LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES

PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY Action Plan Update

September 2019

LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY – Action Plan Update

Purpose of this document

This document relates to, and should be read in conjunction with, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS), which was developed for the Council by Knight, Kavanagh & Page (KKP) and published in March 2018.

Monitoring and updating the PPS forms an important part of the planning process, with guidance from Sport recommending that the actions identified within the Strategy are reviewed on an annual basis. In light of this, the Council participated in ‘Stage E’ meetings in March and September 2019 with representatives of Sport England, Sport Richmond, the England and Cricket Board (ECB), , the Association (FA), the Football Foundation, the (LTA), and the Union (RFU). The intention of these meeting was to monitor the delivery of the recommendations and action plan identified in the PPS, and to highlight emergent issues and opportunities. The meetings were not intended to review the overarching strategic recommendations identified within Part 5 of the PPS, which are considered to remain applicable and relevant.

Guide to using this document

The site by site action plans identified within ‘Part 6’ of the PPS have been replicated in the tables below, each of which covers one of the three study areas utilised in the original assessment study (Hampton & ; Richmond; and ). For reference, these tables are identified on pages 45-51, 54-59, and 62-65 of the PPS, respectively.

In addition, three further columns have been included, recording the ‘actions taken’ and the ‘issues raised’. These relate to items emerging from the ‘Stage E’ meetings identified in the section above. Where new material has been added – and/or existing actions, information or recommendations have been affected – the relevant box has been highlighted using a light orange fill for actions/issues raised in March 2019 and a light blue fill for actions/issues raised in September 2019. This is intended to aid users to easily identify where new information has been provided as part of the monitoring process.

Explanatory text regarding various heading and categories identified within the table is included on pages 40-42 of the original document, however for convenience this is also replicated in Appendix 1.

Caveats

Please note, this document reflects a snapshot of information gathered at particular points in time, in March and September 2019, with minor factual corrections subsequently provided by the National Governing Bodies as part of a review process. The identified actions and recommendations should not however be taken as confirmation in any way, particularly in relation to the identification of funding. Priorities do change over time, and so other projects that are not identified below may also come forward.

Due to resource constraints, other than when it was raised on a site-specific basis, a review of the demand and supply that informed the Council’s Playing Pitch Assessment has not been included as part of this monitoring exercise.

Further information

If you would like further information regarding this document, please contact the Richmond Local Plan Team ([email protected]).

LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY – Action Plan Update – March 2019

HAMPTON & TEDDINGTON AREA

Site by site action plan

Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales1 Cost2 Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy Sep 2019) tier 6 Broom Road Cricket Council Two standard quality squares which Review quality issues in ECB Key L L Protect Recreation host ten and four grass wickets, an attempt to improve Centre Enhance Ground respectively. Used to capacity by quality to good. Twickenham, Royal and Barnes cricket clubs. Football Two good quality adult pitches and Sustain current levels of FA L L one standard quality mini 7v7 pitch. quality through Both pitch types are substantially appropriate overplayed. maintenance. Alleviate overplay S L through the transfer of demand to sites with actual spare capacity. 8 Cricket Royal Four grass cricket squares and a Sustain and look to A new pavilion is The new ECB Hub Site L L Protect Parks standalone NTP square all of which improve quality through being provided pavilion is Royal Enhance are standard quality. One square has an enhanced with an improved officially opening Parks 15 grass wickets, two squares each maintenance regime. offer, including on 20 have ten grass wickets accompanied the replacement September by an NTP and the final square has of nets used by 2019. ten grass wickets accompanied by Teddington CC. two NTPs. Two squares are leased by Ensure leases with clubs S L Teddington CC with Teddington are maintained and Town, and Hampton renewed when Wick Royal cricket clubs leasing a applicable. square each. Bushy Park Girls CC Look to secure funding S L / M rents the use of the squares leased to in order to refurbish poor Hampton Wick Royal CC and quality nets Teddington Town CC. All squares are played to capacity at peak time. Support Bushy Park S L Hampton Wick Royal CC considers its Girls CC with its practice nets to be poor quality. aspirations for access to a dedicated home ground. Football Two youth 9v9, four mini 7v7 and one Sustain quality through FA sought grant Teddington FA L L mini 5v5 pitch all of which are good an appropriate from Football Athletic FC have Royal quality. The youth 9v9 and mini 7v7 maintenance regime. Foundation; discussed with Parks pitches have actual spare capacity subject to pitch FA peak time whereas the mini 5v5 pitch advisor and the Football is played to capacity. inspection. Foundation the Alleviate overplayed possibility of an S L sites with the transferal agreement of demand to pitches between the with spare capacity. club and Teddington Cricket Club, which it hopes will be resolved shortly.

