Residents in Crowle came up with the plan to stop children riding their mountain bikes in the road.
A lack of “interesting terrain” in the area led young cyclists to take matters into their own hands and create muddy courses along School Lane.
But residents and parish councillors wanted a safer place for them to play – and found an “ideal” piece of land near the village hall.
MUDDY: Plans for the new track, which will be near the village hall (Image: Wychavon District Council)
Robert Moore, who is on a working group set up to develop the mud track, said the land has a big mound of soil leftover from the laying of the village hall’s new car park.
“We’re really pleased to get planning permission,” he said. “We’re working hard to progress the project and get it up and running before the summer holidays.”
Wychavon District Council, approving the plans, said: “The proposed development would provide a community facility on the site.
“Given the design and siting of the proposed development it is considered there would be no adverse visual impact, nor would the proposal have an adverse on amenity of neighbouring residents or highway safety.”
The mound itself will reach a maximum height of two metres, planners state, and will be redefined to form the tracks using mud and woodchip.
Planners say the proposal will involve “minimal operational development” and would not have a significant impact on the surrounding landscape.
Ruth Dawson-Jones, chair of Crowle Parish Council, previously told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “We had lots of kids going out on the road and building their own mud tracks, so there is a safety element to this.
“Someone was going to get hurt and we want to prevent that from happening as quickly as possible.
“This is about giving our kids a safe place to play – but something we know they want.”