Seventeen parking spaces will be created at a community and sports space in Halifax, with room to manoeuvre, if planners agree.

Himmat Ltd – a not-for-profit community organisation – wants to make the changes on land at the Raven Street Centre.

Improvements to the boundary are also planned.

The proposals require change of use, and this is being sought from Calderdale Council.

The site consists of enclosed grassland which has pedestrian and vehicle access from Hanson Lane, and has historically been used for sports in conjunction with the Himmat project and Unique Community Hub.

It has a large football pitch, a smaller football pitch and also houses other activities, including other grass-based sports and the hard surfaces being used for junior cycling.

But lack of adequate parking and turning is a real drawback, according to supporting statements with the application, and the changes could open up use further, argue the applicants.

The existing entrance has limited visibility for manoeuvring in and out of the site while parking is on loose hardcore which cannot be line marked.

Proposals include reducing the height of the existing retaining wall providing an unobstructed site line so that vehicles coming and going have improved visibility.

Before the community groups started using the site the land was in poor condition until Himmat, which delivers services for vulnerable young people from a range of backgrounds in west central Halifax, brought it into use, say supporting statements from agents for the application, Durkin Architectural Design.

“The provision of the new facility in this location has created a positive impact on the local community in terms of engagement, cohesion and physical activity,” they say.