BOROUGH OF POOLE
HAMWORTHY AND POOLE AREA COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, 1 NOVEMBER 2006
REPORT OF THE HEAD OF LEISURE SERVICES
CARTER COMMUNITY SPORTS COLLEGE – PROVISION OF OUTDOOR CHANGING FACILITIES AND ARTIFICIAL TRAINING PITCH
1 / Purpose and Policy Context1.1 / To seek the Group’s consideration for the allocation of Planning Obligations and specific 106 Agreements in relation to the Shapwick Road housing development for:
i)provision of new outdoor changing facilities at Carter Community Sports College;
ii)installation of Artificial Training Pitch surface on existing Multi-Use Games Area at Carter Community Sports College.
2 / Decision Required
2.1 / Members are asked to:
2.1.1 / Support the principle of providing new outdoor changing facilities and installation of an Artificial Training Pitch Surface at Carter Community Sports College.
2.1.2 / Recommend to the Planning Obligations Working Group to allocate up to £180,000 from developer contributions and 106 Agreements (from the Shapwick Road development).
3 / Background Information
3.1 / Carter Community Sports College was the first school in the conurbation to gain Sports College status. As well as improving PE and Sport for all their pupils, Sports Colleges are playing a major role in developing sporting opportunities within their local communities. Carter Community Sports College is developing into a ‘hub’ site for recreation and sports activities in the area.
3.2 / Following its Sports College status, the school has developed a range of sports facilities, including a new sports hall, a Multi-Use Games Area, sports pitches and tennis courts. Sports College status not only benefits current students but also those at the pyramid schools and others across the Borough.
3.3 / Currently there is no external changing facility to service these external facilities. Additionally, adjacent to the school site is Hamworthy Recreation Ground which also has no changing facilities.
3.4 / Following discussions with Dorset County Football Association (DCFA), Carter Sports College and Leisure Services, a new changing facility and refurbished Multi-Use Games Area has been identified as crucial to the community use of those facilities. Appendix 1 details a range of clubs and organisations who could potentially benefit from these new proposed facilities.
3.5 / The Council’s Sports Pitch Strategy has identified both Carter Sports College and Hamworthy Recreation Ground in its top ten priority list for future development from Planning Obligations funds.
3.6 / The estimated cost of these new and enhanced facilities will be in the region of £700/800,000. The school wishes to apply to the Football Foundation for grant aid toward this project and the DCFA will endorse its approval to the Football Foundation.
4 / Conclusion
4.1 / The Council has a central role in planning, providing and co-ordinating provision of sport and recreation facilities in the Borough. The Council should also play a major part in assisting other providers to allow community access and maintain and enhance the quality of their provision.
4.2 / With respect to the Shapwick Road development, it is considered that the most effective use for Planning Obligations funds from this development would be to deliver clear improvements to sport and recreational provision nearby.
4.3 / Improvements to facilities at Carter Community Sports College is considered an appropriate and transparent focus for obligations monies which have been derived from the Shapwick Road development.
CLIVE SMITH
HEAD OF LEISURE SERVICES
Contact Officers:
Andrew Dayus – (01202) 2613145
Appendix 1
CARTER COMMUNITY SPORTS COLLEGE – PROVISION OF OUTDOOR
CHANGING FACILITIES AND ARTIFICIAL TRAINING PITCH
The installation of a football specific surface at Carter would have a significant impact on the development of football for the following reasons:1. / The DCFA have had to move the FA Girls Centre of Excellence from Carter due to the unsuitability of the current surface. A large number of girls access the specialised coaching at the Centre from the Poole area, they will now have to travel outside of the Borough to access a venue with a more suitable surface.
2. / Within a 1 mile radius the following number of clubs are situated, they would benefit tremendously from a dedicated training surface and potentially increase the number of teams they currently run - Hamworthy Utd (3 x senior, 1 x U18, 2 x youth), Hamworthy Car Centre (2 x senior), Hamworthy Labour Club (1 x senior), Poole Borough (2 x senior, 1 x U18, 13 x youth), Poole Harbourside (3 x youth), Poole Town (2 x senior, 25 x youth), Tesco Fleetsbridge (1 x senior).
3. / A dedicated football surface would enable these clubs to grow with the addition of further girls teams.
4 / The DCFA operates representative teams for senior men and women, U18 men and women and U16 boys.They do not currently have any training facilities and have to travel outside of the Borough for a venue.
5. / In excess of 350 people attend Coach Education courses in Dorset, the vast majority in the Poole area, a dedicated football surface would enhance the learning experience of these volunteers and enable the DCFA to increase the number of courses it offers locally.
6. / The DCFA operates a thriving disability programme but again has to offer these initiatives outside of the Borough to access appropriate surfaces.
7. / Enable the DCFA to organise in-service training for local coaches and teachers.
8. / Enable Carter to act as host venue for a variety of schools festival/competitions organised by the DCFA.
9. / Develop opportunities to play small-sided football in a dedicated league.
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