[Neil]

I think it is a very good idea. I used to live near a similar area when I lived in Burnley and we never had any noise or trouble.
You can't just complain about our teenagers hanging around on street corners and expect then to vanish into thin air. We have to give them somewhere to go so they will not want to hang around the streets. It has been shown in many towns and cities that these youth type areas/shelters reduce vandelism and youth caused problems. I know the local Police are in favour of them, I was talking to them recently on the subject.