1 Timescales: (S) -Short (1-2 years); (M) - Medium (3-5 years); (L) - Long (6+ years). 2 (L) -Low - less than £50k; (M) -Medium - £50k-£250k; (H) -High £250k and above.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales1 Cost2 Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy Sep 2019) tier Rugby Two standard quality senior pitches. Improve the quality of RFU S L Union Each pitch is overplayed by 1.5 match the pitches through an Royal equivalent sessions per week. enhanced maintenance Parks Teddington RFC leases the pitches in order to alleviate on a ten year licence agreement. This overplay. provides limited security tenure. Explore the feasibility of S L secure tenure for Teddington RFC through negation of a long term lease. 10 Carlisle Park Cricket Council One standard quality square with Review quality issues in The nets are in ECB Key S L Protect eight grass wickets and an NTP. an attempt to improve poor condition Centre Enhance Spare capacity of one match quality to good and seek and are not well equivalent session at peak time. resolution to pavilion used. It was Pavilion restrictions impair use. access issues. considered that improvements to these could help to increase opportunities for junior play. Football One adult, two youth 9v9 and two mini Sustain quality through L L 7v7 pitches all of which are good an appropriate quality. The adult pitch has actual maintenance regime. spare capacity of one match Utilise actual spare No longer actual Now being used FA S L equivalent session at peak time capacity through the spare capacity. by Hampton whereas the youth 9v9 and mini 7v7 transfer of demand from Pre-Prep & Prep pitches each have spare capacity of overplayed sites or via School two match equivalent sessions. future demand. (independent). Tennis Three Two good quality and five four Sustain quality of the Two courts Now consider LTA L L poor quality macadam courts. good quality courts and refurbished. four courts to be look to improve poor good and three quality courts. to be poor Explore options to install Access system quality. S L LTA’s access system. now installed. Bowls One good quality green used by Sustain green quality Bowls L L Hampton Bowling Club. and retain for current England use. 12 Clarendon Football School One standard quality adult pitch which Ensure any future use of Turing House FA Local Site L L Protect School is available for community use but the pitch is supported by School are School currently unused. Spare capacity a community use temporarily discounted due to unsecure tenure. agreement. occupying this site, and Clarendon School has been relocated. 18 Hampton and Football Club One floodlit good quality adult pitch Sustain pitch quality FA Local Site L L Protect Richmond which has spare capacity of 0.5 match through appropriate Club Borough equivalent sessions at peak time. maintenance. Football Club Club plays at Step 2 in the football Ensure ancillary facilities S L / M pyramid. and playing provision is suitable for the Club to progress through the football pyramid.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales1 Cost2 Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy Sep 2019) tier 19 Hatherop Football Council One youth 11v11, one youth 9v9, one Sustain good quality A pitch FA Local Site L L Protect Park mini 7v7 and one mini 5v5 pitch. The pitches through improvement Enhance mini 7v7 pitch is good quality with all appropriate maintenance visit took place remaining pitches standard quality. and seek to improve on 19 August The mini 5v5 pitch has spare capacity standard quality pitches. 2019, with the at peak time equating to 0.5 match club’s desire to equivalent sessions, whilst remaining develop a new pitches are played to capacity at peak pitch. time. 20 Hampton 3G Club Two small sized floodlit 3G pitches Retain pitches for FA Local site S L Protect Rangers which are both available for recreational use. Club Juniors community use. Football Club 21 Hampton Cricket School Five grass cricket squares and a Sustain good quality ECB Key L L Protect School standalone NTP. Of the grass cricket squares through School Centre Enhance squares, four are good quality and appropriate one is standard quality. Three of the maintenance. good quality squares contain seven Ensure community users S L grass wickets, whereas the remaining are provided with good quality square contains five community use grass wickets. The standard quality agreements for security square has four grass wickets. All of tenure. squares are played to capacity at peak time.

Football Three good quality adult pitches. Sustain pitch quality FA L L Spare capacity discounted due to through an appropriate School unsecure tenure. maintenance regime. Rugby Three standard quality senior pitches Sustain quality of pitches RFU L L Union that are played to capacity. through appropriate School maintenance. Ensure any additional S L demand is accommodated for on pitches with spare capacity, or improve quality to increase the capacity on these pitches. 3G One good quality full size floodlit 3G Sustain quality. FA L L AGP pitch which is available for community Ensure pitch remains on School S L use however only for 18 hours a the FA register through week. The surface is FA certified to testing every three host competitive matches and was years. installed in 2016. Explore options to S L increase midweek availability to meet training demand. Ensure a sinking fund is S L in place for eventual refurbishment.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales1 Cost2 Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy Sep 2019) tier Tennis Three floodlit tennis courts assessed Sustain quality. LTA L L as good quality. School 22 Hampton 3G Council One good quality full size floodlit 3G Sustain quality. It was confirmed FA Key L L Protect Sport and AGP pitch which is available for community at the meeting RFU Centre Fitness use. The surface is FA certified and that the 3G AGP School Centre compliant and was is still compliant installed in 2016. with the FA and the World Rugby standards. Ensure pitch remains on Considered to L L the FA register through be fairly close to testing every three years capacity. and World Rugby compliant through testing every two years. Ensure a sinking fund is L L in place for eventual refurbishment. Tennis There is a MUGA on site with n/a Added this LTA n/a n/a provision for three courts. This is provision as it floodlit. was missing from the index. 26 Udney Park Cricket Private Two standard quality squares, one Review quality issues in A planning ECB Key L L Protect Playing with 14 wickets and one with eight an attempt to improve application has Centre Provide Fields wickets and an NTP. Currently quality to good. been submitted (Previously unused. Spare capacity is discounted Mitigate any potential to the Council, S M-H Imperial due to unsecure tenure. Site has loss of provision with which was College) recently been sold to a private equal or better quantity appealed for company Quantum Group which has and quality. non- aspirations to develop the site and a determination. planning application is expected. A public inquiry is scheduled for early November. Football Two adult and two mini 7v7 pitches all Sustain quality through Middlesex CFA FA L L of good quality. Available for appropriate records show community use; however, exact maintenance. that this site is current usage is unknown and Mitigate any potential used by S M-H requires further exploration (Stage E loss of provision with Teddington update required). Spare capacity is equal or better quantity Athletic Football discounted due to unsecure tenure. and quality. Club for training Site has recently been sold to a purposes. private company Quantum Group which has aspirations to develop the site and a planning application is expected. Rugby Two poor quality senior pitches. Sustain quality through Exact current RFU L L Union Currently unused. Spare capacity is appropriate usage remains discounted due to unsecure tenure. maintenance. unknown,

