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89 and there is a need for two swimming pools (minimum 6 lane each) in the Borough. The provision of at least one pool that serves the North of the Borough should be the Borough’s key priority. A second pool should be provided at an easily accessible location in the centre of the borough, preferably near Stonebridge / Barnhill to meet projected demand by 2016. FIRST PRIORITY • Provision of a third public swimming pool to serve the north of the Borough together with health and fitness and preferably sports hall facilities, which will help reduce revenue subsidy levels. The key issue with this option is identifying sources of capital funding to enable this priority to be realised. Other priorities • New build wet and dry sports hub facility to replace the existing Vale Farm sports centre. This will protect the ongoing provision of sports facilities, in particular the publicly accessible water space until the new facility is available for use. A new build will enable more efficient and effective design principles to be introduced making the facility more cost effective and able to meet the demands of the local populations. Additional facilities should be considered for inclusion within this facility which may also be more attractive to a private sector operator such as indoor tennis, indoor cricket and/or a climbing wall. The key issue with this option is identifying sources of capital funding to enable this priority to be realised. • The provision of a fourth swimming pool in the Borough to meet unmet demand preferably with substantial health and fitness related facilities, to meet the needs of a growing population. • The provision of additional ‘pay and play’ health and fitness facilities in the Kilburn area, potentially through the refurbishment of Charteris sports centre, subject to the provision elsewhere in the area of a sports hall with ‘pay and play’ community access. • The redevelopment of the site at Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre with the provision of a new build sports centre. This is a more opportunistic option and will be lead by the Council’s Planning service who will ensure that any redevelopment of the BPCLC and/ or Unisys site will include the re-provision of a new leisure centre at or near its existing location. The timing of this redevelopment will be determined by enabling opportunities that arise. Other Indoor Facilities Sports Halls Sports hall provision is adequate compared to the London average but due to the lack of community accessible sports halls and the age of the buildings there is a need to re-provide or upgrade facilities as local demand amplifies the need for an additional 18-21 badminton courts in the Borough. Any new halls should ideally be 4 courts and above and have community access arrangements enforced. New provision that provides public access in Dollis Hill / Mapesbury wards and pay and play access in Queensbury / Fryent / Kenton / Barnhill wards will help satisfy demand. Health and Fitness There are significant shortfalls in the provision of health and fitness facilities, approximately 827 stations using the FIA’s gym membership calculations. There is an opportunity for this provision to be made by the private sector in some parts of Brent and via the local authority in areas where affordable pay and play access is essential to enable use by the local community. Increasing capacity at any redeveloped or new built facility should include substantial health and fitness provision as a priority. (Such provision is also likely to cross-subsidise other facilities such as a swimming pool.) Education sites that have health and fitness facilities should be encouraged to make such facilities available to club / community groups similar to their bookings for sports halls. Specialist indoor facilities There is no additional demand for indoor bowls, indoor athletics or squash courts but the existing level of provision should be retained. Statistically there is a demand for indoor tennis facilities and consideration should also be given to the provision of other indoor specialist facilities (e.g. indoor cricket centre) where there are high levels of local demand which is not satisfied by neighbouring authorities. Outdoor Facilities Football pitches Demand calculations show an under provision of 25 senior football pitches, 5 youth pitches and 21 mini pitches. Opportunities for additional pitches in Brent Parks should be investigated.
Chapter Seven Priorities for Future Provision The quality of existing pitches needs to be improved and additional changing accommodation should be provided. Existing changing rooms should be at least of good standard and capable of use by both genders and different age groups at the same time. Floodlit pitches should be reinstalled. Where there is no open space to provide new pitches e.g. South East of the Borough, schools should be encouraged to offer use of their pitches to the community Cricket pitches Current levels of cricket pitch provision must be retained and pitch quality improved. By 2016 there will be requirement for one additional pitch to meet minimum calculations of demand. If levels of participation increase or access to pitches on school sites reduces additional provision will be required. In cases where grass pitch improvements are being made for football or rugby, opportunities to incorporate a cricket wicket should be taken where the orientation of pitches allows. Rugby pitches With the provision of a new pitch at Gladstone Park together with a floodlit training area there appears to be sufficient provision. However if levels of participation increase an additional pitch may be required. Gaelic pitches It is believed that there is local demand for expanded facilities particularly at Silver Jubilee Park to accommodate more Gaelic sports. Tennis courts There is demand for 4 additional tennis courts in the Borough plus a further four by 2016. Local authority courts in poor condition should be refurbished and/ or dilapidated courts brought back into use. There should be greater community access to the courts on school sites. Netball courts A recommended provision standard has been calculated to recognise school provision and to provide facilities that will encourage more females to participate in sport by promoting new public provision within redevelopment of sports halls. MUGA / ball courts Any further MUGA provision should be located in areas with greatest young person population densities. Two facilities in areas of high demand should be refurbished and 11 new facilities are needed in areas with high youth population and no current provision. Synthetic Turf pitches STP provision falls slightly below FA recommended levels and the London average. Residents in some parts of the Borough have to travel more than 20 minutes to an STP and any new provision should focus on those areas currently at greatest distance from existing facilities. Other specialist outdoor facilities There is no additional demand for outdoor bowling greens or athletics tracks. Watersports The clubs on Welsh Harp should be supported to improve their facilities to provide greater access and hence greater participation opportunities to Brent residents to take part in a range of watersport activities. Cycling Additional safer cycling areas e.g. cycle routes in Parks and well signposted routes that link different areas within Brent are needed. The feasibility of reinstating and improving the rundown BMX track in Chalkhill should be investigated. Governing Bodies of Sport A number of National Governing Bodies (NGB’s) of Sport have developed facility strategies to identify their sports specific requirements that will enable their sport to develop to it’s full potential. Many of these strategies are aspirational rather than deliverable. As NGB’s become more responsible for delivering the Government’s agenda to increase participation in sport and develop their ‘whole sport’ plans it is likely that more NGB’s will produce their own facility strategies. Brent welcomes working with all national governing bodies of sport, particularly in sports which can bring resources and help achieve our strategic objectives. When considering providing specialist facilities, provision within neighbouring Borough’s must be assessed as demand may be satisfied through local provision outside the Borough. Supply vs Demand Table 37 below summarises the supply versus demand analysis of indoor and outdoor sports provision. (Population will have an effect in terms of increasing demand, however, due to new provision being planned in the Brent and neighbouring boroughs demand may not change as exemplified by the swimming pools figure). Chapter Seven - Priorities for Future Provision 90
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