New lease of life for RICC courts

An un-used tennis facility in the grounds of the Riviera International Conference Centre (RICC) in Torquay could soon find a new lease of life.Parkwood Leisure is behind the application, which concerns a site on Chestnut Avenue.There are ten tennis courts on the southern side of the RICC grounds, in two rows of five. The row nearest to the RICC building is separated from it by an area of grass-crete car parking and have not been in use “for some time”.Full planning permission is sought to change part of the area to an outdoor climbing facility to be operated all year.This would comprise two structures: one 3.7m high and one 10.5m high.Also lined up is a reception area, changing rooms and equipment storage, a spectator seating area and eight cycle parking hoops.The application is set to go before Torbay Council’s planning committee on 10 January, with a recommendation for approval.