Tottenham have taken their first formal step towards having the Premier League's first 90,000 capacity ground at Wembley for the entirety of next season.

Stadium chiefs have requested permission to host 31 more full-capacity events, on a temporary basis deal starting in August, to accommodate 90,000 Spurs fans.

Wembley's current agreement with Brent Council only allows 37 'major' events — those with an attendance of over 51,000 people — each year. But Tottenham could now be handed the keys to every area of the national stadium.

A planning application has been submitted to hold 31 more full capacity events at Wembley

The deal would allow Tottenham to play their full season in front of Wembley's full capacity

Spurs hope Brent Council will OK their move to play in front of 90,000 fans every week

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Spurs are set to use Wembley as their temporary home while the £750million redevelopment of their site at White Hart Lane steps up next season.

The planning document released on Thursday states that the upgrade: 'would allow up to 36 full capacity THFC home games may be played at Wembley during the season with five of these accommodated under the existing event cap.'

Without the planning application going through, Tottenham would be forced to shut off Wembley's top tier for the vast majority of their games next season.

But if granted, Spurs could play their 19 home Premier League fixtures with up to 90,000 fans in attendance, as well as up to 17 potential European, FA Cup and EFL Cup games.

Local residents and businesses have been invited to an exhibition at the end of this month for more information on what the application entails, with comments to the council's planning team invited before a decision is taken.

The planning summary claims: 'Wembley Stadium is entirely suitable to host THFC's home fixtures for one football season at full capacity.

'The application documentation that the proposal accords with all relevant planning policy and guidance. It will not result in unacceptable effects in terms of transport, noise and vibration and air quality impacts.

'Recognising the economic and cultural benefits that occur in the local area, planning permission can be reasonably granted.'

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Estimates indicate that Tottenham's one-year move to Wembley will bring £14.5m into the local economy.

Spurs held their Champions League group-stage matches at Wembley this season, with the north London venue close to capacity for their first two games against Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen.

And there were 62,034 fans in attendance against CSKA Moscow despite their chances of a place in the knock-out stages being extinct.

Tottenham chiefs have been pleased with ticket sales for next month's Europa League tie against Ghent, with the top tier opened after an initial 50,000 allocation sold out at heavily-reduced prices.

The current situation would not allow Tottenham to use the top tier for most of their games

Wembley's new planning application would not cover London rivals Chelsea, who are anticipated moving out of their Stamford Bridge home for a three-year spell away from the summer of 2018. That time away could be spent at Wembley.

Last week Conservative MP Bob Blackman warned of a 'potential abuse' of the national stadium with Spurs and Chelsea upping the number of big events.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Blackman said: 'Tottenham Hotspur are rebuilding White Hart Lane and as a result we have to find a new home. The current proposal is that Wembley Stadium will be used by Tottenham for a season, which will increase the use of our national stadium by 60 per cent.

'There's an important issue, of course, for my constituency (Harrow East) - which becomes the car park for Wembley Stadium on such event days.

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'Worse still, Mr Speaker, Chelsea Football Club are intending to come to Wembley for three years thereafter.

'So could we have a debate in Government time on the use of our national stadium and the uses to which it can be put, so we can put on record our concerns about the potential abuse of our national treasure?'

Tottenham say they have 61,000 fans on their season-ticket waiting list, some of whom could be accommodated in a move to a full-capacity Wembley.