Draft Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) Development Plan Document

Object

Representation ID: 338

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Sport England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Sport England objects to the allocation of land used as playing field at IP032 for housing unless replacement playing field(s) can be provided which are of equivalent or better quality and quantity in a suitable location and subject to euqivalent or better management arrangements, prior to the commencement of development. As the site contains Whitton Utd, replacement facilities need to provide not only pitches but ancillary facilities too - changing rooms, clubhouse, floodlighting, spectator accommodation, enclosure.

Object

Representation ID: 339

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Sport England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object to the proposal at IP065 unless replacement playing fields can be provided which are of equivalent or better quality and quantity in a suitable location and subject to equivalent or better management arrangements, prior to the commencement of development. Given this site's history, Sport England may be agreeable to mitigation that seeks to secure financial contributions to make qualitative or quantitative improvements to other playing fields in the vicinity. The policy should be clear that mitigation will be required for the loss of these former playing fields.

Object

Representation ID: 340

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Sport England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The site is used by several football clubs and it is critical that the needs of existing users of the site are met in any redevelopment. Object to the proposal at IP116 unless replacement playing fields and ancillary facilities can be provided which are of equivalent or better quality and quantity in a suitable location and subject to equivalent or better management arrangements, prior to the commencement of development. Any new senior football pitch should be equivalent to the existing in terms of size and quality.

Object

Representation ID: 341

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Sport England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object to the proposal at IP256 unless replacement playing fields can be provided which are of equivalent or better quality and quantity in a suitable location and subject to equivalent or better management arrangements, prior to the commencement of development. In this instance we are concerned that the loss of this facility would be detrimental to existing users of the site even if an alternative site was secured, as users would lose access to ancillary facilities e.g. clubhouse, changing rooms. Any alternative facility would need to replicate not just the pitch but all ancillary facilities that serve it.

Support

Representation ID: 342

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Sport England

This allocation appears to affect only the former school buildings on this site, leaving the built sports facilities and playing fields available for community use. This approach was agreed with Sport England at the time of the planning application for the new Ipswich Academy building, therefore Sport England support this allocation.