The opening of a temporary skate park, aimed to bridge the gap while a new facility is developed on Marine Parade, "isn't looking viable".
Earlier this month, it was discovered that Napier City Council's planned temporary pop-up facility - at the former Faraday St Winery building - could not be used due to possible structural issues.
During a council meeting yesterday, council's director community services Antoinette Campbell said although they had been working with the Napier Skating Club in looking at alternative options, this "unfortunately isn't looking viable at the moment".
A council spokeswoman said they were currently waiting on the peer review of the Salvation Army-commissioned seismic assessment of buildings around the site. However, if they had to wait any longer it was not looking likely the temporary facility would open.
Napier Skating Club president Matt Cooper said this was not a surprise to him.
"The pop-up was going to take forever to open up," he said. "It's just a waiting game for the Marine Parade [park] to open."