhoe Road, saying the proposals are ‘critical to the club’s future sustainability’, will help ‘retain talented young players’ and promote the image of the town internationally.
