SASR Norms & Standards Vol 2 new.indd - Sport and Recreation ...

Multi-purpose
Sport Halls
To protect the playing fi elds/ all weather pitches from loss and/ or damage, to maintain the quality of
and secure the safe use of sports fi elds/ pitches, and to comply with SRSA policy, the following shall
apply:
• The playing fi elds/ all weather pitches shall be used for outdoor sport and recreational
activities and for no other purpose.
To secure well managed safe community access to the sport facility, to ensure suffi cient benefi t
to the development of sport and to comply with SRSA policy, the following shall apply:
• Prior to the commencement/ use of the development, a Community Use Plan shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Authority. The plan should include details
of pricing policy, hours of use, access by non-school users/ non- members, management
responsibilities, and include a mechanism for review. The approved plan shall be
implemented upon commencement of use of the development.
To secure suffi cient benefi ts to the development of sport and to comply with SRSA policy, the
following shall apply:
• Prior to commencement of the development/ use, a Sport Development Programme shall be
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Authority. The programme shall be carried
out and implemented in full according to the approved details.
To prevent the location of trees/shrubs on/adjacent to playing fi elds reducing the available
space for playing pitches and/ or affecting the quality of the surface, use of the pitches and
ease of maintenance, the following shall apply:
• The landscaping scheme shall be prepared taking into account the need to minimise any
adverse effect on the quantity or quality of the playing fi eld by the location of proposed
trees/ shrubs.
To ensure that new facilities are capable of being managed and maintained to deliver a facility
which is fi t for purpose, sustainable and of suffi cient benefi t to the development of sport in
accordance with SRSA policy, the following shall apply:
• Prior to commencement of use of the facility, a Management and Maintenance Plan for
a period of at least 3 years, including measures to ensure the replacement of all artifi cial
surfaces within the next 10 years and management responsibilities, a maintenance schedule
and a mechanism for review shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Authority after consultation with SRSA. The measures set out in the plan shall be complied
with in full, with effect from commencement of the use of the development.
To ensure that new facilities are accessible to people with disabilities, pedestrians, and cyclists, the
following shall apply:
• Before the permitted development commences, a plan indicating the provision to be made
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