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MILTON KEYNES Sport & Active Communities Strategy FACILITIES February 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: FACILITY ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW 12 Community Asset Transfer programme 13 Reducing funding from Milton Keynes Council 15 Aging facilities in older areas 15 New facilities for new housing growth 16 Achieving the International Sporting City vision 16 Community use of school sites - design and protection of use 17 Sustainable travel 18 Maximising funding opportunities 19 FACILITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY 21 SECTION 2: BUILT FACILITIES 27 SPORTS HALLS 27 Introduction 27 Current and future provision 30 Modelling 35 Recent consultation findings 45 National Governing Body strategies 48 Market Segmentation and sport development 49 CAT programme implications 49 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 49 Development of planning standards 50 Conclusions and Recommendations 51 SWIMMING POOLS 54 Introduction 54 Facilities Page 1 of 221 Current and future provision 55 Modelling 59 Recent consultation findings 68 National Governing Body strategies 69 Market Segmentation and sports development 70 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 70 CAT programme implications 71 Development of planning standards 71 Conclusions and Recommendations 72 ARTIFICIAL GRASS PITCHES 75 Introduction 75 Current and future provision 78 Modelling 81 National Governing Body Strategies 94 Market Segmentation and sports development 95 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 96 CAT programme implications 97 Development of planning standards 97 Conclusions and Recommendations 98 ATHLETICS TRACKS 101 Introduction 101 Current and future provision 101 Modelling 101 Recent consultation findings 105 Market Segmentation and sports development 107 National Governing Body Strategies 107 Facilities Page 2 of 221 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 109 CAT programme implications 110 Development of planning standards 110 Conclusions and Recommendations 111 HEALTH AND FITNESS 113 Introduction 113 Current and future provision 113 Modelling 117 Recent consultation findings 119 Market Segmentation and sports development 120 National Governing Body Strategies 120 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 120 CAT programme implications 121 Development of planning standards 121 Conclusions and Recommendations 122 INDOOR BOWLS 124 Introduction 124 Current and future provision 124 Modelling 124 Recent consultation findings 127 National Governing Body strategies 128 Market Segmentation and sports development 128 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 128 CAT programme implications 129 Development of planning standards 129 Conclusions and Recommendations 130 Facilities Page 3 of 221 INDOOR TENNIS 131 Introduction 131 Current and future provision 131 Modelling 131 Recent consultation findings 134 National Governing Body strategy 135 Market Segmentation and sports development 135 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 135 CAT programme implications 136 Development of planning standards 136 Conclusions and Recommendations 137 SQUASH 139 Introduction 139 Current and future provision 139 Modelling 141 Recent consultation findings 143 National Governing Body strategy 144 Market Segmentation and sports development 144 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 144 CAT programme implications 144 Development of planning standards 144 Conclusions and Recommendations 145 OUTDOOR TENNIS 147 Introduction 147 Current and future provision 147 Modelling 151 Facilities Page 4 of 221 Recent consultation findings 154 National Governing Body strategy 155 Market Segmentation and sports development 157 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 157 CAT programme implications 158 Development of planning standards 159 Conclusions and Recommendations 159 BOWLING GREENS 162 Introduction 162 Current and future provision 162 Modelling 162 Recent consultation findings 166 National Governing Body strategy 166 Market Segmentation and sports development 166 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 167 CAT programme implications 167 Development of planning standards 168 Conclusions and Recommendations 168 COMMUNITY CENTRES 170 Introduction 170 Current provision 171 Recent consultation findings 175 Market Segmentation and sports development 179 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 181 CAT programme implications 182 Development of planning standards 183 Facilities Page 5 of 221 Conclusions and Recommendations 184 SECTION 3: FACILITIES WITHOUT PLANNING STANDARDS 187 GOLF 187 Introduction 187 Current and future provision 187 Modelling 191 Recent consultation findings 193 National Governing