Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 3508

Received: 28/11/2016

Respondent: Mr Martin Wright

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Object on the following grounds:
football facilities are already over subscribed; and
new sports facilities needed to accommodate the additional demand.

Full text:

I am writing to say about the local football facilities in Baldock, I have lived in Baldock all my life played for youth football and the first team when reformed and for a few years the reserves, I have recently been helping out with what were the under 9s now 10s.
I also played 5 a side locally to, the main problem in Baldock is facilities for football mainly a pitch for the adult teams with sufficient changing rooms, but also as a club as 1 to come together through all ages, and have a strong community spirit with parents coaches adults etc.
This is vital Letchworth have an all in 1 community pitches and facilities, this needs to be looked at in Baldock. Could bring a community together and the club will prosper as 1 but also financially as all under 1 roof with changing rooms a clubhouse and local facilities so the team can come together, at the moment it's all over the place with local school pitches no changing rooms Knights Templar field changing rooms shared with members of public at the sports centre, the arena which is owned by people out of Baldock, and latterly the first team playing at Hitchin and paying money and now Stotfold, I would expect bigger crowds if Baldock was in Baldock and residents using there money into the clubhouse, when I was younger I enjoyed going to Norton Road playing pool in the clubhouse, and watching the players, with coaches. Need to bring back these days to the town and the community and for the children a good pyramid structure all under 1 venue.