Stanley Area Action Partnership Profile
Draft 4 December 2011
Durham Playing Pitch Strategy Stanley Area Action Partnership Profile
CONTENTS
1.0 Stanley Playing Pitch Profile
2.0 Pitch Provision by Sector
3.0 Teams
4.0 Consultation Profile
5.0 Quality & Provision
6.0 Pitch Capacity
7.0 Strategic Recommendations
8.0 Potential Hub Sites
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1.0 STANLEY PLAYING PITCH PROFILE
1.1 Area Action Partnership
The Stanley Area Action Partnership (AAP) serves the area highlighted in the map below. The geographical area covered by the AAP includes the towns and settlements of Catchgate, Greencroft, Langley Moor, Quaking Houses, Tanfield Lea and Craghead.
Stanley includes the following wards:
• Tanfield • Havannah • Catchgate • Annfield Plain • South Moor • Craghill & South Stanley • Stanley Hall
Note: All maps presented in this report are for indicative purposes only. A full set of larger scale detail maps are available separately.
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Total Area Population: 31,426 Map 1: Stanley AAP
As highlighted in the table below, 64% of the population for Stanley AAP is considered to fall within the active age group as defined by Sport England.
Table 1: Stanley Population by Active Age Groups Active Age Group Sport Male Female Mixed
0-5 years Non active 2211
6-9 years Football 1284 8-12 years 1648 10-15 years 1110 1015 11-15 years 968 903 11-17 years 1416 1296 13-17 years Rugby 1055 937 16-17 years Rugby 393 16-45 years Football/ Hockey 6056 6101 18-45 years Rugby 5608 5708 18-55 years Cricket 7832 7943
Over 55 years Non active 9154
Total area population within Active Age 20061 Groups (6-55yrs)
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PITCH PROVISION BY SECTOR
2.1 Local Authority provision Map 2: Stanley Pitches Managed by the public sector
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Table 2: Names & types of grounds managed by the public sector Football Pitches Rugby Pitches Name Ward Changing Full size Junior Mini Senior Junior Cricket ATP Total Annfield Plain Park Annfield Plain Y 1 1 2 Craghead Welfare (Middles Sports Field) Craghead Y 1 1 Kings Head Football Field Stanley Hall Y 1 1 2 Oakey Playing Fields Havannah Y 2 2 Oxhill Annfield Plain N 1 1 Park Fields Complex – Southmoor Jnr AFC South Moor Y 4 4 Louisa Sports Centre Havannah Y 1 1 Morrison Welfare Annfield Plain Y 1 1 Tantobie Sports Ground Tantobie Y 1 1 2 Tanfield Lea Tanfield N 1 1 Quaking Houses Village Hall Association South Moor N 1 1 Hustle Down Road South Moor 2 1 3 Eastfields/ Westfields Doorstep Green South Moor N 1 1 11 5 4 1 0 1 0 22
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2.2 Education provision Map 3: Stanley Pitches Managed by Educational Facilities
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Table 3: Names & Types of Pitches managed by Educational Facilities Football Pitches Rugby Pitches Name Ward Changing Cricket ATP Total Full size Junior 1 Mini Senior Junior
East Stanley School Stanley N 2 2
St Mary's RC Primary South Moor N 1 1 School
Stanley School Of Stanley Y 1 1 1 1 4 Technology
Greencroft Business & Enterprise Catchgate Y 3 2 1 6 Community School
Tanfield Comprehensive Tanfield Y 2 3 5 School
Harelaw School Catchgate N 1 1
Catchgate Primary Catchgate N 1 1 2 School
Tanfield Lea Community Primary Tanfield N 1 1 School 7 10 3 0 0 2 0 22
1 The consultation identified that there may be a junior pitch at Shield Row Primary – this has not been confirmed through the audit.