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales1 Cost2 Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy Sep 2019) tier Site has recently been sold to a Mitigate any potential although the S M-H private company Quantum Group loss of provision with RFU have which has aspirations to develop the equal or better quantity identified that site and a planning application is and quality. Teddington RFC expected. use the site for overspill from Bushy Park. Tennis Three good quality macadam tennis Sustain quality through LTA L L courts. Currently unused. Site has appropriate recently been sold to a private maintenance. company Quantum Group which has Mitigate any potential S M-H aspirations to develop the site and a loss of provision with planning application is expected. equal or better quantity and quality. 37 NPL Sports Cricket Sports Two standard quality squares, both Review quality issues in ECB Key L L Protect Club Club with eight wickets and one with an an attempt to improve Club Centre Provide accompanying NTP. Pitches are quality to good. Enhance played to capacity at peak time by Look to greater utilise S L NPL CC. NTP. Football Two adult, one youth 11v11, one Sustain quality through FA L L youth 9v9, three mini 7v7 and one appropriate Club mini 5v5 pitch of good quality. The maintenance. adult and mini pitches each have Alleviate overplay on S L spare capacity, whereas the youth youth 11v11 pitch 11v11 pitch is overplayed by 2.5 through the transfer of match equivalent sessions. NPL FC is demand to pitches with one promotion short of joining the spare capacity. football pyramid. Ensure ancillary facilities A post and rail S L-M and playing provision is has been placed suitable for Step 7 around the field. football. Bowls One good quality green accessed by Sustain green quality. Bowls L L NPL Ladies Bowling Club. England Club Tennis Five grass courts and four artificial Sustain court quality. LTA L L courts of good quality. Club 42 St Mary's Football School One good quality mini 7v7 pitch which Sustain pitch quality and An unsuccessful Hampton CE is unavailable for community use. retain for school use application was Primary (there is no community made to the School demand for this pitch Local type). Community Fund for improvements to the pavilion on this site. No longer FA Local Site L L Protect considered to be School good quality. Tennis Two good quality macadam tennis Sustain court quality and Funding has been These are now LTA L L courts which are unavailable. retain for school use. sought for available for School refurbishing the community use. floodlights.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales1 Cost2 Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy Sep 2019) tier 58 Teddington Cricket University One good quality and one standard Sustain good quality University Key L L Protect Lock Playing quality grass cricket square, each square through ECB Centre Enhance Fields hosting eight grass wickets. Spare appropriate capacity at peak time of 0.5 match maintenance. equivalent sessions on each square. Look to improve quality S L of the standard square through an enhanced maintenance regime. Football Three good quality adult pitches Sustain pitch quality FA L L overplayed by one match equivalent through an appropriate University session. maintenance regime. Alleviate overplay by the S L transferal of demand to sites with spare capacity. AGP One standard quality floodlit full size Sustain quality and England L L sand-based AGP predominantly used protect pitch as a hockey Hockey by NPL and hockey suitable surface. University clubs and St Mary’s University. The Consider imminent S M pitch was installed in 2007. resurfacing to protect quality and ensure a sinking fund is in place for sustainability. Rugby One standard quality senior pitch that Improve quality to University S L / M Union is overplayed by one match session. alleviate overplay, or RFU Used as off-site provision by St consider creation of a Mary’s University teams as well as for second pitch on site as training by Harlequin Amateur RFC. part of the University’s master planning. 59 Teddington Sand Council Two good quality full size sand-based Sustain quality and England Hockey England Key L L Protect Sports AGP AGPs one of which is floodlit. The protect each pitch as a noted that the Hockey Centre Enhance Centre floodlit pitch was refurbished in 2014 hockey suitable surface. limited and the pitch without floodlights was availability of the installed in 2011. Pitches are used non-floodlit pitch primarily by Teddington HC. The pitch also relates to without floodlights has limited the reduced availability, partly due to football hours as a result demand and partly as a result of a of a lack of lack of lighting. lighting. Ensure a sinking fund is M / L H in place for eventual refurbishment for both pitches. Explore options to Upgrading S M floodlit second AGP. existing could also deliver supply benefits. Explore options to FA registered M L remove football activity that this would by utilising more suitable be difficult due sites, particularly if/when to demand. the 3G stock increases.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales1 Cost2 Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy Sep 2019) tier 67 Holly Road Football Council One good quality mini 5v5 pitch which Sustain pitches quality FA Local Site L L Protect Recreation has spare capacity of one match through appropriate Ground equivalent session at peak time. maintenance. Alleviate overplayed S L sites with available spare capacity. 69 Kings Field Cricket Club Two standard quality squares. One Review quality issues in There are ECB Local Site L L Protect square hosts 12 grass wickets with an attempt to improve unresolved Enhance the other square hosting six grass quality to good. issues from a wickets. Both are played to capacity legal at peak time. perspective Football Three adult, one mini 7v7 and two Sustain pitches quality regarding the FA L L mini 5v5 pitches all of which are good through appropriate ownership of the quality. The adult and mini 5v5 maintenance. site. It is pitches have spare capacity at peak understood that time whereas the mini 7v7 pitch is the cricket club played to capacity. Adult pitches are would prefer for solely used by youth 11v11 teams. rugby use from September 2020 (for the use of Harlequins Amateurs), which could potentially impact the current use by Hampton and Richmond FC. Seek to utilise actual It is considered S L spare capacity through unlikely that the transfer of demand there is spare from overplayed sites. capacity on this site anymore. Reconfigure pitches to S L better accommodate youth 11v11 demand. Tennis Council Two good quality macadam courts. Sustain court quality Maintenance LTA S L through appropriate works and the maintenance. installation of Explore options to install the access M L LTA’s access system. system are scheduled for Winter 2019. 77 Tennis Sports Eight macadam, four clay, four Sustain court quality LTA Local Site L L Protect Club Club artificial and three grass courts all of through appropriate Club which are good quality. Only the maintenance. macadam courts are floodlit. 83 Grove Bowls Council One good quality green accessed by Sustain green quality. Bowls Local Site L L Protect Gardens Teddington Bowling Club. England

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales1 Cost2 Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy Sep 2019) tier 89 Hampton Football Council One standard quality adult pitch with Seek to utilise actual The possibility of FA Local Site L L Protect Common spare capacity of one match spare capacity through increasing the equivalent session at peak time. the transfer of demand number of from overplayed sites. pitches on this site is currently being considered. Hampton and Richmond FC are looking at this site (in relation to the potential issues regarding Kings Field, site ID 69). Alternatively, consider This is not S M rationalisation of site considered to be given its low value. appropriate for the site. 92 Teddington Tennis Sports Three macadam and three artificial Sustain quality. LTA Local Site L L Protect Lawn Tennis Club courts all of which are good quality. Club Club All but one artificial court are floodlit. 94 Lensbury At 3G Private One floodlit smaller sized3G pitch Sustain quality and FA Local Site L L Protect Teddington AGP which is available for community use. retain for current use. Lock Ensure a sinking fund is L L in place for eventual refurbishment.

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RICHMOND AREA

Site by site action plan

Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier 1 Football Trust Five adult, two youth 9v9, three mini Sustain quality through FA Hub site L L Protect Playing 7v7 and two mini 5v5 pitches appropriate Trust Enhance Fields assessed as good quality. The adult maintenance. Provide pitches are overplayed by four match Alleviate overplay of S L equivalent sessions and the youth adult pitches through 9v9 pitches are played to capacity. transfer of play to sites The mini 7v7 pitches are played to with spare capacity. capacity at peak time, whereas Consider pitch S L actual spare capacity exists on the reconfiguration of one of mini 5v5 pitches. The adult pitches the adult pitches to are used to accommodate some better accommodate youth 11v11 demand. youth 11v11 demand. Consider increasing M M changing room provision given the high number of pitches on site. Cricket Two grass cricket squares, one with Review quality issues in ECB S L eight wickets and an NTP and one an attempt to improve Trust with just eight wickets, plus two quality to good. standalone NTPs. All assessed as standard quality. The grass wicket squares are played to capacity at peak time. Rugby Two good quality senior pitches that Sustain quality through RFU L L are used by London French and appropriate Trust Barnes rugby clubs. Both are played maintenance. to capacity at peak time. Tennis Three Six good quality macadam Sustain court quality. The incorrect LTA L L courts. number of Trust courts was identified. 3 Barnes Football Council One adult pitch assessed as good Sustain quality through FA Local site L L Protect Common quality. Played to capacity at peak appropriate Enhance time. maintenance. Cricket A good quality square with eight Retain actual spare ECB L L grass wickets. Actual spare capacity capacity to exists as it is unused at peak time. accommodate any Barnes CC reports that changing future demand. accommodation is poor quality. Sustain quality through L L appropriate maintenance. Explore options to S M improve changing facilities.

