Plans for £70m women’s football centre and hotel

Plans have been unveiled to build a £70m first-class football complex and luxury hotel and spa at Northwich in Cheshire.The plans are the brainchild of Cheshire County FA, in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council and ION Developments.Cheshire FA hopes the site will become a leading centre for the provision of women and girls football. It is presently in talks with a WSL1 club, rumoured to be Everton Ladies FC, to become a partner on what will be a ‘best in class’ football environment.When complete in 2020, two FIFA quality Grassmaster hybrid pitches will also be located on the site, with one flanked by a 1,000 seat stadium for a footballing partner.The second hybrid pitch will be allocated to private training for our visiting national teams or indeed international teams using the site in preparation for domestic or European competition.There will also be two 3G pitches and half a dozen high quality grass pitches.The luxury hotel and spa can be enjoyed by the local community, as well as visiting professional sports people.