Spurs wants Brent to OK plans to up capacity at Wembley

By Dave Rogers2018-11-21T07:00:00

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Documents sent to council reveal it wants restrictions on spectator numbers lifted if it’s forced to stay at temporary home for rest of season

More details of the contingency plans Spurs outlined last week in case its new stadium is not finished this season have been revealed in planning documents sent to Brent council.

Spurs has struck a deal to use its temporary home at Wembley stadium for the rest of the season as a fallback if there are more delays to completing its 62,000-seat ground, which is being built by Mace.

After discussions with the club, Wembley National Stadium, which operates the venue, submitted a planning application to the council for a variation on the capacity cap for Spurs’ remaining home games this season in the event the club requires it.

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