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Floodlights on Over Recreation
Ground
Floodlight Project Team
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Parish Plan Recommendations
7.13
Over should develop a Local Sports
Development Plan
OCA should consider ways to increase
the availability of outside facilities after
daylight hours
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Parish Council led Sports
Development Group
Local Sports Development Plan
To co-ordinate the delivery of projects
highlighted in the Plan
To consult with OCA, clubs and community
Set up working groups for project delivery
Reports to Parish Council
No budget
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Parish Plan achievements so far
Sports and recreation: Chapter 7
New AWS at Community Centre in use
Refurbishment of Pavilion on Green
New cricket square on Rec.
Drainage on Green financial
arrangements agreed
Additional land - negotiations started
Feasibility Study for floodlights in draft
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Feasibility Study Project Team
Core Group
People with a track record of delivering
village community projects
OCA and PC representation
User representation
Advisors
Football Association and Highlights Ltd
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Benefits
Parish Council
Delivery of another Parish Plan project
OCA
Increased availability of outdoor facilities
Potential for provision of evening external
events in line with existing licensing framework
Potential for increasing revenue streams
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Benefits
Over Sports FC
Can delay winter kick-offs to 3pm
Improved flexibility for mid week fixtures
Help achieve promotion ambitions
Retain players
Increase the number of home fixtures –
Cambs Invitation Cup
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Benefits
Over Vets FC
Increased flexibility for fixture
arrangements
Opportunity to extend community and
charity fundraising activity
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Benefits
Cambs Football Association
Current under supply of floodlit pitches
Potential for Over to host County
representative games
Over as a football “Centre of Excellence”?
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Options
Senior football pitch only
Senior football pitch and training area
Full lighting
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Senior Football Pitch
FA standards – category F
6 masts – 4 at 15 metres high and 2 at
18 metres high
Cost £42,210 ex VAT
Power 38.21kw @12p/hr = £4.60/hr
Removable perimeter safety fence
1 metre high c. £10,000
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Add Training lights
Lower standard of lighting
Protects Senior pitch from training use
Independent switching of lights
Cost £7,760 ex VAT
Power 12.74kw @ 12p/hr = £1.50/hr
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Full lighting
2 additional 15 metre high columns
Provide for full matches to be played on
Colts pitches
Provide for floodlit cricket (breaking new
ground)
Independent switching of lights
Cost £14,775
Power 12.74kw @ 12p/hr = £1.50/hr
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Electricity Supply
Community Centre at full capacity
Connect to grid. EON estimate £
Running cost 12p/hr
Diesel Generator £12,000 ex Vat. Limited life.
Maintenance and running costs extra. Security,
safety and noise issues.
Renewable energy. Controversial, untested
technology in this application, noisy.
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Running costs
Electricity consumption 12p/hr
Biennial electrical testing (mandatory) £175 per
year
Insurance (discretionary) £350 per year
Replacement lamps £750 (life of 2000 hrs – self
cleaning)
Benchmark rental is £50 - £55 for football pitch
hire.
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Environmental Issues
Light pollution
Visual intrusion
Noise
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Risks
Under use or no use of facility
Lack of pro-active action by OCA and
users to take advantage of new
opportunities to increase use of floodlight
facilities
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Planning issues
Light pollution
Dazzle traffic?
No protected trees removed
Noise
Complaints about proposal
Floodlighting Curfew
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Financial Model
South Cambs District Council
45%
Other grant aiding bodies
45%
Community
10%
(ie users fund-raising and their sponsors)
No funding from Parish Council or OCA
anticipated unless stipulated as a condition of
grant
Running costs, including maintenance, to be
met by users through hire fees
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Conclusions
Feasible project
Expensive
Achievable subject to funding and Planning
Capable of staged implementation
Creates opportunity for new uses for the Rec.
Project team to become Implementation Team
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