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Plans to build a Centre for Outdoor Sport in Burgess Hill have been described as ‘fantastically exciting’ by Mid Sussex councillors.

The project is being delivered as part of the Northern Arc development and is in its very early stages.

The results of a feasibility study commissioned last June to explore areas such as need, cost and initial design, were presented to a meeting of the cabinet on Monday (March 21).

If all goes as planned, the Centre will be built on nine hectares of land just south of the A2300 and west of Jane Murray Way, near The Triangle roundabout.

Proposed site for Centre for Outdoor Sport

An indicative master-plan for the project includes football, rugby and hockey pitches, complete with floodlighting and pavilions.

The option of a cricket pitch and pavilion is also on the table.

While no firm figures have yet been shared about the cost of the project, a report to the cabinet said around £4.9m of Section 106 contributions would be used, with a further £250k potentially in the pipeline.

Once the full cost is known, the proposals will be subject to a bid for capital funding.

Multi-million pound Burgess Hill centre for outdoor sport plan ‘fantastically exciting’