PROMOTIONAL PROSPECTUS LAND at STAINES & LALEHAM SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED, WORPLE ROAD, STAINES-UPON-THAMES JUNE 2018 Ii
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i PROMOTIONAL PROSPECTUS LAND AT STAINES & LALEHAM SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED, WORPLE ROAD, STAINES-UPON-THAMES JUNE 2018 ii 7 Soho Square, London. W1D 3QB tel: 020 7446 6888 fax: 020 7446 6889 www.bartonwillmore.co.uk J:\25000-25999\25700-25799\25794 - Staines & Laleham Sports Association\A5 - Reports & Graphics\Graphic Design\Documents\25794 SALSAL Brochure/25794 SALSALBrochure03.indd 1 Introduction � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �2 Financial Performance � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �7 The Site � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �10 Planning Policy � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 12 Site Opportunities & Constraints � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13 Scheme � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15 Consultation & Engagement � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �22 Summary & Conclusions � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �23 Appendix 1: SALSAL Site Location Plan � � � � � � 26 Appendix 2: Proposed Plans � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 28 Appendix 3: Planning Policy Appendix � � � � � � � 34 Introduction 2 The Staines & Laleham Sports Association Limited (‘SALSAL’), operates from a 6�88 ha site at Worple Road, TW18 1HR (‘the Site’)� Woldingham Homes Limited (‘the Applicant’) have an option with SALSAL over this land� SALSAL provides access to sports, primarily focusing on the archery, hockey and cricket Clubs but also junior football. The financial burden of maintaining the Club is ever increasing and there is an urgent need to recapitalise SALSAL, to provide for the essential upgrade and enhancement of facilities, as well as to place the Club on a long-term sound financial base. The Club is currently trading at a loss and this expected to continue and increase as the standard of facilities decline and membership and revenue reduces as a result. The Club is therefore not sustainable without the injection of much needed funding, which currently cannot be secured through subscriptions or rental charges of the existing facilities. The proposal is to release a small part of the Site at Worple Road for development, to provide funding for the enhancement of facilities and to provide a long-term capital base for the provision of sport for the local community. The scheme is to be promoted through the review of the Spelthorne Local Plan and with an application for planning permission to be made at the appropriate time. 3 Staines & Laleham Sports Association Today SALSAL was originally set up in 1970 and the grounds were purchased in 1994 from London Regional Transport. It has cricket and hockey facilities with associated car parking, clubhouse and changing facilities. The pitches are serviced by a pavilion and clubhouse, which also comprises a small hall which is available for public hire. The sports Club premises are home to Staines Hockey Club, Staines and Laleham Cricket Club and Laleham Archery Club. The clubhouse can accommodate 80 people, includes private bar facilities and can be used for a range of events including christenings, birthday parties and anniversary parties. But the facility cannot at the present time be concurrently used whilst sporting events are being played, particularly at weekends. The vision for SALSAL is to “provide a safe, friendly, attractive and welcoming family environment where hockey, cricket, archery, junior football and other sports have men, women and children playing at all levels of ability, sustainable through youth development in a manner that extends reach through the local community”. In total, some circa. 500 adults and children participate in sport at SALSAL. Staines Hockey Club Staines Mens Hockey Club was formed in 1890. Its early years were very illustrious with several internationals playing for the Club and a number of gold medals being won by Staines members in the 1908 Olympic Games. The men’s playing strength increased after the move to Worple Road in 1972 and 4 a Staines Ladies’ team was established in 1979 increasing by 1986 to four ladies’ sides that entered league hockey and by 2001/2002 all of the Club teams, both men and ladies were playing some form of competitive league fixtures. In September 2016 the old astro-turf surface was replaced by a Desso Trophy PRO pitch. It is envisaged that this will need to be replaced during the early 2020’s. The Club now runs 9 adult teams, 4 men’s and 5 ladies’. Both the men’s and ladies’ first teams play in the Southern Premier Leagues only one step down from the National Leagues, who play on a regular basis and the junior section caters for children from age 5 upwards. Staines & Laleham Cricket Club Staines & Laleham Cricket Club is a local community Club that was established over 200 years ago and are based at The Faulkners ground off Worple Road. The Club runs 4 league sides in the Surrey pyramid league structure with the 1st XI competing in Division 3 of the Surrey