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2.3 Private provision Map 4: Stanley Pitches Managed by Sports Clubs
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Table 4: Names & Types of Pitches Managed by Sports Clubs Football Pitches Rugby Pitches
Name Ward Changing Full size Junior Senior Junior Cricket ATP Total Beamish & East Stanley Havannah Y 1 1 2 Sports Club
Derwent Park Annfield Plain Y 1 1
Enterprise Park (Annfield Annfield Plain Y 1 1 Plain CC) South Moor Sports Club South Moor Y 1 1 (Quaking Houses FB)
3 0 0 0 2 0 5
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3.0 TEAMS
3.1 Football Team Information
Table 5: Football Clubs & Teams
Club Ground Mens Vets Ladies Total Senior Total Mini U 21 Total Junior
Annfield Plain Cricket Club Annfield Plain Park Stanley 1 1 0 0
Annfield Plain Democratic Club Annfield Plain Park Stanley 1 1 0 0
Craghead John's Castle Inn Craghead Welfare Stanley 1 0 0 1 0 0
Annfield Plain Juniors Derwent Park Stanley 0 3 3
Annfield Plain Derwent Park Stanley 1 1 0 0
Catchgate Community Youth Greencroft Business & Enterprise Comm School Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 2
Stanley Hibernian Kings Head Football Field Stanley 1 0 0 1 0 0
Beamish Morrison Welfare Stanley 1 1 0 0
Beamish (Dynamo) Morrison Welfare Stanley 1 1 0 0
Beamish Ball Alley Over 40s Oakey Playing Fields Stanley 1 1 0 0
Stanley RAFA Oakey Playing Fields Stanley 1 1 0 0
Stanley The Ox Inn Oakey Playing Fields Stanley 1 1 0 0
South Moor Park Fields Complex Stanley 1 1 0 0
South Moor Juniors Park Fields Complex Stanley 0 2 7
Beamish Youth South Moor Sports Club/ Quaking Houses FB Stanley 0 5 11
South Moor Sports South Moor Sports Club/ Quaking Houses FB Stanley 1 1 0 0
East Stanley WMC Tantobie Sports Ground Stanley 1 1 0 0
Tanfield The Peacock Tanfield Lea Stanley 1 1 0 0
Total 13 1 0 14 10 33
There are 24 senior football teams in Stanley AAP, and 1 ladies teams registered in the area. There are 33 junior football teams including 2 junior girls’ teams and 14 mini football teams. The teams are all accommodated on 11 different pitches within the AAP as detailed in the table below.
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3.2 Rugby Team Information
There are no rugby grounds in the Stanley AAP.
3.3 Cricket Team Information
There are 6 senior cricket teams in Stanley AAP and 6 junior teams. The teams play on 3 different cricket grounds in the area.
Table 6: Cricket Clubs & Teams Club Ground Mens Ladies Total Senior Total Junior Beamish & East Stanley Beamish & East Stanley Sports Centre 1 1 0 CC Annfield Plain CC Annfield Plain CC (Enterprise Park) 3 3 4 Tantobie CC Tantobie Sports Ground 2 2 2 Totals 6 0 6 6
3.4 Hockey Team Information
There are no hockey teams recorded in the Stanley AAP.
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4.0 CONSULTATION PROFILE
This section provides stakeholder feedback and the details of findings secured from local sports clubs, schools and town/parish councils.
4.1 Methodology
Consultation and engagement with local stakeholders was undertaken using two main methods:
• Questionnaire surveys (postal and/or e-mail as appropriate) to pitch sports clubs (football, cricket, rugby and hockey); outdoor non-pitch sports clubs (bowls, tennis, netball and basketball); schools; and town/parish councils
• A community workshop organised with the local Community Sports Network (CSN)
The surveys were tailored to the different types or respondent. For example the surveys to pitch sport clubs were posted directly to the club secretary and were individualised to contain team and pitch information relevant to that club gathered from Sport England (clubs were then invited to amend that information if incorrect). The survey also contained a local map on which clubs could indicate other grounds that they might be prepared to play on as well as providing an opportunity to highlight any open space that they thought had potential for the development of new facilities.
The community workshops provided an opportunity for clubs and parishes to raise their own club/parish specific issues but were primarily aimed at securing collective views on key issues for the various sports. As the meetings were arranged on a Community Sports Network basis the general findings will often apply to more than one Action Area Partnership.
The results of the questionnaires which were returned from clubs in the Stanley AAP are shown below. The table show the responses whilst the graph maps these responses in relation to specific pitches detailing those which are used most frequently and those which could accommodate extra provision.
