THE transformation of a skatepark into an Olympic-level sports village is set for take off. Proposals for its extension with top-class training facilities for skateboarders and BMX riders are set for approval by councillors. They include a street skate plaza, dirt jump and pump track, and a BMX course. The new ‘Street Skatepark’ would developed round the car park at Darwen’s Junction 4 Skatepark. Blackburn with Darwen Council s Planning Committee is recommended to approve the urban sports village on Thursday night despite two objections from nearby residents It is one of three early projects which secured a share of a £750,000 government grant from the Darwen Town Deal.