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Leeds United’s Premier League fate may remain up in the air for now, but the club is pressing ahead with its preparations for top-flight football off the field.

Should the dream come true, and promotion is secured from the Championship 15 years after relegation, the football club will need to move swiftly to meet new requirements across the board.

As one of the biggest organisations and most-watched sporting competitions on the planet, Premier League has a whole catalogue of rules and regulations its 20 clubs must meet.

If promoted, the Whites will have the best part of three months to get up to scratch before the first ball of the season is kicked in early to mid-August.

That being the case, a formal planning application has been submitted to Leeds City Council for the installation of new floodlights at Elland Road.

Two 44-metre-high masts are proposed for erection at the north-west and south-west corners of the stadium.

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While a formal application has been submitted, it is understood the club would not be obliged to press ahead with the installation in the event if planning permission, but no promotion.

In a statement attached to the application’s design philosophy, Dudleys Structural & Civil Consultants said: “As part of Leeds United preparations for Premiership football, it is proposed to install two new feature LED lighting columns behind the West Stand of the Elland Road ground in order Leeds United will be able to satisfy the minimum requirements of hosting Premiership football.

“The lighting columns have been designed [by] specialist lighting suppliers Musco, one to be placed each on the south-west and north-west corners.”

The target date for a decision on the application is May 24.