Planning for artificial cricket wicket

Hi All

Whilst not strictly Homes, Gardens and DIY I could do with some advice/recommendations.

I'm supporting a school that has a chance to get some funding up upgrade their grass cricket to artificial. So swapping 22 yards of grass for 22 yards of astro., to my simple mind seemed daft that this would need planning.

We have been informed by the local planning dept, that we will need planning permission. They have said that if we can provide case law as to why this should be exempt from planning they will consider it.

So I have a couple of questions

a) does such case law exist and where would I find it
b) absent a) can anyone recommend a surveyor or architect in the Peterborough area that could help with what should be a simple project.

I have no experience of planning but I am willing to learn.

TIA

Dave

Many thanks for that, very useful. I thought you were taking the pi55 about biodiversity net gain until I googled it.

We cannot just do it as the funding for this is in connection with the City Council and planning were involved in the decision to allow us to be awarded thie project.

Thanks for the help.