Part 1: National and Local Policy Context
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE OPEN SPACE, SPORT AND RECREATION STRATEGIES FOR NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH Part 1: National and Local Policy Context Final Report March 2017 Nortoft Partnerships Limited 2 Green Lodge Barn, Nobottle, Northampton NN7 4HD Tel: 01604 586526 Fax: 01604 587719 Email: [email protected] Web: www.nortoft.co.uk TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: PROFILE OF NORTHAMPTON 6 SECTION 2: THE POLICY FRAMEWORK 30 SECTION 3: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 45 DRAFT West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 2 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Northampton Related Development Area SUEs 8 Figure 2: Northampton current population structure compared to England 9 Figure 3: Growth across the Borough to 2029 10 Figure 4: Population growth in the NRDA SUEs 11 Figure 5: Northampton Borough population change 2016-29 12 Figure 6: NRDA population up to 2029 13 Figure 7: NRDA area change 2016-29 13 Figure 8: Multiple deprivation in Northampton 2015 15 Figure 9: Health Profile for Northampton 18 Figure 10: Sport and physical activity levels for adults 23 Figure 11: Top sports in Northampton with regional and national comparison 24 Figure 13: Market Segments 25 Figure 14: Largest market segments (whole authority) 26 Figure 15: Market Segmentation map - LSOA level 28 Figure 16: Market segmentation and interest in sport 29 Figure 17: NRDA Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) Locations 36 Figure 18: Survey and demographics 47 Figure 19: Do you use these facilities and spaces? 48 Figure 20: Is there too much or too little provision of facilities and spaces? 49 Figure 21: Relative importance of facilities and spaces to the respondent 50 Figure 30: Student - do you use these facilities and spaces? 53 Figure 31: Student - is there too much or too little provision of facilities and spaces? 54 DRAFT Figure 33: Students - how often do you take part in indoor activities? 55 West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 3 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: Policy Framework – Extracts from Key Documents APPENDIX 2: Demographic Modelling Summary APPENDIX 3: MSOA Map for Northampton Borough APPENDIX 4: Demographic Forecasts for Northampton Borough APPENDIX 5: Sport England Market Segmentation Summaries APPENDIX 6: Grange Park Market Segmentation APPENDIX 7: Adjacent Local Authority Strategy Summaries APPENDIX 8: West Northamptonshire Individuals Survey APPENDIX 9: West Northamptonshire Student Survey APPENDIX 10: Individual and Student Online Survey Findings DRAFT West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 4 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context INTRODUCTION The West Northamptonshire Open Space, Sport and Recreation Strategy project brings together the three authorities of Northampton, Daventry and South Northamptonshire. The structure of the strategies and their interrelationships are important as they need to both recognise the approach of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy including the Northampton Related Development Area (NRDA), and the requirements of each authority to have its own assessments and recommendations for all aspects of sport, recreation and open space planning. These strategies will inform the Local Plan Part 2, and will form part of the evidence base for the Local Plan. The report structure reflects these needs: Part 1: National and local policy context This covers the borough and also specifically identifies the population projections for the relevant NRDA SUEs. Part 2: Built facilities strategy This looks at each of the sports facility types in turn, both the larger strategic facilities such as sports halls and swimming pools, and local facilities such as outdoor tennis courts and bowling greens. Also considered within this strategy report are the countryside and water activities such as rowing, sailing, cycling and horse riding. DRAFT Part 3: Playing pitch strategy This considers grass playing fields plus artificial grass pitches, and primarily considers the needs of football, cricket, rugby and hockey. Part 4: Open spaces This strategy considers the various types of open space across the district such as parks and gardens, amenity green space, provision for children’s play and young people and allotments. The strategies for built facilities and playing pitches follow the formal guidance set down by Sport England. There is currently no national guidance for open space reports, so the approach follows current best practice. The strategies consider the demand and supply of facilities across local authority administrative