Objection to Southborough Sports Ground Development Project - 3G Playing Pitch
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This page relates to the resubmitted Southborough High School's proposed development of a 3G Playing Pitch (backed by the football association) at Southborough Playing Fields, off Brook Road, Gladstone Road, Love Lane and Herne Road.
Why are Local Residents Concerned?
The school previously submitted a planning application in December 2024 (just ahead of the Christmas break). Following strong objections, the school withdrew its planning application.
There have been some adjustments to the resubmitted application however the core concerns still remain.
Despite its ambitions, the school acknowledges its current lack of funding for the project, which it estimates will exceed £2 million for construction alone. Consequently, the school envisions utilising the pitch for full commercial purposes upon completion (to cover construction expenses and ensure ongoing maintenance).
Operating hours are intended to span from 8:00am to 10:00pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (i.e. including during holidays).
As happened in December 2024, when this submission was first submitted and then subsequently withdrawn, again the planning process for the proposed 3G pitch at Southborough High School is unfolding in a manner that raises serious concerns about fairness and transparency:
the application this time was validated on Monday 6 July 2026
the application was made visible to the public on or about Friday 10 July 2026
objections due by Thursday 30 July 2026
this leaves residents with minimal time to respond, with the process again designed to limit community engagement during a busy holiday season.
For a comprehensive list of concerns and Reasons for Objection please click the link below
Please make your voice heard
If you agree with the points set out in the "Reasons for Objection" section (many of which have not been mitigated despite some cosmetic wording), please (1) support our campaign and add your signature to our petition and (2) make your objections to council directly. See Links below!
Please do both. Most importantly is the Objection direct to Council
Please share the petition link or this website with as many affected residents as you can.
We have included links below to the Petition, the Council’s website for objections to the proposal as well as an objection letter template which you can adjust as you see fit in making your formal objection to council (you can even cut and paste elements into your online objection)
In addition we have just been made aware of a survey on Hedgehogs and Wildlife in the local area being run by the Zoological Society of London and promoted by Kingston Council (see here). We have included a link below to that survey.