x

Town Apply For Planning Permission For Playford Road Camera Towers - Ipswich Town News

Town have applied for planning permission for three additional camera towers at their Playford Road training ground.

The Blues are making infrastructure improvements at both Portman Road and Playford Road this summer with planning permission having been granted for work at the stadium which is now under way.

In addition to the application made to East Suffolk Council for the three new towers, permission has also been sought to retain existing towers. The club uses camera towers to film matches and training sessions.

Asked in April for his thoughts on the changes planned for the training ground, manager Kieran McKenna said: "I can give a few little insights without giving too much away about what we do behind the scenes.

"We’re looking at different aspects of the training ground, a couple of which are the pitches and the buildings.

"The pitches at the moment, the club is working towards making a big investment in the quality of the surfaces and which pitches we use at Playford Road for the first-team environment. We’re hoping that the work can commence on that pretty soon.

"I think that’s going to be a really big addition to us because the better surfaces you have to train on, the higher intensity that you can train at and the higher you can make the level of the training sessions. That work is hopefully going to commence pretty soon.

"In terms of buildings, we’re looking at different options on the site of how we can use the site best and it is a challenge to run the first team and the academy and the women’s programme all out of one building.

"So we’re looking at different options for that and we have a few good ideas. That’s probably going to be a little bit more of a medium term project.

"And in terms of technology, there are some different things that we are getting in place. The drones are one but we have a couple of other different resources that we use, especially for on-pitch analysis and being able to feedback live and review clips during training sessions.

"I won’t go into the different technology that we use, but that’s something that the club is backing us with and something that we’re hoping to have in place for pre-season.”

What to read next:

London Branch Meet-Up For Coventry Match
The London Branch of the Ipswich Town Supporters Club is inviting fellow fans to watch Tuesday’s live-on-Sky away game against Coventry City at the Brondes Age public house in Camden.
Hayes Set For Second Wembley Trip
Keeper Nick Hayes will be making two trips to Wembley next month, his Solihull Moors loan side having reached the National League Promotion Final.
Former Skipper Nets Hat-Trick in Final Game
Former Blues skipper David Norris ended his career on a dramatic note, netting a hat-trick for Lancaster City in his final match, a 4-3 Northern Premier League Premier Division defeat at FC United of Manchester on Saturday.
McKenna: Players Handling Big Three-Game Week Really Well
Town visit Coventry City live on Sky on Tuesday night knowing that a victory would take them a point away from securing promotion back to the Premier League after 22 years away.
No Dividends For PLC Shareholders
The board of the Ipswich Town PLC has written to its shareholders confirming that its stake in the club has now reduced to less than one per cent and outlining that any dividends taken out of Town in future will go solely to majority owners Gamechanger 20 Ltd.
[Podcast] Blue Monday - New Podcast Now Online
A new podcast from the Blue Monday team is now available.
Rosenior: I Couldn't Be Prouder of My Players
Hull City manager Liam Rosenior said he couldn’t have been prouder of his players following last night’s 3-3 draw with Town which keeps the Tigers hopes of making the play-offs alive going into their final match and wished the Blues well for the remainder of the campaign.
Hull City 3-3 Ipswich Town - Highlights
Highlights of yesterday’s 3-3 draw with Hull City at the MKM Stadium.
Luongo: We're Enjoying the Ride
Town midfielder Massimo Luongo says the squad are enjoying the ride of playing in high pressure games as the Blues moved a point closer to the Premier League following a pulsating 3-3 draw with Hull City at the MKM Stadium.
McKenna: Davis Limping Pretty Heavily
Town boss Kieran McKenna says left-back Leif Davis was limping heavily following tonight’s 3-3 draw at Hull City.