St John’s Wood playing fields phase 2

What is planned for the St John’s Wood playing fields?

The School is consolidating all its field sports at the one location in what will be a state-of-the-art facility. The new playing fields will be made available to the community at all times that the School is not using the facility.

Are the Mount Claremont playing fields utilised by the School?

The Mount Claremont playing fields continue to be utilised for all ground sport activities by Christ Church and other schools. The community have access to the fields when they are not being used by schools.

Will the public continue to have access to the new playing fields and associated facilities at St John’s Wood?

Yes, the public will continue to have access to the existing playing field facilities at St John’s Wood and the new Brockway playing fields once completed.

When will the consolidated playing fields become available for public use?

At this early stage, it is anticipated that the consolidated playing fields will be available for public use.

What is the environmental impact of this proposal? Has an Environmental Impact Report been prepared?

An environmental report has been prepared and will be lodged with the Scheme Amendment request.

Why is consolidating the playing fields significant?

The School has been looking for an opportunity to consolidate its playing fields. Every week the School uses a bus service to transport close to 1000 boys to training and games at various grounds – this would change with the consolidation. Keeping all the grounds for field based sports, including Cross Country in one place creates a great sense of community.

Consolidating the fields will create a space similar to other PSA Schools. Consolidation means that parents watching various sports can move seamlessly between the sports with no travel and parking expectations. Parents with more than one son can see their boys playing sport in one location on the day.

How much land has the School secured?

The land is the size of three football ovals and is bordered by the St John’s Wood playing fields, the John XXIII playing fields and the University of WA playing fields.

Did the School have discussions with neighbouring properties before considering purchasing the land?

Yes. The School has been in conversations with both entities and neither was interested in purchasing the land.

Will there be a pavilion?

The School would be interested in building a pavilion that would service the playing fields.

Like the St John’s Wood playing fields, will the community have access to the new grounds?

Yes. The School would develop the grounds with the expectation of the community using them.