Calderdale cricket club planning a new patio for supporters
A cricket club is bidding to convert some of its outfield into a proper patio area for supporters.
The space at Mytholmroyd Cricket Club currently has spectator benches on this part of its outfield.
The club has applied to Calderdale Council seeking permission for the patio and some fencing at its Ewood Holmes ground at Moderna Way, Mytholmroyd.
Mytholmroyd play in the Halifax League’s first division.
If planners agree, the patio will provide a more level surface from which spectators can enjoy the game.
According to documents with the application, the site is within a flood risk area, classified as having a high probability of flooding by the Environment Agency.
It is also within a critical drainage area as identified by Calderdale Council in its Local Plan.
But the development would not have a cumulative impact or significant effect on local flood storage capacity or flood flows.
It would not impede flood defence and management, nor have an adverse effect on a watercourse, flood plain or the village’s flood defences.
The application explains: “The proposed patio is an open-air practice facility for the current cricket club use.
“If flooded, it is unlikely that the patio will be harmed in any way.”
The application, number 26/00513/FUL, can be viewed on the council’s Planning Portal.