ARCHITECTS are to be asked to go back to the drawing board before councillors make any decision over Aldbrough St John's new medical centre.

Richmondshire District Council's planning committee was told that most people who live in the area are supportive of the proposal.

As well as a dispensary and consulting rooms, the building will include a gym, offices, treatment rooms and parking for more than 30 cars.

GPs themselves say the existing Bridge House surgery is cramped and fails to meet the requirements of patients with special needs.

However, some residents claim the new building would be a blot on the landscape, while others are worried it will attract extra traffic to Doctor's Lane.

Councillors have therefore agreed to ask architects to come up with fresh designs which may allay some of the concerns.

New blueprints will then go back before the authority's planning committee, which will have the final say