Neighbours on a road where parking is already 'terrible' have been angered by 'unbelievable' plans for a new Stapleford community centre. The £6.4m project would transform the existing changing pavilion used by Stapleford FC and part of Hickings Lane Recreation Ground, Stapleford, into a community and young people's centre.
The community leisure hub, planned by Broxtowe Borough Council, would host a range of community activities such as fitness classes, yoga, dancing, club groups, elections, meetings and event hire. A young people's centre, which would include a play area, would replace the existing young people's centre in Stapleford.
But residents along Hickings Lane have been united in their opposition to the proposals, citing a lack of notice, parking problems, antisocial behaviour, concern over light and noise, and that the building would be too large for the park. Matt Byrne, 48, who represented Great Britain three times in wheelchair basketball at the Paralympics, feared the extra people coming to the area would add to the park's existing parking problem and ruin what he thought was Stapleford's best view.
