Newcastle United training ground plans approved

The club says building work should be completed by next summer.

The entrance to Newcastle United's training ground. An opened black gate, to the right, bears the club crest and a road leads to a car park. There are trees to either side.
Newcastle United's plans for the Benton site were backed unanimously by North Tyneside Council [BBC]

Plans to extend and renovate Newcastle United's training ground have been approved.

The club's aim for Darlsey Park, in Benton, includes 1,350 sq m of new-build accommodation, focusing on office, meeting space and support facilities.

It will also see existing buildings rearranged to provide further treatment spaces and staff support areas, alongside improved front-of-house facilities and a bigger players' lounge.

More than £10m has already been injected into the site, which has paid for a new canteen, auditorium, plunge pools and a games room.

Other proposals include the construction of a groundkeeper's shed and parking bays in front of the extension, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The site is used currently by 140 personnel.

The club previously stated if the plans were approved then building work would be completed by next summer.

At a meeting of North Tyneside Council's planning committee this week, some concerns were raised by neighbours about a lack of communication between the club and residents.

Newcastle United's representative at the meeting stated contact details had now been swapped and a public meeting had been held to help reassure locals.

Representing the club, Ryan Robson said: "As a club and neighbour we want to be better. In the past we acknowledge it was not the best but hopefully there are conditions now in place."

The plans were unanimously approved by the committee.

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