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

Chapter Six Indoor Sports Facility Provision
Supply and Demand
Active Places Power local supply and demand balance
tool identifies that 46.11% of the demand for indoor
bowls within Brent is met through this one facility.
If Brent were to meet the demand in the borough
another 6 rink indoor bowls facilities would have to
be accommodated, but this tool does not take into
account facilities provided in neighbouring boroughs in
Westminster and north in Harrow. However, demand for
bowls is falling and a further rink would therefore not be
required by 2016.
Indoor Squash Courts
Squash was most popular in the 1970’s. However,
demand has decreased in recent years and many squash
courts have been developed to provide alternative
facilities such as children’s play areas or gyms.
Quantity
The borough hosts 7 squash courts in two locations.
Two courts are located at Wembley and Sudbury tennis,
squash and social club and 5 courts at Vale Farm sports
centre.
Accessibility
Both squash sites are located in Sudbury ward within
close proximity to one another. This means that the
majority of the borough’s population is not within a 20
minute walk time to any squash facilities.
Map 39: Catchment map – squash
Location of
Squash Courts
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Legend
Pay & Play Squash Courts
Registered Membership Use
Squash Courts
Squash Courts
Ward Boundaries
Supply and Demand
Vale Farm Sports Centre receives over 8,000 squash visits
per year which relates to just over 20 visits per day which,
spread over 5 courts, equals only 2 matches per court
per day suggesting the demand isn’t there to cover the
current provision.
However, squash courts can provide multi use spaces for
a variety of activities and still provide for squash when
required.
Quality
The facilities at Vale Farm have recently be refurbished
which will increase capacity further and may attract more
usage.
Indoor Tennis
Quantity
The borough has no specialist indoor tennis courts
although sports halls are used for this, particularly for
junior tennis provision.
The capacity ratio for indoor courts in London produces
a score of 0.03 tennis courts per 1000 of the population
meaning that Brent would need an 8 court indoor
tennis centre to meet the average in London. However,
this doesn’t take into consideration the fact that all
neighbouring Boroughs have indoor tennis facilities
which may cover Brent’s demand for indoor tennis courts.
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