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Representation ID: 167311

Received: 19/10/2018

Respondent: Sport England

5.5 OPEN SPACE, PLAY AND SPORT
Comment that it is important to be flexible over provision for outdoor sports, including consideration of investing in existing off-site facilities

With regard to 'Outdoor Sports Facilities' it will be important to take a flexible approach to provision, for in some cases it may be better to invest in existing off-site facilities that can be enhanced to meet increased demand. We would advise that the guidance should be amended to include this option, if it is considered needs can be best met that way.

There could also be the opportunity for the development to be the site of a new home for local sports clubs that will need additional capacity to meet demand generated by the large scale housing proposals in the local area, therefore the guidance could also make provision for this possibility.