Green light for cricket club’s facilities plan

Scarborough Cricket Club is to get a new bar, café, meeting room and museum area following approval of plans by the local authority.

Scarborough Council has approved plans for the “improvement of the westernmost grandstand within the Scarborough Cricket Club ground” comprising various developments.

The proposals include the creation of a new bar, café, meeting room and museum area as well as the reordering and refurbishment of the toilets.

The development also includes the addition of a pitch-side patio area adjacent to the northern end of the stand, the replacement of the existing seating boards with composite plastic planks, and a likefor-like replacement of the safety fence surrounding the spectator seating area.

One letter of representation was submitted by a member of the public with concerns that the plans would result in a loss of light to their neighbouring property.

They also asked whether consideration had been given to “the nuisance arising from the undertaking of the development”.

The cricket club and its grandstands at 118 North Marine Road are situated in the Scarborough conservation area and planning officers decreed that the “re-development will enhance the character of the area”.

Officers added: “In particular, the new seating surfaces, safety fences and general tidying of the external features will improve the appearance of the building.”

The plans were approved by Scarborough Council subject to a condition that the development must be implemented in accordance with the submitted plans.