A karate instructor behind £620,000 plans for a pavilion has said it will be a non-for-profit project to benefit the north Kingston community.

Satinder Sehra, who runs Khalsa Karate, answered questions about his proposal for the Latchmere Recreation Ground at a public meeting on Monday, August 1.

The two-storey building received planning permission in April 2010, and the council is now agreeing the lease of the land.

A six-week period for public comments has been delayed after the council mistakenly stated the lease would go to Khalsa Karate, instead of the Latchmere Community Pavilion, in an advert.

The meeting heard the lease would ensure the building was in community use in perpetuity and no alcohol would be served.

Residents also heard toilets accessible from outside would be maintained by the council, a lift to take people with disabilities to the first floor could be installed, and local people would sit on its management group.

However, the building would be bigger than the previous pavilion, take some space from the existing playground, and would increase demand for parking.

When asked “what’s in it for you”, Mr Sehra won loud applause when he said he was born in Kingston, trains more than 200 Kingston children, and wanted to find a base to secure the club’s future and benefit the local community.

Comments on the lease must be made in writing within six weeks of the new advert being placed in the Surrey Comet.