Bourne Grammar School Travel Plan, Artificial Pitch Application
Transport Plan for Bourne Grammar School
Artificial Pitch Development
This document presents a framework for a developed Travel Plan for the new artificial pitch to be
developed at Bourne Grammar School – Estimated pitch opening September 2015
Name:
Bourne Grammar School
South Road
Bourne.
Lincolnshire
PE10 0UL
Telephone Number: 01778 422288
Email address:
emma.brewster@bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk
jane.gray@bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk – Business Development Manager
Website:
www.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk
Type of Development:
The new pitch will be a multi-purpose artificial pitch facility which will not only be available for
School use but also community use. The surface will be divided/suitable for the following:
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Full sized hockey pitch
Mini hockey pitches x 3
Reduced size football pitch
9v9 football pitch
2 x Reduced size 7v7 football pitch
2 x Reduced size 5v5 football pitch
3 cross court pitches
The pitch will have flood lighting which will extend the times the pitch will be able to be used.
The pitch will have the following parking available: Type of Vehicle
Car
Light Goods
Vehicles/Public Carrier
Motorcycles
Disability Spaces
Cycle Spaces
Other (e.g. Bus)
Short Description of
Other
Existing No. of
Spaces
Total Proposed
Spaces (inc
spaces retained
84
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20
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Difference in
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Bourne Grammar School Travel Plan, Artificial Pitch Application
Location of Development:
The pitch will be at the back of the school, which is located off South Road. It will be situation
alongside the existing grass sports pitches. Access for visitors and the car park is turning in off South
Road where the parking facility is at the front of the School. Please see attached a copy of the
proposed artificial pitch.
Pitch Opening & Closing Times:
Monday - Friday
Saturday - Sunday
Open/Starts
7:00am
9:00am
Close/Finishes
9:00pm
8:00pm
Note: at current the School and facilities are not open at weekends for public use. Should planning
be granted for the new development we hope these will be the hours the facility of available for
additional School use but in particular community use.
Use of pitch - ‘core’ school hours/extended academy activities
On weekdays to 5:30pm the pitch will be used for educational purposes used for every timetable
teaching lesson along with a vast array of extra-curricular clubs. From 5:30pm onwards the pitch will
be available to hire for community use until 9:00pm.
Both Saturday and Sunday the pitch will be used by a variety of community, groups, local sports
clubs, and commercial groups between 9:00am and 8:00pm.
Transport Links:
The site is well served by public transport sitting in prime position on the major bus route which runs
through the town. There are two bus stops situated outside the School on South Road, which
provide connections in both directions on the A15 on heading towards the City of Peterborough,
where Delaine buses every 20-30minutes pass through, collecting and dropping passengers at all
villages along with way which have bus stops. Buses also run towards Stamford again provide a
service to those who live in villages along the route.
Delaine buses are the sole transport link operating around Bourne, surrounding villages and to
Peterborough. It is a company which provides all the School transport for the students; a very
reliable, valued, long serving transport link and company within our local community. The facility is
in prime location as there are bus stops outside the venue, along with a pedestrian crossing to
ensure users can cross the road safely.
The main bus station in in the town centre, which is approximately a 5-10 minutes, again offering
excellent public transport connections to buses which may not run as frequently as the more
popular well used routes.
The site is highly accessible by pedestrians using of the existing footway network along the major
routes in the vicinity of the site, namely South Road. A large proportion of our students walk to
School daily as there is an effective footway network which lies within the town and nearby
residential areas.
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Bourne Grammar School Travel Plan, Artificial Pitch Application
Signal controlled pedestrian crossing facilities are incorporated at every major main road when
walking in the town centre, with the addition of pelican crossings in built up busier areas to allow
crossing the roads easier. We also have a signal controlled pedestrian crossing situated directly
outside the School, which students and future users will be encouraged to use to enforce road
safety. The crossing in 30 metres from the existing bus stops allowing an easy footway to the facility.
Like any School we also have the 20mph speed zone outside and surrounding the School gates which
operates within certain hours to encourage motorists to reduce speed and raise awareness of
pedestrians moving and moving and cross alongside the road.
Parking requirements at pitch:
As described above, there are excellent public transport links to the pitch. The proposed car/cycle
park will serve both the artificial pitches, and the grass pitches (it is well located for pedestrian
access to all the existing pitches). It is intended that the car park will relieve pressures of on-street
parking, and provide flexibility for larger ‘community’ events that are held at the School’s pitches.
We will provide cycle racks for 20 cyclists, ensuring that the design incorporates secure storage.
Monitoring and Developing
Our target for the new facility is to increase community use providing, enhancing sporting
opportunities for grass roots level but to also support existing teams and clubs within the local
community. This is comparable to the existing pitch. We will monitor transport choices to & from the
pitch & encourage responsible parking etc. In planning our outreach work with primary colleagues &
community groups, we will always seek to maximise usage while taking the most appropriate
transport decisions.
Academy Travel working group:
Sign off and formal approval School signatures
The following signatures confirm the academy management have read and approve the contents of
this document. By signing this document the School is committing itself to make every effort to
resolve problems identified within the enclosed document and implement the actions identified. The
School further acknowledges that they have committed to achieving all targets highlighted in their
action plan and to the annual review and monitoring of the plan.
Business Development Manager
Jane Gray
-----------------------------------Travel Plan Coordinator
Emma Brewster
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