Major plans for a new community sports hub in Cheltenham are step closer to becoming a reality. Council chiefs are expected to approve more than £500,000 for the proposed Petersfield Community and Sports Hub next week.

The building, which will be located at the site of Saracens FC football ground in the Moors estate , forms part of a wider overarching strategy to support the St Peters and the Moors area. The new sports hub will replace the existing club-house facilities that are housed within two shipping containers to the north of the football pitch.

The site is owned by Cheltenham Borough Council but Saracens FC has a 25 year lease on their ground and the land where the shipping containers are located, with 22 years remaining.

Borough chiefs are due to approve, at the cabinet meet

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