Body strategy 193 Market Segmentation and sports development 193 Comparison to Leisure/Communities Facilities Strategy 2009 194 CAT programme implications 195 Development of planning standards 195 Conclusions and Recommendations 195 CYCLING 197 Introduction 197 Competitive cycling 197 Informal cycling 199 Recent consultation findings 199 Conclusions and Recommendations 200 GYMNASTICS 200 ADVENTURE SPORTS 201 Ice rink 202 Watersports 202 Motorsports 206 SECTION 4: PLANNING POLICIES 208 Introduction 208 Facilities Page 6 of 221 Developer contributions, investment plans and frameworks, and other funding 208 Planning standards 215 Standards for quality 216 SECTION 4: IMPLEMENTATION 217 Priorities for Action 217 Facility priorities and phasing 217 Review and Monitoring 221 Facilities Page 7 of 221 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Home locations of Stantonbury Leisure Centre users 20 Figure 2: Most popular sports hall activities 28 Figure 3: Sports halls sizes 29 Figure 4: Sports halls- current provision 31 Figure 5: Sports Halls map (existing) 32 Figure 6: Large sports halls in the SEMLEP area 33 Figure 7: Facilities Planning Model key parameters halls 36 Figure 8: Sports Halls FPM map – unmet demand 37 Figure 9: Sports Halls FPM map – aggregated unmet demand 38 Figure 10: Sports halls in the city current – walking catchment 40 Figure 11: Sports halls in the city future – walking catchment 41 Figure 12: Calculation of MK scaled by hours figure for halls 42 Figure 13: Nortoft Calculator results 43 Figure 14: Sports halls - comparator authorities 44 Figure 15: Swimming pools - current provision 56 Figure 16: Swimming pools - current provision 58 Figure 17: Facilities Planning Model key parameters pools 59 Figure 18: Swimming pools – unmet demand 62 Figure 19: Swimming pools – aggregated unmet demand 63 Figure 20: Walking catchments to swimming pools in the city 64 Figure 21: Scaled by hours figure for Milton Keynes swimming space 65 Figure 23: Swimming pools - comparator authorities 66 Figure 22: Nortoft Calculator results – swimming pools 67 Figure 24: AGP surfaces and use by sport 77 Facilities Page 8 of 221 Figure 25: AGPs in Milton Keynes 79 Figure 26: Artificial Grass Pitches 80 Figure 27: FPM AGP parameters 81 Figure 28: AGP Combined FPM map - unmet demand 84 Figure 29: AGP Combined FPM map- aggregated unmet demand 85 Figure 30: Current large size AGPs walking catchment 86 Figure 31: AGPs proposed network with walking catchment 87 Figure 32: FA model and 3G provision in Milton Keynes 89 Figure 34: AGPs - comparator authorities 90 Figure 33: Nortoft Calculator results – AGPs 91 Figure 35: Athletics participation details 102 Figure 36: Athletics tracks location 103 Figure 37: Nortoft Calculator results – athletics tracks 104 Figure 38: Athletics - comparator authorities 105 Figure 39: Health and fitness - current provision 115 Figure 40: Health and Fitness Facilities in Milton Keynes 116 Figure 41: Nortoft Calculator results – health and fitness 118 Figure 42: Health and Fitness - comparator authorities 119 Figure 44: Indoor Bowls - comparator authorities 125 Figure 43: Nortoft Calculator results – indoor bowls 126 Figure 45: Indoor Tennis location 132 Figure 46: Nortoft Calculator indoor tennis 133 Figure 47: Indoor Tennis - comparator authorities 134 Figure 48: Squash courts in Milton Keynes 139 Figure 49: Squash court locations 140 Figure 51: Squash - comparator authorities 141 Facilities Page 9 of 221 Figure 50: Nortoft Calculator squash courts 142 Figure 52: Outdoor tennis courts with community use 148 Figure 53: Outdoor tennis locations and catchment 150 Figure 54a: Nortoft Calculator and outdoor tennis provision- retention of current rate of provision 152 Figure 54b: Nortoft Calculator and outdoor tennis provision- increased rate of provision 153 Figure 54c: Outdoor tennis courts - comparator authorities 154 Figure 55: Bowling green provision 163 Figure 56: Bowling green sites 164 Figure 57: Nortoft Calculator and bowling greens 165 Figure 58: Milton Keynes Council Community Centres List 171 Figure 59: Community Centres owned by Milton Keynes Council - current 173 Figure 60: Community Centres owned by Milton Keynes Council – future 176 Figure 61: Use and frequency of use community centres/village halls 177 Figure 62: Reasons for not using community centres 178 Figure 63: Travel mode and travel time to community centres 178 Figure 64: Rates of participation and multiple deprivation in MK city area 180 Figure 65: Golf provision - current provision 188 Figure 66: Golf courses 189 Figure 67: Golf - comparator authorities 191 Figure 68: Nortoft Calculator and golf 192 Figure 69: Golf – rates of participation in different golf venues 194 Figure 70: Summary of proposed planning standards 216 Figure 71: Facility investment summary table 218 Facilities