Ppg17 Sports Facility Assessment

TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL PPG17 SPORTS FACILITY ASSESSMENT AUGUST 2010 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 H. Jones Feb 2010 Quality control C Fallon Feb 2010 Final approval C Fallon August 2010 TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL PPG17 SPORTS FACILITY ASSESSMENT CONTENTS GLOSSARY........................................................................................................................ 5 PART 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 6 Study limitations.............................................................................................................. 8 PART 2: CONTEXT............................................................................................................ 9 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 9 National context .............................................................................................................. 9 Regional context ........................................................................................................... 13 Local context................................................................................................................. 13 PART 3: PLAYING PITCH ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY......................................... 27 Playing Pitch Model (PPM) ........................................................................................... 27 PART 4: GENERAL SPORTS ISSUES............................................................................ 31 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 31 PART 5: FOOTBALL ........................................................................................................ 35 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 35 Questionnaire results .................................................................................................... 35 Current provision........................................................................................................... 35 Accessibility .................................................................................................................. 40 Leagues ........................................................................................................................ 40 Semi professional clubs ................................................................................................ 41 Development priorities and opportunities...................................................................... 42 Key issues for football................................................................................................... 45 ‘Shortfall, adequacy and requirement’ .......................................................................... 59 Football summary ......................................................................................................... 63 PART 6: CRICKET ........................................................................................................... 64 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 64 Current provision........................................................................................................... 64 Development priorities and opportunities...................................................................... 66 Key Issues for cricket.................................................................................................... 69 ‘Shortfall, adequacy and requirement ’ ......................................................................... 73 Cricket summary ........................................................................................................... 75 PART 7: RUGBY .............................................................................................................. 76 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 76 Current provision........................................................................................................... 76 Development priorities and opportunities...................................................................... 78 Key issues for rugby ..................................................................................................... 80 Provision of rugby pitch sites assessed by quality and capacity................................... 83 ‘Shortfall, adequacy and requirement ’ ......................................................................... 85 Rugby union summary .................................................................................................. 87 PART 8: HOCKEY............................................................................................................ 88 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 88 Current provision........................................................................................................... 88 Club summary............................................................................................................... 89 Junior development....................................................................................................... 89 Key issues for hockey ................................................................................................... 89 August 2010 3-053-0809 Draft report: Knight Kavanagh & Page 3 TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL PPG17 SPORTS FACILITY ASSESSMENT PART 9: BOWLS .............................................................................................................. 91 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 91 Current provision........................................................................................................... 91 Bowls summary............................................................................................................. 99 PART 10: GOLF ............................................................................................................. 100 Current provision......................................................................................................... 101 Summary of club consultation for golf......................................................................... 102 Development............................................................................................................... 104 Key issues for golf....................................................................................................... 104 Golf summary.............................................................................................................. 105 PART 11: OTHER SPORTS........................................................................................... 106 11.1 Lacrosse ............................................................................................................. 106 Lacrosse summary...................................................................................................... 107 11.2 Athletics .............................................................................................................. 107 Athletics summary....................................................................................................... 109 11.3 Tennis ................................................................................................................. 109 Tennis summary ......................................................................................................... 112 11.4 Cycling ................................................................................................................ 113 PART 12: EDUCATION PROVISION............................................................................. 114 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 114 Primary schools .......................................................................................................... 116 Secondary schools...................................................................................................... 117 PART 13: INDOOR SPORTS ASSESSMENT ............................................................... 127 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 127 Methodology ............................................................................................................... 127 Current provision......................................................................................................... 128 Local needs................................................................................................................. 129 Street survey............................................................................................................... 129 Tameside leisure centre survey .................................................................................

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