Yorkcourt Properties has submitted plans to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council for the development of a 12,000-capacity community stadium near Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

The proposed venue, which will become the new home of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats rugby league team, is set to form part of a wider mixed-use project located close to Junction 30 of the M62 motorway. Although the stadium will have an initial capacity for 12,000 spectators, the plans will enable the venue to expand to accommodate 15,000 spectators and will replace the Wildcats' current Belle Vue ground.

The club is also working in partnership with Wakefield Council as part of a bid to encourage a local college or university to establish a sports science department at the the venue. Wildcats executive director Diane Maskill said: "This is the latest step along the journey that we hope will provide our club with a home fit for an Engage Super League club in the 21st century."

Image: Wakefield Wildcats' current Belle Vue stadium