\n Plans to install the facility at Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre were lodged earlier this year.\n<\/p>\n
\n The pitch is part of an \u00a311m revamp of the site, with works to build a new swimming pool ongoing.\n<\/p>\n
\n The proposals also include extending the car park and installing a reinforced mesh for overflow parking.\n<\/p>\n
\n Design plans have been revealed for Fakenham’s swimming pool and 3G pitch (Image: Saunders Boston Architects)\n<\/p>\n
\n However, concerns were raised by Norfolk County Council’s highways team over “a significant shortfall” remaining and questioned whether sufficient parking will be available.\n<\/p>\n
\n The team added that 48 players at each session with overlapping changeovers and parents remaining to watch matches could result in significant congestion within the car park.\n<\/p>\n
\n It suggested rotating the pitch to allow for a wider parking area, mitigate potential congestion issues, and reduce any impacts on the public highway.\n<\/p>\n
\n A design and access statement said the development would “expand accessible sports, recreation and community facilities” and “provide valued training and competition spaces”.\n<\/p>\n
\n The statement added: “The lack of 3G capacity places pressure on existing natural grass pitches, which are frequently overused, weather-affected and prone to winter cancellations.\n<\/p>\n
\n Work has begun to build a new swimming pool at Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre (Image: North Norfolk District Council)\n<\/p>\n
\n “The proposed AGP will enhance football activities at Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre, meeting local demand for artificial pitches.\n<\/p>\n
\n “With an improved sporting amenity, the facility will become a prized resource for the local football community, offering inclusive access, long-term sustainability, and meaningful health and social benefits.”\n<\/p>\n
\n It was also said the project will provide “a modern, durable, and inclusive all-weather sports facility”, enabling year-round football activity for the leisure centre.\n<\/p>\n
\n The proposed hours of use for the facility are 8am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 8pm on Sundays and bank holidays.\n<\/p>\n
\n To view the plans in full, visit the North Norfolk District Council planning portal, using the reference: PF\/26\/0579.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans to install the facility at Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre were lodged earlier this year. The pitch…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-569000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}