Boston United chair David Newton says he is looking to fund the club's new stadium project by securing loans from local and central government and hopes to submit a planning application in March.

The non-league football side will gain a new 4,000-seat community stadium as part of a £100m mixed-use project which will also feature an all-weather 3G pitch for community use, plus educational facilities, conference and banqueting facilities.

There will also be a café, education and community facilities, meeting rooms for hire, an all weather sports pitch and a sports hall.

The Quadrant development will also feature more than 500 new homes as well as retail space and restaurants.

“That’s taken a little longer than anticipated. As transport is a key issue around Boston, we’ve got to make sure we’ve got that right,” Newton told local media.

“The main thing is to get a robust application in. But we’re not happy that we’ve slipped into March and we don’t want to be slipping beyond that, although it’s out of our hands at the moment.”