Spurs revealed proposals in 2008 to increase the stadium's capacity to 60,000 but the soaring costs saw their ambitions derailed.
The club then lost out to West Ham in the race for the Olympic Stadium but are disputing the Olympic Park Legacy Company's (OPLC) decision in court.
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Tottenham are now looking into a number of alternatives including reviving their original plan which involves building a stadium on the current site and its adjacent land.
The majority of fans are desperate for Spurs to stay in their North London borough of Haringey, and the club intend to reduce to costs of the redevelopment by applying for public money.
Spurs have applied to the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for a grant that will help regenerate the area around White Hart Lane, which is one of the poorest in the capital.
Chairman Daniel Levy said: 'We are working hard to make the Northumberland Development Project (NDP) scheme viable and enable us to stay in Tottenham and redevelop our existing site.
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'Public sector assistance for infrastructure and public realm works would enable us to deliver the project and the RGF represents the single most important route for funding.
'Our hope must be that there is a recognition of the real need for investment in the Northumberland Park ward and that this project presents a real opportunity to deliver sustainable long-term, private sector-led regeneration.'
It is hoped that the grant would help create jobs in the local area and possibly fund an underground station near to White Hart Lane.
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Tottenham MP David Lammy, who has long campaigned to keep Spurs in Haringey, added: 'I support this bid by Tottenham Hotspur, which has the opportunity to transform an entire community with the highest unemployment in London.
'The plan to redevelop White Hart Lane is far and away the most exciting regeneration project in London after the Olympics, and it is encouraging that it is private sector-led.
'This Regional Growth Fund proposal will benefit everyone in Tottenham and I urge the government to agree to Spurs' bid.'
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Source: Daily Mail
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