Championship. The Club also runs a very large junior section with over 100 colts members aged from 8 to 17 coached by our dedicated ECB level 2 coaches. Social cricket events are also held on Sundays. There are 42 senior members who play on a regular basis and 18 Colts in a section that caters for children from the age of 5. Colts cricket is largely played mid-week but also Sunday mornings. The Club also hire the cricket facilities to local businesses, an important revenue stream. Laleham Archery Club 5 Stan Hewitt founded the Club in 1955 with a group of colleagues from Staines Urban District Council. The Club has had four homes since then including Matthew Arnold School (1955-1959), Laleham Golf Club (1959-1964), Staines Football Club (1964-1971) and its current facility at Worple Road which it has occupied since 1971. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, the Club grew rapidly, and had over 100 members enrolled, with many representing the county. This growth has been attributed to increase in media coverage since 2008 associated with the Beijing, London and Rio Olympic Games. The Club now has 41 adult members and 28 juniors. Practice is all year round, but predominantly in the summer. Membership is made up of all age groups, ranging from 8 to 80 years. The Club caters for archers shooting the three disciplines of recurve (sighted and barebow), compound, and longbow archery. Staines Town Juniors FC Staines Town Juniors formed in 1995 and has now become one of the largest junior football Clubs in the area. The Club is run exclusively by volunteer parents and other people willing to give up their own time to coach boys and girls of all ages and abilities within the Club. In 2006 the Club was awarded the prestigious charter standard by the FA, in recognition of its commitment to the development of children of all abilities within a safe secure environment. 6 The Club currently run football teams for boys and girls aged 7 to 14 and for boys up to the age of 18. The Club now runs 18 junior football teams which gives the opportunity for 150-200 children to play regular competitive football and receive quality coaching in a secure environment. There is also a Saturday morning skills session for youngsters aged 4-7 as a prelude to them entering team football in the school year in which they area 7. The Club utilise the cricket outfield marking pitches and using temporary goals, depending on the weeks home fixtures. Financial Performance 7 SALSAL has struggled over a number of years� The facilities, particularly the clubhouse, are now tired and in a declining state of repair� Significant investment is required to bring facilities up to modern day standards. The costs of maintaining facilities continues to increase as the facilities age and show increased signs of dilapidation and wear and tear. The condition and general arrangement of the clubhouse limits the ability to generate additional revenue through events and private hire. The funding generated by SALSAL only allows for minimal on-going maintenance. The SALSAL management board has looked at various options for the Site which could help to release funding to invest into the facilities in order to retain and attract members. Grant-aid has been sought in the past but with limited success and not to the levels required to protect the future of the Club. The only feasible option to deliver the investment required is to consider releasing some of the Site for development. Residential is seen as the most appropriate use, generating the best value for the limited amount of land released, and is the most compatible use in consideration for existing surrounding land uses. SALSAL has carried out a review of its long term financial needs and governance. At present, the Club is funded through subscriptions, rental income and benefactors. A summary of the current financial performance indicates a deficit of circa. £8,000 per annum and financial projections over the next few years indicate this will increase considerably. 8 The Club needs to place itself onto a sound financial footing and wishes to create opportunities to generate an operating surplus to fund a long-term capital investment programme. Neil Allen Associates (NNA), have been instructed to review the sporting needs of the Club and the opportunity and need for enhancement. This, in discussion with the Club has identified a number of investment requirements and opportunities as summarised. These include: • New pavilion to provide changing facilities for all ages and both sexes; • Bar and function room to support private hire, in conjunction with the sporting needs; • Re-laid cricket squares, including new practice nets; • Shelter for archery; • Enhanced parking provision; • Residential accommodation for onsite manager; • Warm up area for Hockey, Pitch maintenance and the ultimate renewal of the pitch at the end of its life cycle; • Upgraded flood lighting system to the Hockey Pitch; and • Relocation of Hockey pitch to include upgraded surface, enhanced flood lighting (less intrusive and reduced impact on local residential housing), separate warm up area to reduce the impact on neighbouring residential housing adjoining the current hockey pitch location.