ADD HOLDING STATEMENT TO SAY WE ARE REVIEWING AND UPDATING GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT THE NEWLY PUBLISHED NPPF & PPG.
Overview - intro text stating importance of planning for sport & rec facilities. SE seeks to support the planning system...
Planning for sport
The planning system plays a vital role in shaping the built and natural environments that can play such a big part in helping people to get active.
This section includes guidance on planning applications that impact on sporting provision, details our playing fields policy, and delves into the 12 planning for sport principles.
Planning tools
Assessing Needs and Playing Pitch Strategy guidance
We believe that providing the right facilities in the right place is central to helping people take part in sport and activity, so have produced guidance documents to give a clear understanding of what’s required in an area.
Read moreActive Places Power
Primarily for local authorities and national governing bodies of sport, Active Places Power is designed to guide investment decisions and develop sport provision strategies.
Read moreCommunity use agreements
We maintain a list of model planning conditions, one of which seeks to secure community use of sports facilities. To support the use of this condition, we have developed a template community use agreement.
Read moreBiodiversity Net Gain guidance
Our advice on good design and planning principles for Biodiversity Net Gain, which mandates that most developments, including sport and leisure facilities, must achieve a minimum of a 10% net increase in biodiversity.
Read morePlaying Pitch Calculator
The Playing Pitch Calculator helps local authorities estimate the demand that may be generated for the use of playing pitches by a new population.
Read moreSports Facility Calculator
The Sports Facility Calculator can help local planning authorities quantify the additional demand for sports facilities created by a new community as part of a residential development.
Read moreArtificial Grass Pitches Acoustics Planning Implications Guide
Artificial grass pitches (AGPs) are a key part of the modern sporting landscape and provide valuable facilities for local communities. Given the potential for disturbance to neighbours, it’s important that this is considered at an early stage in the planning and design of new AGPs.
Read more- FPM - ?? - should this be included in APP page??
- SASPs - ?? - do we take opportunity to retire SASPs??
Need updating:
- CIL & Plan Obs Guide - this is from 2018 - needs updating
- Sports Club Planning Guide - needs updating (2024)
There will need to link to our other tech docs
Outdoor surfaces, comparable pitch sizes
Costs
Lighting
Pools etc.