New use on the cards for Cleethorpes site that once housed exotic mammals, reptiles and birds

                                         

Until it closed, The Jungle Zoo was habitat of parrots, macaws and other colourful creatures

A NEW use is in prospect for  the site which was once home to The Jungle Zoo in Cleethorpes.

The zoo closed several years ago since when most of the buildings were destroyed by a fire

But now  planning application has been submitted for the cleared site to become a centre for padel - a fast-growing raquet sport sometimes compared to a cross between tennis and squash and usually played in doubles.

As well as outdoor courts, there would be a clubhouse.

Agents for the applicants, Hull-based East Coast Padel Ltd, say: "Overall, the proposed development represents a positive and beneficial reuse of the site for leisure purposes.

"It would reinstate an active recreational use, delivering modern, accessible, and much needed sports facilities for the local community, to be delivered by a padel operator with a proven track record. 

"It will make a valuable contribution to the health and wellbeing of residents while enhancing the recreational offer of Cleethorpes and more widely."             

Padel being played on a court in Hull

Most of the rubble remains of the aviaries and enclosures have now been cleared