Following submission of the initial plans, the sporting body warned that a risk assessment had underestimated the power of some of the players’ shots, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
However, the organisation has now said that high fencing proposed between the cricket ground and the flats would be sufficient to protect residents and the property.
“The applicant has now provided a plan showing the location and specification of the proposed ball stop mitigation,” Sport England said in a letter to the council.
“This also includes details of how the ball-stop mitigation will be managed and maintained.”
The fence, if properly maintained, would “be enough to prevent injury to people or property”, the organisation said.