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    14

    Jan 2023

    Last Updated: 13/01/2023
    Environment
    Environment

    Killinghall Cricket Club applies to build new two-storey pavilion

    by John Plummer

    | 14 Jan, 2023
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    Killinghall Cricket Club's current pavilion and a design for the proposed new one.

    Killinghall Cricket Club has submitted plans to demolish its pavilion and construct a two-storey replacement on the same site.

    Planning documents sent to Harrogate Borough Council describe the current 1970s structure as "deteriorating and neglected" and would cost more to refurbish than it is worth.

    It is poorly insulated with ageing communal showers and the changing rooms lack privacy, the documents say. They add:

    "Umpires and female cricketers currently have nowhere designated to get changed, so have to use communal areas, the toilets or come already changed. The facilities for the scorers on matchdays are currently a wooden hut situated next to the clubhouse, which is neither attractive nor very comfortable to sit in."


    Killinghall CC has been on the rise in recent years, Last year the team were crowned first division champions in the Nidderdale and District Cricket League.

    Killinghall cricket club

    The club has opened up its facilities to the public during summer.



    Since the demolition of the Three Horseshoes pub and long-term closure of The Greyhounds Inn, the club has also used its pavilion and bar to provide a social centre for the village at weekends.

    It hopes a new pavilion would help it fulfil this and encourage the creation of a junior team. The documents say:

    "The proposal will provide exceptional changing and hosting facilities for visiting teams, which would be of the best in the current Killinghall teams' leagues.
    "There is a hope to introduce junior cricket back to the cricket club, that used to be a vibrant and engaging part of the local community. The introduction of these new facilities will help facilitate the introduction of this and hopefully attract them to the club."
    "This development is very much needed to the club and the village community. We feel that the scale of the pavilion is appropriate for the size of the site and has been carefully considered. The chosen materials and design compliment and contribute positively to the overall character of the pavilion, cricket ground and the surrounding village."