THE PUBLIC have less than two weeks to have their say on plans to build a new multi-million state-of-the-art hockey centre in the city.

The almost three-month consultation on the plan by RGS and Worcester Hockey Club to build the facilities on the Old Porcelain Ground off Droitwich Road in Worcester ends on January 22.

And the plan has been earmarked for a decision at the city council’s planning meeting in the Guildhall on Thursday, January 23 - less than 24 hours after consultation closes.

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The controversial application received hundreds of supportive comments and a number of objections within a couple of weeks of being submitted and comments from the public have continued to flood in.

Sport England has recently raised a ‘holding objection’ to the plan, despite saying it wishes to support the new centre, which it plans to keep unless more information is provided on the loss of football pitches and how existing football teams would be accommodated.

Last year, the council agreed to loan £2.1 million to cover the cost of building the hockey centre with an opening planned for the end of 2020. The land is owned by the city council and would be leased jointly for 30 years to RGS and Worcester Hockey Club with agreements to make sure the facility is built.

The plans show two new international standard hockey pitches, two youth football pitches, a single-storey pavilion with changing rooms and a club room and a 36-space car park with coach and minibus spaces.

If approved, the hockey centre is expected to open by the end of 2020.