 The club first stated its intent to leave Kenilworth Road in 1955 . Even then the ground was small compared to rival stadia , and its location made significant redevelopment difficult . The team has since made several attempts to relocate . Leaving Luton for the nearby new town of Milton Keynes was unsuccessfully proposed several times , most notably in the 1980s . The club sold Kenilworth Road to Luton Council in 1989 , and has since leased it . A planning application for a new ground , the " Kohlerdome " proposed by chairman David Kohler in 1995 , was turned down by the Secretary of State in 1998 , and Kohler left soon after . 
