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

Chapter six Outdoor Sports Facilities
Of the local authority tennis courts, these vary in quality.
Of highest quality are King Edward VII Park, which
were refurbished in 2006 and Preston Park. The courts
at Woodcock Park are in poor condition. There are a
number of local authority tennis courts which are no
longer usable; these are the courts at Alperton and Eton
Grove and 4 additional courts at Chelmsford Square.
These courts suffer from uneven or broken surfacing,
dilapidated or absent fencing and nets and are in need of
refurbishing. Some of the courts at Gladstone Park are
also in need of resurfacing. Tiverton Rd had tennis courts
available in the past, however these are now dilapidated
and not included in this assessment.
Only four secondary schools in the borough have tennis
courts. This is low considering these accounts for just
over a quarter of Brent secondary schools. However the
quality of existing education tennis courts is generally
good with an average quality rating of 70.1%. The
courts at Convent of Jesus & Mary Language College can
be used for either tennis or netball.
Table 33: Tennis courts on Education sites
The private tennis courts in the Borough are generally in
good condition with the average being 84.5%. It was
noted, however, that the only clay courts in the borough
being at Elmwood LTC require investment. Wembley &
Sudbury LTC has recently been refurbished and two of
the courts are floodlit.
Table 34: Private tennis courts
A central band running north-south through the borough
and extending to Alperton, is more than 20 minutes
walking distance from tennis provision. The catchment
area of private courts (which includes school facilities)
does not greatly increase the area of the borough already
covered by public facilities. The only public provision in
the North of the borough is the courts at Woodcock Park
which are in poor condition.
Supply and Demand
There are a total of 74 tennis courts in the borough,
which is the equivalent of 0.27 courts per 1,000
population. There are no benchmark capacity ratios to
compare this figure with.
Brent tennis participation rate is 2.1%, which is
equivalent to 5,863 people playing tennis in a 4 week
period. Tennis participation rates in Brent are lower than
the London rate of 3% and participation in neighbouring
boroughs is 3% or above.
Site Name Ref. No No. of Courts Average Quality
Score %
6. Capital City Academy 6 4 81.3
24. Jewish Free School 24 3 63
29a. Kingsbury High (Lower Site) 29a 3 68.8
46. Preston Manor High School 46 3 77.8
14. Convent of Jesus & Mary
Language College
14 4 62
Total 17 70.1
Site Name Ref. No No. of Courts Average Quality
Score %
13. Coles Green Tennis Lawn Tennis Club 13 3 86.5
16. Elmwood Lawn Tennis Club 16 6 73.6
55. South Hampstead Tennis Club 55 5 93.8
74. Wembley Lawn Tennis Club 74 3 71.9
70. Wembley and Sudbury Lawn Tennis Club 70 5 96.9
Total 22 84.5
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