Over £1 million approved to help build a new sports facility in Hoyland
Barnsley Council will fund the construction of the new sports facility
Last updated 10th Feb 2022
£1.16 million has been approved to help build a new sports facility in Hoyland.
Barnsley Council's cabinet has given the green light for the money to be spent on the site at Parkside, which is part of Hoyland Masterplan.
The complete project will see over 1,100 new homes built, along with a primary school and Hermes Hub.
A report considered by cabinet at today’s meeting (February 9) states:
“The Rockingham Sports Ground is currently held under a lease by the Forge Community Partnership for a term of 25-years from the 1st April 2010.
“Therefore, the sale of the Council’s land will require the relocation of the sporting facilities, users of the sports ground and the community hall to an alternative piece of land within the Hoyland area, as well as a two-phase surrender of the existing leasehold interest by Forge.”