Thursday 23 March 2017 09:47, UK
Tottenham will discover on Thursday if their proposal to host 27 matches at Wembley next season has been approved.
Brent Council's planning committee are to discuss the application as Spurs hope to take one step closer to confirming their switch for the 2017-18 campaign.
Tottenham have until March 31 to activate the option to play at Wembley although it is understood their decision will not depend solely on Brent Council's verdict.
Building work continues on the club's new £800m stadium next to White Hart Lane and the key consideration is whether the project can be completed on time.
Spurs could yet stay at their current ground next season and play home games at Wembley in 2018-19, before moving into the new stadium for the 2019-20 campaign.
Brent Council's approval of 27 matches at the full capacity of 90,000 is also considered essential given Tottenham are desperate to avoid hosting games in a part-full Wembley, with the negative effects that would have on the atmosphere.
Wembley can allow five more major sporting events within its current cap so Spurs are asking for an additional 22 to make 27 overall.
They initially asked for a total of 36 games at the national stadium's maximum capacity of 90,000, in order to cover the highest number of home matches the club could feasibly play in all competitions next season.
But the proposal was considered too great a strain on local residents, with Brent Council instead suggesting a compromise option of all 36 matches but at a reduced capacity of 61,000, the same figure the new White Hart Lane will hold.
Tottenham have not budged on the maximum attendance, however, and their latest proposal requests the 90,000 capacity but for only 27 fixtures.
Any more matches would then in theory have to fall in line with Wembley's current regulations, which state additional events can only be open to the lower and middle tiers, amounting to an attendance of 50,835.
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