In general the notes which accompanied the feedback maps detailed the following:
• Beamish FC has a lease on the site at New Kyo and is attempting to develop pitches there themselves for club use • Morrison Welfare could accommodate 1 extra mini pitch (preferably ATP) with increased investment • Greencroft Enterprise Community School could accommodate 3 extra senior football pitches with increased investment
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• Teams have reported missed games at Craghead Welfare due to the unsuitability of the pitch at certain times of the year • Plans have been drawn up and issued to the county councillor to pass onto County Hall with the aim of providing football, athletics, cricket, rugby, tennis and basketball at the Park Fields Complex.
Table 7: Pitch Usage from Club Feedback Questionnaires
Suitable Site Like formal Other pitches Main Ground Relocation to adapt access used
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Graph 1: Club Feedback on Pitch Usage in Stanley AAP
Other Pitches Used Pitch Usage & Potential Relocation Would Like Formal Access Suitable site to adapt Main Ground
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0 Morrison New Kyo Tantobie Beamish & Southmoor Greencroft Annfield Oxhill Greencroft Craghead The Park Fields Welfare - Low er East Sports Club School Plain Park School Welfare Millenium Complex The Venue School Stanley Green Fields Sports Club
This local profile complements a county wide/strategic consultation report that provides an overview of findings from strategic stakeholders including Sport England, the individual sports’ national governing bodies, County Durham Sport, Durham University and relevant Durham County Council officers.
The findings are outlined under 3 main headings:
• Pitch Sports (by individual sport) • Town/parish councils • Schools.
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4.2 Football Consultation
Table 8: Football Club Survey
• Catchgate Community Youth and Annfield Plain Juniors report that pitch provision is insufficient to meet their needs for fixtures and 4 of the 6 local clubs tell us that there are not sufficient pitches to accommodate training • 3 clubs reported pitch quality as poor or below average. 3 clubs say that their changing facilities are below average • 3 clubs fielded the same number of teams last season and 3 clubs fielded more.
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Table 9: Football Club Future Plans Survey
• 4 out of 6 clubs plan to increase the number of members and 5 clubs the number of teams they have in the future, whilst 4 clubs wish to expand and/or refurbish their facilities • The most common barriers to development were a shortage of all weather pitches for training and matches. Other common factors were a shortage of junior pitches and indoor training facilities as well as the cost of hiring facilities.
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Table 10: Additional Football Comments
Club Other Comments
Annfield Plain Democratic Club Would like to try and lease their field Looking to build our their own community site not only for use by the football club, but for the Catchgate Community Youth community too Have plans drawn up for additional football, rugby, cricket pitches, athletics and basketball South Moor facilities Need to accommodate pitches for 7x7, 9x9 and 11x11 and pitches need to be better drained and maintained. They are working to develop an area outside of their own pitch to train on. The Annfield Plain Juniors FC imminent closure of Greencroft School will affect the clubs winter training – need more pitches for training.
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4.3 Community Sports Network Consultation Workshop (Comments relating to Football)
At the consultation workshop those involved in pitch sports worked together to draw up the following information.
Strengths • Well run clubs supported by volunteers and leagues and club structures are sound • Most clubs have or working towards FA Charter kite mark • Large number of clubs and teams e.g. local Sunday League • Lots of opportunities for children and young people to play from under 7s up to 18 • Opportunities for girls and disabled to play.
Issues • Costs associated with achieving FA Charter standard are high • Not enough accessible pitches to meet demand for football, particularly junior • Changing rooms – some sites have none, others are poor quality • Pitch marking needs sorting to accommodate 7x7, 9x9 and 11x11 • Drop out from sports – older youth • Lack of 3G pitches and training facilities • Vandalism and anti-social behaviour – damage to pitches • Potential loss of pitches and facilities due to proposed new school developments e.g. amalgamation of schools – some schools like Greencroft are due to close.
Aspirations • Development officer for football • Improved line-marking system for County Council managed pitches • Additional 3G floodlit and training facilities • More and improved changing facilities • Develop more local leagues so that travel is reduced (particularly for children and young people) • Help and advice to access funding.
