WOKING BOROUGH COUNCIL PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY REVIEW 2012 jkn associates JANUARY 2012 9, Queens Walk, Ealing, London W5 1TP Tel/Fax: + 44(0) 208 997 0546 e-mail
[email protected] Mobile 07989 50329 1 CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 3. Strategic Context 4. Changes to supply side since 2006 5. Changes to demand side by sport since 2006 5.1 Football 5.2 Cricket 5.3 Rugby Union 5.4 Tennis 5.5 Athletics 5.6 Bowls 5.7 Basketball 5.8 Multi Use Games Areas 5.9 Hockey 6. Analysis of Artificial Grass Pitches 7. Proposed Local Standards 8. Recommendations and Action Plan Appendices 1. Database of playing pitches 2. Football Teams in Woking 3. FA Local Area Data 4. Outcomes from 2006 Action Plan 5. Market segmentation data 6. Full Assessment for Artificial Grass Pitches in Woking 2 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In November 2011 Woking Borough Council appointed JKN Associates to undertake a review of the Playing Pitch Study they produced in 2006. Within the timescale and available resources the methodology adopted for this piece of work centred on desk research, consultation with key stakeholders and site visits. The review focussed on the changes that have occurred to the supply of facilities in the last six years and the changes in the demand for pitch sports over the same period. Unlike many local authorities that have produced Playing Pitch Strategies, Woking Borough Council have used the previous 2006 document and action plan as a working tool to guide capital investment. The findings from this new study can be used in a similar manner to aid investment decisions to 2016/21.