 In 2007 , the club 's then @-@ owners proposed a controversial plan to relocate to a site near Junction 12 of the M1 motorway , near Harlington and <unk> . A planning application was made on the club 's behalf by former chairman Cliff Bassett , but the application was withdrawn almost immediately following the club 's takeover in 2008 . In 2009 , the club began an independent feasibility study to determine a viable location to move to . The club did not rule out redeveloping Kenilworth Road and , in October 2012 , entered talks to buy the stadium back from Luton Borough Council . By 2015 these plans had been dropped in favour of a move to a new location , with Managing Director Gary Sweet confirming that the club was in a position to " buy land , secure the best possible professional advice ... and to see the [ planning ] application process through to the receipt of consent . " In April 2016 the club announced its intention to build and move into a 17 @,@ 500 @-@ capacity stadium on the Power Court site in central Luton . 
