The article below was published on the Chronicle & Echo website yesterday.
Outline plans to build 27 houses where a swimming pool used to be have been submitted.
The proposal is for outline planning permission with all matters reserved for a residential development on the site of the old Wellingborough swimming baths in Croyland Road, Wellingborough.
Planning permission for the pool was originally granted in 1967, but the building was eventually replaced by the Waendel Leisure Centre in Thomas Street which opened in 2007.
The swimming pool was subsequently demolished and the site, which is currently owned by Wellingborough Council, has remained undeveloped.
Half of the existing parking area is in use as parking for Croyland Park and the remainder is blocked off by concrete blocks.
If the development gets the go-ahead, documents submitted as part of the planning application say the majority of the proposed dwellings would be two-storey.
The documents also state: “The suggested lay-out of a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced housing will offer a range of accommodation in what is a desirable residential area.”
The entrance to the site would be the same as for the former swimming pool premises.
Read more: http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/outline-plans-for-housing-on-former-swimming-pool-site-in-northamptonshire-1-7197554#ixzz3zJ1D4cYb