Spurs reveal stadium plan

The north London club is up against eastenders West Ham to take over the Olympic stadium after the 2012 Olympics. The Olympic Park Legacy Company is evaluating their competing bids.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy said: “We are proposing one of the most advanced, state-of-the-art stadiums in Europe that will deliver an exceptional spectator experience. Fans will be closer to the pitch than at any other comparable size stadium in the UK, while its acoustic design will ensure that the noise from spectators remains within the stadium.

“Our partner AEG would attract and manage a wide range of events for the stadium and surrounding public realm including world class sport, music, festivals, and exhibitions. Tottenham Hotspur would also commit tens of millions of pounds for local sports and community projects and our Foundation would work with relevant partners to bring these to life. Ensuring the stadium and the surrounding space is sustainable, exciting and viable 365 days a year is crucial to our proposal and to the whole future of the Olympic Park.

“Accusations that we would ‘demolish’ £500m of stadium are hugely inaccurate and highly irresponsible and I want to be very clear on this issue. Our proposal will retain around £420m worth of the Olympic Stadium, and we will re-use or recycle the £80m that will be dismantled with zero landfill. It is also important to remember that two thirds of the Olympic Stadium, under the original legacy plan, was to be dismantled – it was not designed to be a permanent structure. Recent scaremongering conveniently forgets this fact.”

To help address concerns that taking out the athletics track from the Olympic stadium would represent a breach of promise by the organisersto the International Olympic Committee, Spurs is proposing to redevelop the run-down Crystal Palace athletics stadium in south London.

Mr Levy added: “We would increase the current capacity of Crystal Palace by 9,500 to 25,000 and a new four-lane warm up track and all-weather hockey pitch would also be built. With these proposals, Crystal Palace would become a re-invigorated dedicated facility, bringing more activity to the area and be available to the athletics community every single day of the year.”

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