3 Timescales: (S) -Short (1-2 years); (M) - Medium (3-5 years); (L) - Long (6+ years). 4 (L) -Low - less than £50k; (M) -Medium - £50k-£250k; (H) -High £250k and above.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier 5 Barnes Cricket Private A good quality square with 14 grass Sustain quality through ECB Local site L L Protect Sports Club wickets. Played to capacity at peak appropriate time. maintenance. Tennis Three good quality macadam courts. Sustain court quality. LTA L L

11 Christ’s Football School A standard quality adult pitch that is Consider reconfiguring The FA Local site S L Protect School available to the community but pitch to accommodate community use School Enhance unused. and attract youth 11v11 agreement is Provide demand as this will also currently being be more suited to school updated. use. Cricket A good quality square with eight Sustain quality through ECB L L grass wickets. Played to capacity at appropriate School peak time by Richmond CC. maintenance. Rugby A poor quality pitch unused by the Improve pitch quality for RFU S L community despite availability. school use. School Tennis Four standard quality courts. Sustain courts to a LTA L L sufficient standard for School school use. 15 Grey Court Football School One adult, two youth 9v9, three mini Sustain pitch quality Money was FA Key S L Protect School 5v5 and one mini 7v7 pitch assessed through appropriate secured through School centre Provide as good quality. The adult pitch is maintenance. the Richmond overplayed by 1.5 match equivalent Community Fund sessions, whereas actual spare (Round 2) to capacity existing on the youth 9v9. improve the All remaining pitches are played to changing rooms. capacity at peak time. Adult pitch is This work has used solely by youth 11v11 teams. now been completed. Four outdoor tarmac netball courts (not identified within the PPS) have also been refurbished. Transfer demand from Noted that the S L the adult pitch to pitches regional pitch with actual spare advisor had capacity. been to the Reconfigure adult pitch site. S L to better accommodate youth 11v11 demand. Provide security of S L tenure to club users through community use agreements. Rugby A standard quality senior pitch that is Sustain quality for RFU L L unused by the community despite school use and retain School availability. community availability should club based demand exist in the future.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier Tennis Four good quality macadam courts Sustain quality. LTA L L that are used by Ham & Petersham School Tennis Club. Provide the Club with S L security of tenure.

16 Ham Playing Football Trust One adult, one youth 11v11, two Sustain quality through FA Local site L L Protect Fields youth 9v9, one mini 7v7 and one mini appropriate Trust 5v5 pitch all assessed as standard maintenance. quality. The adult and youth 11v11 Seek to utilise actual Considered L L pitches have actual spare capacity, spare capacity through that the spare whereas the remaining pitch types the transfer of play from capacity may are played to capacity at peak time. overplayed sites or via no longer exist; future demand. could now be close to overuse. 3G AGP Three smaller sized 3G pitches with Retain pitches for Trust L L floodlighting. recreational use. 25 Holy Trinity Sand School A smaller sized sand-based AGP that Retain for continued School Local site L L Protect CE Primary AGP is available to the community but not school use and any School floodlit. recreational summer use. 27 Cricket Cricket Club A standard quality square with 12 Review quality issues in ECB Local site S L Protect Club grass wickets that is played to an attempt to improve Club Enhance capacity at peak time. quality to good. 28 King Football Council Three standard quality adult pitches Alleviate overplay FA Key S L / M Protect Georges that are overplayed by one match through improving centre Enhance Field equivalent session. Used by some quality or via the transfer Provide youth 11v11 teams. of demand to a site with

actual spare capacity. Consider reconfiguring S L one of the pitches for youth 11v11 demand. Cricket Two standard quality squares that Review quality issues in ECB S L both contain six wickets. Both an attempt to improve squares are played to capacity by quality to good. Ham & Petersham CC after Ensure no additional L L Richmond CC cease use of the site play takes place in order to transfer to Christ’s School. to avoid future overplay. Consider installation of S L an NTP so that junior demand can transfer away from the grass wickets, thus creating spare capacity. Tennis Four standard quality macadam Explore options to install The access LTA S L courts. LTA’s access system. system is to be installed and the courts are to be refurbed in September 2019.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier 36 North Sheen Football Council One adult and one mini 5v5 pitch Alleviate overplay of Noted that the FA Key S L Protect Recreation assessed as good quality and two adult pitch through the regional pitch centre Enhance Ground youth 9v9 and two mini 7v7 pitches transfer of youth 11v11 advisor had assessed as standard. The adult and demand to a dedicated been to the youth 9v9 pitches are overplayed, youth 11v11 pitch. site. whereas spare capacity exists on the Alleviate overplay of S L / M mini pitches. The adult pitch is used youth 9v9 pitch either by a youth 11v11 team. through improving pitch quality or via the transfer of demand. 38 Old Deer Football Crown Two good quality adult pitches that Seek to utilise spare FA Key S L Protect Park Estates / have actual spare capacity capacity to alleviate Crown centre Enhance Council amounting to one match equivalent overplay at other sites or Estates Provide session. Poor quality changing through future demand. rooms, although plans are in place Improve changing This action S M for improvement. facilities. remains appropriate, however it is not thought that any ‘plans are in place’ at this point. Cricket A standalone NTP. The Council is in Consider installation of This has now It was noted at ECB L L discussions with the ECB over the an additional NTP and been installed, the meeting LMS creation of an additional wicket. ensure site is of and the existing that these Crown Potential LMS site. sufficient quality for LMS NTP has been facilities have Estates use and growth. refurbished. had a very There are now good summer two NTPs on this of use. site. Rugby Two standard quality senior pitches Utilise spare capacity to RFU L L used by Arioch Crusaders and accommodate any club Crown London Welsh Amateurs rugby clubs. growth. Estates Spare capacity exists on both Ensure changing room S M pitches. improvements cater for rugby demand. Tennis Five good quality macadam courts. Sustain quality through Two of the five LTA L L appropriate courts have been Crown maintenance. completely Estates refurbished Explore options to install These have both S M LTA’s access control been installed system and explore options to provide (telescopic) floodlighting (if planning can be approved). 39 Old Deer Cricket Club A standard quality square with 16 Review quality issues in ECB Key S L Protect Park grass wickets that played to capacity an attempt to improve Club centre Enhance Partnership at peak time by Richmond CC. quality to good. Rugby Two senior pitches and one mini Explore creation of RFU S M pitch assessed as standard quality. additional changing Club Used by London Welsh RFC. The facilities.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier senior pitches are both overplayed by Alleviate overplay by The installation S L / M one match equivalent sessions, improving quality to of floodlighting whereas the mini pitch is played to good, preferably via is a priority for capacity. Capacity of changing additional floodlighting. Middlesex. A facilities is an issue. planning application has been submitted, and although there have been some issues to overcome, it is hoped this will be approved. Alternatively, transfer This is S L training demand off-site, considered to potentially to a World be more of an Rugby compliant 3G aspirational pitch. action. Bowls A good quality bowling green that is Sustain quality. Bowls L L used by Mid Surrey Bowling Club. England Club Tennis Four good quality macadam courts, Sustain court quality. LTA L L three artificial courts (floodlit) and six Club grass courts. Used by Richmond Lawn TC. 44 Palewell Football Council Three adult, one youth 9v9 and four Sustain quality through The pavilion at FA Key L L Protect Common mini 7v7 pitches assessed as good appropriate this location is centre Enhance quality. All of the pitches have actual maintenance. built to the Provide spare capacity. The adult pitches are Consider pitch appropriate FA S L used by some youth 11v11 teams. reconfiguration of one of and ECB the adult pitches to specification, better accommodate but it was youth 11v11 teams. noted in the Utilise spare capacity for meeting that S L these facilities the transfer of play from overplayed sites or via are under- future demand. used, and the

