AN OUTDOOR horse riding arena for disabled children is set to be built in Burnley.

Planning permission is being sought from councillors this evening to build the small all-weather arena and shelter on land at Crown Point House, Crown Point Road.

The area will be used to provide a safe riding environment for disabled children who take part in riding sessions at the site.

The Dyneley Riding for the Disabled Group is a small charity which has been operating from the site for around three years.

The group currently uses a cordoned off area of the field to provide riding sessions for nine young adults and children from the Burnley and Pendle areas on Saturday mornings from 10am to 12.30pm.

The club uses the area less than 28 days a year, but the surface is uneven not very suitable for the lessons.

The proposal is to form a small outdoor riding arena using compacted stone topped by textile membrane, sand and rubber chippings measuring approximately 20 metres by 20 metres.

The arena would be enclosed by a timber post and rail fence.

The area is currently overgrown and untidy.

It is proposed to tidy up the whole area and to provide parking in the nearby yard.

The charity is part of the Riding for the Disabled Association.

Their website states: “We are dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities, through the provision of opportunities for riding.

A Burnley Council report to planners said: “The proposals are for a use which is acceptable in the rural area.”