20 responses from Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England
1. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 10:23:00
Settlement
Allithwaite
Map Number
31 Allithwaite
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF17
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
SF17 designates part of the playing nfield site as outdoor sports faciltiies which is welcomed. However, the deisgnation needs to be extended to cover the bowling green at the site and the changing pavilion, the latter being part and parcel of the physical and functional use of the site as a playing field - its protection is critical in supporting the longer term use of the playing field
Do you think that your area needs new or improved community facilities? If so, what sort of facilities and where?
Please explain the types of improved and/or new community facilities your community may need in the next 15 years
Refer to the Council's Open Space Study, specifically the section on Outdoor Sports Facilities
2. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 10:30:00
Settlement
Burneside
Map Number
6 Burneside
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
M38M, SF110, PS260
Housing
Support in part
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
M38M and SF110 - these 2 sites are inherently linked, with housing being allocated on the existing tennis club site and SF110 being allocated for replacement sports facilities to compensate for any loss. It does however need to be made clear in Draft Policy S2 'Land for new Housing in Local Service Centres, Rural Kendal' that the housing allocation can only be brought forward once a scheme for at least equivalent replacement facilities have been brought forward at SF110.
PS260 - Sport England would recommend that the school field be redesignated as sports facilities e.g. SF...
3. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 10:32:00
Settlement
Burton in Kendal
Map Number
7 Burton in Kendal (with Clawthorpe)
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF57
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
Extend designation to include changing pavilion
Do you think that your area needs new or improved community facilities? If so, what sort of facilities and where?
Please explain the types of improved and/or new community facilities your community may need in the next 15 years
See previous comments
4. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 10:35:00
Settlement
Cartmel
Map Number
33 Cartmel (with Headless Cross)
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF81 & 82, SF80 and SF88
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
SF81&82 - Extend designation to include adjacent building as changing accommodation is available for use of the outdoor pitches.
SF80 - Extend designation to include adjacent clubhouse/changing pavilion
SF88 - Extend designation to include car park area
5. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 10:37:00
Settlement
Endmoor
Map Number
8 Endmoor
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF20 & 21
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
SF20&21 - Extend deisgnation to include adjacent car parks and clubhouse (latter only if used as changing accommodation)
6. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 10:47:00
Settlement
Grange over Sands
Map Number
30 (1 of 4) Grange Main Proposals
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
PS239, PS128, SF74 & 73
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
The above designations are all part of the same functional area of playing field - SF73 & 74 should therefore be extended to cover the whole area including any changing accommodation. Sport England protects the entire area of playing field not just those parts that are currently marked out as pitches as this wider area offers a resource for marking out additional pitches where demand arises, allows for pitches to be re-orientated to reduce wear and tear and allows for training grid and warm up areas to be marked out around pitches.
7. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 10:53:00
Settlement
Grange over Sands
Map Number
30 (2 of 4) Grange North
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
R383
Housing
Oppose
Please explain your reasons
This is the site of a disused outdoor swimming pool however it would still be afforded protection from redevelopment for alternative uses by way of PPG 17. In the absence of a local needs assessment covering such facility types (the Council's PPG 17 Study did not include such facilities within the typologies covered) to demonstrate that it is surplus to requirements, Sport England would object to its allocation for a mixed use scheme.
Recommend that site be altered to outdoor sports facility at this stage.
8. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 10:56:00
Settlement
Grayrigg
Map Number
22 Grayrigg / New Hutton
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
AS101
Open space
Oppose
Please explain your reasons
Appears to be school playing field but full extent of the field not included and not designated as outdoor sports facility. Recommend that this be altered to include SF designation and extended to cover the whole field and the school building where changing accommodation exists to serve the outdoor sports facilities.
9. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 10:58:00
Settlement
Great and Little Urswick
Map Number
38 Great and Little Urswick
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF119
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
According to Sport England's Active Places database the school includes changing accommodation used by the local community to serve the outdoor sports facilities. Therefore recommend that designation be extended to include the school building.
10. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 11:02:00
Settlement
Heversham and Leasgill
Map Number
23 Heversham and Leasgill
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF116 & SF4
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
SF116 - recommend designation extended to include car park
SF4 - changing accommodation and significant indoor sports facilities in Dallam 6th Form Centre school buildings. Recommend designation extended to include these facilities.
11. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 11:03:00
Settlement
Kendal
Map Number
1 (3 of 6) Kendal North East
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF6, SF71 & 72
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
Extend above deisgnations to include changing pavilions/clubhouse
12. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 11:08:00
Settlement
Kendal
Map Number
1 (5 of 6) Kendal South East
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
PS139
If none of the above then please state here what your comment is about
Leisure Lakes leisure centre to the south of SF3 and Kendal driving range adjacent R150M
Open space
Support in part
Other (please specify)
SF designations should be extended to other sites referred to above
Other (as specified above)
Support
Please explain your reasons
PS139 - site includes a small sided football pitch therefore SF designation should apply here as well.
Leisure Lakes site - significant indoor sports facilities including changing accommodation which is likely to serve adjacent sites, recommend SF designation.
Kendal Driving Range - SF designation should apply
13. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 11:10:00
Settlement
Kirkby in Furness including Sand Side and Beckside
Map Number
40 Kirkby in Furness including Sand Side and Beckside
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF86
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
Extend designation to include community hall/changing accommodation and car park area
14. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 11:28:00
Settlement
Kirkby Lonsdale
Map Number
3 (1 of 2) Kirkby Lonsdale
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF39 & SF40, RN206, R127M
Housing
Oppose
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
SF39 - extend designation to include adjacent changing accommodation and sports hall which appear to serve the tennis courts
SF40 - as above, extend to include school sports hall and associated changing accommodation
RN206 - object as aerials show that this site has been marked out with summer pitch markings e.g. running track and is likely to form part of wider playing field site serving the school. Recommend SF designation to cover this part of the site at this stage.
R127M - site adjacent to floodlit synthetic turf pitch (SF41). Perhaps more a development management issue but Draft Policy KL5 should acknowledge the adjacency of this facility as a constraint on this allocation which could impact on its capacity and net density of the site for housing as Sport England would object to a scheme which introduced sensitive land uses adjacent to this pitch which in turn may impact on its current hours of use as a result of noise complaints, amenity issues etc.
15. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 13:52:00
Settlement
Kirkby Lonsdale
Map Number
29 Open Countryside Sites near Kirkby Lonsdale
If none of the above then please state here what your comment is about
Designation for Casterton School playing field and adjacent land
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
Casterton School - the synthetic pitch is now designated as SF which is welcomed however this should be extended to include a small sided MUGA and changing pavilion immediately adjacent to this facility.
Similarly there is a playing field adjoining this facility to the east however this is designated as amenity open space (no public access). Given that this site is a playing field the designation should be altered to SF.
16. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 13:56:00
Settlement
Milnthorpe
Map Number
4 (1 of 2) Milnthorpe (with Ackenthwaite)
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
RN140
Please explain your reasons
Similar comments apply to those raised in respect of Allocation R127M in Kirkby Lonsdale - proximity to floodlit facility and impact on its operation. It does also not appear that RN140 is referrred to as a housing allocation under Draft Policy M3.
17. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 13:59:00
Settlement
Natland
Map Number
11 Natland
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF121
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
Extend designation to cover wider functional playing field (same extent as allocation AS93)
18. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 14:01:00
Settlement
Ulverston
Map Number
35 (4 of 5) Ulverston East
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
SF118
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
It is not clear as to whether the detached building immediately to the west of the playing field is the changing accommodation serving the site. If this is the case then the designation should be extended to inlcude this building
19. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 14:06:00
Settlement
Ulverston
Map Number
35 (2 of 5) Ulverston North
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
RN178
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
RN178 - this forms part of the functional area of playing field. Designations SF125&126 should therefore be extended to cover the whole of the usable area of playing field inlcuding this part of the site.
20. Mr Stephen Hughes, Sport England : 15 Apr 2011 14:10:00
Settlement
Ulverston
Map Number
35 (3 of 5) Ulverston South
Site reference number (e.g. R62) - If your comment is about a specific site you must indicate the correct site reference.
R33/R126M, AS67/SF128 & SF99/PS53/RN191/192
Housing
Oppose
Open space
Support in part
Please explain your reasons
R33/R126M - the site appears to include a golf driving range. Such a facility would be afforded protection unless it can be demonstrated through the Council's PPG 17 Study that it is genuinely surplus to requirements.
SF128 - extend designation to cover whole site as usable playing field.
SF99 etc - extend designation to cover whole site