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Priorities • Full size 3G floodlit facility locally available • Changing rooms where there are none – improve others as needed • Development officer for football • Shared club-house type facility for local football • Ensure all pitches and changing facilities are replaced when new school arrangements are put in place – full community access to all – adult and junior • Help and advice to access funding.
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4.4 Cricket Consultation
We did not receive any survey returns from Cricket Clubs in the Stanley AAP. However, the Community Sports Network workshop held in Stanley provided a useful picture of some of the key local issues:
Strengths • Strong regional league structure with good coaching support available • Some links with schools.
Issues • The cricket pyramid as it operates in Durham • The system of amateur payments • The lack of young players • The cost of off season practice facilities • Communication/connection with the council is considered to be poor • Information about grant provision isn’t readily available.
Aspirations • Better facilities • Greater participation by young people • Improve the profile of the game.
Priorities • Secure an improvement in the maintenance of facilities • Improve junior participation • Get access to funding.
NGB Information The Cricket National Governing Body provided some general information as summarised below:
With some 130 senior and 130 junior teams in County Durham and a high quality, nationally recognised, facility at Derwentside, cricket is a significant sport in the county.
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The main issues highlighted by the NGB were:
• Cricket is very much a club based sport and sufficient outdoor facilities are considered to be available to meet current demand. Most clubs have control over the facilities they use but in the Easington area teams tend to use Local Authority facilities and, in that area, there isn’t a strong enough club structure to take on a more proactive role.
• Whilst a majority of grounds are well maintained there is an issue in relation to the quality of built facilities – mainly club houses.
• Whilst the ECB can offer interest free loans to support the provision of new facilities there are now very limited funds available for providing grant support i.e. £300,000 for the whole of the North.
• The provision of indoor training facilities is the most pressing issue particularly in relation to the difficulty of accessing some provision on school sites e.g. new school in Durham City with a 4 lane centre which isn’t currently accessible during the evenings or at weekends.
• The indoor facilities that are available are not spread evenly through the county and access is, therefore, a problem as demand is still high. Indoor provision in the Derwentside area is particularly poor.
• The biggest threat for the future is the continuity of available outdoor and indoor facilities, particularly those provided by the public sector.
4.5 Rugby Consultation
There are no Rugby clubs in the AAP but the rugby union national governing officer made some general points about key issues for rugby in County Durham:
• The shortage of good quality well maintained pitches for match and practice use is considered to be the most significant problem for the sport in general. A number of clubs would like to undertake drainage works to their pitches but cannot secure sufficient funds.
• Current trends in participation are seeing a large increase in youth players however and sufficient pitches need to be planned for to accommodate such growth.
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4.6 Hockey Consultation
There are no hockey clubs within the Stanley AAP. However, the North East Hockey League provided a good overview of Hockey in the County:
North East Hockey League In the North East hockey is a minority sport but it remains vibrant and there is a great deal of junior development activity bringing boys and girls into the sport across the whole region. Unfortunately, there is very little scope for them to take their interest into club hockey within County Durham.
Trends In County Durham there has been a slow decline in standards of hockey, but not the numbers involved, in recent years. However current investment in junior development is beginning to reverse that trend. Demand is increasing gradually.
Current facilities There are only a few pitches within County Durham and there is very little scope for further development of the game within the County. However, the facilities at Durham City are among the best in the country and provide the County Association with an excellent venue for representative matches etc.
Issues • There is very limited scope for bringing the sport to the majority of urbanised areas within the County • There is a tendency for local authorities to build new artificial pitches with new '3G' surfaces which, although good for rugby and football, cannot be used for hockey • There are no hockey facilities in places such as Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor, Crook, Willington, Newton Aycliffe, Consett, Stanley, Easington, and Sedgefield.
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4.7 Schools Sport Partnership (SSP)
The School Sport Partnership promotes opportunities for children and young people using school and community sports facilities. Three key points were highlighted:
• Need for 3G/4G/Multi-Use Games Area synthetic pitches as many events and matches are cancelled due to weather or poor quality pitches • Improving school/community links and securing more community use of school facilities. Not all schools allow for hire for various reasons, such as costs of staff to open and close facilities • Need better parking access at sites for large events. Access is needed for buses carrying school children (this includes size of parking areas and spaces being available at time of events).
