Speaking exclusively to the Evening Telegraph, club chairman Imraan Ladak said the Poppies intend moving away from Rockingham Road by 2011 to a purpose-built football and health complex at the Kettering Business Park on the A43/ A6003.

The Poppies have been searching for a new ground because the lease on its A-Line Arena at Rockingham Road is running out and it does not meet Football League standards.

Mr Ladak revealed the club has been working confidentially with the Duke of Buccleuch's company Buccleuch Property for the past 12 months.

The company has been looking to find the best partner to fund and enable the building of a new stadium to meet Football League criteria before the start of the design and planning process.

And, while the plans are still subject to obtaining planning permission, Mr Ladak has targeted the start of the 2011/12 season for the club to move into their new home.

The Poppies chairman said: "While our plans will of course be subject to a successful planning application, these are very exciting times for Kettering Town.

"After the extensive process of selecting a partner, matters have progressed very quickly and I am certain everyone will be as thrilled as we are when they see the plans – which we expect will be in the not-too-distant future.

"Integral to our plans is the ability to provide the use of health and sporting facilities to all the residents of Kettering.

"We hope the general public embrace our plans for the project and its facilities to be intertwined with the community, not just for the benefit of our supporters.

"Absolutely everyone we have spoken to is right behind our plans and I believe there is a strong residential and political will to support the club.

"There will never be another viable solution for sustaining professional football within the borough of Kettering and hope has finally been replaced with belief."

News of the club's plans was welcomed by the town's MP Philip Hollobone, a club supporter.