Comment

Representation ID: 18975

Received: 23/02/2007

Respondent: Sport England, South East Region

Sport England has developed tools to enable local authorities to secure sport and recreation through new developments e.g., provision of sport and recreation through new housing development; SPG template; planning contributions check list; case studies of what can be secured through new developments.

A robust up-to-date local needs assessment for open space, sport and recreation, as required by PPG17 should be carried out urgently. Sport England provides a number of tools to assist in these assessments. Included is information on Active Places Power, a database with the ability to carry out detailed analysis of provision.