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SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL INDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES ASSESSMENT REPORT DECEMBER 2015 Integrity, Innovation, Inspiration 1-2 Frecheville Court off Knowsley Street Bury BL9 0UF T 0161 764 7040 F 0161 764 7490 E [email protected] www.kkp.co.uk Quality assurance Name Date Report origination Clare MacLeod 5 August 2015 Quality control John Eady 6 August 2015 SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL BUILT LEISURE AND SPORTS ASSESSMENT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... i SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................... 1 SECTION 2: BACKGROUND ........................................................................................... 6 SECTION 3: INDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES ASSESSMENT APPROACH ................... 23 PART 4: SPORTS HALLS .............................................................................................. 25 4.1 Sport England Facilities Planning Model (FPM) ..................................................... 25 4.2 Supply ................................................................................................................... 26 4.3 Demand ................................................................................................................ 37 4.4 Supply and demand analysis ................................................................................. 42 4.5 Summary of key facts and issues .......................................................................... 44 SECTION 5: HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITES ............................................................... 45 5.1: Supply .................................................................................................................. 45 5.2: Demand ............................................................................................................... 50 5.3: Supply and demand analysis ................................................................................ 50 5.4 Health and fitness suites ....................................................................................... 51 5.5 Summary of key facts and issues .......................................................................... 52 SECTION 6: MEMBERSHIP DATA ANALYSIS .............................................................. 54 SECTION 7: SQUASH COURTS .................................................................................... 64 SECTION 8: INDOOR BOWLS ....................................................................................... 66 SECTION 9: INDOOR TENNIS ....................................................................................... 70 SECTION 10 SWOT ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 74 10.1 Strengths ............................................................................................................. 74 10.2: Weaknesses ....................................................................................................... 75 10.3 Opportunities ....................................................................................................... 75 10.4: Threats ............................................................................................................... 76 10.5: Summary and strategic recommendations.......................................................... 76 APPENDIX 1: Sunderland City Council area profile ........................................................ 79 APPENDIX 2: SPORT ENGLAND MARKET SEGMENTATION ................................... 100 SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL BUILT LEISURE AND SPORTS ASSESSMENT REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is the Executive Summary of Sunderland City Council’s (SCC) Built Leisure and Sports Assessment Report and whilst SCC has been the key driver in developing it, it is expected that plans and actions emanating from it can only be delivered in partnership with other key stakeholders. Purpose The purpose of the Built Leisure and Sports Assessment Report is to look to set out ‘where Sunderland is now’ by identifying issues/challenges facing SCC, stakeholders and partners. The report makes recommendations on, for example: Surpluses or deficiencies of facilities within Sunderland. Opportunities for re-location. Proposals for new provision including the quality of provision required. The Assessment Report takes account of the range of sport and leisure providers and recognises the importance of a range of agencies including the Foundation of Light, Sunderland University, Everyone Active, Tyne and Wear Sport and a range of national governing bodies of sport (NGBs) plus local clubs. It is recognised that the health agenda needs to be a major consideration moving forward but it is also acknowledged that the health sector has many conflicting and competing demands on its resources. Policy context The Corporate Plan identifies the vision for Sunderland is to be a smart, sustainable city synonymous with the North East and a high performing and admired council. Its purpose is to ensure Sunderland is a place where people can fulfil their ambitions and potential. There are three key themes of People, Places and Economy and each has a number of corporate outcomes. The core message running through local strategies are: The requirement that opportunities are made available to/for all Sunderland residents to take part in physical activity which will contribute positively to the health and wellbeing of all residents. There will be increasing pressure on finances and resources within SCC as local government finance is put under further pressure (especially non statutory services). SCC will need to work with partners to ensure that facilities and infrastructure are provided to support sustainable communities in Sunderland. There are good facilities and programmes which contribute to the education and skills development of the local population. Facilities and programmes of activity will continue to contribute to reducing health inequalities across the City for all age groups. This will only be achieved via targeting increasingly scarce resources. It is, thus, essential that indoor sports halls and health and fitness venues are accessible and available to the community and that the ‘offer’ is developed based on the needs of local communities. September 2015 3-059-1415 Final Report: Knight Kavanagh & Page i Sunderland The City of Sunderland is a local government district of Tyne and Wear situated in the North East of England. It is bordered by the authorities of South Tyneside, Gateshead and County Durham. It is named after its largest settlement Sunderland but covers a far larger area including the towns of Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, Washington and a range of suburban villages. The city had a population of 275,300 at the 2011 census; the majority of which (174,286) reside in Sunderland itself. Life expectancy in Sunderland is lower than the national figure for both men and women. Relative to other parts of the country Sunderland experiences high levels of deprivation; over half of the City’s population (52.5%) falls within the areas covered by the country’s three most deprived cohorts compared to a national average (30%). A similar pattern is seen in relation to health (yet more so) as almost three quarters of Sunderland’s population (73.1%) falls within the areas covered by the three most deprived cohorts, which again compares to a national average of c.30% Methodology The Assessment Report is predicated on an in-depth needs assessment of indoor provision which is based on the Sport England Assessing Needs and Opportunities Guide (ANOG) for Indoor and Outdoor Sports Facilities. This guide provides a recommended approach to undertaking a robust assessment of need for indoor and outdoor sports facilities. It has primarily been produced to help local authorities meet the requirements of the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework. The work undertaken includes: Consideration of all Sunderland’s indoor sports core facilities including education, private and voluntary sites and those within neighbouring boroughs (excluding swimming pools). Visits and assessments of the standard range of indoor facilities. Production of a local authority-wide needs assessment providing clear understanding of current and future (to 2025) supply and demand issues for indoor facilities in terms of quantity, quality and location. Production of a robust evidence base to support development of planning policy guidance. Recommendations and priorities to assist the Authority and stakeholders to make future investment decisions. Identification of priority projects for investment to deliver key outcomes, and provide evidence and support for bids to external funders. Clarification of the role of the Authority, professional clubs and the education sector in meeting community demand for indoor dry sports facilities. Addressing the needs of specific sports within the local area - as identified in the scope. September 2015 3-059-1415 Final Report: Knight Kavanagh & Page ii BUILT SPORTS PROVISION The following table is a synopsis of the key challenges and issues identified for the different indoor facilities considered within the assessment report. Facility Summary of key challenges and issues type Sports There is more demand for sports hall space in Sunderland than is currently available. halls NGBs report that they are restricted from developing their sport fully due to the lack of indoor