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sports grounds from development, opportunities for large sum s106 agreements are increasingly rare. Should there be an exceptional circumstance allowing the loss of existing sports provision, this should be adequately compensated for through a separate s106 agreement. To fund the high costs involved with sports facility improvements this will require significant contributions to be met from development. Improvements such as pitch drainage, new buildings including sports halls, pavilions and changing rooms, and purpose built facilities such as swimming pools, courts and artificial pitches can range from around £75,000- £5 million+. While these could be fully funded through development, this would rely on large or significant scale development schemes coming forward in areas of deficiency, which can offer large lump sum payments to be spent in the general vicinity of the development. In many cases, s106 monies only partially fund these projects and require funding from other sources. In practice the number of large scale development schemes requiring s106 obligations fluctuate each year (roughly between 30-50 and probably 20-30 are signed) and it is not always appropriate to prioritise monies towards sport facilities improvement in each case. In practice, as there is a limited availability of s106 contributions with different services competing for equally important priorities of need, not all improvement programmes can be funded by s106 obligations and contributions. Sport provision is only one element of a number of pressures requiring new provision or improvement in the borough, and competes with other higher priority needs. Such demands include new school places and education facilities, transport improvements, new health facilities, improved public open space and play facility provision, training opportunities, public art provision, public realm improvements, new community spaces etc. Sport does need to be raised high on the list of priorities due to the poor levels of provision, and low participation rates compared to London and England. It should also be recognised for its health benefits and contribution to crime reduction, particularly amongst adolescents. It is therefore particularly important the deficiencies for sport provision are identified in the borough and recommendations for where these can be improved are disseminated to the wider network. This includes Council members, council officers in the Parks, Sports Development, and Planning Services, Brent’s s106 officer and developers. 105 When development proposals do come forward, this forms the evidence base in which monies can be prioritised towards improving sports participation 109 in the Borough. Due to the nature of development, it is often difficult to predict when a large scale planning application, which could offer significant contributions towards sports improvement will be submitted or when this will be built. Although in many cases pre-application advice is given to developers, this is not always the case, and therefore there is no reliability of when a development may come forward. Also once applications are approved and s106 agreements signed, the developer has 3 years to make a start on the development. In some cases, due to any number of reasons this may not proceed, or the construction phase takes longer than 3 years. This therefore makes it difficult for the council to time the delivery of a sports facility improvement programme in line with new development. While planning gain is a useful method of delivering improved sports facility provision, there are constraints which limit its use. Negotiating on how s106 monies will be used when competing with other priority pressures, uncertainty as to how much, where and when funds will become available, and setting a time-frame in the delivery of a programme of sports improvement facilities are some of these. In many cases, particularly for more expensive improvements, s106 monies used in combination with other funding streams may be the most practical approach to delivering a sports improvement programme.
Chapter Ten Review and Monitoring This strategy has been produced so that the development of sports facilities within the Borough can be provided for in a planned and co-ordinated way that meets the needs of Brent’s whole population and satisfies areas of greatest demand. It is proposed that this strategy is reviewed on an annual basis in October each year by the strategy steering group. The findings of this review will be reported to the Brent CSPAN at their subsequent meeting in the New Year. Each review will compare achievements against priorities, taking account of changes in circumstances and potential new opportunities. An annual review will allow any slippage to be recognised and priorities re-timetabled accordingly. The review will also provide an updated facility audit of indoor and outdoor facilities and this information will be fed into the Active Places database. A comprehensive review of the strategy will need to be undertaken in 2019 to allow sufficient time for a subsequent strategy to be produced. Chapter Ten - Review and Monitoring 110
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