NEW Milton Memorial Hall may move if plans for a £5m replacement plus flats do not receive approval.

The hall management committee has asked for permission to demolish the existing building, located between Whitefield Road and the recreation ground.

As well as a spacious auditorium with cinema facilities, its replacement was to have a youth drop-in centre, indoor bowls rink, 22 flats and three penthouses.

The flat sales were meant to fund the project. But the plan has become bogged down as managers hold talks with Almansa

Construction over an alternative scheme.