Deeside Leisure Centre in Flintshire, North Wales, may be demolished to make way for a new facility dubbed the ‘House of Sport’.

Flintshire County Council is holding an executive cabinet meeting on Wednesday 1 April to decide how best to move forward with the proposals for a 12-court sports hall, a six-lane indoor bowls hall and an outdoor five-a-side football pitch.

A dance/aerobics room, a martial arts room and a spa centre may also be developed. The existing ice rink will be retained.

Ian Budd, director of lifelong learning, told local paper the Evening Leader: “The Sports Council for Wales identified the potential for the site making a significant contribution to sport in North Wales as a major venue for regional and national training and competitions and as a key support facility for the North Wales Institute of Sport.

“If these were to be linked to an office base for Sports Council and Governing Bodies of Sports staff, then the concept of a ‘house of sport’ becomes realisable — making Deeside and Flintshire the main focal point for sport in North Wales.”

Six acres of land freed up by the redevelopment could be used by a local play scheme seeking a new site.