4.8 Conclusions / Key Issues
Football • Catchgate Community Youth and Annfield Plain Juniors report that pitch provision is insufficient to meet their needs for fixtures and 4 of the 6 local clubs tell us that there are not sufficient pitches to accommodate training • 3 clubs reported pitch quality as poor or below average. 3 clubs say that their changing facilities are below average • 3 clubs fielded the same number of teams last season and 3 clubs fielded more. 4 out of 6 clubs plan to increase the number of members and 5 the number of teams in the future. 4 clubs wish to expand and/or refurbish their facilities • The most common barriers to development are a shortage of all weather pitches for training and matches. Other common factors were a shortage of junior pitches and indoor training facilities as well as the cost of hiring facilities • Need to accommodate pitches for 7x7, 9x9 and 11x11 • Need for a shared club-house type facility for local football clubs • Ensure all pitches and changing facilities are replaced when new school arrangements are put in place. Need full community access to all pitches and changing facilities – adult and junior • South Moor FC has plans drawn up for additional football, rugby, cricket pitches, athletics and basketball facilities.
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Cricket • Cricket clubs – overall facilities tend to be quite good and there appear to be enough pitches to meet demand • General priority is to maintain what is already there and improve the quality of such as needed • There is a shortage of indoor training facilities • Sports development important – e.g. to increase numbers playing and to improve routes from schools to clubs • Need to improve the security of playing fields.
Hockey and Rugby • There are no rugby or hockey clubs in the Stanley AAP.
Stanley Town Council • Improvements could have been made at the County Council owned track/pitch/ground, which has not been maintained/has been allowed to deteriorate beyond use. The location of the track/pitch is to be built upon when the Academy school is developed on the King’s Head Field site over the next 2 years or so. • Playing pitches need to be maintained to a good standard and there is a need for more/better quality of changing facilities • Athletics - it is imperative that the academy’s athletic facilities are available to the community outside of school. • The council believes there is potential for improved community use of school facilities at Tanfield and Shield Row Schools.
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5.0 QUALITY & PROVISION
5.1 Supply & Demand Model: Football
Peak time analysis identifies that Sunday mornings are the busiest times for football pitches used in Stanley, with 100% of weekly usage by junior teams taking place at this time and 84% for seniors. This represents over usage of the facilities indicating a shortfall in overall provision.
Table 11: Football Peak Times
Football
Senior Junior Ratio of home games 0.5 0.5 Temporal Use % Saturday AM 8% Saturday PM 8% Sunday AM 84% 100% Sunday PM Mid week 1- Specify day Mid week 2- Specify day
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Table 12: Football Shortfall or Surplus PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM AM AM AM Football AM Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday (junior) (junior) (junior) (junior) (senior) (senior) (senior) (senior) Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday
Total 19.4 19.4 11.0 11.0 14.1 20.0 -0.5 11.0
Annfield Plain 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.0 -1.5 0.0 Craghead and South Stanley 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.0
Tanfield 3.9 3.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 4.0 3.0 3.0
South Moor 2.9 2.9 4.0 4.0 2.2 3.0 -5.0 4.0
Stanley Hall 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 2.0 1.0 1.0
Catchgate 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 3.0
Havannah 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.0 0.0 0.0
The shortfall/ surplus football analysis table above shows there are several shortfalls in provision for junior football on a Sunday morning in the AAP. These are specifically in the wards of Annfield Plain and South Moor. If all pitches were secured under an appropriate management and letting system, all fixtures at peak times could be accommodated without over using pitches.
This corroborates the responses taken from the club consultations which suggested that whilst senior provision is generally adequate, junior provision is not currently meeting demand. Catchgate Community Youth and Annfield Plain Juniors report that pitch provision is insufficient to meet their needs for fixtures on a weekly basis. In addition there are problems with pitch maintenance and quality which is inhibiting successful management and usage in Stanley AAP.
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5.2 Supply & Demand Model Cricket
Peak time analysis identifies that Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning are key play times for senior cricket. This is a similar scenario for junior cricket although the spread is more even also including Saturday morning.
