Albion have resubmitted plans for state-of-the-art training facilities after concerns over access to the site.

The club announced last month that it was going back to the drawing board over the £23 million plans which it sees as a vital component in becoming an established Premiership outfit.

Now, the club has resubmitted plans for the training ground off Mash Barn Lane in Lancing to Adur District Council which is expected to make a decision by early autumn.

The club said it had made the changes to show its intentions to be “good neighbours” and show it has listened to the local community.

The main changes to the updated application will see construction traffic rerouted away from the Mash Barn Estate and through land being developed into a golf course.

The club has also relocated rubbish stores to the opposite side of the site nearer the airport and away from homes and added acoustic fencing will reduce noise disruption from construction.

The facilities will include 11 training pitches and a Y-shaped two-storey building for changing rooms.

There will also be offices, medical and catering facilities, a gym and security lodge, as well as a half-sized indoor training football pitch.

There will also be a 303-space car park with room for a coach and about 30 bicycles.

Consultation

Residents will be able to respond to the adapted plans during a 28-day consultation process.

Club director Martin Perry, who is overseeing the training facility project, said Lancing residents had been “very supportive” but the revised application was in response to issues raised during the consultation process.

Amanda James, chair of the Mash Barn Community Group, said her organisation would be going “through the plans with a fine tooth comb”.

She added: “We’re still looking at the plans in detail but from what we have seen so far there don’t seem to be that many major changes from the previous application.

“We still have concerns about the use of floodlights, opening times, the proximity to our homes and whether the benefits to the community are quite what they could be.”

Adur District Council leader, Neil Parkin, said: “The club won’t be able to please all the residents over there.

“The cabinet is fully supportive of the plans and the £23 million inward investment, and has been all along.”