WIGAN BOROUGH PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY STRATEGY & ACTION PLAN OCTOBER 2017 QUALITY, INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM Knight, Kavanagh & Page Ltd Company No: 9145032 (England) MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Registered Office: 1 -2 Frecheville Court, off Knowsley Street, Bury BL9 0UF T: 0161 764 7040 E:
[email protected] www.kkp.co.uk WIGAN BOROUGH PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY STRATEGY & ACTION PLAN CONTENTS PART 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 2 PART 2: VISION ........................................................................................................................... 13 PART 3: AIMS ............................................................................................................................... 14 PART 4: SPORT SPECIFIC ISSUES SCENARIOS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................ 15 PART 5: STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................... 37 PART 6: ACTION PLAN............................................................................................................... 53 PART 7: HOUSING GROWTH SCENARIOS .......................................................................... 105 PART 8: DELIVER THE STRATEGY AND KEEP IT ROBUST AND UP TO DATE ............ 108 APPENDIX ONE: INCREASING FOOTBALL USE OF 3G PITCHES ................................... 112 APPENDIX TWO: SPORTING CONTEXT ............................................................................... 116 APPENDIX THREE: FUNDING PLAN .....................................................................................