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier Cricket A good quality square with eight Sustain quality through space ECB L L grass wickets. Played to capacity at appropriate requirements peak time. maintenance. for the changing rooms required by the above specification (combined with the limited built footprint) make more flexible uses – such as by other community groups – difficult to attract on this site. Tennis Four macadam courts, two of which Improve poor quality As identified, LTA M L are assessed as good quality and courts and then explore the Council’s two of which are assessed as poor options to install LTA’s policy is that quality. access control system. the access control system will not be installed on poor quality courts, so these improvements will need to be made first. There are issues with underground drainage. 45 Richmond Rugby Crown Seven standard quality senior pitches Alleviate overplay of RFU Key S L / M Protect Athletic Estates used by Richmond, London Scottish match pitches through Crown centre Enhance Ground and Kew Occasionals rugby clubs. improving quality. Estates (potential Provide Four of the pitches are floodlit. Three Alleviate overplay of Club hub site) S H of the pitches are overplayed by one training pitch through match equivalent sessions, whilst the the creation and use of training pitch is overplayed by 16 at least one World match equivalent sessions. Plans are Rugby complaint 3G in place for a redevelopment that will pitch. result in the creation of two full size Ensure any 3G S L 3G pitches. A shortage of changing development adheres to rooms is noted. The clubs are trying RFU specifications and to acquire the site on a long-term ensure a sinking fund is lease. in place for long-term sustainability.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier Support the clubs’ in S L their aspiration to acquire a long-term lease as this will help with funding opportunities. Support plans to S M improve changing facilities. 46 Richmond Rugby Royal Three standard quality senior pitches Ensure no additional RFU Local site L L Protect Park Parks that are all operating at capacity from play takes place without Royal use by Rosslyn Park RFC. quality improvements to Parks avoid future overplay. 48 Rocks Lane Football Private One youth 9v9, one mini 7v7 and one Ensure appropriate FA Local site L L Protect Multi Sports mini 5v5 pitch assessed as good maintenance to sustain Centre quality. All of the pitches are played quality. to capacity at peak time. 3G AGP Two smaller sized 3G pitches that Retain for recreational - L L are floodlit. use. Sand A smaller sized sand-based AGPs Retain for recreational - L L AGP that is floodlit. use. Tennis Six good quality artificial courts that Sustain court quality. LTA L L are floodlit. 49 Sheen Football Council A standard quality adult pitch with Utilise actual spare FA Key L L Protect Common actual spare capacity amounting to capacity to centre Enhance one match equivalent session. accommodate demand from overplayed sites or via future demand. Cricket A standard quality square with nine Review quality issues in ECB S L grass wickets and an NTP. Played to an attempt to improve Club capacity at peak time by Sheen Park quality to good. CC. Accompanied by poor quality Explore options to S M changing facilities. improve changing facilities. Bowls A good quality bowling green used by Sustain quality. Bowls L L Sheen Common Bowling Club. England Club Tennis Four good quality macadam courts. Sustain quality and The access LTA S L explore options for control system installation of LTA’s has now been access control system. installed.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier 50 Shene Sand Council A full size sand-based AGP that is Imminent resurfacing An audit A further audit England Key S M Protect Sports and AGP used at or close to capacity by required to ensure site conducted in 2018 would be Hockey centre Fitness Barnes HC. It has reached the end of continues to be suitable estimated that the useful to School Centre its lifespan having been installed in for competitive hockey playing surface ensure site 2005. fixtures. would sustain remains another 2 years, suitable. and so there are Options for no immediate funding exist, plans to including for resurface. England Hockey’s Facility Partner Notts Sports to carry out an independent pitch quality survey, or for the centre to use their financial loan scheme. A robust business model is required, however it is considered that the current level of use on this pitch is sufficient to demonstrate this. Retain as hockey This pitch is L L suitable. also now used by Sheen Hockey Club. Ensure a sinking fund is It was noted L L in place for long-term that no such sustainability. fund is in place, which risks the long- term provision of this facility. A potential option is to access Notts Sport Fast Track Funding. 61 The Sand School Two smaller sized sand-based AGP, Retain for continued School Local site L L Protect Harrodian AGP one of which is floodlit and available school and recreational School to the community, the other of which use. is neither.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier Tennis Four good quality artificial courts. Sustain quality for LTA Local site L L Protect school use. School 63 The Swedish 3G AGP School A smaller sized 3G pitch that is Retain for continued School Local site L L Protect School neither available to the community school use. nor floodlit. 57 St Richards Football School A poor quality mini 7v7 pitch that is Improve pitch quality for FA Local site S L Protect Primary unused by the community despite school use and review School Enhance School being available. community use options to see if this attracts demand. 72 Ham Cricket Council / A standard quality square with eight Review quality issues in A ½ length NTP ECB Local site S L Protect Common Club grass wickets that is used to capacity an attempt to improve has been Club Enhance at peak time by Ham & Petersham quality to good. upgraded via the CC. Council’s Civic Pride Fund. Consider establishing S L long-term lease with Ham & Petersham CC. 73 Richmond Cricket Council A standard quality square with ten Review quality issues in ECB Local site S L Protect Green grass wickets that is used to capacity an attempt to improve Enhance at peak time. quality to good. 74 Stag Brewery Football Private Two good quality adult pitches that Mitigate any permanent The planning FA Local site S M / H Protect are used by Barnes Eagles FC for loss through application has youth 11v11 demand. Actual spare replacement provision of been capacity is discounted due to an equal or better submitted, unsecure tenure as the site is quantity and quality which includes proposed for development. given local shortfalls. an artificial 3G Reconfigure pitches to pitch and a better accommodate MUGA. This youth 11v11 demand. has not yet been determined. 76 Suffolk Road Cricket Council A standalone NTP that is used by Retain for continued use ECB Local site L L Protect Recreation Barnes CC. and ensure quality Ground remains sufficient. 78 Sheen Lawn Tennis Club Eight Three good quality macadam Sustain court quality. The incorrect LTA Local site L L Protect Tennis and courts, one of which is floodlit, and number of Club Squash Club five clay courts. courts was identified. 84 Barnes Bowls Club A standard quality green. Retain green for Bowls Local site L L Protect Bowling Club continued use and England Provide explore options to Club improve quality to good. 85 North Sheen Bowls Club A good quality green. Sustain quality. Bowls Local site L L Protect Bowls Club England Club