Table 13: Cricket Peak Times
Cricket
Senior Junior Ratio of home games 0.7 0.7 Temporal Use % Saturday AM 35% Saturday PM 45% 25% Sunday AM 40% 30% Sunday PM Mid week 1- Specify day 15% 10% Mid week 2- Specify day
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Table 14: Cricket Shortfall or Surplus
Cricket (junior) (junior) (junior) (junior) (senior) (senior) (senior) (senior) Sunday PM Sunday PM SundayAM SundayAM Saturday Saturday PM Saturday Saturday PM Saturday AM Saturday Saturday AM Saturday
Total 5.0 3.1 3.5 4.0 3.3 5.0 3.7 5.0
Annfield Plain 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 Craghead and South Stanley 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tanfield 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.0
South Moor 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stanley Hall 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Catchgate 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Havannah 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.0
The peak time cricket analysis table above indicates that all areas provide sufficient wickets.
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5.3 Peak Demand with Adjusted Carrying Capacity Informed Through Team Equivalents
Table 15: Senior Peak Demand with Adjustments Football Football Rugby League Rugby League Rugby Union Rugby Union
Senior Saturday Saturday Sunday Saturday Saturday Sunday Saturday Saturday Sunday AM PM AM Sunday PM AM PM AM Sunday PM AM PM AM Sunday PM Total 13.4 13.4 8.1 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Annfield Plain 2.3 2.3 0.4 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Craghead and South Stanley 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tanfield 3.4 3.4 2.7 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 South Moor 1.4 1.4 0.7 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Stanley Hall 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Catchgate 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Havannah 2.4 2.4 1.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Table 16: Junior Peak Demand with Adjustments Football Football Rugby League Rugby League Rugby Union Rugby Union Junior Saturday Saturday Sunday Saturday Saturday Sunday Saturday Saturday Sunday AM PM AM Sunday PM AM PM AM Sunday PM AM PM AM Sunday PM Total 8.5 8.5 -3.0 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Annfield Plain 0.0 0.0 -1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Craghead and South Stanley 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tanfield 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 South Moor 4.0 4.0 -5.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Stanley Hall 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Catchgate 1.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Havannah 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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Table 17: Mini Peak Demand with Adjustments Football Football Mini Saturday Saturday Sunday Sunday AM PM AM PM Total 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 Annfield Plain 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Craghead and South Stanley 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tanfield 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 South Moor 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Stanley Hall 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Catchgate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Havannah 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
The shortfall increase in pitch provision for Stanley when team equivalent totals are included is 6 pitches for senior football and 3 for junior football. All of the wards in the AAP are affected by an increase in shortfall. Mini football is slightly affected but surplus provision levels remain adequate.
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6.0 PITCH CAPACITY ISSUES
6.1 Average Number of Games
Table 18: Average Number of Games per Pitch Home Games Per Week
Total Total Total Rugby Rugby Total Total Football Union League Cricket Hockey Games Games Games Games Games Average Number Of AAP Name Played Played Played Played Played Games Per Pitch Stanley ANNFIELD PLAIN PARK 1 0 0 0 0 1 Stanley BEAMISH & EAST STANLEY SPORTS CLUB 0 0 0 0.5 0 0.25 Stanley BUTE PARK 1 0 0 0 0 1 Stanley CRAGHEAD WELFARE 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 Stanley DERWENT PARK 3.5 0 0 0 0 3.5 Stanley EAST STANLEY SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanley ENTERPRISE PARK (ANNFIELD PLAIN CC) 0 0 0 3.5 0 3.5 Stanley GREENCROFT SCHOOL 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 Stanley KINGS HEAD 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 Stanley LOUISA SPORTS CENTRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanley MORRISON WELFARE 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 Stanley OAKIES PLAYING FIELDS 1.5 0 0 0 0 0.75 Stanley OXHILL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanley PARK FIELDS COMPLEX 5 0 0 0 0 1.67 Stanley SOUTH MOOR SPORTS CLUB 8.5 0 0 0 0 4.25 Stanley ST MARY'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanley STANLEY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanley TANFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanley TANFIELD LEA 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 Stanley TANTOBIE SPORTS GROUND 0.5 0 0 2 0 1.25
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Table 18 provides analysis of the average use of each pitch at the sites allowing public access across the AAP. The exercise is theoretical, as it assumes all pitches are used equally, but it does identify the sites which are potentially overused such as Craghead Welfare, Enterprise Park and South Moor Sports Club. The pitch capacity should be viewed in conjunction with the pitch quality information detailed in appendix 9.
