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Scarborough RUFC expansion plan approved by councillors
Overview
Councillors have unanimously approved a major expansion plan for Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club, overriding officers' recommendations to refuse parts of the application due to potential landscape impacts.
Key points
- Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club's 'centenary transformation' includes a new 3G training pitch, spectator stand, padel court, rugby fives courts, and a clubhouse extension.
- Council officers had recommended refusing the padel court and rugby fives extension, arguing they would impact the open countryside and harm the landscape.
- Councillors voted unanimously to approve the application after highlighting widespread community support and a lack of objections from statutory consultees such as Highways, Ecology, and Sport England.
- The club received more than 60 letters of support during the consultation process.