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales3 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 4 Sept 2019) tier 86 Priory Park Tennis Club Three good quality macadam courts. Sustain quality. It was LTA Local site L L Protect Bowls and highlighted Club Tennis Club that, despite the Club’s name, bowls is no longer played on this site. To note, no bowls facilities were identified on this site in the Playing Pitch Assessment or Strategy (2018). 87 Westerley Tennis Council Three good quality macadam courts. Sustain quality and The access LTA Local site L L Protect Ware explore options for control system Enhance installation of LTA’s has now been access control system. installed 88 Pensford Tennis Club Three good quality clay courts and Sustain quality. LTA Local site L L Protect Lawn Tennis three good quality artificial courts that Club Club are floodlit. 93 3G AGP School A smaller sized 3G pitch that is Retain for continued School Local site L L Protect Primary neither available to the community school use. School nor floodlit.

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TWICKENHAM AREA

Site by site action plan

Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales5 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 6 Sep 2019) tier 24 Heathfield Football Council Two standard quality Improve changing facilities. FA Local S M Protect Recreation Ground adult pitches currently Explore asset transfer. Asset transfer is ECB M L Enhance used by Whitton not being Wanderers FC. Serviced considered for by poor quality changing this site at this facilities. time. The ECB have been removed as partners as there is no cricket provision on this site. 29 Kneller Gardens Football Council One youth 9v9, one mini Explore asset transfer to A planning Asset transfer is FA Local S L Protect 7v7 and one mini 5v5 Twickenham Tigers FC via application for not being Enhance pitch all assessed as a long-term lease the considered for standard quality. Actual agreement. redevelopment this site at this spare capacity exists on of the pavilion to time the youth 9v9 pitch, include a whilst the mini pitches cafeteria was are played to capacity at submitted to the peak time. Used solely Council on by Twickenham Tigers 10/01/2019. FC. Tennis Club Three poor quality Explore opportunities for The courts will It was noted that LTA S L Protect Council courts that are without court improvement. be refurbished these are owned Club Enhance floodlighting. Owned by and an access by the Council. Whitton Tennis Club. control system The condition is gate will be considered to be installed in very poor. Winter 2019. Provision for mini-basketball will be included within these works. 32 Marble Hill Park Football English Four adult, one youth Ensure appropriate Three of the adult FA Key L L Protect Heritage 9v9, one mini 7v7 and maintenance to sustain pitches are to English centre Enhance one mini 5v5 pitch all quality and seek receive pitch Heritage assessed as standard improvements where improvement quality. The adult possible. works in three pitches have 3.5 match phases of works equivalent sessions of between Sep actual spare capacity, 2019 – March whereas the other pitch 2020, April 2020 – types are played to March 2021, and capacity at peak time. April 2021 – Adult pitch used by January 2022.

5 Timescales: (S) -Short (1-2 years); (M) - Medium (3-5 years); (L) - Long (6+ years). 6 (L) -Low - less than £50k; (M) -Medium - £50k-£250k; (H) -High £250k and above.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales5 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 6 Sep 2019) tier youth 11v11 teams. Explore demand of re- S L Accompanied by poor configuring an adult pitch to quality changing better accommodate youth facilities, although a 11v11 demand. masterplan is in place Improve changing facilities. Sports England S M for improvement. have been involved in ongoing meetings concerning the delivery of this. Cricket A standalone NTP used Maintain quality for The pitch has ECB L L for LMS. continued LMS activity and recently received LMS ensure it can accommodate a new artificial turf English reasonable growth. wicket and 2x Heritage practice nets are to be replaced between Sep 2019 – March 2020. Rugby Two standard quality Sustain quality for Both pitches are RFU L L senior pitches used by continued club use. to receive English Thamesians RFC. improvement Heritage Actual spare capacity works between identified. Poor quality Sep 2019 – changing. March 2021. Improve changing facilities. S M

