A new "purpose built sports pavilion" could be built at a Warwick football club if plans are signed off by the district council.

Racing Club Warwick FC has applied for planning permission to demolish the portacabin changing rooms at its Townsend Meadow ground, to make space for the new facility.

An application submitted to Warwick District Council (WDC) says the new building would provide step free access and be fully accessible for disabled users.

"The proposal involves the removal of the existing temporary changing rooms block and replacement with a purpose-built sports pavilion incorporating changing rooms and education facilities," the plans state.

"The existing changing rooms are not accessible for disabled users and do not comply with current sporting bodies safeguarding standards."

The application also states that the new rooms would leave space for a new hedgerow to be grown which would help screen the building and some of the Hampton Road ground.

"The proposals will result in some infilling of an open space that visually helps to relieve the built-up development of sports and recreational uses," the application added. 

"However, the removal of the existing sports changing rooms and the introduction of the native hedgerow screen will substantially mitigate this negative impact. 

"The use of darker colours and brickwork will visually recede the building and the hedgerow will provide a further green screen. Overall the impact is considered to be neutral."

Sport England has raised no objection to the proposal from the United Counties League outfit, and WDC is yet to consider the application.

See the plans here.