Option - Boiling wells Artificial Surface and South Purdown
Proposal
Artificial Surface in Boiling Wells (ie. the old Thomas More site), Purdown to be redeveloped with "major cut and fill exercise" to provide 3 new pitches.Facilities
Onsite:
- 2 Multi Use Games Areas (e.g. Tennis Courts), Athletics area (longjump, highjump, shotput circle).
- Artificial Surface for football, possibly rugby, 300m athletics track. Either cricket or hockey, but not both.
- 1 x Under 17 pitch, 1 x Under 15 pitch, 1 x small grass training pitch.
Offsite: No provision.
£870,985
Subsoil contamination at Boiling Wells may lead to higher cost of development. "The development of such an area is high risk and ideally should be avoided".
"presence of weathered mudstones and mudstone" on Purdown could lead to cost being "dramatically increased".
Need to import good quality fill material for Purdown may also increase cost (add £100,000).
Total Cost
note: Although the LEA have identified an offsite requirement with the Purdown option, no offsite provision has been made with this configuration.
projected PE lessons offsite
0.6% (13 out of 2052 double P.E. lessons)
Risks
LEA Assessment
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
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Artificial surface can be used as soon as constructed. All facilities close to school and easily and safely accessible with new bridge link. No need to build off-site changing facilities On site provision for all but 0.6% of school PE sessions |
Newly constructed grass pitches will take a season to establish before use. Significant Environmental Impact in terms of archaeology and landscape. Local objection to loss of open space and footpath diversion. Visual effects on conservation area. Pitch sizes restricted to one large enough for 16+ rugby or football. 300m running track. |
Boiling Wells schematic
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Proposed Purdown schematic
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