A HOTEL, medical centre and conference facilities could all be built at Sixways if plans get approved.

Atlas Worcester Warriors RFC Ltd bought Sixways and the assets last week but announced drastic changes to the club on Thursday, February 10. 

They include plans to ditch the Worcester Warriors brand and bring semi-professional club Stourbridge RFC to Sixways under the name 'Sixways Rugby' from next season.

One of the co-owners sid it was part of their strategy but is dependent on planning permission.

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Jim O'Toole, co-owner of Sixways Rugby, said: "It is in our strategy, but this is 100 per cent dependant on the planning being approved.

"Sixways was built on 'green belt' land on an exception, but to be clear, any further development will need to first be approved and will not go ahead without approval."

According to Planning Portal, the 'green belt' is a specially designated area of countryside protected from most forms of development.

It is protected to help stop urban sprawl, and to preserve the character of existing settlements and encourage development within existing built-up areas.

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The South Worcestershire Green Belt Assessment, published in 2018, from Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions UK Limited, said the Green Belt plays a significant role strategically in terms of maintaining the separation between the local towns.

There was a recommendation in the document to remove all of the land from the Green Belt as currently defined by the MDS boundary in relation Sixways.

We have contacted Wychavon District Council for more.

It comes as Cecil Duckworth's family has said they are 'devastated' to learn of Atlas' plans to rebrand.

His widow Beatrice said the family feel the new owners are trying to destroy the legacy that Cecil created.