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

Chapter Six Indoor Sports Facility Provision
Swimming pools Run 2 – Projected population and
provision (2016)
The second scenario demonstrates the impact on satisfied
demand through an increase in pool provision by a
further 3 pools planned for development across the study
area (all outside of Brent). The findings show that within
the study area an increase in capacity of visits is greater
than the projected increase in demand. However, as
the increase in capacity is to occur outside the borough
boundary, unmet demand in Brent is predicted to be
virtually the same in 2016 as in 2007.
The projected population growth of 6.9% (19,000
people) will contribute to an increase in demand of
5.36% (and therefore unmet demand) for swimming.
The map below identifies those key areas of unmet
demand as Tokyngton, Stonebridge, Welsh Harp, Barnhill,
Mapesbury, and Alperton (dark red, dark pink and black
colour squares) with the wards in the north all showing
high levels of unmet demand (light green colours).
However the FPM report highlights that, “there are large
areas of the borough, especially and virtually the whole
of the middle and northern end of the borough which
are outside the catchment area of any swimming pool”.
Map 29: Unmet demand in 2016 - swimming pools
Unmet demand in 1km square
Expressed as SqM of water (rounded)
29 (1)
20 to 25 (2)
15 to 20 (4)
10 to 15 (7)
5 to 10 (30)
>0 to 5 (82)
%
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The only significant differences from FPM run 1 to 2 is
that there is an increase in export demand due to the
proposed development in Ealing and a decrease in export
going to Harrow. This has an effect on the utilisation
of the swimming pools as the borough’s utilisation has
decreased from 67% in 2007 to 61% in 2016 as our
swimming pool stock ages further and the new facilities
planned in Ealing will then draw people away from the
boroughs facilities.
The FPM identified that an increase in pool water
of 287m² is needed across the study area, which is
equivalent to a 25m 4 lane swimming pool (215m²). It
was also noted that the location of the current swimming
pools mean that a large majority of the borough’s
residents don’t have access to a swimming pool and
the capacity could be increased if the pool space was
provided in other areas. The 2016 run indicated that
despite the additional water space in other boroughs,
Brent would still require the two additional 25 metre
4 lane pools as suggested in the 2007 run as demand
is met elsewhere. However, again, in order to reduce
export demand two 6 lane 25 metre swimming pools are
required as Brent residents get additional benefits when
using the boroughs own facilities.
Sports Halls
Sports halls are extremely important in the borough
as they provide a multipurpose space for a variety of
sports such as badminton, indoor football, netball,
basketball, gymnastics as well as providing a space that
can accommodate keep fit activities and martial arts.
They can also be used for events/functions and are a vital
community asset where localised activities can take place.
Quantity
Using the strategic planning tools, a sports hall is defined
as an indoor multi-sports hall where a range of sport and
recreational activities are carried out and where two or
more of the sport and recreational activities must be from
the Active Places list of ‘activities’, one or more of which
must be on at least a weekly basis. One hall per site must
be at least 10m x 18m, the size of one badminton court.
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