\n The plans would see three geothermal wells drilled at the disused velodrome south of York Sport Village, in the University of York\u2019s East Campus.\n<\/p>\n
\n A new 1.2km cycle track would also be created as part of the development to replace the 250m velodrome which is currently closed due to its degraded surfaces.\n<\/p>\n
\n The University of York\u2019s application stated the wells would heat the Sport Village\u2019s swimming pool and leisure facilities and the cycle track would provide a facility for the community.\n<\/p>\n
\n Plans lodged with York Council showed that the geothermal part of the development would be done in three phases.\n<\/p>\n
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\n A construction phase would see a drill pad prepared and temporary containerised units, a water tank and security fencing installed.\n<\/p>\n
\n It would be followed by a 19-month drilling and testing phase.\n<\/p>\n
\n A 55m-high drill rig would be on site for up to 14 months and once tested the three wells would be connected to the university\u2019s local heat network.\n<\/p>\n
\n A metal-clad shed would be built to enclose the well heads and construction equipment would be removed from the site during the operation phase.\n<\/p>\n
\n A lagoon created during the construction phase would be retained and turned into a wetland area once the wells are operational.\n<\/p>\n
\n The rest of the site would be open to the public as part of a new facility designed with the help of British Cycling.\n<\/p>\n
\n It would feature a flat surface for beginner riders.\n<\/p>\n
\n The rest of the facility has been designed to provide a purpose-built area where people can learn about road safety and technical riding skills.\n<\/p>\n
\n There would also be an off-road area where people can practice riding on more challenging terrain.\n<\/p>\n
\n A site plan for geothermal wells and a cycling facility at a disused velodrome at York Sport Village, University of York Campus East, in Heslington. Picture is from University of York\/York Council’s planning portal.\n<\/p>\n
\n Plans stated there was currently a shortage of places locally where younger cyclists could learn to ride in a safe environment.\n<\/p>\n
\n A new building for the existing York Cycling Circuit to the south of the site with changing facilities, toilets and a meeting space is part of the wider development.\n<\/p>\n
\n It is subject to a separate planning application and the York Cycling Circuit would remain in use throughout the works.\n<\/p>\n
\n Plans stated the velodrome had been closed for a number of years and it was only used by a small number of people when it was open.\n<\/p>\n
\n They added the development would provide facilities which offer far wider benefits than the velodrome they would replace.\n<\/p>\n
\n Plans stated: \u201cThe proposed development would provide renewable heat to the swimming pool and leisure facility at York Sport Village which would support its long-term financial sustainability, along with reducing emissions.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe cycling facility would be accessible to a significantly larger population than the velodrome catered for and would attract new people to cycling in a safe environment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The plans would see three geothermal wells drilled at the disused velodrome south of York Sport Village, in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-348256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}