Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has been urged to commit to Haringey stadium plans with a £17m funding incentive, in a final call from the mayor of London.
A £17m offer to boost the regeneration of Tottenham was today put on the table by mayor Boris Johnson and Haringey council, in a bid to convince Spurs to press ahead with its proposal for a new stadium at Northumberland Park.
The council and Johnson met with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy to reveal features of the funding package, including £5m for vital infrastructure and public realm works, and £3.5m for improvements to Tottenham Hale and White Hart Lane stations.
The offer means that the club would be relieved of all planning gain requirements that are often associated with large scale developments.
The Northumberland Park project now solely relies on a commercial decision by Tottenham Hotspur to go ahead with their proposals.
Johnson, said: “The club knows there is no more money available from the public purse and I sincerely hope that they accept the offer we have made. It is not just in the best interests of Tottenham Hotspur and the fans of this great London club, but of the wider north London community.”
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