KSS stadium for Tottenham set to go ahead

Tottenham Hotspur has pledged to go ahead and build a new £400 million stadium in north London, designed by KSS.

The high-flying Premiership team had previously wanted to move from its historic White Hart Lane home to east London and the new Olympic stadium – which it planned to knock down and rebuild.

But in a joint statement issued with Haringey Council, the club said it would now stay in the area after securing £27 million of public money to carry out infrastructure improvements in the area.

The council has agreed to hand over £9 million while London mayor Boris Johnson has pledged £18 million, which will include £8.5 million towards a new station approach.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy said: “As a major employer and business in the area we are delighted with this commitment from the mayor and Haringey Council.

“We have long said we would only invest in the area if we could see our commitment supported by others and that there was a real need to maximise the regeneration benefits and lift the wider area.”

The masterplan for the wider area around the ground has been drawn up by Make. The design by KSS, which was founded by David Keirle, a vice president at Spurs, will see the stadium have a capacity of close to 60,000. The club’s present ground seats just over 36,000.