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PROTECTING PITCHES PLAYING FIELDS ARE WHERE PITCH-BASED SPORTS ARE FIRST PLAYED AND WHERE THE INTEREST IN A SPORT IS OFTEN IGNITED At a time when pressures to develop land are high, particularly in urban areas, playing fields are inevitably vulnerable. We play an important role in helping not only to safeguard these areas but also, where possible, to improve the facilities and opportunities they offer for people to be active. We do this by engaging proactively with developers and local authorities as early as possible through the planning system. We are a statutory consultee on planning applications that affect playing fields, irrespective of who owns them – a school, local authority or a private organisation or club. This means that a local authority must always consult us. It is our policy to object to applications unless they safeguard and, wherever possible, provide an overall benefit to the interests of sport. Planning for sport This year we updated our playing fields policy and associated guidance to provide greater clarity on how we apply the policy, assess planning applications, interpret key terms and participate in the planning system. In 2015-16 (the most recent period for which we have a complete picture), we were consulted on 1,200 planning applications across the country, with 1,138 (95%) of these resulting in improved or safeguarded sports provision. This was achieved, in part, due to the early advice and guidance provided by us and our negotiation on behalf of sport through the planning system.
Local needs, local benefits Our planning guidance and evidencebased approach helps local authorities to undertake accurate and defendable assessments of the need for sports facilities in their area. We work with local authorities to ensure the assessments are used to develop and implement key recommendations and actions to improve provision and secure investment. A good example of the effectiveness of our approach is the development of the Harperbury Hospital site in St Albans, Hertfordshire. A planning application to redevelop the derelict site for housing included the loss of a community playing field. After our initial objection, we negotiated for the playing field to be located elsewhere within the development and for substantive improvements to be made to the remaining sports facilities through a £250,000 contribution from the developer. With approximately 49% of grass pitches and 76% of sports halls in England on school sites, it is important, wherever possible, to allow local groups to use school, college or university sports facilities outside normal school hours. This is of particular benefit to local communities who may not have access to any other sports facilities within easy walking distance. £14M of additional investment into sports facilities generated in 2016-17, through our engagement with the planning system 104 community use agreements secured during 2016-17 through the planning system, to allow local communities improved access to educational facilities. ACTIVE DESIGN: BUILDING ACTIVITY INTO EVERYDAY LIVES Embedding physical activity into new communities is an important element of our work. Our Active Design guidance and its 10 principles, developed in partnership with Public Health England, demonstrate how inspired design-andbuild concepts in our towns and cities can promote activity, improve health and create stronger communities. We aim to get involved with new housing developments at the outset to influence the planning stage and highlight how the effective and flexible design of buildings and open spaces can promote sport and active lifestyles. Our input on a large housing project in Purfleet, Essex is a good example of the Active Design principles at work, where we are working collaboratively with the developer, local authority and community to help shape the scheme prior to the submission of the planning application. The Active Design principles have also been incorporated into the revised Essex Design Guide, which is nationally renowned for leading the way in the planning and development sectors for urban design guidance. Other new community projects we have been involved with include Old Oak Common, London (24,000 dwellings), Canada Water, London (4,500 dwellings) and Welborne, near Fareham in Hampshire (6,000 dwellings). Over the next year, we will continue to test the effectiveness of Active Design’s 10 principles in a number of different projects. We will also revise our other planning policy and guidance documents so they continue to effectively support the planning system to protect, enhance and provide opportunities for sport and physical activity. This will ensure they reflect the Government’s revised National Planning Policy Framework. THE 10 PRINCIPLES ACTIVE BUILDINGS ACTIVITY FOR ALL ACTIVITY PROMOTION AND LOCAL CHAMPIONS APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE CO-LOCATING COMMUNITY FACILITIES CONNECTED WALKING AND CYCLING ROUTES HIGH QUALITY STREETS AND SPACES MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, MONITORING AND EVALUATION NETWORK OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACES WALKABLE COMMUNITIES performance analysis report 17
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