boundaries. This provides an opportunity to consider the role of provision like Moulton College in Daventry District, and Caroline Chisholm School in South Northamptonshire in association with users external to these districts. West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 5 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context SECTION 1: PROFILE OF NORTHAMPTON The plan area DRAFT POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND CHANGE Forecasts West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 6 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context New housing locations Northampton South (Policy N5) Northampton South of Brackmills (Policy N6) Northampton Kings Heath (Policy N7) Northampton Upton Park (Policy N9) Upton Lodge / Norwood Farm (Policy N9A) DRAFT West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 7 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context Figure 1: Northampton Related Development Area SUEs DRAFT West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 8 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context Current population Figure 2: Northampton current population structure compared to England 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 DRAFT 5.0 4.0 Northampton % of population 3.0 2.0 England 1.0 0.0 Age Future population projections West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 9 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context Figure 3: Growth across the Borough to 2029 Area of Northampton Population of and name of SUE or Population Growth up MSOA at 2029 MSOA code other development in 2016 to 2029 Kingsthorpe E02005650 Park Campus 6,823 494 7,317 Moulton Park E02005651 Park Campus 6,408 1,004 7,412 E02005652 5,860 159 6,019 E02005653 8,403 -710 7,693 E02005654 8,513 -581 7,932 E02005655 6,069 138 6,207 E02005656 6,088 -318 5,770 E02005657 6,157 405 6,562 E02005658 6,366 308 6,674 E02005659 5,269 30 5,299 E02005660 5,903 -303 5,600 E02005661 6,896 -524 6,372 E02005662 6,846 356 7,202 E02005663 5,458 -77 5,381 E02005664 6,102 281 6,383 E02005665 7,681 -233 7,448 Dallington DRAFT E02005666 Kings Heath 8,231 2,940 11,171 Dallington E02005667 Kings Heath 6,495 3,272 9,767 E02005668 6,423 267 6,690 E02005669 5,837 166 6,003 E02005670 Town Centre 8,502 646 9,148 E02005671 7,389 -212 7,177 E02005672 7,728 481 8,209 E02005673 7,289 15 7,304 E02005674 Town Centre/ Cliftonville 7,514 770 8,284 E02005675 5,774 -258 5,516 E02005676 6,056 205 6,261 Brackmills E02005677 South of Brackmills 8,467 3,280 11,747 Upton Upton Lodge E02005678 Upton Park 12,662 8,439 21,101 Wootton E02005679 Northampton South 8,620 730 9,350 Collingtree E02005680 Northampton South 8,631 957 9,588 TOTAL 220,460 242,587 West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 10 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context Figure 4: Population growth in the NRDA SUEs 7000 6000 5000 DRAFT 4000 2021 3000 2026 Numberof people 2000 2029 1000 0 Age West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 11 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context Figure 5: Northampton Borough population change 2016-29 (excluding SUEs in Daventry and S Northants districts) 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 Difference 2016-29 500 Numberof people 0 -500 -1,000 -1,500 Age DRAFT West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 12 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context Figure 6: NRDA population up to 2029 2016 2021 2026 2031 0-4 15890 15924 17035 17647 5-9 15719 15625 16214 17032 10-14 12997 15778 16124 16035 15-19 13089 13872 16863 17157 20-24 14977 15339 15750 17752 25-29 15470 16917 17355 16643 30-34 17266 17027 18849 19136 35-39 16536 18146 18406 19301 40-44 15728 16866 18789 18794 45-49 15144 15701 17175 18626 50-54 15210 14992 15723 15822 55-59 12482 14771 14671 15114 60-64 10726 12086 14412 14407 65-69 11070 10193 11585 12972 70-74 8007 10384 9658 10276 75-79 5754 DRAFT7269 9534 9024 80-84 4339 4883 6351 7884 85-89 2818 3179 3839 4513 90+ 1787 2210 2899 3526 Total 225009 241162 261232 271659 Figure 7: NRDA area change 2016-29 5000 4000 3000 2000 NBC difference 2016-29 1000 NRDA Numberof people 0 difference 2016-29 0-4 5-9 90+ 10-14 35-39 20-24 25-29 30-34 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 -1000 15-19 -2000 Age West Northamptonshire: Northampton Borough Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 13 of 58 Part 1: National and Local Policy Context Socio-economic factors Deprivation and economic profile Northampton has some significant areas of deprivation, particularly on the eastern side of the of the borough and in the central areas, although other parts of the borough are relatively relatively affluent.