6.2 Additional Pitch Availability in Stanley AAP
Table 19: Additional Grounds Available in Stanley AAP Football Pitches Rugby Pitches Name Ward Changing Full size Junior Mini Senior Junior Cricket ATP Total
East Stanley School Stanley N 2 2
Eastfields/ Westfields Doorstop Green South Moor N 1 1
Oxhill Annfield Plain N 1 1
Louisa Sports Centre Havannah Y 1 1 Quaking Houses Village Hall Association South Moor N 1 1
Hustle Down Road South Moor 2 1 3
Shields Row Primary School 2 1
Harelaw School Catchgate N 1 1 St Mary's RC Primary South Moor N 1 1 School Tanfield Comprehensive Tanfield Y 2 3 5 School
Table 19 identifies provision within the AAP which is either used infrequently or has no formal use. Where possible formal use of the pitches should be considered to address the supply issues identified in sections 4 and 5 of the report.
Stanley Town Council believes there is potential for improved community use of school facilities at Tanfield and Shield Row Schools.
2 This facility has not been confirmed through the site audits
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Table 20: Existing and Required Provision
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Table 20 identifies that 19 pitches would be required to accommodate the current demand within the AAP areas. With around 46 pitches potentially available in the AAP, supply is well above demand. It is clear from section 4 that in some instances this is not the case, consultation with clubs which require access to additional pitches should be carried out. Appropriately securing the pitch supply would enable the authority to allocate pitches where demand exceeds supply.
Table 21 identifies that the following pitches should be secured and laid out appropriately to ensure the provision caters for the current teams.
Table 21: Pitch Requirements Type Of Pitch Size Number of Pitches Senior Football 90 x 60 6* Junior Football 70 x 50 6 Mini Football 24 x 18 3.5 Senior Rugby 100 x 70 0 Junior Rugby 70 x 55 0 Cricket 105 x 110 3 Hockey 95 x 70 0
*Number is rounded up to the nearest 0.5 pitches.
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7.0 STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS
Securing and formalising access to the following sites and working with the providers to establish a system which allows pitches to be maintained, laid out and accessed under a central system would ensure the current and future pitch provision for the AAP.
Although the privately run clubs generally cater for their demand, accessing additional pitches when required will be key to ensuring the club development. Education and local authority maintained pitches need to work together, enabling rotation of pitches, whilst ensuring appropriately sized pitches can be laid out to cater for demand.
The following action plan and maps identifies potential strategic recommendations to address the issues identified.
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Map 5: Pitches with Community Use
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Map 6: Pitches to be Secured
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Map 7: Potential Hub Sites
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Map 8: Access to Potential Hub Sites
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Table 22: Stanley Area Action-Plan
The following table outlines key policies that have been recommended in the main playing pitch strategy document. Where relevant, recommendations related to the AAP have been made for each policy. It is important to note, that more site specific recommendations have been put forward for each of the AAPs as part of the study. These are not published in this document, but are being considered by Durham County Council, and will inform future work as part of the neighbourhood planning process.
Policy Monitoring Strategy Reference Lead Timescale Recommendations Ref Success As there is an overall sufficient supply of pitches in Existing playing fields are safeguarded, this AAP, decisions need to be made about which with consideration only given to pitches are to be secured and safeguarded. There disposal when a secured pitch stock LDF Safeguarded Planning Immediate may be potential for a loss of some pitches, if the can be demonstrated, or alternative Policy benefits of reinvestment and improving quality of the high quality provision can be generated remaining stock (see Policy Q1), can be guaranteed. by the loss of pitches. P1 Contributions towards off site or on- site provision of playing pitches will be sought under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 from all housing developments in proposals of 1 or more units. Provision will also be There is a need to consider investment in the LDF Safeguarded sought for subsequent maintenance Planning Immediate existing stock (i.e. off site contributions) within this Policy costs for a period of fifteen years. The AAP. following types of dwelling will not be subject to obligations in respect of playing pitch provision; replacement dwellings, extensions and very P2 sheltered housing. Influence the design, layout of pitches Education and specification of school facilities to The level of provision at educational establishments / ensure their suitability for school and PFI Projects: Stanley, is relatively high and there is space for further Planning Short community use, securing formal Consett development as highlighted in the consultation / Sport & community use agreements where section. Leisure D1 appropriate.
