Clair Hall in Haywards Heath. Picture: Steve Robards
The council’s Conservative cabinet agreed to permanently shutter the Haywards Heath venue in September, but since then the site has hosted a Covid testing centre and is now being used by the NHS to vaccinate patients.
Campaigners challenged the decision in the High Court and to avoid more costly legal proceedings, last month the district council agreed a consent order withdrawing its decision to permanently close the hall.
The order requires the council to reconsider its decision to close the site and also stipulates that it cannot in any way rely on its previous decision.