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Playing pitch supply27. An updating of the 2003 site database was undertaken and included all grasspitch sites used by community teams for football, cricket and rugby. Theinformation was based on the pitch booking information of <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent CityCouncil, the FA handbooks, plus league and national governing bodyinformation for each of the sports.28. The 2003 site quality database of all playing pitches was updated to takeaccount of:• Management and site information provided by <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent City Council• Conditions surveys of buildings and pitches• Reports and works undertaken for specific sites• Consultation responses from the clubs survey• Views of the FA• Views of FA development officers• Staffordshire FA facilities development plan 2008• Views of the cricket development officer• Staffordshire Cricket Board Facilities Strategy 2009-2013• Rugby development officer views• RFU facilities strategy• Selected site visits undertaken by the consultant team29. Building Schools for the Future proposals as they potentially impact upon thecommunity use of pitches, or opportunities for future community use, includinga review of current and proposed dual-use agreements.30. Consultation with neighbouring authorities to determine cross-border issuesand relevant new facility proposals.Assessing the balance in supply and demand31. The quantitative analysis involved the following steps:• An assessment of current demand based on Team Generation Ratesgenerated from the current number of teams.• An assessment of future demand based on Team Generation Ratesgenerated from the current number of teams, the forecast number ofnew teams based on estimated populations for the City, and each NMAarea, plus an assumption of growth of 1% pa in demand for each sportfor each age group. (see Appendix 13 and 14)Nortoft Partnerships Ltd <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent Page | 277Sport & Physical Activity Strategy 2009-2016October 2009