Tennis Two good poor quality Sustain quality. Both courts are to LTA L L macadam courts. be resurfaced English between April Heritage 2021 – Jan 2022. 34 Moormead Football Council A good quality adult Sustain quality through It was noted that FA Local L L Protect Recreation Ground pitch that is used solely appropriate maintenance. the pavilion is in Provide by youth 11v11 demand. quite poor Actual spare capacity condition. amounting to one match Redevelopment equivalent session that increased remains as it is unused opportunities for during the peak period. flexible use would be welcome. Re-configure pitch to better S L accommodate youth 11v11 demand. Tennis Four poor quality Improve court quality. LTA S L Protect macadam courts. Enhance Explore options to install M L LTA’s access system. Cricket A standalone NTP. Sustain quality through This site also now ECB L L Protect appropriate maintenance. hosts cricket, with an NTP installed on this site.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales5 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 6 Sep 2019) tier 43 Orleans Park School Football School Two good quality adult Sustain pitch quality FA Local L L Protect pitches with actual spare through appropriate School Provide capacity discounted due maintenance. to unsecure tenure. Provide security of tenure S L Overmarked by rugby and therefore actual spare pitches. Used solely by capacity through youth 11v11 demand. community use agreements with club users. Reconfigure pitches to S L better accommodate youth 11v11 demand. Cricket A standalone NTP that Retain for school use. ECB L L is available to the School community but unused. Rugby Three standard quality Retain for school use. RFU L L senior pitches that are School available to the community but unused. Two are overmarked by football pitches and therefore not ideal for club rugby use. Sand Too narrow to Retain for school use. England L L AGP accommodate Hockey competitive senior School demand and without floodlighting so not suited for training activity. Available to the community but relatively unused. Tennis Three good quality Sustain quality for school LTA L L macadam courts. use. School 47 Richmond-upon- Football College A dual use pitch that Ensure demand for the A proposal for the FA Local L L Protect Thames College could be replaced by a grass pitch can be pitches has been College (potential Enhance proposal for the creation accommodated on the 3G submitted for the key Provide of two full size 3G pitches if they are provided, site under centre) pitches. The aspirations or transfer the demand reserved matters. for the site as a whole elsewhere. The proposal is could, however, result in for one synthetic a loss of playing field rugby pitch and land. one grass football pitch. There is no floodlighting proposed on this site. It is understood that Sport England object to the proposal on these grounds.

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Site Site Sport Manage- Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales5 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 6 Sep 2019) tier Ensure a robust business The FA now M H plan is in place for the considers there to creation of the 3G pitches be shortfalls in 3G given that the FA model pitches. does not identify any shortfalls. Rugby Given the above, RFU M L encourage pitches to be College undergo World Rugby registration to maximise club rugby activity once provided. Should there be a loss of College M L playing field land, determine if mitigation is sufficient. If it is not, replace the lost provision elsewhere within the locality. 55 St Marys University Rugby University Two senior rugby Sustain quality of match RFU Key L L Protect pitches, one of which is pitch through appropriate University centre Provide assessed as good maintenance. quality and Consider providing an M M predominately used for additional pitch as part of matches, whereas the the University’s master other is assessed as planning in order to standard quality and alleviate overplay. predominately used for Explore potential of training. The training installing a World Rugby pitch is floodlit and compliant 3G pitch. overplayed, whilst the match pitch is without floodlighting and is played to capacity at peak time. Used by RFC as well as by university teams.

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Site Site Sport Manage Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales7 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 8 Sep 2019) tier 62 The Royal Military Football School A standard quality adult Sustain pitch quality The Council are FA Local L L Protect School of Music pitch that is played to through appropriate now working with School capacity. maintenance. the Defence Provide security of Infrastructure S L tenure for club users Organisation (on through community use behalf of the agreements. Ministry of Defence, as landowner) to develop a masterplan supplementary planning document for the site. It is thought that the site has been used for rugby and cricket, although the extent of this use is not known. 64 Twickenham Cricket Cricket Club A good quality square Sustain quality through ECB Local L L Protect Club with 12 grass wickets and appropriate Club Enhance an NTP. Leased to maintenance. Twickenham CC, which Ensure no additional L L has aspirations for usage takes place on training provision to be the grass wickets to installed. Played to avoid future overplay. capacity. Support the Club in its S L aspirations for dedicated training facilities to be provided. 65 Waldegrave School Football School One youth 9v9, one mini Alleviate overplay of FA Local S L Protect 7v7 and one mini 5v5 youth 9v9 pitch through School pitches assessed as improving quality or standard quality. The through the transfer of youth 9v9 pitch is demand to a site with overplayed by 0.5 match actual spare capacity. equivalent sessions, Provide community use S L whereas the mini pitches agreements to club have spare capacity users to improve discounted due to security of tenure. unsecured tenure. Tennis Three good quality Sustain quality for LTA L L macadam courts. school use. School 66 Whitton Sports and Football Council A good quality adult pitch Sustain quality through FA Key L L Protect Fitness Centre that is played to capacity appropriate centre at peak time. maintenance.

7 Timescales: (S) -Short (1-2 years); (M) - Medium (3-5 years); (L) - Long (6+ years). 8 (L) -Low - less than £50k; (M) -Medium - £50k-£250k; (H) -High £250k and above.

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Site Site Sport Manage Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales7 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 8 Sep 2019) tier 3G AGP A full size floodlit 3G pitch Ensure a sinking fund is FA L L Protect that is operating close to in place for eventual RFU Enhance capacity. It is World refurbishment. Rugby compliant and FA Ensure FA testing every Confirmed as still S L approved. Assessed as three years and RFU being on the good quality having been testing every two years register. installed in 2010. to retain compliance. Tennis School Three good quality Sustain quality for LTA L L macadam courts. school use. School 70 Whitton Park Sports Football Trust Two adult and two mini Sustain quality through FA Local L L Protect Association 7v7 pitches assessed as appropriate Trust good quality. Adult pitches maintenance. are overplayed by two Alleviate overplay S L match equivalent through the transfer of sessions due to being youth 11v11 demand to used by youth 11v11 dedicated youth 11v11 teams. The mini 7v7 pitches. pitches are used to capacity at peak time. Cricket A standard quality square Review issues in an The lease for ECB S L Protect with 13 grass wickets and attempt to improve and Trust an NTP. Played to quality to good. Whitton CC capacity at peak time by expires in two Chiswick & Whitton CC. years’ time, and so the club are looking at possibly alternative sites, including those outside the borough. Rugby Two standard quality Sustain quality through RFU S L Protect Union senior pitches used by appropriate Trust Whitton Lions and CSSC maintenance. Barbarians rugby clubs. Both pitches have actual spare capacity at peak time. Tennis Two clay courts and two Sustain court quality. These have been LTA S L Protect grass courts. added, as they were left off the initial survey. 79 Radnor Gardens Bowls Council A good quality green used Sustain green quality. Bowls Local L L Protect by Strawberry Hill Bowling England Club. Club 80 Cambridge Park Bowls Club A good quality green. Sustain green quality. Bowls Local L L Protect Bowling Club England Club 81 Cambridge Gardens Tennis Council Four good quality Ensure quality remains LTA Local L L Protect macadam courts that are sufficient to fitted with the LTA’s accommodate access control system. recreational play.

