Despite the pending lawsuit and past environmental transgressions, on Nov. 21, 2023, Surf Cup Sports (d.b.a. as Pioneer Sports and Entertainment) applied to the City of San Diego for a permit to build a massive, 48,000 sq. ft. sports facility and parking area on the environmentally sensitive 24-acre parcel adjacent to the polo fields in the San Dieguito River Valley. According to HED, the firm tasked with designing the project, it “consists of full-sized soccer fields, pickle-ball courts, basketball and volleyball courts, player lounge, office space, and locker rooms in addition to over 350 parking stalls.”
HED Design’s rendering of the 48,000 sq. ft. facility along Via de la Valle