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Local Standards for Outdoor Sports Provision FOOTBALL PITCHES Football demand has been calculated using Londonwide conversion rates as Brent has both inner and outer London characteristics and a similar football participation rate with London. It is estimated that by 2016, there will be a need for 40 adult, 77 junior and 30 mini pitches to meet demand, which is equivalent to 118ha of grass pitches during peak demand and 0.4ha per 1,000 population. This is almost double the existing pitch provision. Opportunities to increase the number of pitches on Brent parks and open spaces should be taken alongside improving existing pitches to allow for more intensive use. Synthetic turf pitches may cater for some demand for casual play. RUGBY PITCHES Kilburn Cosmos RFC is the main rugby club operating in Brent. This club will be moving to new rugby facilities to be provided at Gladstone Park. The existing local authority rugby pitches can be used for football and by schools in need of pitches. The new pitch at Gladstone Park is expected to meet current demand and into the future However if levels of participation increase significantly an additional pitch may be required. CRICKET PITCHES It is estimated that there will be a minimum requirement for 11 cricket pitches available for community use by 2016. There are currently 8 local authority pitches and 4 pitches on school sites. By 2016 there will be a shortfall of one cricket pitch to meet minimum demand estimates. There will be a further shortfall if community use of school pitches is reduced. A provision level of 11 pitches is equivalent to 1 pitch per 27,500 population or 0.04 pitches/ 0.08ha per 1,000 population. GAELIC FOOTBALL PITCHES Currently there are 8 Gaelic football pitches in the borough, with clubs playing at 7 of the 8. An additional pitch will be opening shortly at Gladstone Park to allow for club expansion. There is demand for expanded facilities at Silver Jubilee Recreation Ground also, giving a total demand for 9 pitches. This is a provision level equivalent to 1 Gaelic pitch per 34,000 population or 0.03 pitches and 0.06ha per 1,000 population. CHANGING FACILITIES Changing rooms are an integral part to the functionality of a sports facility or ground. Changing rooms should be designed to allow separated showering facilities that 101 will accommodate use at the same time by different age and gender groups. People need toilet facilities and places for changing, and it should be expected that these are available in good condition when hiring outdoor sports facilities. Although schools are more likely to have changing room facilities, these should also be publicly accessible for use outside of school hours and should be designed so that facilities can be separated from rest of school and in an easily accessible location to enable community access. Onsite changing facilities or access to adjacent changing facilities will be expected on all sites offering sports facilities incorporating two or more grass pitches. On larger pitch sites, enhanced changing facilities in the form of a sports pavilion will be expected. SYNTHETIC TURF PITCHES It is considered that Brent is slightly below the London average for Synthetic Turf Pitches and that the London average should be adopted given their popular use; this is equivalent to 1 STP per 50,000. By 2016 there will be demand for at least 1 further pitch. TENNIS COURTS It is estimated that there is currently demand for 10,552 tennis match slots in any 4 week period. This is the equivalent of 91 tennis courts. With expected population growth up to 2016, demand is expected to grow to 11,426 match slots and the equivalent 99 tennis courts. The corresponding standard of provision to meet this demand is 1 tennis court per 3,000 population or 0.32 courts per 1,000 population and 0.028ha per 1,000 population. MULTI USE GAMES AREAS Multi use games areas are popular with children and young people. Current provision is not considered to be enough as indicated by recent resident survey and a increased level of provision is proposed. There are currently 18 good quality MUGAs in the borough, with 4 new facilities planned by the summer 2009. A further 2 MUGAs in areas with young population densities are in need of refurbishment. The current distribution of MUGAs has been compared to child population density and 11 new facilities are required in parks and recreation grounds which serve areas of high youth population density, raising the total provision to 35. This is equivalent to 1 MUGA per 8,000 population and 150m² per 1,000 population. As MUGAs provide for children and young people a shorter travel distance of 800m is proposed for the accessibility standard and will apply in areas of high young person population density. Where new MUGAs are provided on schools they should cater for a range of sports including netball and, where appropriate, they should be floodlit to enable community use out of school hours.
Chapter Eight Local Standards NETBALL COURTS Netball is a priority sport for the borough and for participation to increase there needs to be a higher level of sports facility provision than current levels. At present there are no private or public outdoor courts in the borough other than on school sites. 5 public courts will be available at Gladstone Park from summer 2009. It is recommended that all secondary schools should have two netball courts (these can also be used for tennis) and where schools are providing new MUGA facilities these should be large enough to allow for netball. As netball is typically a winter sport, floodlighting should be provided to allow greater use by the public outside of school hours. To raise the profile of the sport, netball courts should also be provided as part of the redevelopment of Vale Farm and Bridge Park sports centres. The recommended total provision is 39 netball courts in the borough, the equivalent of 1 court per 7,500 population and 0.13 courts/ 130sqm per 1,000 population. ATHLETICS TRACKS Although the current provision rates for athletics tracks is below that of the London average there does not appear to be demand for additional provision, it is therefore considered that the current provision standard should apply, and be reviewed at a later date. BOWLING GREENS As bowling is a sport that is in decline in Brent and in London, it is anticipated that current provision levels will be sufficient in the future. There are 9 greens currently, which is equivalent to 1 green per 33,300 population for expected population growth and 0.03 rinks/ 0.009ha per 1000 population. Chapter Eight - Local Standards 102
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