Project timetable and next steps

What are the next steps for the project?

The planning application and supporting documents can be viewed online through the council’s planning register. Comments must be submitted directly through the planning application to be considered as part of the process. It will be live for a minimum of 4 weeks.

Once the planning consultation period closes the application will be discussed by the council’s planning committee. If approved, work will start on site later this year and the facility is expected to open in 2028.

Ahead of planning approval, preparatory work has been taking place to support the development. This includes planting and soft landscaping to replace ecological features that will be lost during construction, timed to ensure new planting can be established successfully.