North Kesteven District Council is to refuse permission for a sports facility to be expanded into a community library and café just five years after opening next week.
North Hykeham Town Council now says it has seen very little use and instead wants to change how the facility is used and build an extension to the south. The town council said the changing rooms had been used once in the years the building had been opened and no sports clubs had used the building. They also argue that the existing facilities would not meet FA standards.
Sport England, however, has concerns over the loss of playing field space and said there was a lack of evidence to demonstrate that the loss could be mitigated elsewhere.In a report before district councillors next Tuesday, officers said: “The applicant has failed to demonstrate that the proposal would not result in the loss of, or prejudice the use of, existing open space, sports and recreational buildings and land.
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