Planning for Sport and Active Recreation Facilities ... - Brent Council

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half of the expected population growth is in Wembley,
(Tokyngton ward), which has one of the greatest
distances of travel.
In 2016 there continues to be a total water space
requirement of 1,700 sqm to meet demand and
improve accessibility. This is equivalent to 34 lanes, and
should consist of a minimum of 4 6-lane pools and the
remaining 10 lanes to be provided for in commercial
pools and by opening up access to pool provision in
schools. The required level of provision is equivalent
to 1 lane per 9,000 population or 5.6m² per 1,000
population.
Table 39: Swimming pools local standard
Projected demand to be met
within the borough
Sports Halls
Local Standard
(lanes per 1,000 population)
1,700 m² water 1 lane per 9,000¹ 5.6m²
Brent has relatively good provision of sports halls. There
are a total of 28 sports halls in the borough containing
108 badminton courts. 80 courts are available to the
public to use on either a pay & play basis or with a sports
club or community association. However, 70 % of these
are on school and higher education sites which will have
limited community use.
Current demand
The Facilities Planning Model has been used to model the
balance of supply and demand for sports halls. The model
only considers halls that consist of at least 3 courts and
are available for community use i.e. pay & play, registered
membership or sports club/community use. 48 courts at
10 sites were included in the 2007 FPM analysis.
Current unmet demand in Brent equates to 3,800 visits,
which is the equivalent of 18 courts.
Projected Sports Hall Demand Local Standard (courts per 1,000
population)
Large sports hall:
Total of 87 courts in the form of 3+
court halls
Small sports hall:
minimum 1 badminton sized court
1 court per 3,500 residents
(preference for 4-court halls)
Within 15 mins walking distance
Projected future demand
2016 projected unmet demand is 4,300 visits, the
equivalent of 21 courts. The total provision requirement
by 2016 is 87 courts, the equivalent of 0.29 courts per
1000 population and 44m². This figure includes all forms
of provision including schools which will have reduced
capacity as community use is limited to out of school
hours.
The FPM modelling only considers 3-4 court sports halls,
there is also a substantial number of smaller halls with 1
or 2 courts (often in schools) that play an important role
in providing for both court sports such as badminton and
also activities such as aerobics and yoga. An accessibility
standard is proposed to these smaller halls, so that all
residents should have access to either a larger 3-4 court
Local Standard
(sqm per 1,000 population)
hall (preference 4 court) within 20 minutes walk, or a
smaller hall (at least one badminton court) within 15
minutes walk.
Where new sports hall facilities are provided within
school settings they should be designed so that they are
independent of the rest of the school (including lighting,
heating etc) and have straightforward routes of access to
enable easy community use arrangements to be put in
place that has minimal impact on the rest of the school
and its buildings, thus maximising the benefits to the
whole community.
Table 40: Sports halls local standard
Local Standard
(sqm per 1,000 population)
0.29 courts per 1,000 population
44 sqm