THE future of a potential £16m state-of-the-art neighbourhood hub to transform Great Sankey Leisure Centre will be decided this week.

Councillors meet on Wednesday night to discuss the plans submitted by Livewire.

If approved, the development will see the existing centre combine leisure, health and wellbeing and cultural services delivered by LiveWire, Warrington Borough Council, Culture Warrington, the NHS, Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group and Health Plus.

The new facility has been created and designed following a public consultation in west Warrington with more than 700 residents participating.

While groups that use the centre on Barrow Hall Lane and Great Sankey High have backed the plans and sent in public support comments, the application has also received objections with one resident claiming there was a lack of consideration to the 'significant impact' on neighbour's 'quality of life'.

He added: "I believe the development will not ease the congestion experienced in the area in the morning and afternoons.

"I believe it will be exacerbated, as the junction proposed on Lingley Green Avenue will form a constraint for the flow of traffic."

If councillors give the application the go-ahead, construction on the first stage of the development will commence later this year for phase 1 completion and opening in Autumn 2016.

Phase 1 plans include a 120 unit fitness suite, upgraded swimming pools, a library, café, meeting and conference facilities and a 3G pitch.

Subject to funding, plans for later phases include a sports hall, tennis courts, studios, pharmacy and health and wellbeing facilities including a spa with treatment programmes.

Jan Souness, managing director for LiveWire said: “This planning application is the result of much hard work from multi agencies who want to provide the people of west Warrington with an integrated offer for all their fitness, health and cultural needs."

To find out more about the development, visit greatsankeyneighbourhoodhub.co.uk.