Mill Road Depot Draft Planning and Development Brief SPD

Object

Representation ID: 31115

Received: 22/07/2016

Respondent: Sport England

Sport England aims to ensure positive planning for sport, enabling the right facilities to be provided in the right places, based on assessments of need for and all sectors of the community. To achieve this our planning objectives are to PROTECT sports facilities; ENHANCE existing facilities; and PROVIDE new facilities.

Sport England, has produced 'Active Design'(2015), a guide to planning new developments to help people get more active. The guidance sets out ten principles for ensuring new developments incorporate opportunities for people to take part in physical activity. The principles promote healthy communities through good urban design.

Support

Representation ID: 31116

Received: 22/07/2016

Respondent: Sport England

The site is a relatively constrained urban site with limited opportunity for on-site provision for sport. We therefore agree with Cambridge City Council (Para.4.4.9) that the best approach for providing for sport will be through financial contributions to improve the quantitative or qualitative off-site provision of facilities within the catchment area of the proposed development. Cambridge City Council have completed a Playing Pitch Strategy and Sports Facilities Strategy which will help identify investment priorities in the vicinity of the site relating to outdoor and indoor sport.

Sport England would be happy to advise further on the details of off-site provision.

Support

Representation ID: 31117

Received: 22/07/2016

Respondent: Sport England

Sport England would be happy to advise further on the financial contributions required to provide for sport and recreation needs as part of this development.