Caldy Rugby Club urges council to approve plans to save it – Birkenhead News

A Merseyside rugby club seeing success on the pitch has urged the council to approve plans as current losses “mean that the club is not sustainable”. Caldy Rugby Club is going up against neighbours who claim they’re suffering from “significant nuisance”. Caldy Sports Club has applied to Wirral Council for permission to demolish its existing clubhouse and replace it with a new, larger facility. This includes a community hub, remodelling the existing car park, as well as creating new groundsman buildings, a tractor store, and a building for bikes. The club on Telegraph Road has been there since 1925 and has seen greater success in recent years on the pitch. However, if the plans are not approved, the club argues that this could put its future in jeopardy. Despite strong support, the plans will be brought before Wirral councillors at a planning meeting on 5 February because of opposition from some in the area. In planning application documents, the club said that the current building “is no longer fit for purpose” and “structurally inadequate”. Due to its age and construction, the club said it was also “highly unsustainable”. The new clubhouse would address these issues and ensure the building is
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