Plans to build a new community centre in Witham have been approved.

The application for the new building were given the go-ahead at a meeting of Braintree District Council’s planning committee on Tuesday, 26 March 2024.

The three-storey centre will be built on land next to Haygreen Road, just behind the Aldi supermarket off Hatfield Road.

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The plans include a mixed-use hall, kitchen, bar area and changing rooms to serve sports players using the adjacent football pitch.

The communities in and around Witham will be able to use the hall to play sports, attend meetings or events and go to social clubs.

There will be 32 car parking spaces, plus an additional four for disabled drivers. There will also be 14 secure bicycle lockers for cyclists.

The site will be landscaped with plants and trees and an area of open space north of the building will be retained, along with a number of trees.

Building work is expected to start later this year.