Regulation 19 Rutland Local Plan

Object

Representation ID: 8469

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Sport England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

St George’s Barracks at North Luffenham contains sports facilities including playing fields which should not be built on as laid out in paragraph 103 of the NPPF (2023). There is a need to protect these existing sports facilities including playing fields as part of the wording in this policy.

Object

Representation ID: 8470

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Sport England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Kendrew Barracks at Cottesmore and HMP Stocken all contain sports facilities including playing fields which should not be built on as laid out in paragraph 103 of the NPPF (2023). Community use of the sports facilities at Kendrew Barracks are included in Rutland’s Playing Pitch Strategy (2024) along with the need for their protection. Wording should be inserted into one of the exceptions listed in Policy SS5 on the need to protect these existing sports facilities including playing fields as part of any redevelopment scheme planned.

Object

Representation ID: 8471

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Sport England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

This site contains sports facilities which would either need to be retained or replaced as part of any redevelopment proposal. The retention of the sports facility may impact on the number of dwellings that could be constructed at the site.

Support

Representation ID: 8472

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Sport England

Sport England welcomes the inclusion of the criteria under m) which requires new playing pitch provision and the use of Sport England’s Playing Pitch Calculator.

Support

Representation ID: 8473

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Sport England

Sport England welcomes the text in this policy that supports inclusive and accessible places and ensures that development layouts support mental and physical well-being of residents and encourage healthy, safe and active lifestyles.

Reference to Sport England’s Active Design Guidance (2023) is also welcomed. An Active Design Checklist has also been produced to assist the local authority when assessing development proposals against the ten principles of Active Design -
https://www.sportengland.org/guidance-and-support/facilities-and-planning/design-and-cost-guidance/active-design. Application submissions should be encouraged to submit a completed Active Design Checklist for their proposal.

Object

Representation ID: 8474

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Sport England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Policy SC7 primarily addresses the provision of new open spaces, with insufficient emphasis on protecting existing ones. The policy must explicitly outline how it will protect open spaces in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

The document includes definitions of open space and playing fields as per the NPPF, but clarity on the latter is essential.

An amendment is proposed to include a reference to the latest Open Space Assessment and/or Playing Pitch Strategy for on-site provision.

Support

Representation ID: 8475

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Sport England

Sport England welcomes the inclusion of all playing fields and sports facilities in the list provided. Reference is made to Paragraph 98 of the NPPF which is now paragraph 102 in the 2023 version of the NPPF.

Support

Representation ID: 8476

Received: 02/12/2024

Respondent: Sport England

Rutland County Council has updated its Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) as part of its evidence base for the Local Plan Review. As mentioned in the text in Appendix 3 (Open Space Standards) the adoption of an up-to-date Playing Pitch Strategy allows the use of the Sport England playing pitch calculator. The calculator uses key data from the PPS to estimate what the additional demand generated from specific housing developments for the different pitch sport types is likely to be. Any increase in demand should be informed by the PPS to direct where capacity.

Creating sporting opportunities in every community
should be created i.e., improvements to existing sites within the locality or new provision supported by appropriate infrastructure.