Indoor and Built Facilities Needs Assessment: Southend-On-Sea Borough Council
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INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL REPORT: AUGUST 2018 Quality, Integrity, Professionalism 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 SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONTENTS PAGE SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1 1.1: Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2: Background .............................................................................................................. 1 1.3: Scope of the project ................................................................................................. 2 SECTION 2: BACKGROUND ............................................................................................ 4 2.1: National context ........................................................................................................ 4 2.2: Local context ............................................................................................................ 8 SECTION 3: METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................ 22 3.1: Introduction ............................................................................................................. 22 3.2: Site visits ................................................................................................................ 23 3.3: Facilities planning model overview ......................................................................... 25 SECTION 4: SPORTS HALLS ......................................................................................... 26 4.1: Supply .................................................................................................................... 26 4.2: Facilities Planning Model (FPM) ............................................................................. 31 4.3: Demand .................................................................................................................. 35 4.4: Supply and demand analysis ................................................................................. 42 4.5: Sport England’s Sports Facilities Calculator (SFC) ................................................ 42 4.6: Summary of key facts and issues ........................................................................... 43 SECTION 5: SWIMMING POOLS .................................................................................... 45 5.1: Supply .................................................................................................................... 45 5.2: Sport England Facilities Planning Model (FPM) ..................................................... 53 5.3: Demand .................................................................................................................. 53 5.4: Supply and demand analysis ................................................................................. 56 5.5: Sport England’s Facilities Calculator (SFC) ........................................................... 56 5.6: Summary of key facts and issues ........................................................................... 57 SECTION 6: HEALTH AND FITNESS SUITES ............................................................... 58 6.1: Supply .................................................................................................................... 58 6.2: Demand .................................................................................................................. 64 6.4: Dance studios ......................................................................................................... 65 6.5: Summary of key facts and issues ........................................................................... 67 SECTION 7: MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION .................................................................. 68 SECTION 8: INDOOR BOWLS ........................................................................................ 71 8.1: Introduction ............................................................................................................. 71 8.2: Supply .................................................................................................................... 73 8.3: Demand .................................................................................................................. 73 8.4: Summary of key facts and issues ........................................................................... 74 SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT SECTION 9: SAILIING AND WATERSPORTS ............................................................... 75 9.1: Supply .................................................................................................................... 75 9.2: Demand .................................................................................................................. 76 9.3: Summary of key issues and facts ........................................................................... 78 SECTION 10: INDOOR TENNIS ...................................................................................... 79 10.1: Supply .................................................................................................................. 79 10.2: Demand ................................................................................................................ 80 10.3 Summary of key issues ......................................................................................... 81 SECTION 11: OTHER SPORTS ...................................................................................... 82 11.1: Squash ................................................................................................................. 82 11.2: Gymnastics ........................................................................................................... 83 11.3: Table tennis .......................................................................................................... 85 11.5 Health and wellbeing programmes ........................................................................ 87 SECTION 12: COMMUNITY CENTRES / HALLS ........................................................... 89 12.1 Supply ................................................................................................................... 89 12.2 Demand ................................................................................................................. 90 12.3 Summary of community centres / small halls key facts and issues ....................... 91 SECTION 13: SWOT ANALYSIS ..................................................................................... 92 13.1: Strengths .............................................................................................................. 92 13.2: Weaknesses ......................................................................................................... 92 13.3 Opportunities ......................................................................................................... 93 13.4: Threats ................................................................................................................. 93 13.5: Summary and strategic recommendations ........................................................... 94 Appendix 1: Economic impact of sport in Southend-on-Sea ..................................... 95 Appendix 2: Mosaic segmentation ................................................................................ 96 Appendix 3: Sport England market segmentation ....................................................... 98 Appendix 4: Stand alone studios and Dance Schools .............................................. 103 Appendix 5: Consultation list ...................................................................................... 104 SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL INDOOR AND BUILT FACILITIES NEEDS ASSESSMENT SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1: Introduction Knight, Kavanagh & Page Ltd (KKP) was commissioned by the South Essex authorities of Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford and Southend, together with Essex County Council and Sport England, to assess formal indoor sports facility needs in the four local authorities of: Southend-on-Sea. Basildon. Rochford. Castle Point. The output is the provision of four separate needs assessments, four strategies across the aforementioned authorities plus one additional overarching strategy which also encompasses provision in the Thurrock Council area in order to assist strategic planning in South Essex. This report provides a detailed assessment of current provision of indoor and built sports facilities for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (SBC), identifying needs and gaps in provision. 1.2: Background The following is an overview of Southend-on-Sea. Data is taken from nationally recognised sources such as the Office for National Statistics, NOMIS, Sport England and Experian. It reflects the most up to date information presently available although it should be noted that new data is published regularly, often at different intervals. Figure 1.1: Southend-on-Sea with main roads, railway lines, airports and main settlements Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority within the