By Anna Whittaker, Local Democracy Reporter
A new £500,000 community centre is expected to be built in Edwalton after planning officers recommended it for approval.
Applicant Rushcliffe Borough Council Property Services submitted plans for the new centre on land off Cornelia Grove.
The building would include a meeting room, kitchen, toilets for use by allotment and community park users and a community room.
A small storage facility “for the potential use by Friends of Sharphill Woods” would also be constructed.
In November 2022, the council agreed to spend £500,000 to develop a “local community venue for hire”.
The plans were promised as part of the Sharphill Woods development, off Melton Road.
The development site is made up of 1,500 homes, a primary school and a park. It has been dubbed a Sustainable Urban Extension or SUE.
The plans for the community centre form ‘phase seven’ of the Sharphill Woods development.
A decision on the plans will be made at Rushcliffe Borough Council’s planning meeting on October 12.
The plans would create nine full time jobs.
Council documents stated: “The Edwalton Community Centre will be at the heart of the community providing a stable, secure and welcoming space that is valued by the people of the new Edwalton SUE.
“The proposed development would enhance the facilities available locally and within the Borough and also provide community facilities in line with the Borough Council Leisure Strategy.
“The proposal also includes provision of employment facilities which
brings an economic benefit.”
If approved, a car park with 33 spaces would be created.