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Develop new multi pitch/ multi sport ‘hub’ sites which can provide facilities Develop AAP Profile for a range of training, development Themes, Identifying and performance sport. Where Planning The Key Sites. appropriate Hub sites should embrace A number of potential hub sites have been suggested / Short Influence Planning artificial turf pitches technology (ATP) (see map 7 & 8). Education Consents As A for training and formal fixtures, Delivery Mechanism; floodlit multi use games courts, grass Burnopfield pitches and adequate changing D2 facilities.
Implement The Existing sites include: 1. Park Fields Complex - aims Individual AAP to provide facilities for football, athletics, cricket, Prioritise investment to existing multi- Themes, Where Sport & rugby, tennis and basketball (plans have been issued pitch sites which can offer secure Medium Possible Moving Leisure to the county councillor) 2. Tantobie Sports Ground environments for facilities. Teams And Resources (currently facilitates football and cricket). From The Poorest
Sites D3 Develop AAP Profile Themes, Identifying Key The Sites. Influence Planning Develop new junior pitches across the With the closure of some sites currently Consents As A County, establishing a minimum of one Sport & Medium / accommodating junior provision there must be a Delivery Mechanism. multi-pitch junior soccer site in each Leisure Long strategy to incorporate re-distributing current clubs Work With Schools To AAP. and making new pitches available for future growth. Ensure Appropriate Sized Pitches Are Laid Out To Reflect D4 Their Pupil Ages
Develop On AAP Profile Improve the quality of pitches, setting Recommendations Games have missed due to the unsuitability of some a quality standard. Prioritise Sport & Implement The pitches at certain times of the year. Priority pitches improvements that increase pitch Long Leisure Quality Assessment need to be agreed once the secured stock is capacity in areas and sports that are As Part Of The Clean confirmed. currently most deficient. And Green Teams Site Inspections. Q1
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Influence PFI Projects, Support Increase the use of synthetic pitches The Current for training and where difficulty in Sport & Short / There are currently no synthetic pitches recorded in Applications And pitch quality unduly limits carrying Leisure Medium the AAP. Ensure Dual Use capacity. Agreements Allow Q2 Community Use Facilities need to be retained and enhanced at hub Identify a long term framework of Develop Principles Sport & Short / sites. Investment also prioritised at sites that are to ancillary facilities for retention, Set Out In AAP Leisure Medium be retained. Sites which potentially could be improvement and disposal Profiles Q3 disposed should be disinvested.
Encourage Seek to attract commercial investment Commercial Sector to deliver high quality training and Sport & Medium / To Engage And See policy (M4). performance sports facilities: 5 a-side Leisure Long Tender Within PFI leagues; softball; touch rugby. Opportunities M1 Contact Commercial Support development of facilities that Sector And Develop provide for growing mid week sports There is a requirement for artificial pitches to help Planning Long Opportunities Which demand, such as 5 a-side soccer and meet current and future demand. Tie In With Hub Site floodlit cricket. M2 Concepts Ensure that ‘hub’ or integrated facility developments are reflective of the needs identified within consultation Influence Design Of (feedback from clubs) and contribute Planning Short PFI Schools to the achievement of locally determined sports development targets M3 and priorities.
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Develop On Themes Beamish FC has a lease on the site at New Kyo and is Within The AAP Enable and support self management attempting to develop pitches there themselves for Profiles, Where of facilities by voluntary sports clubs Sport & club use. There are other similar initiatives reported Short Consultation Has and other organisations where Leisure in the area which should be supported where Identified Clubs applicable. possible perhaps through commercial investment as Seeking To Self per policy M1. Administer M4 Create Working Group With Education Sites Without Formal Dual Use Agreements. Sport & A priority for this area with a substantial proportion Administration Immediate Develop A Leisure of provision currently within the education sector. Communication Process To Enable Schools, The Local Authority And Teams A1 To Liaise
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