Indoor Leisure Facilities Needs Assessment March 2019
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DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR LEISURE FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT MARCH 2019 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 DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR LEISURE FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................ 1 SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 2 1.1: Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2 1.2: Background ............................................................................................................ 2 1.3: Scope of the project ............................................................................................... 2 1.4: Report structure ..................................................................................................... 4 SECTION 2: BACKGROUND .......................................................................................... 5 2.1: National context ..................................................................................................... 5 2.2: Local context ........................................................................................................ 12 2.3: Demographic profile ............................................................................................. 16 SECTION 3: INDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES ASSESSMENT APPROACH .................. 28 3.1: Methodology ......................................................................................................... 28 3.2: Site visits .............................................................................................................. 29 3.3: Facilities planning model overview ....................................................................... 31 SECTION 4: SPORTS HALLS ....................................................................................... 32 4.1: Supply .................................................................................................................. 32 4.2: Facilities planning model (FPM) ........................................................................... 43 4.3: Demand ............................................................................................................... 44 4.4: Supply and demand analysis ................................................................................ 52 4.5: Sport England’s Facilities Calculator (SFC) .......................................................... 53 4.6: Summary of key facts and issues ......................................................................... 54 SECTION 5: SWIMMING POOLS .................................................................................. 56 5.1: Supply .................................................................................................................. 56 5.2: Sport England Facilities Planning Model (FPM) .................................................... 64 5.4: Supply and demand analysis ................................................................................ 70 5.5: Sport England’s Facilities Calculator (SFC) .......................................................... 71 5.6: Summary of key facts and issues ......................................................................... 72 SECTION 6: HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITES .............................................................. 74 6.1: Supply .................................................................................................................. 74 6.2: Demand ............................................................................................................... 81 6.3: Dance studios ...................................................................................................... 82 6.4: Summary of key facts and issues ......................................................................... 85 SECTION 7: GYMNASTICS ........................................................................................... 86 7.1 Supply ................................................................................................................... 86 7.2: Demand ............................................................................................................... 88 DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR LEISURE FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT 7.3: Summary .............................................................................................................. 88 SECTION 8: INDOOR BOWLS ...................................................................................... 90 8.1: Supply .................................................................................................................. 92 8.2: Demand ............................................................................................................... 93 8.3: Summary .............................................................................................................. 93 SECTION 9: INDOOR TENNIS ...................................................................................... 94 9.1 Supply ................................................................................................................... 94 9.2. Demand ............................................................................................................... 95 9.3: Summary .............................................................................................................. 96 SECTION 10: SQUASH COURTS ................................................................................. 97 10.1 Supply ................................................................................................................. 97 10.2: Demand ............................................................................................................. 98 10.3. Summary ............................................................................................................ 99 SECTION 11: COMMUNITY CENTRES/ VILLAGE HALLS ......................................... 101 11.1: Supply .............................................................................................................. 101 11.2 Demand ............................................................................................................ 102 11.3 Summary of village halls and community centres key facts and issues ............. 102 SECTION 12: MEMBERSHIP DATA ............................................................................ 104 SECTION 13: SUMMARY AND STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS ........................ 106 APPENDIX 1: Consultee list ....................................................................................... 107 APPENDIX 2: St Albans proposed housing and growth developments ................. 108 APPENDIX 3: Adult activity by gender ...................................................................... 111 APPENDIX 4: Indoor facilities assessment form ...................................................... 115 ABBREVIATIONS 3G Third Generation (artificial turf) AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AGP Artificial Grass Pitch ASC All Stars Cricket BBE Basketball England BC Bowls Club BE Badminton England BHF British Heart Foundation CBI Confederation of British Industry CC Cricket Club CCG Clinical Commissioning Group CAPS Club Action Planning Scheme CIL Community Infrastructure Levy CSP County Sports Partnership DBC Dacorum Borough Council DoH Department of Health and Social Care ECB England and Wales Cricket Board EH England Hockey EN England Netball FA Football Association FC Football Club FIFA Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIT Fields in Trust FPM Facilities Planning Model GIS Geographical Information Systems HC Hockey Club HCC Hertfordshire County Council HGC Hemel Garden Communities IQ Innovation Quarter JSP Joint Strategic Plan KKP Knight, Kavanagh and Page LDF Local Development Framework LTA Lawn Tennis Association LMS Last Man Stands MUGA Multi use games area NGB National Governing Body NHS National Health Service NPPF National Planning Policy Framework ONS Office for National Statistics PGA Professional Golfers Association PPS Playing Pitch Strategy PQS Performance Quality Standard RFU Rugby Football Union RUFC Rugby Union Football Club S106 Section 106 SFC Sports Facility Calculator TGR Team Generation Rate TMAC Tring Martial Arts Club TC Tennis Club U Under 1 DACORUM BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR LEISURE FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1: Introduction Knight, Kavanagh & Page Ltd (KKP) was jointly commissioned by the three South West Herts group of local authorities; Three Rivers District Council, Dacorum Borough Council (DBC) and Hertsmere Borough Council, to produce an Open Space, Sport & Recreation Study. This includes production of an Indoor Sports Facilities Strategy (ISFS) for each local authority area. The ISFS forms one part of the inter-related project that also includes a playing pitch strategy (PPS) for each area. The studies will provide the necessary robustness and direction to inform decisions on future strategic planning and any investment priorities for indoor and outdoor sports facilities. It will inform preparation of the authorities’ individual local plans and the South West Herts Joint Strategic Plan.