St. Helens Council Indoor and Built Sports Facilities Needs Assessment
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ST. HELENS COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT SPORTS FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT: JUNE 2016 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 ST. HELENS COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT SPORTS FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONTENTS PART 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Scope of the project ................................................................................................ 1 1.2: Report structure ..................................................................................................... 2 PART 2: BACKGROUND .................................................................................................. 3 2.1: National context ..................................................................................................... 3 2.2: St. Helens Council context ..................................................................................... 4 2.3: Demographic profile ............................................................................................... 6 PART 3: INDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES ASSESSMENT .............................................. 16 3.1 Methodology.......................................................................................................... 16 PART 4: SPORTS HALLS .............................................................................................. 18 4.1 St. Helens Facilities Planning Model summary 2014 ............................................. 18 4.2 Supply ................................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Demand ................................................................................................................ 30 4.4 Summary ............................................................................................................... 33 PART 5: SWIMMING POOLS ......................................................................................... 34 5.1: Sport England Facilities Planning Model (FPM) .................................................... 34 5.2: Supply .................................................................................................................. 34 5.3 Demand for swimming pools ................................................................................. 40 5.4: Summary .............................................................................................................. 42 PART 6: HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITES ..................................................................... 43 6.1 Supply ................................................................................................................... 43 6.2 Demand ................................................................................................................ 49 6.3 Summary ............................................................................................................... 50 PART 7: FACILITY MEMBERSHIP AND USAGE ........................................................... 51 PART 8: SQUASH COURTS .......................................................................................... 57 8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 57 8.2 Supply ................................................................................................................... 57 8.3 Demand ................................................................................................................ 58 8.4 Key issues and challenges .................................................................................... 59 8.3 Summary ............................................................................................................... 60 PART 9: ATHLETICS ..................................................................................................... 61 9.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 61 9.2:Supply ................................................................................................................... 61 9.3 Demand ................................................................................................................ 62 9.4 Summary ............................................................................................................... 63 PART 10: CONCLUSION ............................................................................................... 64 10.1 Strengths ............................................................................................................. 64 10.2: Weaknesses ....................................................................................................... 65 10.3: Opportunity ......................................................................................................... 65 10.4: Threats ............................................................................................................... 66 10.5: Brief summary of key findings and priorities ....................................................... 66 APPENDIX A: NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL POLICY REVIEW ..................... 68 ST. HELENS COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT SPORTS FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT APPENDIX B: DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC REVIEW OF ST. HELENS ........... 73 APPENDIX C: ACTIVE PEOPLE ................................................................................ 91 Appendix D: Consultee list ........................................................................................ 104 GLOSSARY APS (Sport England) Active People Survey ASA Amateur Swimming Association BE Badminton England CIL Community Infrastructure Levy CSP County sports partnership CU Community use EB England Basketball EN England Netball FPM (Sport England) Facilities Planning Model KKP Knight Kavanagh and Page LA Local authority LTA Lawn Tennis Association LDP Local Development Plan NGB National governing body (of sport) NPPF National Planning Policy Framework ONS Office of National statistics SE Sport England ST. HELENS COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT SPORTS FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT PART 1: INTRODUCTION Knight, Kavanagh & Page (KKP) was commissioned to deliver an Indoor Sport Facility Needs Assessment for St. Helens Council. This assessment reort focuses on reporting the findings of the research, consultation, site assessments, data analysis and mapping that underpins the study and uses this evidence to inform proposed future development. The vision driving the Assessment is: 'To provide an accessible, high quality and sustainable network of indoor sports facilities, which provide opportunities for all residents to access good sport, physical activity and recreation facilities’. In order to meet the Council’s corporate priority to “encourage participation in sport, physical activity and the arts, to promote physical and mental wellbeing”, the assessment has the following objectives - to: Inform the emerging planning policy within the Local Development Framework, particularly St. Helens Local Plan. Inform the Borough’s future sports and health strategies and investment plans. Ensure the most efficient management and maintenance of sports facility provision in response to identified pressures. Provide adequate planning guidance to assess development proposals affecting sport and leisure facilities. Inform land use decisions in respect of future use of existing sport and leisure facilities. Provide the basis for ongoing monitoring and review of the use, distribution, function, quality, and accessibility of outdoor sport, physical activity facility provision, and playing pitches. 1.1 Scope of the project The Assessment Report provides detail in respect of what exists in the Borough, its condition, distribution and overall quality. It also considers the demand for facilities based on population distribution, planned growth and also takes account of other factors such as health and economic deprivation. The assessment provides initial thoughts as to potential strategy direction on the future provision of accessible, high quality, financially sustainable facilities for sport and leisure in St. Helens. This factual report provides a quantitative and qualitative audit based assessment of indoor sports facilities. It provides a robust and up-to-date assessment of need and of opportunities for new and rationalised provision. Facilities covered include 3 court+ sports halls, swimming pools, and health and fitness venues. Specific deficiencies and surpluses are identified to inform what provision is required. The objectives of this audit and assessment are, thus, to: Identify local needs and quantify levels of demand Audit existing local indoor sports provision The specific tasks addressed include: Review of relevant Council strategies, plans, reports, corporate objectives. Review of the local, regional and national strategic context. Supply and demand analysis; Analysis of the demographics of the local population; 1 June 2016 Indoor and Built Sports Facilities Needs Assessment Report: KKP ST. HELENS COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT SPORTS FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT Considering potential participation rates and modelling likely demand for leisure facilities. Detailed audit of indoor leisure facilities provided by public, private, voluntary and education sectors. Analysis of the