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Site Site Sport Manage Current status Recommended actions Actions taken Actions taken Issues raised Partners Site Timescales7 Cost Aim ID ment (March 2019) (Sept 2019) (March 2019 / hierarchy 8 Sep 2019) tier Continue to monitor L L demand through the access control system. 82 York House Gardens Tennis Council Four good quality Explore options to install This has now LTA Local M L Protect macadam courts. LTA’s access system. been installed. Enhance 90 Twickenham Tennis Tennis Club Five good quality Sustain court quality. LTA Local L L Protect Club macadam courts. Club 91 David Lloyd Tennis Private Nine good quality Sustain court quality. LTA Local L L Protect macadam courts, five of which are floodlit. 96 Chase Bridge Football Council A poor quality youth 9v9 Improve pitch quality to FA Local S L Protect Primary School pitch that is played to better cater for school School capacity through school usage. usage. Unavailable for Should quality improve M L community use. to a reasonable standard, revisit community use options.

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Appendix 1 – Extract of the Playing Pitch Strategy (pages 40-42)

The identification of sites is based on their strategic importance in a Borough-wide context i.e. they accommodate the majority of demand or the recommended action has the greatest impact on addressing shortfalls identified either on a sport by sport basis or across the Council area as a whole.

Table 6.1: Proposed tiered site criteria

Criteria Hub sites Key centres Local sites

Site location Strategically located in Strategically located within Services the local the Borough. Priority the analysis area. community. sites for NGBs. Site layout Accommodates three or Accommodates two or Accommodates one or more grass pitches, more grass pitches. more pitches. including provision of an AGP. Type of Single or multi-sport Single or multi-sport Single or multi-sport sport provision. provision. provision. Could also operate as a Could also operate as a central venue. central venue. Management Management control Management control Management control remains within the local remains within the local remains within the local authority/other provider authority/provider or with authority/provider or with or with an appropriate an appropriate club on a an appropriate club on a lease arrangement lease arrangement. lease arrangement. through a committee or education owned. Maintenance Maintenance regime Maintenance regime Standard maintenance regime aligns with NGB aligns with NGB regime either by the club guidelines. guidelines. or in house maintenance contract. Ancillary Good quality ancillary Good quality ancillary No changing room facilities facility on site, with facility on site, with access on site or sufficient changing sufficient changing rooms appropriate access to rooms and car parking to and car parking to serve accommodate both senior serve the number of the number of pitches. and junior use pitches. concurrently (if required).

Hub sites are of strategic Borough-wide importance where users are willing to travel to access the range and high quality of facilities offered and are likely to be multi-sport. These have been identified on the basis of the impact that the site will have on addressing the issues identified in the assessment.

It may be appropriate to consider rationalization of some existing playing field sites (that are of low value i.e. one/two pitch sites with no changing provision) to generate investment towards creating bigger better quality sites in order to develop the hierarchy of sites. Identification of these potential sites should be carried out in partnership with the Steering Group and, in particular, the NGB for that particular sport.

Key centres although these sites are more community focused, some are still likely to service a wider analysis area (or slightly wider); however, there may be more of a focus on a specific sport i.e. a dedicated site.

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Additionally, it is considered that some financial investment will be necessary to improve the ancillary facilities at both Hub sites and Key Centre sites to complement the pitches in terms of access, flexibility (i.e. single-sex changing if necessary), quality and that they meet the rules and regulations of local competitions.

Local sites refer to those sites offering minimal provision. They are generally hired to clubs for a season, or are sites which have been leased on a long-term basis. Primarily they are sites with one facility or a low number of facilities that service just one sport. The level of priority attached to them for Council-generated investment may be relatively low and consideration should be given, on a site-by-site basis, to the feasibility of a club taking a long- term lease on the site (if not already present), in order that external funding can be sought.

It is possible that sites could be included in this tier which are not currently hired or leased to a club, but have the potential to be leased to a suitable club. Such sites will require some level of investment, either to the outdoor sport facilities or ancillary facilities and is it anticipated that one of the conditions of offering a hire/lease is that the club would be in a position to source external funding to improve the provision. NGBs would expect the facility to be transferred in an adequate condition that the club can maintain. In the longer term, the Club should be in a position to source external funding to improve/extend the facilities.

Management and development

The following issues should be considered when undertaking sports related site development or enhancement:

 Financial viability.  Security of tenure.  Planning permission requirements and any foreseen difficulties in securing permission.  Adequacy of existing finances to maintain existing sites.  Business Plan/Masterplan – including financial package for creation of new provision where need has been identified.  Analysis of the possibility of shared site management opportunities.  The availability of opportunities to lease sites to external organisations.  Options to assist community groups to gain funding to enhance existing provision.  Negotiation with landowners to increase access to private hub sites.  Football investment programme/3G pitches development with the FA.

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Action plan columns

Partners

The column indicating partners refers to the main organisations that the Council would look to work with to support delivery of the actions. Given the extent of potential actions it is reasonable to assume that partners will not necessarily be able to support all of the actions identified but where the action is a priority and resource is available the partner will endeavour to provide support. The Council is considered to be a partner within each action so is therefore not referenced.

Site hierarchy tier

Although Hub Sites are mostly likely to have a high priority level as they have wide importance, high priority sites have been identified on the basis of the impact that the site will have on addressing the key issues identified in the assessment. Therefore, some Key Centres and local sites are also identified as having a high priority level. It is these projects/sites which should generally be addressed within the short term (1-2 years).

The majority of Key centres are a medium priority and have analysis area importance and have been identified on the basis of the impact that the site will have on addressing the issues identified in the assessment.

Low priority sites tend to be single pitch or single sport sites and often club or education sites with local specific importance but that may also contribute to addressing the issues identified in the assessment.

Costs

The strategic actions have also been ranked as low, medium or high based on cost. The brackets are:

(L) -Low - less than £50k; (M) -Medium - £50k-£250k; (H) -High £250k and above. These are based on Sport England’s estimated facility costs which can be found at: https://www.sportengland.org/facilities-planning/design-and-cost-guidance/cost-guidance/

Timescales

The action plan has been created to be delivered over a ten-year period. The information within the Assessment Report, Strategy and Action Plan will require updating as developments occur. The indicative timescales included relate to delivery times and are not priority based.

Timescales: (S) -Short (1-2 years); (M) - Medium (3-5 years); (L) - Long (6+ years).

Aim

Each action seeks to meet at least one of the three aims of the Strategy: Enhance, Provide, Protect.

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