Negativity surrounded the pitch since its installation due to concerns from sporting groups about the decreased safety and usability of the ground.

City of Launceston general manager Michael Stretton said the cricket pitch would be relocated to Churchill Park.

"After consulting with the large number of sporting groups who use the multi-purpose arena at Inveresk, it became obvious that there simply wasn't a work-around to keep the wicket in that space," Mr Stretton said.

"With that in mind, we will relocate that wicket to Churchill Park and rehabilitate the Inveresk arena as quickly as possible to alleviate any further disruption to the sporting groups who use that area.”

Users of the ground include equestrian clubs, junior and senior football clubs, football umpire associations, the Tasmania Fire Service, Camp Quality, and soccer clubs.

The equestrian community were concerned about the safety risks the concrete posed to riders, and this interfered with the Horse of the Year championships in January.

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North Launceston Football Club president Thane Brady said he feared the club would be unable to offer opportunities to new players with the concrete pitch in the ground.

Both groups said they had received no communication from the council prior to the concrete pitch being installed.

Mr Stretton said the council reached out to junior soccer and softball teams who play at Churchill Park during the process of finding the concrete cricket pitch a new home.

Council also spoke to the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association, Cricket Tasmania, and the Department of Communities, Sports, and Recreation.

"Obviously with such a large number of varied users of the Inveresk sports facility, it's always a juggling act in terms of accommodating everyone's needs on the site,” Mr Stretton said.

"But we believe we now have the right mix in place to make sure all users of that facility have the access they require for their sporting pursuits."

Mr Stretton said the pitch was installed to accommodate “booming junior cricket club memberships across Launceston”.

"Mowbray Cricket Club has seen huge growth in their numbers over the past year, specifically in their junior and women's teams - that's two new clubs each year for the past three years," Mr Stretton said.

"Cricket in general across Northern Tasmania has seen extensive growth. Somewhere in the vicinity of 28 per year year-on-year.

"North Launceston Football Club finds itself in the same situation. A huge growth in both junior and female participation.

"It's always encouraging to hear that our local sporting teams are experiencing growth in numbers from many perspectives. But that in itself poses a challenge for the Council - as it would for any local government - as we strive to accommodate those increases.

"That said, I believe we have managed to find the best outcome for everyone involved."

Mr Stretton said the cost of relocating the concrete cricket pitch would be minimal, with council crews performing the majority of work.