Sports facility strategy

Our sports facility strategy offers a clear plan for developing sports facilities in the future, as well as providing the evidence for requesting Section 106 contributions requested from developers.

The strategy provides accurate and robust information about the current levels of provision of sports facilities such as tennis courts, rugby pitches, swimming water, sports halls. It also identifies where any deficiencies exist and directs future work towards meeting shortfalls in specific geographic areas.

Background to the strategy

The strategy has been produced using a variety of methods of consultation:

• Parishes and town councils were asked were asked about sports facilities in their areas
• all known facility owning sports clubs in the district were interviewed or sent survey forms
• audits of facilities against national and local standards were undertaken
• visits were made to a number of outdoor sports facilities
• a stakeholder workshop was held

The final strategy documents can be downloaded below.