Date published: 2025-05-30 | Category: Bath, Delivering for local residents, Leisure, Tourism and Heritage, Public Health
Revised plans for the extension and refurbishment of Odd Down Sports Ground are on view in an online consultation that launched today (May 30).
Bath & North East Somerset Council appointed a new design team after the initial plans were refused at Planning Committee last year and the revised plans aim to address previous concerns.
They include an extension to the existing pavilion to create a new state-of-the-art gym and external training area; a new reception area, improvements to car parking, new LED floodlights for the 3G pitch and a mini cycle track for children to understand traffic rules.
The number of padel tennis courts planned for the site has been reduced from four to three, following concerns expressed by residents, and they will be positioned further away from neighbouring residential properties.
The design team has also developed a new site-wide landscape strategy, which includes a nature trail around the perimeter of the site with tree planting to replace ash trees that were recently lost and to improve the biodiversity of the area. The strategy, which will be rolled out over the next few years, also focuses on improving the connections between the sports ground and the surrounding areas such as The Tumps.
A face-to-face drop-in session will be held in the community room of the existing pavilion on Friday 20 June, giving residents and users of the sports grounds an opportunity to study the plans, ask questions and give feedback. The consultation will also be live online for four weeks from 30 May to 26 June.
Councillor Alison Born, Cabinet Member for Adult Services, said: “We have worked hard to develop revised plans that will enhance the fitness and wellbeing facilities and offer users a new modern fit-for-purpose sports centre. Feedback from the previous engagement activity has fed into these proposals and I would encourage as many people as possible to visit the exhibition or add their comments to the online survey.”
Comments will be fed back to the design team and where possible used to inform the proposed plans.
The drop-in session will be held at Odd Down Sports Ground in the Community Room in the existing pavilion on Friday 20 June, 12 noon to 7pm.
The online consultation can be viewed online. A new planning application will be submitted later this year.
The Odd Down Sport Ground is managed by GLL, a not-for-profit in partnership with Bath & North East Somerset Council.
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