Stoke-on-trent sport and physical activity strategy 2009-2016

The facility hierarchy3. The hierarchy proposed to be used to guide the facility network is illustrated inFigure 1. The definitions below provide more detail on the hierarchy of facilities.They reflect the definitions included in the West Midlands Regional FacilitiesFramework and the Sport Across Staffordshire and <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent (SASSOT)Sports Facilities Framework.4. At each level of the hierarchy, facilities may be owned or managed by the public(local authority and education), private, voluntary or commercial sectors and alsoinclude further and higher education facilities.Figure 1:Proposed facilities hierarchy5. The hierarchy is based on a recognition that there are differences between thelevels in relation to the specialist design of facilities, the level of training andcompetition they can support, and typical travel times (although it is recognisedNortoft Partnerships Ltd <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent Page | 98Sport & Physical Activity Strategy 2009-2016October 2009